The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-18
IN THE FAST MAIL WRECK.
Mr. III. It. Moore a Passenger on the
Train Ditched at Florence.

Mr. H. II. Moore a Passenger ON the
Train Dftched at Florence.
Mr.. H. T. Moore of this city was a pas
sehger on the south bound fast mail train.
"hich was wrecked near Florence. s. G.
on the Northeastern railroad. yesterday
morning. An account of the disaster an
pears IN the Morning News dispatches.
Mr- Moore. with the other passengers.
had narrow escape from death. For
tunately. but one passenger was injured.
ReV. Thomas II. Dixon. who was on his
way south on lecture tour. and who re-
turned north at once instead of continu-
ing his journey.
MI Moore escaped injury. He was I'm the
rear sleeper, in which there was but one
other passenger. The train was composed
OF three sleepers. a day coach. baggage
mere were four passengers; in the second
snree ana In the third sleeper two, Mr.
Moore and one other.
The accident occurred four miles this
side of Florence. The train left Florence
at $40 O'Clock. Five minutes Later it ran
mo culvert, the aPutments of which
had been undermined As the engine
struck the bridge, which was about TWEEN
~ feet across. the rails sank down
me Train was running at full speed,
anu tne engine crossed in safety. The
tender sank, and striking against the
abutment of the bridge. was torn loose
from the main body of the engine. The
91Vlhs wheels ran on the crossti some
Instance Inc baggage and express cars
ana the day coach and one sleeper went
across, but were ditched on the tTrther
Slde OF the bridge. The coach was tSA,OWn
some distance down the efrs,ankme1t
ana lay almost at right angles with the
track The forward sleeper crashed into
II from the side. The second sleeper went
over on the other side Of the track. 1t took
nie' II is supposed from the escaping gas,
Almost as soon as the accident occurred
ana IN minutes time was in flames
me rear sleeper, in which Mr. Moore
was, was banged into the second sleerer
anu 3ilu not cross the culvert or even get
on me bridge before II went down 1t
CauGhl ure from the car ahead of H. and
N snort time it was also in flames Eff
IoIis We're made by the passengers to
eNungulsh the fire, but II had got such
HedaWaS, ana with a stiff wind blowing
that II was beyond control. The last two
sIeepers, the Tampa and Charleston sleep-
eIs, We're entirely destroyed. Nothing
was LETT OF them but the iron frameworlS
and the trucks. The passengers got ont
az OF their baggage, and lost nothing.
Mr. Moore was in berth in the middle
V thtI ne car when the crash came. He was
tnroWh IN heap into one end of the
berth, but fortuna ally escaped injury
Inc otner passenger was also given a
lVely shaking up. As soon as the rar
stopped they got out and did What tbs,,
could toward saving IL from burning
ne nagman walked back to Florence
sdlu =" Wtecklng train was sent to the
scene OF the wreck as soon as possible.
me passengers and their baggage and the
mans and express were taken back 10
Florence and sent around via Sumter
anu Lanes. The passengers took the
Florlda special at Lanes and came on
me accident was caused by the under
mining of the stone work to the cujVe-+
py the RAPID stream of water, which had
l peem running I through tine culvert for
some time The bridge looked 10 be So
cure, nuf as soon fha a
the rails sank OF "NN II