Daily Republican., 1888-03-19

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March a.
Visitor aud citizens alike are shocked
NJ the terrible affair near Black shear,
Ga, yesterday morning, when the
Cuban fast mail plunged through a.
trestle and caused the loss OF 60 many
llvee. The following details were &c
cured this noon: Train No. "a, the
frat section of the West India fast
mail, was running on the Savannah,
Florida and Western road yesterday
forenoon, ct the rate Of 30 miles an
hour, when II struck the trestle cross
ing ct Hurricane creek, two miles
norlh OF Blackshear, Ga. This trestle
Is 30 feet high and 800 feet long Bngi.
neer Welsh and Conductor W. L. Grit.
I'm were In charge Of the train
The engine aud tender had nearly
reached land on the south side of the
creek when the front axle OF the bag
gage car breaking the car left the track
followed by others Of the train, con-
sisting OF the private car of President
Wilbur, of the Lshigh Valley Road, q
Pullman car, first and second olAss
coaches, baggage car and o smoker.
The coupling between the tender and
baggage car broke loose and the co gine
reached the other side safely. Nine.
teen dead bodies were taken from the
wreck az aoon as help could be obtained.
As soon as possible medical aid from
Savannah, Jacksonville and Way
Oross, Ca , was occurred. and Eeveral
wreokinR trains soon reached the
scene. The passengers wore taken out,
and ss far ns possible removed to the
hotels in Way Gross. Others went 10
Blaokshear that subsequently, were car
ried to Way Cross.
| nd hga x-,tfa 1.f nv,
o special train for Jacksonville, ct 10
O'Clock, this morning. To inquiries be-
fore leaving MIR. Gould said their es
cape from death by the wreck yestsI-
day was the nhrrowest he ever had
You may say that we are not danger
ously injured. lost my hat, coat and
Rripsack, and my wife lost only few
small things, and will stop in Way
Croas aud look for them. / will stop
in Jacksonville day or SO. I expect
to join my father aad party there or at
FtrnAndinA, as am quite certain his
| yacht will arrive there today. think
, this accident was unavoidable md one
peculiar to rAilFoading. All has been
done by citizens here that could be tc
make the wounded md dying comfort
able. / shAll stop over IN Biaokeheal
and spend = day or go with her good
people Wnou nave Vlkno.
J Among those killed We And the namei
OF r. NJ Smith, the Pullman conduc
tor, M. A. Wilbur, son OF X. P Wtlbu
Of Bethlehem, Pa, j. Ii. Hurlburt
Philadelphia, Pa.
Among the injured are Miss Allie
Simpson, New YORK, internally, badly
u. p. Wilbur, presldent Lshigh Valle.
Railroad, Bethlehem. Pa W. A. VIII
:. bur, Bethlehem, Pa X. 1 Wilbnr
Bethlehem; Pa A. u. Broyle, Bsthle
hem, Pa.
Mrs. MoOlluch Is the wife OF DAME
u McClinch of 2l9 South Ninth street
D this city, and = derpatch reosived b
= hsr daughters yester lay stated that sh
!, = was severely bruised. Her husbap
!. conducts the Lorillsrd Cottage at 81
s Augustine, Fla, and at the lime of III
n accident she was on her way 20 Jaoh
!. sonvills to meet Mr.. MoOllnoh.
The part of the trestle which was d.
stroyed is being rebuilt, and direct COL
neotion Will be reopaned with Florid
Tuesday morning. TOE accident lie th
u Kind that h a :, aua- ncnnrrad on the roR
q since it WAS built, thirty.hve years az
n