The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-24
TIE HORRIBLE ACCIDENT
ON THE X, &. &. & l.. RAIL
ROAD THURSDAY.
KnOXViIIe'S Distress AT the Death
and Manning of Her Best Cita-
zeus-A Morning Of Joy Turned
Into "a Night of OGI.-ImentatlOn. 1

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Into "a Night of OfI.-ImentatlOn.
The particulars of the fearful calamity
on the newly opened road from Knox
vile to Cumberland Gap, which occurred
on the morning OF the 22n', which should
have reached us the same day hv tclc-
graph, did not come to hand until the
Knoxville papers of yesterday gave MS
the particulars. There is such close and
intimate connection between AShcviIlc
and Knoxville, and so many East Ten
ncsseanS residing here, that the alamity
was felt as one shared ii common by
both communities, and the anxiety for
information and details was nearly as
grca! here as i'll Kurxvilc. We shall use
part Of the report we find in the Journal
of yesterday.
The calamity was OF no common kind.
1t attended the first demonstration of
satisfaction at the elimination OF an inl-
portant ENTERPRISE 1t was the expression
of the pride of Il city that aspirch 20 SO
much, had dared So much, ha accom-.
pliShrd SO much. 1t was appropriate
to Signalilc the completion of another
one ol those chanlS 10y which Knoxville
is inding herself to the world all around
her. In the spirit ol iuhllant satisfaction
all Knoxville Joined with one hand and
hCnt; and the occasion of celebrate II Of
this new chain WAS made ono ui repre-
sent "tivc ipv, some ul the best nch Oi the
city G,ing out t typiiy tic ScutimcntsU OF
he multitude, to speak for them, hope
for them, rejoice fr them. fortunately
for all, the representative party, though
Il good one, does not seem to have bccu
a very large one. The sacrifice, though
lamcntably great, is not SO much so as
it might have been.
How terrible the blow struck to the
heart Of Knoxville, We can well conceive
We can iniHgilc the cheers aud the light
hearted larcwclls as the latcd train sped
UllNOllSNlIllSlN W lNS h''hl' w Nflll
scarcely picture the agonics Of gricl, the
fears, the anXicticS, th;t filled the breasts
of friends at home at the flash of the noe
OF disaster
We make the l,llowing disconnected
extracts from the Journal, which will
supply pcrha needed information. In
producing thc subject the Journal Says;
Yesterday morning The "rst train of
passenger coaches over ,hc new road
started On it's merry trip to Cum crlrn
Cap \ company of inytcd guests en-
bracing business men, railroad and city
officials, and representatives of the press
boarded the train. it was cXrcctcd to
he a day of rare enjoyment, and that IL
would mark tie nc1inniuE OF Il not% 'lc
era in kn Xvilc'S hist ry. 1t was an
occasion which was to he sighalizcd by
the presence Representative people.
As to tho cause of the accident, the
Journal says: The train was pulled by
engine No. :, Will HoI &c engineer. The
party was in the gayeSt mood, hundreds
of roplc gathered at the terminus OF the
read to witness the departure of the first
train. A number of young ladies were
present and gaily waived their haudker-
chiefs to the half d zen cXcurSiOnistS
standing on the back atIOrm.
The engine sounded a long whistle, the
brakes were released and the noble train
moved out with the lest wishes OF all
knOXville'S vast population.
,l,,I, ~
special interest to Flat Creek, twenty
, two miles out of the city. Everybody
was in the best humor and many Il lest
went round.
At a or ,ssing less than fifty yards this
| side OF the trcstiC over New Flat Creek
| the rear coach left the track from some
unarcOuntablc reason. The ear ran over
| the ties until the trcStlc was reached,
| ant us Il he front end of the car reached
| the ccutcr of the trcSllc it carccncd, the
ii, ling broke and with a terrible crash
! it went yer the side of the trcstlc, land
| ing /, tom upwards, more than twenty.
three feet below
\ careful examination of the track
/ showed that ii WAS no fault Oi the raul
road company. small thIcC-Curncrct
stone, about the size of a goose egg, was
found wcdgcd between board OF the
roadway and the r"il. 1t appeared i'm
possible that ii should have caused ,hC
ear to leave the track as the engine an'
one car had safely passed over
DEAD.
Col >. |. ioWcrS'
.Iugdc Geo. Andrews.
Alex. Rccdcr, Esq,
'NNnEh
Alex. A. Arthur, slight Internal mlurlc'
and bruises. Not considered dangerous
lSham Young, chairman OF the O"ilr'
of public works, internal injuries.
Jno. 7. Hear, editor OF the Sentinel
very painfully but not seriously iI0ure'
internally.
Edward +. Barker, OF Barker ear
compound fracture ct right leg and l'ur