St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-19
TWENTY-FOUR KILLED.
The Terrible Result of the Acct
dent at BIackshear.

Special to the Globe.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 1S.-Cir-
cuhstanceS go to show that the disaster
yesterday was the result of the break
ing down Of the forward truck OF the
baggage car, which, after dragging on
the cross ties some hundred yards,
struck the trestle with terrible force,
knocking down nearly 200 feet OF the
structureNnd precipitating the whole
train, except tie engine and tender, and
which are among the heaviest on the
road. twenty or thirty feet into Hurri-
cane Creek valley, which fortunately
was dry at the. time Several cars took
fire. but were extinguished. The cars
went down with the bridge without
overturning, some being telescoped
into others. Owing to the presence OF
mind of the train officials who were I'M
br,rt they prevented conhagratlOn
and stopped the second section
of the train, which was ten minutes be-
hind. Relief partiee at once went to
work and soon citizens OF Blackshear
came to their assistance i'll the work OF
res cuing the wounded and recovering
the bodies of the dead. The bodies
were taken to BlackShear ana way
Cross, where the injured were also con,
veyed after some hours delay, ana
physicians from Savannah and JACKSON
vile were
BROUGHT ON EXTRA TRAINS
to assist local physicians. several OF
the injured and the bodies OF MIS-. shaw
and daughter were brought here last
night George Gould and wife came
here this evening, and leave tomorrow
for Fernandino to meet Jay Gould, who
is expected hourly from st. Thomas
in his yacht. Trains transfer at
th9 wreck. The bridge is eX-
pected to be restored tomorrow. The
total number killed was twenty-four.
Some of the dead have been sent TO
their former homes, and others Will be
embalmed and sent The severely
wounded are still at Waycross. Mr.
G0uld and his wife and the Wilbur
family are at Blackshear, near the
scene of the accident, and special car
has been placed at their disposal by the
Savannah, Florida & western railway.
The trestle of Hurricane river, is about
800 feet in length, and the break IN
cludes 400 feet at the west END, the
tender and the engine lodging against
the abutment. The baggage car lelt tile
track on the treStle. The ties snow
where the trucks cut deep into them.
If was this car that careened the rear
ears. and by its strain dragged the ten
der down. the engine having safely
crossed over. Had it not been for the
presence of mind of Engineer Richard
Welch. a much more horrible fate
would have been in store for the
wounded. Hurriedly dispatchlng, the
engine with a fireman to Blackshear,
he ran down to the wreck, and with the
assistance of the porter of the Pullman
car. eXtingushed the fire which had
broken out in the baggage car. Inc
mart of the trestle which was destroyed
IS being rebuilt aud direct connection
will be reOpened.
THE GOULDS.
George Gould and wife arrived here at
2p. M. In an interview with Times,
nnion reporter this afternoon. Mr.Gould
said: "Neither myself nor my wife
is much injured, but our escape
was miracle. My wife, al
though not seriously injured, is very
stiff from the shaking up which caused
the sudden stop and turning over OF the
coach. The only injury l received was
a slight cut on one ear and one on the
forehead. which did not amount to any
thing Being asked the object of his
visit to Florida, Mr.. Gould said: Il
game down to meet my father, whom
EXPECT to arrive at Fernandlna III his
Yacht in day or two"
SAVANNAH, Ca, March ia special
TO the News from Blackshear, Ga, says
that Mrs. Gould was unable to walk TO
the train. but was carried to the car.
The loss to Mr.. Gould by the wreck will
be $1,000. Mrs. Gould lost ring valued
at 81, 900. IL,
: The accident is the first of the kind
that has ever occurred on the road since
it was built thirty-five years ago.