The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22
MILITARY TRAIN WRECKED.
ONE VOLUNTEER KILLED AND
THREE INJURED.


Scene of the Wreck Is Near Chicka-
mauga Pnrk-Accident "A Rear-End
COlIisiOn-FIaGmnn Failed to Co
Back Far Enough 10 stop the Train
That Was FOIIOwing-The En-
ginecr and Fireman Arrested.
Chlckamauga National Park. May A-A
passenger train on the Chattanooga, Roms
and Southern Railroad, which left Chat
tanooga at $40 o'clock this morning, ram
into the third section of the military train
conveying The First Missouri volunteers.
who arrived in Chattanooga last night,
near Rossville, Ga. killing one man and
injuring a number of others
1t apepars that the passenger train had
orders to run through 10 Rossvire, and
the second section of the military train, .
with portion of the First Missouri RegI-
ment, which was expected to run through
to Rossville. was delayed at a switch
about a mile from Rossvile on account OF
the congested condition of the tracks jusc
beyond wooded curve
The conductor of the military train sene
back fagman to warn the passenger
train, but the hagman did not go fan
enough and the passenger train came
around the curve at the rate of twenty
miles an hour.
The engineer did not see the danger slg@
nal until within a short distance Of tha
military train. He reversed his engine
and put on the brakes, but did not have
time 10 stop his train, which crashed into
the rear of the military train.
The rear car was palace horse car i'm
which Walker was riding and was com-
pletely demolished. Three of the horses
We're also killed.
Next was a baggage car in which Bro-
lasd and Lane were stationed. This cau
was badly torn up. but none of the occu-
pants We're seriously hurt The wreck
was cleared by 1 o'clock and then tha
trains were resumed. Following are tho
killed and injnred
GEORGE M WALKER, Company Ds
killed
HOWARD BRoLAsKI, Company Ds
left hip injured.
A. M. LANE, Company M. left hip dis
located, not seriously
r. d. LEIDLE, Company II, back
spralned and leg bruised, not seriously.
DIR. George A. Baxter surgeon Of tho
railway. was out in charge OF the wound
ed, and had them taken TO st. Yincenrs
| lnfrmary Of the Catholic Sisters OF Char
ity where all are doing well in pleasant
surroundings
Engineer Wheeler and Fireman Handy
of the passenger train were arrested BY
Lieut.. Col. Cavendas and taken under
guard to the park. They were afterward
turned over to the civil authorities. = trial
will be held tomorrow and judicial in-
vestigatlon ordered.
Gen. Boynton, John Jacob Astor and q
number of other officers were on the pas
senger train. but no one was hurt.
Several passengers were bruised by be-
ing thrown against the stumps. etc., bus
none seriously injured
The First Missouri after the accident.
reached the park without further incl
dent and was assigned to camp and placed
in the Third Corps.
Other arrivals were the Fifth Maryland
Infantry, twelve companies, 1891 men.
The formation of the Third Army Corps
was begun to-day, the Fourteenth New
York, Col +. y. Grant; the Second New
York and the First Missouri being as
signed to the First Brigade. The brigade
will be commanded Professionally by Coz.
Grant.
The Second Kansas, which arrived to-.
day. win be assigned to the Second Bril-
gade
Inspector General J. c. Breckenridge and
staff arrived at the park this morning.
Gen. Compton was to-day transferred to
command of the Third Corps.
The commissary department announces
It's readiness to supply all uniforms ana
equipments.