The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-08-28
RAILROAD WRECK.
ON THE KNOXVILLE & CUM
BERLAND GAP r. r.

FOUR MEN KILLED, TWEN-
SEVEN WOUNDED.
GREAT SADNESS IN KNOX
VILE.
KnoxvIIIe's Best Men on the Train
--Never Such Excitement In
Knoxville.
The first train over the new Rail
road from Knoxville to Cumberland
Gap, started over the road on Thurs
day morning, had only run 20 miles
when the rear coach was thrown
from the track, and breaking loose
from the other part Of the train fell
down an embankment % feet.
The casulties were great. The
deaths resulting from it up to Fri
day morning were, Col. S. 7. Pow.
ers, Judge Geo. Andrews, Alex
Reeder, Col. Isham Young. These
are all prominent men of Knoxville
Wounded: Alex A. Arthur, John
T. Hearn, E. r. Barker, Charles
Seymour, A.J.Aibers, WV. Wood
ruff, Rev. r. J. Cooke, Abe w. vii.
son, Geo. H. Ehubert, J. F. Kinzel,
Peter Kern, John B. Hall, Judge
Geo. Maloney, Hugh M. McKeldin,
81. H. Taylor, DR.. T. A. West, E. w.
Adkins, I. E. Barry, Judge H. H.
Ingersoll, H. B. Wetzel, w. B. Sam
uels, Philip Samuels, r. Schmidt,
w. A. Park, @. E5li, VIC. Perry,
flagman. Some of these parties
are badly and dangerously wound
ed and bruised. Legs and arms
are broken. The fault was not
In q defective track or carelessness
of the engineer. 1t Is said to be
difficult to tell the cause of the
accident. The Journal said Of those
who were on the train:
"Nothing in the history of Knox.
Vile ever created as much excite
ment as did the calamity of yester-
day.
Every passenger on the train was
q prominent and influential citizen
whose business interests were n
mense. Many occupied official pos
itions in municipal and county gov
eminent. All were highly reputa-
BILE and respected citizens who were
held in the highest esteem, both in
social and a business sense"
The occurrence has thrown the
whole city into mourning, and the
deepest gloom prevails everywhere,
The Knoxville Tribune says:
At $50 p. m. the train returned
to the Knoxville depot when the
work of taking the wounded and
dead from the cars was begun. In
this arduous work, made all the
more difficult by the immense
throng, Messrs. Huger and Garrett
of the East Tennessee road were
the commanding spirits. Messrs
Eager and Smith, the leading Off
cials of the Knoxville, Cumberland
Gap and Louisville road, who had
been on the wrecked train were
perfectly broken down, but heroic
ally proposed to &C on with this
work. The East Tennessee Off
cials, however, kindly took charge
of it, insisting on these gentleman
taking needed rest.
THE WOUNDED AND DEAD.
When the train came to a hal
friends entered the car and lifted
one after another VI the wounded
and placed them upon strecher,
which had been provided and car
ried them to waiting hacks ant
then conveyed them to their re
spectlve homes. A few were abl,
to walk with assistance and wer,
placed in carriages. Physician
lwere In waiting ani in many in
stances accompanied those wit
Were the most injured.
HORRIBLE.
As one after another of tn,
wounded men was brought out o
the cof, Ill covered with blood,
shudder Of horror passed through
the crowd, and the expression "wh
nextT was upon every lip. TIL
wounded bore their sufferings witt
fortitude - scarcely groan wa
heard ffom any one. Finally al
were taken from the cars save tw
or three gentlemen who live il
West Kaexville. Major Hnger ha
the car Containing theses gentle
men switched of to the X. 4 A
road, pernission having been OF
tained ffom President Hood, an
run to the Clinch street crossing =