The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-15
ENGINEERS MISTAKE
Causes Head-End Collision Which Re,
suits In The Death of Three Men,.
misunderstood HIS INSTRUCTIONS
Hea" tho Name of tho stopping place
Wrona-rW0 Ensf fMaiITrai,ss Com,
Ioscther while Under Full Speed
Three Employees kiIIcd-No Pm.
Sengers Hurt Horrible penth.

Sayannah. Ga. Oct. 14-Passeurer Train
~, 40 70. from the North, due here nj "a h ~
a.. iti5a 'g tram No. 3G, leaving here last night
Hu'a H railroad. came together near S,yaneaa
nIo,!eS ~" ,ni!eS ifom here. this morning nj 40,
bo,i' Ti%IK n,,., 1T was a head end collision ana
porn or.n engines were totally wrecked ''N
rnc comb hnntion mail ana barraro on,
down IN ~ 80 ~ 80 turned over ana pinned
ana Mail Clerk Thomas The car camnbs
nic ana they were burned 10 death ,sh.
TlsMnsr r, G n,.oq. ana fireman jumped None of the
many were bruised and all badi,, shoissr ~
M. 's sHaReh
,fhe collision was due 10 the FAM, or m.
81 the conductors In cxccutin,- his o,1o, ~, orie
rom We're fast mail trans ma cn rrin9; p;
.rbc rn s.,nm,.,!,s tnromsh to and from New York
"ItJib, OF me wreck. and trains will not H..
"Si" pc 10 sYt through until tomorrow.
is w nndouIt M 4 nmHn; sGy lagman, IS missing, and
las; seen standing between tie first MA MA
SeGohd-Giass second, coaches. lie was doubtless
caught IN one of the tclescoped cars mi
burned up IN the wreck torether VIII,
Lines ana Thomns. Win
,I, Thomas ii,lii is supposed to have been killed
tlSe combination mall ana passenrer cnucb
Mn'ta, , was teiescoped by being driven upon
y Horrible DEATH.
Lines death was horrible ono po MN,
not killed outright, but was cau,,hi u,nais mns
numhs ana other wrcckaEc. His cries FOR.
-. "''l"'t'tl HitcntiOn, and nm
,uprt was made 10 rescue him The cnrs
nurst INTO iamcs lmost immediately afte,.
me wreck occurred, and before helm cn,lId
icach lAncs ne was surrounded by flames
barred window prevented the rcscunr,i
from reaching him, and while they We're
Trying To pry open the bars he fell 6ack in
the names. Tho horrilied passengers lis
tened 10 his screams without being oble IN
render any assistance ~
JUMPED AND WE'RE SAVED
The engineers and fremen of ,bne tuo
tralnS jumped and ESCAPED wIthout ini,,
ficS Mail Clerk James. Express Mcssen
lcr J., fnrmer ana Extra Express Mcssen-
Ser II. w. Price suffered slight Injuries
.Not single passenger was injured There
were very IcW passengers In the day con ch-
eS, nearly all being In the two PulImpn
ears, one Pullman being in the rear of tbr
tram lhc Pullman cars We're not dam,
aged Although the accident occurred on
n hlfh cmbankmcnt, not Il single car lcfi
ne track, not even the wrecked cars
a FEARFUL MISTAKE.
Train No. 81 left Columbia over an bo,,r
late and was Instructed to wait nj swan
sea, twcnty-threc miles south of Columbia
Tor No. &C. The engineer OF No rs rnaj
ms order Sweden.' "A station thirty miles
further on. instead Of Swansea
News of the wreck was tclegraphed IN
savannah and Columbia. Physicians were.
sent down from Columbia to attend the
wounded. and wrecltlng train was SEM
up from Savannah. The passengers of Nh
20 arrived I'm Savannah OH special at .Si
o'clock to-day. The road was clear al 3
O'Clock tonight