The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-29
TRAIN. WRECKERS' WORK
ENGINE RUNS IMAM OPEN sWIrCH
WITH FArAL RESULTS.
George w. Young, OF Richmond, Va, and
Man From Roanoke Arrested,
Charged with the Crime.

MOBILE. ALA, Sept. ga Gufport,
Miss, special says: The worst wreck In
the history Of the Mobile and New Or
leans division Of the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad. was that which occurred
here this morning at 1 o'clock. Passenger
train, No 2, consisting OF three sleepers,
passenger and smoking coaches, mail
and baggage and express car, and engine
and tender, went into an open switch.
The train was running forty-fve miles an
hour when the accident occurred. Inves-
tigation by the railroad officials. after the
accident, showed that the switch, which
had been properly set and locked, had
been opened. The lock was burst OF with a
large pine knot and thrown away. Three
negro tramps riding on the blind baggage
between the tender and the baggage car
were killed. Another tramp was probably
fatally injured. The engineer and fireman
were dangerously hurt, and two postal
clerks the express messenger and bag
gage master were slightly wounded. The
casualties are;
Killed: John Allison. George Anderson
and William Robinson, negro tramps.
Wounded: Frank Coffin engineer, OF
Mobile, serious internal injuries. head
man. negro, New Orleans left foot crush
ed and amputated, severe scalp wounds;
Louis Robinson. tramp. dangerous inter
nal injuries; Joseph Hughes. Algiers, La
postal clerk, Il. c. Caro-, New Orleans,
postal clerk; William Lock, Greenyille.
Ala, express messenger. and Henry
Kingston. Greenville, Ala, baggageman,
were slightly hurt.
The escape OF the passengers from In
jury seems almost miraculous. The train
left Mississippi City ten minutes ate.
and the engineer was running TO make
up lost time. When the Engine struck
the switch frog IL Jumped 30 that the
fianges rode on top OF the rail thirty
or forty yards. then left the track 10 the
right and plunged through an empty
box car on the siding. Engineer Cofin
and Fireman Morgan calamity stuck to
their posts and attempted 20 apply the
air brakes. The shock uncoupled the
tender, which kept on the main track,
riding on it's wheel fianges till n hun
dred yards beyond where the engine was
wrecked, and as II left the rails capsizei
completely. The baggage and express
car followed the engine and collapsed
alongside OF Il. The mail car left the
track TO the left and was shattered into
spllnters. The smokers and passenger
coaches followed the wrecked engine and
baggage car, and the frst-class coaches
were piled on top OF the smoker. The
first sleeper left the rails but remained
on the road bed The other two tleepers
did not leave the rails.
The train reached Mobile at 1f'45 a. NJ
The wounded negro tramp VIII de. The
physicians think that no other persons
Injured are mortally hurt. Physicians
from Mobile. Bay st. Louis. Mississippi
City and Handsboro were sent 10 GULF
port by the railroad officials. As toon
"a news Of the accident was received In
Mobile and New orleans this morning
early. n wrecking train from Mobile and
another from New Orleans we're at Gulf
port before daylight, and the wounded
men were given every attention.
A Ricbmonder Charged with the G line.
PASS CHRISTIAN, MISS, Sept. S.--
Deputy-Sherin i. 4. Lazina arrested two
men supposed 10 be part OF the gang that
wrecked the mall and express OF the
Louisville and Nashville Raalroad at
Gulfport last night. One gave his name
as George w. Young, from Richmond,
Va, the other G. u. Muncey from
Roanoke, Va. They each weigh about
lG5 pounds. Young Is a blonde about forty
seven years old. Muncey Is n brunette
with dark eyes and hair. one OF them
had two railroad switch keys In his pock-
cts. They are in the town jail 20 await
an investigation.
An examination OF the city directory
failed to find any such name as George
w. Young.