The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-11
STREET CARS In A HEAP.
FIVE MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT
AND ELEVEN INJURED.

Atlanta the Scene of the Accident.
The Cars Being Pushed by Dummy
and One of Them Jumped the Track.
Several Children Made Orphans by
| the Accident.
| ATLANTA. GA, June 10.-The most fatal
street railway accident in the history of At
lanta occurred in the western part of the
city at 80 o'clock this afternoon. Two
electric cars, on which were between thirty
and forty passengers, jumped the track.
Three persons were killed outright. two
| probably fatally wounded and nine others
badly injured.
The three men killed outright are DIR. R.
NJ. Auten, a physician; George W. Allen, a
railroadman, aud Edward N. Davis, a
painter.
The wounded are:
N. A. Chastain, superintendent of the
line, internal injuries. one leg broken and
one thigh broken.
Edward Barrett, railroadman, internal
injuries and bruises on the head.
Charles Thrash, a railroad man, internal
injuries and back hurt
Wyllie Roberts, a stock dealer. breast.
shoulder and back hurt.
G. 7. Delk, a stock dealer, ankle broken.
Frank Worley, railroad man, leg
broken.
Alfred Coleman tcolered), back broken.
L. J. Latham, side hurt.
Will Bowen, conductor, hurt In the
back.
j. C. Floyd, carpenter, head and chest
injured.
Miss Lou vancie Bryant, Is years old,
injured on the head
THE UNLUCKY ROAD.
The line of the Atlanta and Chattahoo.
chez River road was completed only few
weeks ago. A few days ago during storm
lightning struck the dynamos used by the
line and burned them out. The company
would have been compelled to discontinue
the use of the line had it not been for an
old engine on the line which was used in
construction. This engine the COM
pany decided to use in hauling
passengers over the line, Two
electric cars were attached and this caused
the accident. In going out the engine was
behind the two cars and on the return trip
the engine was In front. The track was in
bad condition and the light brakes used
on the cars were insufficient to check the
speed OF the train. 1t was on the out
going trip that the accident oc-
CURED. EThe two cars with the
heavy &engine pushing heavily behind
them for want Of effective brakes had Just
reached the bottom Of a heavy grade, NOV
ing at rapid rate, when the one in front
suddenly left the track and rolled down the
embankment, crushing beneath itthose who
were passengers. The three dead were
pinned down by the debris. The second car
| struck the first and turning to the right fell
| on its side. Nobody in this car was killed.
The scene OF the wreck was one to excite
horror.
MISS BRYANT's CLOSE GALL
Miss Lou Vancie Bryant, the 15-year-old
daughter of T. NJ. Bryant, who lives near
| the river, was the only woman hurt in the
wreck. When the car fell her father, who
was by her side, saw her struck and
knocked senseless at his feet. Himself
frightfully injured in the hip. he frantically
grasped his unconscious child in his arms
and, struggling with almost superhuman
strength. freed himself from the wreck and
| bore her to house near by, where she was
given medical attention.
OF the dead DR.. Auten is a we'll known
| physician. He leaves a wife and two chill
dren, DIR. William Auten of Washington
| City and Mrs. Robb. wife Of Rev. r. Fl.
Robb, Methodist minister.
E. Fl. Davis leaves wife and three chill
dren. and George w. Allen leaves a wife
and five children.
TWO MORE DEATHS.
| ATLANTA, Ga, II 40 P. NJ, June TO-
Since the first report OF the street
railroad accident two more OF the
victims have died. They are n.
A. Chastain, superintendent of the
line, and Alfred Coleman, a negro brake
man on the wrecked car. This makes five
| deaths as result of the wreck. Supt.
Chastatn was well known through
out the city. He was one of the old citi-
zens and man OF considerable wealth.