The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-23
ALABAMA'S SMASH UP.
A FIREMAN AND A COMMERCIAL.
TRAVELLER KILLED.

A Long List OF People More or Less
Seriously Intured-rhe Engineer of
the Passenger Train Blamed for His
Carelessness-He Has Not Been Seen
Since the Wreck.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Oct. 22.-The dead
and wounded from the collision ON the
Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham
road. two miles from Birmingham, last
night, were brought to this city at a late
hour The dead are:
j. d. FRANKLIN, a drummer Of Nash
vile.
JOHN KILLIAN, a fireman
The wounded are:
GEORGE W. DAVIS Of Shell Mound, leg
broken; badly hurt.
MRS. W. ]. WAGNER of GreenviIIe, g.
O., scalded, bat not dangerously.
E. p. Rose Of Lynn, Ala, right arm and
leg broken.
GEORGE BEARD of Nauvoo, Ala, left LEG
broken.
J. E. OWENS of wOstfeh, N. c.. neck
and back hurt.
J. E RocKMoRE of Jasper, Ala. cut on
J. E. MILLS of Westfield, N. c., leg
bruised.
R. E. SANDERS of Jasper, Ala, face
mangled.
j. +. SYNNELL Of New Orleans, hurt on
the head and arms and wounded in the right
hip.
J. A. TAYLOR of Magnolia, Ark, cut
In the left eye, on the right hand and left
leg.
w. W. FnANKraAN of Memphis, bruised
on the left foot, knees, hands and arms.
W. @. BURTON of Cordova, Ala, right
hand mangled, left arm broken and in
terally hurt.
j. M. BEARD of Nauvoo, Ala, arm hurt
REV. g. SMITH of Jasper. Ala, ribs
broken and otherwise injured.
DR. SANFORD of Hot Springs, Ark, not
seriously hurt
o. L. HILL of Birmingham. slightly
hurt.
Hon. B. M. LONG of CordOva, Ala, -,
mashed arm.
S. TowNLEY and WALTER TowNLKY of
Townley, Ala. slightly hurt.
MISS SALLIE LANGDoN of Galloway,
Ala, face bruised.
F. NJ LANGDoN of Gallaway, bruised.
MISS IDA LANGDoN of Gallaway, face
bruised.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS of Carbon Hill,
buised.
MRS. FOSTER, wife of the railroad agent
at Sulligent, slightly hurt.
A Boy, name unknown, slightly injured
WHY THE COLLISION OCCURRED.
The collision occurred in this manner /:
The Kansas City passenger train due to
leave at o'clock last night was an hour
late, owing to wait for the Pacific train.
The sleeper for the Kansas
City train had not been
attached, but when the Georgia Pacific
train arrived the station master signaled
the Kansas City train to get out of the
way. The conductor of the Kansas City
train was on the sleeper, but Engineer John
Russell Of the Kansas City train under
stood the sta tion masters signal to 60 ahead,
and pulled out for Memphis. He arrived
at Ensley City before he discovered that he
had left the sleeper and Conductor Popham,
and, without hesitating, Immediately started
back to Birmingham at forty miles an
hour. The train had not gone half a mils
when, rounding curve, it was crashed
into by an outgoing freight train. The
coaches OF the returning passenger train
were telescoped in frightfuI manner
Fireman Killian was not on the engine. but
was in a passenger coach en- route to Amey,
Miss, where he was to be married to-mor-
row.
TWO KILLED.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Oct. %, g. M.-Full
particulars of the wreck place the number
of killed at two. They were John Killian.
fireman, on his way TO Armory, Miss.
where he was to be married in a few days,
and J. B. Franklin, drummer from Nash
vile, who died at the Florence hotel at 3
O'Clock this morning. E. P. Rose Is from
Linn, Ala. None of those reported wounded
are in danger, many Of them having gone
on their way.
Mrs. Foster. wife of the railroad agent at
Sulligent, was slightly hurt, and, being in a
delicate condition, her injury may cause
serious results
Ge rge M. Davis. newsbutcher from
Shellmound, Tenn, is the worst hurt and
is at hospital, but fatal result is not an
ticipated.
The blame for the accident Is put wholly
on Engineer Charles Russell of the passer-
ger train. who pulled out without proper
orders and then undertook to back five or
six miles without ascertaining whether the
track was clear. He has not been heard
from.