The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-06-30
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Fearful Railroad Accident at rupelo, Miaa,
six soldiers Are Mangled, Five Killed
Outright and Another win Die.

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TurEto, Miss, June 3H,- IA most dis.
tressiug accident occurred at this place
at $50 this afternoon, IN which five sol
liers lost their lives and others received
fatal and more or less serious injuries
II was a ~sickening sight 70 see the
poor fellows, horribly manEied and dy-
ing, taken from under the wreckage,
Immediate attention was given them
aud everything done TO relieve tho
wounded by the local physicians, citi-
Gems and theladies, wbowere soon upon
the scene aud administering 10 the sut-
tering,
This afternoon Col, Torrey's regiment
Of Rough Riders from Cheyenne, Wyom-
ing, reached this place via the Kansas
City, Memphis a birmingham railroad,
The FIRST section had stopped to take
water, and had whlstled TO start when
the second section rounded the sharp
curve in the tracks just before the town
is reached and dashed into IL,
In the rearof the FIRST section was the
sleeper Seville, occupied by the regi-
mental staT, including Col rorrey
This car was completely demolished
yet, strangely enough, every inmate
escaped unseathed except the colonel,
who &. injured, though not seriously,
The chief fatalities occurred in a
coach which stood ia the center Of the
first section, which carried Troop q,
from Laramie, Wyoming This coach
was completely telescoped, and the
soldiers were damned and buried be-
meath masses Of timber, broken car
seats and other debris,
On the second section one baggage
car was thrown into the ditch, several
feet deep but on this section few were
hurt and N dangerously.
Prompt and lIcruio Troopers.
Action on the part Of the soldiers
was immediate to save their ]impeuled
comrades, aud with axes and ropes and
buckets of water they worked like de-
mons, tearing away the wreckage to
get at the wounded and dead and
quench the fire which hud started in
the sleeper Seville, which was only a
mass of wreclage covering a steamjng,
kissing engine.
The wounded warc carried into the
negro cabins along the track, but later
were removed TO o vacant building in
the town, Towupeople have lent their
best efforts toward providing for the
needs of the wounded and securing
proper medical attention.
The two sections contained Troops A,
c, r, L, G and NJ, forming q part Of a
regiment being transported TO Jackson.
willie, Fla, II Is the Second United
States Volunteer Cavalry, and was
raised by Col Turrey, It's commander,
from the Rocky Mountain region, In,
GLIDING the States Of Wyoming, Colora,
do, Idaho, Nevada and Utah.
The cause of the accident probably
lies with the engineer Of the second
section, who was running too fast and
near the FIRST section. The c]ngineers
name is Rawls, and he has disappeared
The soldiers have threatened 20 lynch
him IL found,
A popularity Of the accident is that
not a horse was injured, although sew
eral of the stock cars were badly
smashed.
Col Tprroy's Luck aud Nerve.
Col Torrey says; Tell the boys III
ride with them yet
He was In the stateroom Of the 'sSc
Vile" sleeping car, which was separ
ated from the engine Of the second SEQ
ton by 70 short caboose. His ear wa,
carried 500 yards. When the trair
stopped he found himself on the outside
and beneath the wreckuge, and uI
though his feet were badly bruised
clambcrcd up the embausmgut. Ills
other injuries are several bruises about
the head, none internally, Although
placed In bed, Col, Torrey immcdiutcly
began directing the clearing Of tn,
wreclagc.
All the wounded have been carried
To q vacant atororODm in town. wher,
they are receiving all possible utten
ton.
Engineer Ruwls, It was developed
later tonight, was severely injured IL
the wreck, and dta not dee from thp
consequences Of his act. He was seer
relative to it, but was unable To tall
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