Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-21
THREE KILLED, MANY WOUNDED
WHICH CAME BEHIND AT FEARFUL SPEED
Beside the Men, All Horses Were Killed
Three Cars Wrccked-Burial OF
the Dead Soldiers.

Chattanooga, Tenn. May H.-One
man is dead and two fatally injured
as The result of a wreck this morning
on the Chattanooga. Rome & Southern
railway, between Chattanooga and the
volunteer camp at Chlclkamauga. The
dead and injured all belonged TO the
First regiment, Missouri Volunteer in
fantry. The list of fatalities Isl
George Walker, artificer, company
D. dead.
Alfred NJ. Lains. private. both legs
broken; will die
Harvard Barlasltl. private, leg
broken. internally injured; will die.
e, II. Richards, first lieutenant,
company II. badly cut about arms and
shoulders.
There were many others badly but
not fatally injured.
The train on which the most damage
was done was carrying the First Mis-
souri, from Chattanooga to the park.
The last car of this train was loaded
with horses Of the officers. The mill
tary train was standing on the Chat
tanooga Rome 4 Southern track just
:
about a half mile from Rossville. 1t
was crashed into by the regular south
bound morning Chattanooga, Rome &
SGuthern passenger train.
It is said that there was no ilagman
on the military train.
The shock was very severe, The To-
connective Of the regular train was
damned into the horse car, and this
car completely wrecked the baggage
car. which was the next one FORWARD.
The man who was killed and those
badly injured wore all on the horse
car Everything was done to stop the
passenger train when the other was
seen, but II was going at great speed.
his post to the last and escaped with
only MANNED ankle. He and his fire.
man were at once arrested and placed
under squad of soldiers. They ale
censured by the soldiers for running
so rapidly with a special ahead of
them.
All the horses of the officers, valu-
able animals were killed. The for
ward coaches Of the military train
were badly shaken, but no injury was
done any one in them.
The damage would have been much
greater had the train not been made up
in exactly the reverse of the usual or
der
II It had gone out in regular order
the sleepers would have been behind
and the officers occupying them would
have been killed Instead of the horses.
The wounded, about IL in number.
were taken at once In charge by Sur
Eeon Wills of the First battalion of
the regiment. Col. Edward Baldorf,
commanding the regiment, is doing
everything possible for the sufferers.
Lieut. John Jacob Actor, of New York.
MS well as number of others, We're on
the regular train. but Were not injured.
In addition to the list Of injured given
above, the following were badly
wounded;
X. u. Feidell, private,bg cut about
body.
Private Ed Lavinsburg, three ribs
broken.
VIM Moffatt. Chattanooga Times re-
porter. badly injured about the body
The names of number OF other
wounded cannot yet be secured.
Jack McCade, section hand, was
killed by passing military train just
n few minutes before the casualty to
the first Missouri train.
GEN. ALGER'S ORDER.
Washington, May 2l.--Upon receiving
news of the disaster resulting In the
death of and injury to number of the
Missouri volunteers near Chattanooga
today Secretary Alger sent the follow
ing telegram TO Major Gen. Brooke
commanding at Chattanooga:
Washington. May 21.-The Associated
Press reports disaster to First Missouri
volunteers this morning near YOU
camp, reporting death of five men anC
injury Of several others. The secretary
of war directs that every care be takeI
of the wounded and that the dead b'
buried with all the honors of war anC
immediate steps taken to prosecute
the railroad responsible for the dis
aster.
No advices concerning the acciden
have yet reached the department.
FLOWER OF ST. LOUIS MEN.
st. Louis. Mo-. May 81 The Firs
Missouri volunteer infantry, who's
train was wrecked near Chattanoog
today, IS composed of the lower o
st. Louis young men, who to the mum
Der Of 1850 responded to the call o
President Mckinley for volunteers
Thursday evening the regiment unde
the command of Col. Edwin Baldor
left jefferson barracks, near this city
over the Illinois Central railroad i
three sections for Chckamauga.