The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-28

line OF the Louisville & Nashville road.
reaching the mining towns in the dis
trlct
The bridge was built only four years
ago and was regarded as very safe
structure, The main span and the
span Just beyond IL, both made of iron,
gave way and precipitated the entire
train into the river The engine land
ed on its side almost at right angles
with the track. The cars piled upon
each other through the main span. The
wreck took fire soon afterwards and
was rapidly burned to the waters
edge. Nine persons alone escaped alive
from all who went down. and several
Of them viii probably die The first
news Of the wreck was brought tn
Hargrove. telegraph station, four
miles from the Cabaha river, by a
farmer, who said that while passing
near the place he heard u crash. Co
ing nearer he saw the two spans Of the
bridge broken out. He then discover
ed the burning wreck in the shallow
water below. He could hear the
groans OF the wounded and dying. but
without waiting to see further he rode
horseback to HargroVe as rapidly as
ed to Birmingham and BloCkton for re-
lief
Meanwhile few country people
gathered at the scene To render what
aid they could, but IL was too late To do
much. Nine people had gotten out and
the rest had been burned up in the
wreckage. When the relief train from
Birmingham arrived there was little
need for the army of physicians that
had gone along. The wounded were
quickly attended 10 and then sent to
BlOckton for further attention. The
work OF taking out the dead was en-
tered upon. Nothing was left of the
wreekage but the smouldering remains
which had burned 10 the waters edge.
Charred corpses were packed in he
tween the iron framework where the
seats had been.
Most of the bodies had been burned
beyond recognition. Some had their
heads burned OF and Of others nothing
was left but the mere skeleton. As
rapidly as possible the remains We're
taken out and laid in row on the
river bank. Al 4 o'clock 20 bodies had
been found and no more were in sight.
| 1t is possible. however, that there are
others under the wreckage and also
that some may be hidden by the water.
OF the survivors sam Spencer was
| the only one Of the train crew who es-
capped alive. He was the colored fire.
man. He jumped from the engine while
as vi "i'n n,.,i '' -, -, 80 ~,
engine fell. His only injury was a
| broken arm. He left the scene for
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saved the unknown woman ana three
children, who were likewise pinned
down and appealing piteously for help
but by the time they had rescued those
| Ave persons. the heat had become 50
intense that they were compelled "a
desist In their work.
| II Is thought that fully three-fourths
of the dead were killed outright In the
crash. while the other five were pini-
oned down and cremated. Gardner
and R,yson were both badly hurt
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