The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22
VOLUNTEERS
 IN 4 WRECK Passenger Train Runs
 Into Soldiers. PALACE HORSE CAR SMASHED. ONE PRIVATE KILLED AND
 FOUR INJURED. Third Section of a Military Train Run Down Owing to Probable
 Carelessness of Rail
 road Men.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CH1CKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK Ga, May 21.-A passenger train on the Chattanooga, Rome and Southern Railroad, which left Chattanooga al 8:30 o'clock this morning, ran into the third section of the military train car rying the First Missouri Volunteers who arrived in Chattanooga last night near Rossville, Ga, killing Private George M. Walker, Company D, and painfully injuring A. Maynard Lane, Company M; Howard Brolaski, Com pany D, and slightly injuring several other occupants of both trains. It ap- pears that the passenger train had or ders to run through to Rossville, and the second section of the military train with a portion of the First Missouri, which was expected to run through to Rossville, was delayed at a switch a mile from Rossville on account of the congested condition of the tracks, just beyond the wooded curve.
 The conductor of the military train sent back flagman to warn the pas senger train, but the flagman did not go far enough, and the passenger train came around the curve at the rate of about twenty miles an hour. The en- gineer did not see the danger signal until within a short distance of the military train. He reversed his engine and put on brakes, but did not have time to stop his train, which crashed into the rear of the military train. The rear car was a palace horse car, in which Walker was riding, and was completely demolished. Three of the horses were also killed.
 Next was a baggage car in which Brolash and Lane were stationed. This car was badly torn up, but none of the occupants were seriously hurt. The wreck was cleared by l o'clock and trains were resumed.
 Following are the killed and in- jured: George M Walker, Company D, killed; Howard Brolask, Company D, left hip injured; Edward Tarans- bury, Company A, multiple contusions, not serious; A. M. Lane, Company M. left hip dislocated, not serious; R. D. Leida, Company H, back sprained and leg bruised, not serious.
 Dr. G. A. Baxter, surgeon Of the Southern railway, was put in charge of the wounded and had them taken to St. Vincent's Infirmary of the Catholic Sisters of Charity, where all were placed in pleasant surroundings.
 Engineer Wheeler and Fireman Han Dy or the passenger LTdln were arrest ed by Lieutenant-Colonel Covends and taken under guard to the park They were afterward turned over to the civil authorities.
 A trial will be held and judicial in- vestigation ordered.
 General Boynton, John Jacob Astor and number of other officers were on the passenger train, but none of them were hurt. Several passengers were bruised by being thrown against the stumps, etc, but none were seriously injured. The First Missouri after the accident reached the park without further incident and was assigned to camp and placed in the Third Corps
 Other arrivals were the Fifth Mary land Infantry, twelve companies, 986 men, Colonel l.. Dorcey Cole (assigned to Third Corps); and the Second Ne braska, twelve companies, 1091 men, Colonel J. c. Bills.