The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-23
A BAPTISM OF BLOOD.
THE FIRST TRAIN ON ANEW RAIL
ROAD WRECKED.

Three Men Killed and Forty-one In
jured-Those on the Train the Flower
OF the Business, Professional and
Political Men of Knoxville-A Lack
of Medical Aid.
KNOXVILLE, TENN, Aug. 22.-A horrible
wreck occurred on the Knoxville, Cumber-
land Gap and Louisville railroad at Flat
Gap Greek, twenty-five miles from here at
1850 o'clock this morning. The train was
the first to go over the new road and carried
a select excursion of the city council, board
of public works, representatives OF the
chamber Of commerce and the very flower
OF the business ard professional men Of
Knoxville
DOWN A TRESTLE.
The train of two cars left the track at
tho crossing, and the rear car went down
the trestle. Only one man in the car was
uninjured. It was impossible TO obtain medi-
cal aid for long time, and until 80 O'Clock
this afternoon when the train reached
Knoxville, scanty attention wGs rendered.
Many had to bo brought back on fat cars
and the last part of the journey was
made in a driving rain storm.
THREY DEAD.
Three mon died from the injuries and
others can not live. The dead are:
JUDGE GEORGE ANDREWS, the most
prominent lawyer in East Tennessee.
S. T. POWERS, a leading merchant and
former president Of the East Tennessee Fire
Insurance Company.
ALEXANDER RREDER, a leading politi-
oia bH hnl pft trTNG
THE INJURED.
The injured are:
ALEX ARTHUR, president of the cham
IsHAM YoUNG, president, and PETER
KERN, member of the board of public
works.
JOHN T. HEARN, editor of the Sentinel.
W. ". WOODRUFF q leading wholesale
merchant.
CHARLES SEYMOUR, attorney, and ALEX
| AMBER WILSON, assistant chief engineer of
| the Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louis
vile railroad.
JUDGE MALONEY.
ALDERMEN BARRY and HoCKINGS.
GEN. II. s. HUBERT of the governors
staff.
A. J. ALBERTs, wholesale merchant.
REV. r. j. Cook, a professor in the u. S.
| Grant university.
CITY PHYSICIAN WEST.
JUDGE H. Il. INGERsoLL.
H. B. WITzELL.
| W. b. SAMUELs.
| G.. ABBIE.
CAPT. a. II. TAYLOR.
| s. MCkELDEN
! Ed BARKER
I j. f. KINSELL.
| JOHN B. HALL.
PHILIP S. SAMUELs, eyed 10 years.
| r. SCHMIDT.
| w. A. PARK.
! One OF TIE TRAIN CREW.
Out of ffty-six persons on the train,
forty-one were injured. The most intense
excitement and sadness is apparent here to-
night.
WILD EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY.
Wnen the relief train reached Knoxville
| thousands of people gathered at the station
and along the adjacent streets, and the ex-
element was intense Over 100 carriages
were in waiting. The scene while the
wounded and dead were being put
| on stretchers was a ghastly one.
There was great dearth of
doctors and many of the injured had to
wait several hours for attendance. 1t is
feared that this fact together, with the
drenching rain, will render.the after efRec 8
very serious 1t is now known that Messrs
| Seymour and Barker will lose their legs.
BARRY oAN'T RECOVER.
There is little chance for Alderman Barry
recovering. In the wreck he was thrown
against a window, and his abdomen was
driven against powdered glass. His physi-
clans give little hope of his recovery.
With this exception it is now believed that
| all the others will recover unless exposure
brings on complications.
An inquest will be held tomorrow, but
it is now believed that the wreck can be
attributed to the condition of the road
Two years ago Knoxville subscribed $685.
| 600 toward tho constructionuf If the road and
the contract period expires tomorrow.
| OBJECT OF THE EXCURSION.
It was to show the city authorities that
the road was completed chat the excursion
was given.
| Tomorrow all the city organizations will
meet TO prepare for public ob5equies over
| Messrs. Andrews and Reeder.
Mr.. Powers body will be taken to Ken
| lucky. He was member Of well-known
family of that state.
George Eager of Boston, president Of the
construction company building the road
and Lenox Smith, vice president Of the
| Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louisville
railroad, were in the forward car, and thus
| ooos nod iuityv