Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-22
ACCIDENT TO TROOP
rAssnS0nRTnAis Ruas 11Eo S1l6(ll
CARRYING nrssoUas vozsupz 1nn
-Four Others Ara xajursAA 1esso -
Less ssrseus,y-A sa4sussa n.S.s
s.ssaa orasssa = onAnnraus
Camp Notes. j

S111SAa1lzf8CAs &G2GOWA6 -
GA. May 81~--A Dsassnosr t11n - ~
Chattanooga. Rome and ecusosG0 ~
road, which lisa 0naananoouA q ~
o'clock thu morrinA ran into ne 90
section OF the military train ssav>uDno
the First Missouri vo,un>ssrA ~ -
rived in Chattanooga iass night 500
Rcssville, &C., killing one MA, 0ponro
NJ Walker ana in5sring = auunbe g
others.
1t appears thaA ths passsrsss sraia ~
orders to run through 10 Ressvo1IA ard
the second section Of the miktary tzalx,
with q portion Of tho First Ar1ssourL
which was expected to run throush to
Rossviiie. was delayed at . switch about
milo from Rossviile. on Account u The
congested condition OF the tracks tust b.
yond a wooded curve The eondupsor of
the military train senk back q AaeMan
to warn the passenger trsjn. btR tho
fiagman did not go fur enough, end che
passenger train came around the eurvs
at the rate OF twenty nlles IN hour
The engineer did not see the danger sig-
nal until wicflin a short distance of the
military train. He Reversed his enolno
and pat on the brakes. but ala not have
time to stop his train wth6h crashed
into tho rear OF the military trsssn.
Tho rear car was a palace hosas-oaa q
whish Walker was riding. assd wAs com
pletely demolished. Three Of the horses
were also killed. Next was Q hagyAgs.
car. in which Howard Bxoisau end ~
M. lane. were stationed. Thss eas wss
knI L. x. A..e a. -
were seriously hurt The wseeh Wns
cleared by osolosk and trains vssu ~
sumed.
KILLED AND INJURED.
Following are the kiHed ana inrarsas
GEORGE NJ. WALKER. Company y.
killed
Howard Brolasii. Company %. isft hip
injured; Ed. Larnsbvry, Company A. null
tiple Commissions. not seriously hust, A. N.
Lane. Company NJ. left hip 6isfoeafod. not
seriously injured; r d. Leids1e, Company
III, back spraiaed and log bruised. not
seriously hurt
DIR. @. Baxter. surgeon Of the Southern
railroad. was put In charge Of the wound
cd, and had them taken to 81. Vinc0nts
Infirmary, where all are doing wsll, In
pleasant surroundings.
Engineer Wheeler and Fireman Haaby
Lieutenant-Coionsi Caven to-day. and are
now under guard at the park. They
were afterwatd turned over 10 the civil
authorities. A trial will be held and q
judicial investigation has been ordered.
General Boynton. yohn Jacob Astor and
humber Of other officers were % the
pessenger-train. but none o. them were
hurt.
Several passengers were bruised By be-
ing thrown against she seats. sto., but
not seriously injured.
The First Missouri after the accident
reached the park without fusther Incl
dent. and was assigned 10 lamp and
placed in the Third Corps.
FIFTH MARYLAND IN CAMP.
Other arrivals were tho Fifth Maryland
Infantry. twelve companies. es5 men. as
signed 10 the Third Corps. and the Second
Nebraska, twelve companies, i,091 men.
The formation Of the Third Army Corps
was begun to-day. the Fourtsenth New
York Colonel Erred. d. Grant; Second
New York and First Missouri being as
signed to the First Brigade. The brigade
will be commanded professionally By Colo.
mel Grant. The Second Kansss, which
arrived to-day. will be axsigIad TO the
Second Brigade
Inspector-Generzi T. G. breckenridge
dHu sum dTT1Feu al tHe ptkfk tai3 morn
Ing. General Compton was to-day trans
ferred to the command Of tho Third
Corps. The oommissary department. an
nounces readiness 20 supply all uniforms
and eQuipments.
DIRECTIONS FROM ALGER.
WASHINGTON. May M.--Upos rscoxv-
Ing news or the disaster resulting In the
death of one and the injury OF q number
or soldiers near Chattanooga to-day. Sec.
rotary Alger sent the following telegram
10 Major-General Brooke, commanding al
Washington. ID. c.. May n.--Associatsd
Press reports disaster 20 the First Mis-.
souri, volunteers this morning, near your
camp, reporting death OF one man and
injury OF several others. The Secretary OF
War directs that every care be taken OF
The wounded, and that the dead be buried
with all the honors Of war. and that i'm.
mediate stops be taken to prosecute the
'ailroad responsible for this disaster"