Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-12
ONE CHILD KILLED.
Large Number Of People Hurt in De-
railment Of Train.
WRECK DELIBERATELY PLANNED.
Detectives Are Put ON the Case mt
Once, But They Are Without
Tangible Clue Upon Which 10 Pro-
coed.

Tangible Clue Upon Which 10 Fro
coed.
SAVANNAH, GA, May 1.-THE north
bound New York and Florida limited ex-
press on the Florida Central and Penlnsu-
la railroad was thrown from the track
at Anderson. small station ten miles
/ south Of here, to-day, by misplaced
switch. The entire train, with the ex-
ception OF the body Of the engine. was
derailed. and rolled over an embanknent
one child was killed, and twenty-six
people were injured, one of them fatally
The train was made up of one first-class
coach, one second-class coach, smoking
car, combination baggage and' mall
car, and a Pullman sleeper, and was run
ming at the rate of tnirty-two miles an
hour. The switch was turned and locked,
and the switch-target shifted. indicating
that the train was on the straight track
At the first shock of the engines leaving
the track, Conductor j. T.. Glass seized the
air-brake cord and set the brakes, bring
ing the train to almost an instantaneous
stop as 1t left the track, and preventing
the telescoping OF the cars.
There we're 20S passengers on the tram.
OF this number twenty-nine are among
the Injured though 1t is probable that
MANY more received slight hurts, and are
not included I'm the list The dead ana
wounded so far reported are as follows:
KILLED.
LOUIS NATHAN; 3 years old.
INJURED.
Mrs w. J.. Grogan, Brunswick, Ga;
shoulder fractured.
h. w. Brewster, Georgia; wrist spralheu,
c. A. Shaw, Brunswick; slightly injured
about the shoulders.
j. A. Fisher. Lake City, Fla; finger
broken.
Susan Courier, Savannah; wrist and
back sprained.
e. H. Greer, Lake CITY, Fla; shoulder
fractured.
J. y. White, Brunswick; injured about
body.
Mrs. j. S. Durbc. Brunswick Ca
slightly bruised.
]. A. Barrett, Brunswick; injured in
back.
Della Smith. Darien. Ga; hip sprained.
w NJ. Dukes, Jacksonville; right leg
hurt.
Lizzie Johnson, Darien; injured in chest
Sterling Law. Liberty county, Ga;
shoulder dislocated.
Rebecca Norway, Darien; severely in
jured internally.
Mrs. Smith. Charleston, S. c.; right
hand broken.
Annie Pacetti. Charleston. S. c.; cut in
face.
d. G. Hall, Tampa. Fla, Pullman-car
waiter; badly bruised.
Rev. w. L. Guion, assistant minister
Trinity Episcopal church, New Orleans;
right ear severed.
Charles Douglass Arnold, Springfield,
H.; head and arm hurt.
Il. Z. Poppell, Darlington, Ga; neck
sprained and internal injuries.
II. II. Levin, Brunswick; shoulder hurt
Fleming Wynn, a I2-year-od boy, Of
Dorchester, who has a card bearing the
address OF II. l.. Fulton. Savannah; leg
and cheek bruised.
Mrs. Patterson, Of Ridseland, ribs
crushed.
c. Nj. Fryerday, Lafayette, La; head
injured.
Three others, whose names are un-
known, were slightly injured.
THE WRECK DESIGNED.
The scene Of the accident was at
small station at the crossing OF a ditch
draining a rice-held. There is no tele-
graph office at the station, and no means
of communication other than by train.
The train was due in Savannah at
1910 o'clock. As soon as the engine could
be righted the engineer came 10 Savan-
nah and brought the FIRST report OF the
accident. Physicians were hurriedly sum-
moned, and a relief train went TO the
scene Of the wreck. The injured were
attended there, and the more seriously
wounded We're brought TO the city, and
taken to the Savannah hospital.
The confusion at the wreck made IL
impossible for some time TO get at the
injured. No official statement can be
obtained from the officials Of the road.
The statements OF the conductor and en-
gineer. however show that the disaster
was the result of a deliberate plot TO
wreck the train. The place chosen Is
close by trestle crossing the ditch.
which is about six feet deep. The proba-
bility is that the plan was TO pile the
train into the ditch. As IL was, the rear
car went over the trestle into the water.
The tide. which GIBBS and lows in the
ditch, was out. and there was very little
water in the latter In a short while the
tide began TO come in, and it covered the
lowlands 1t Is supposed that the child
OF Mrs Nathan is in the ditch. A search
is going on, but the body has not yet
been found.
The report of the accident caused great
excitement in the city. To-day is the
opening OF the annual May festival:
crowds OF people were coming into the
city. and hundreds of inquiries have been
received tonight from all parts OF Geor-
gia and Florida
The hospital physicians say none OF the
wounded there are likely TO die. although
the injuries of number are more Sc
rlous than was at first believed. The
motive of the wreckers Is yet uneX-
planned. Detectives were put on the case
at once, but they are without any tangi-
BILE clue to work on.
THE NEWS OF MANCHESTER.