New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-02
TWO TRAINS WRECKED.
CRUEI. WORK OF OUTLAWS IN GEORGIA
~-.,,,rrr MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL SERIOUSLY IN
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND FREIGHT TRAIN

~-,Ii,rt, MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL SERIOUSLY IN
u-pr1,- PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAIN
ROTH co OFF A TREsTIE.
Atlanta. Ca March IA Constitution repof''
who returned tonight from the scene OF the 'o"
ern Railway wreck below MACON. says 'ha' 'n''o -
strong circ,,mstantial evidence against three me"
a,.ad NJ removing the rail. but no arrests nave
paa,, made Tho dead are Robert Mercer fireman.
- Macon: r W Wippler baSgage-master' Oh ""0o"
MIN Reddish fireman, who died to-day from sca'''
received last night. 49,,
The wreck occurred at stone creek "oS"e' ''
,.sL.,au, Macon about : o'clock. The passenger
train which left Atlanta at 4lO yesterday ai'eiioo
for jacksonville was the first TO strike the "este
7. ran 200 feet on the trcstle before It fell over mo
the stream below. Ten minutes later ana pe'o'e
the fre;gh; could be signaed 1t came on ran Ioi
some distance the trestle and plunged cow" i"'o
the river The freight locomotive was not d car
,engtn from, the rear Pullman on the passenger
train.
NJ = Oqhurn \ passenger Of Cincinnati, was
soriouslv injured Miss Salie Shaw OF Reds Ga,
was painfully hurt about the face. MISS Minnie
Williams of Billiards.. Ga, had her side badIy
bruised and shoulder dsiocated. Il. i. Duhheli'
conductor on the Pullman car. was injured oy De'ls
thrown AGAINST a seat He is seriously hurt T. A.
Joyncr engineer Of Macon. was bruised ABOUT 'h'
body. Engineer Joyner. OF the passenger train ana
his fireman Reddish, dl not discover the rail- hai
baen removed until the engine Jumped the track.
The engine plunged forward on the restle ana broke
through falling TO the bed Of the creek
The freight train left Macon ten minutes behind
the passenger.
The widest excitement prevailed at the scene Oh
the wreck for two hours The uninJured quickly be-
gan the work Of rescue but two of the crew had
been Instantly killed. Others were picked up dah-
gerouslv hurt The railroad officials sent news OF
the wreck to Macon, and crew OF surgeons ana
officials left there shortly afterward for the scene
Several detectives were on board and others Went
from Atlanta with a wrccking tram AZ rnIuhiEilt.
That the wreck the work OF tram ronpeIS
seems certain. The rail removed from the Iei =
hand track going down. Mercer. fireman on inc
pa ssenger train. c)ang at the time ana r-hsl-
neer Joyner could not see the track conductor
Joyner of the ia Ssenger train sent BACK one gu MS
trainIneu with lantern to stop the freight Dut II
vas too late Engineer Green. or the tr"lth' -" 'n
trainmans lantern and attempted Il bring MS tail
10 a stop but II plunged into the broken space Oh
the tracks. ,.o, l., ,,,o
Wppler the baggage master, was drowned IN t"9 .
foot ~ water in his The baggage-car tuinbI"i
into the creek. and Wipplers body was PihIoH'd
down In the water =, , .,,h,,
ono mile OF a similar wreck one year ago, ana 10
nd Reeds company who Were in last years wreck.
we're also in last nights accident lie ana inempers
~ his company have suits pending against the road
now for s4OV" damages None OF the ac'o'S WIZ
seriously hurt last night.