The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-27
AN ENGINEER MET DEATH
$50
And Eight Men Injured in a Rail-
road Wreck.
A FRIGHTFUL COLLISION
Between Two Freights on the Southern Near
Eden, Caused by Misunderstanding
in Regard 10 Meeting Point.

Two freight trains on the Southern
railroad collided yesterday morning at a
point about twenty-seven miles east of
this city at 615 o'clock. AS a result En-
gineer John A. Cheaves, a young man
ofapparentlytw or twenty-three
years of age. is cold in death and eight
others are injured. They are:
JIG. Schwine, of Birmingham, engineer
of the extra freight train-hand facer-
ated, shoulder sprained and body bruised
from jumping. Injuries painful but not
serious.
c. M. Pipkin. of Austell conductor of
The extra train-slightly bruised from
jumping from the train
Joseph Hall, of Birmingham. fiagman
leg and body bruised from jumping.
Charles Strong, colored, brakeman on
No. 45-head cut and body bruised by
jumping.
Fireman Mckee, on the extra train
slightly bruised on forehead and about
body. Injuries received by jumping.
No. 45-slightly bruised about body and
head lacerated.
r. &c. McGrody, of Birmingham, fire.
man on No. 45-slight1y bruised about the
body and hands from jumping.
Jesse Jordan, colored, supposed to be
a tramp-body bruised and cut about the
head.
The trains were an extra freight go
Ing east and regular No. As westward
bound. The collision occurred at the foot
of grade three miles west of Eden and
two miles east of Cook Springs. The
nearest station of any Importance is Pell
City, five miles distant. Both engines
were badly wrecked and ten freight cars
demolished. The cause of the collision
has not been located by the railroad Of
hcials, but 1T is said to have been in the
transmission of orders for meeting
point.
TIM point at which the erainz collided
is ON a curve and at the foot of a srsl5e
The we9-bound regular freight was run
ring as rate of speed estimated to be
Thirty miles anhour, while the extra train
which was just beg.rining to climb the
grade, was moving at "a slower rate. THE
natter was in charge of Engineer j. C.
Schwira and Conductor &c. M, PiplSin. and
.he regular train WAS MANNED by Ertyi-
nser john A. Cheaves and Conductor 7
j. Evans.
1lhe two trains were wi hin a few yards
of each either bsfore the engineers saw
the danger 1t Was Leo late to avid -thA
d42aster and the engines came together
Wiah a TERRIBLE c.ash, WHICH was heard
for miles around. The cars were Din d
upon each other urif1 only a hsap of
broken timbers, wrecked machinery ard
twisted rods were all that remained of Nh.
two trains.
'Wlnsn the crash came The members of
the crews of beth trairls jumped for
their Myes. The only man caught in Che
wreckage was Engineer Chsaves. who
fingered a moment too long before MAX
ing lhe leap. HIS BREAST and hips wtr,
badly bruised and piece of flying timber
struck him on the forehead above the
1aaSe, laying the skull bare and f1a;,. uring
the froli.al bona. Besides This he sus-
tanned internal injuries and his r.gh,, arm
WIS broken nelar the shoulder He lived
several hours after ami dad in terrible
agony.
"a message was hu1ftsdly sent to the
dispaitcher's office in lhas city. and the
wrsekdng train was ordersd cut. A spe-
cial, with DR.. B. G. Copeland. the com-
panyAs surgeon, and several o mrs on
board, left for the wreck et an early
hour. The mccrJlng train for Atlanta hal
left the city before the news war received.
Trat-nla--lter Hayden was on board this
train and le0J Ut ali the SEINE of the acas-
ds1l. The passa.Eiger rain WIS serlt back
to this city and the trip was agsin CON-
tlnued over til. Louisville anil Nashville
road to Clclera, from which POINT it
reached Anrlrtop aIs1 the main lfns, over
a tSparcn of tle Sori.hern.
The passenger train, due from Atlanta
shortly after noon, was compelled to
take the same roundabout route to get
into the city. Dorect travel was resumed
shortly after o'clock and only two
trains were run via Calera
A special passenger train arrived in the
city shortly before 8 O'Clock In the after
noon, having on board the body of the
dead engineer. Jesse Jordan, the injured
negro. was taken to the Hiilman Hospital.
Engineer Schwine and Fireman r. e. Me-
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