The herald., 1896-12-28

The survivors all, agree that the train
left the track and bumped along the
ties and then, with a crash, plunged
through the bridge. Expert engineers
say there is every indication that a rail
was removed, which derailed the train
and caused it to pull down the bridge.
The cross ties show marks of wheels.
To add to this is the fact that three
men tried to wreck a Southern railway
train near Henry Ellen, fifteen miles
east of here. five days ago, by remov-
ing a rail on a trestle ninety feet high
The fast express left the track, but
the engineer managed, by superhrman
efforts, to stop it before 1t tore down
the trestle. This was regarded as a
most remarka BILE escape. In this case
three men were seen running from the
place, and a crowbar with which the
spikes had been withdrawn was found.
The scenes of both accidents are in
a wild. mountainous country.
Another serious wreck occurred near
Cahaba river at o'clock this afternoon.
A wrecking train which had gone to the
relief of the Inflated passenger train
was standing on the line, when it was
run into by construction train from
Birmingham, which was on it's way with
men and timber to rebuild the destroyed
bridge. Jim Estes of BoyleS was ia
tally crushed, and several workmen
were more or less hurt.
BODIES IDENTIFIED
BIRMINGHAM. Dec .27-A relief
train with Superintendent Frazier of the
Southern road, and eight physicians,
nurses and supplies. left Birmingham at
10 o'clock am. for the scene of the Bloc
ton wreck. The train returned at 8
o'clock tonight with twentyseven bodies.
These corpses are now at the several
undertaking establishments in this city
w n ha M
les, however, are charred beyond recog
milton.
The railroad company tonight fur
nished the following list of dead:
James Bollong of Guthrie, Ky, South
ern express messenger.
Frank White of Birmingham, engineer.
A. p. Connell of Helena. conductor.
George Carney of Birmingham, flag
man.
r. Webb, of Birmingham.
Bruce Phillips of Biocton.
I. w. Martin, Brookwood. Ala.
Mrs. Henry Handberry and two chill
dren, Birmingham.
r. H. Blount of Birmingham (colored),
minister.
Miss Ada Powers of Blocton.
DR.. L. N. Powers of Birmingham.
Mrs. Emma Powers and two children,
Blocton.
Mrs X. Little. Blocton.
r. Gardner, Blocton.
Mrs. Gardner. Blocton.
Miss Gardner. Blocton.
One unidentified body, supposed to
be b. Struther, colored porter.
This makes twenty-one killed, instead
of twenty-seven as previously report
ed. This mistake, the railroad officials
say, arose from the fact that twenty
seven was the number reported as having
been removed from the wreck. dead and
alive, up to pm.
The following are the injured:
Henry Handberry of Birmingham, a
Louisville and Nashville conductor, Sc
riously.
f. E. Echels of Helena, slightly.
Sam Spencer, fireman.
Andrew Bryson. Blocton, fatally.
Miss Booth of Blocton, slightly.
Mrs. Powers child, Blocton, slightly.
Mrs. Walker, slightly.
Mrs. Walkers three children escaped
practically unhurt
The relief train from the scene of the
wreck at Cahaba river reached Bir-
mingham at o'clock tonight, bringing
ten corpses and three injured persons
Ten other bodies were left at Blocton,
where the deceased resided, and one
at Brookwood.