The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-18

taker Dixon and MoRRING News re orter
left the Florida depot at O'Clock there was
a crowd of people in the yards
The train was composed of an
engine, baggage car, smoker and one day
coach. Undertaken John h. Fox went
down to look after the remains of
Master of Transportation Fulton and Mrs
Griffin, the wife OF Conductor Grittiu, who
was among the injured, ard his sister, were
also on board.
THE DELAYED TRAINS.
The vestibule train which arrived at
noon stood in the yard all day. The pas
sengers were notified Immediately upon the
arrival of the train that wreck had oc-
Cured south of Savannah and that they
they would be detained here.
The train that was due here at 1928
o'clock, going North, was expected to reach
Savannah at 4 o'clock this morning. 1t
was south of the wrecked train, and had to
come by way of Waycross and Brunswick
The injured, v no were able TO travel, were
sent South to Jacksonville as soon as the
wreck was cleared away, and those who
were not able to travel ore being cared for
| at Waycross. The bodies of the Savannah
dead will reach here some time to-day. The
exact hour was not known by the railroad
officials last night. It is not probable that
any of the injured or dead were on
the train that was expected to reach
here at O'Clock this morning, as that train
was not near the scene of the disaster AT
midnight last night it was reported that
| there was nothing left at the scene OF the
wreck except the debris. All the dead and
| injured had been removed to Waycross.
This was about the last information that
was obtained at The depot offices.
AT THE WESTERN UNION OFFICE.
At the Western Union telegraph Office
Manager Merrihew, with double force of
operators, was on duty all night and the
heavy rush of business was handled
promptly and without delay. AS
soon as the report reached here yes
terday that George Gould and his wife
were among the injured, Mana ger Merri-
| hew telegraphed him that he would send a
physician, and at once engaged DIR. K. b.
| Harris and detailed special telegraph
operator and lineman with instruments, to
accompany him to the wreck.
The withdrawal Of the train which was to
have left here at 80 o'clock rendered it i'm
possible to reach the wreck before 9 o'clock
last night, and before that hour Jackson
vile physicians had arrived and Dr. Harris
did not go down, although every effort was
made to reach the wreck.
TO RECEIVE THE DEAD AND INJURED.
| Preparations were made last night to re-
ceive the dead and injured that will be
brought here to-day. Charles A. Full on,
who was the first among those reported
killed, was recently promoted from Assistant
Master of Transportation of the Savannah,
Florida ard Western to Master Of Trans
portation of ths Brunswick and Western
railroad, and was on his way to
assume the duties of his Office when be met
his death. He is a married man and leaves
a wife and three children. He lived at 20
Jones street, two doors west of Conductor
Griffin, who was among the injured, but
wss preparing to remove his family tC
Brunswick next week. He was a member
of Clinton Lodge Of Freemasons, which has
arranged to take charge Of his remains to
day.
SOME OF THE DEAD.
John T. Ray, who is among the list oi
killed, was member of the firm of Dale
Dixon & Co., Of this city, having become G
partner in 1886. Before then he was in the
employ of the firm for a number of year:
in different capacities. He lived at Black
shear where his family also resides, and wa
in charge of Dale's mills at the 66-mile post
just this side OF Blackshear. He was be
tween 45 and so years of age, and leaves q
wife and several children, one of whom, G
daughter, was among the injured.
Maj. J. Fl. Taie, was well-knowI
| lawyer and planter of Pulaski county. lie
had been spending several days in Savan
nah with his friends, and left on the i'll
fated train to see his wife, who is in Florida
| A few hours before leaving in conversation
with Hon. J. L. Warren who was his friend
from boyhood, Maj. Tate remarked that
he was at an age when there was no tell
| ing how soon he would be called
away, and that it was time
for him to be thinking of such
matters At the Marshall House yesterday
morning in talking with another gentlema
about money matters he spoke in the same
strain, ppearing to have n presentment
that his end was near. Maj. Pate was
Major Of the Forty y-ninth Georgia Volan
teers during the war and was a gallant
soldier. After The war he was Judge of the
Superior Court of his circuit, and has since
held other offices of honor and trust.
Mrs. aw, who with her daughter, was
also killed, is the wife of Capt. William
Shaw, a weli-known stea nboat captain, OF
Jacksonville. She and her daughter had
been spending some time in this city with
her husbands uncle, Mr.. J. c. Cornell. The
mother and daughter, both of whom were
killed, were hidden bood-bye by theiI
! friends at the depot q couple Of hours be-
fore their sad deaths.
| w. NJ. Martin was q news agent of the
Union News Company and lived at q
! Il iuston street in this city. He leaves q
| WlfB ana UWD Stndll culllTe0. ne was II
| Bridgeport, O., where his mother resides
He was about IS years old and came to Sa
vannah about n year ago.
William B. Geiger was a young Hebrew
of 81 years. He came 10 Savannah from
Albany and entered the service OF MohI
Bros FIVE years ago. At Albany he was a
clerk in the dry goods establishment oi
| Reich Il Geiger, the junior member Of the
firm being his brother. At Alba v, az wei
as Savannah, no was highly esteemed, not
not only for his genial disposition, but for
his accomplishments in a musical way His
favorite instrument, the fute, has charmed
many musical circle. He was on his way
10 his former home when he was killed.
John Papy. the Gagma1, who was killed
outright, was a soa Of Maj. +. B. Papy, OF
| Fernandina. Fla. lie was q young man
about % years old, and had been in the en-.
ploy Of the ROAD three weeks. He was we'll
known and popular among railroad men.
CONDUCTOR GRIFFIS's ESCAPE.
Conductor w. l.. Griffin, who was among
the injured. was at one time reported killed
He has been years on the road and /;
familiar with every rod Of track between
Savannah and Jacksonville He is a man
of unusual stature, being over fee
high and weighing over 20t
pounds. He u married and ha'
one child, a little girl years old. He live
at 25 Jones street, and will be taken TO biz
home as soon rs he Is brought here. The
mature of his injuries could not be learned