The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
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1850 o0AS
rain on the Macon branch of the
Southern Railway ran into 'wash-out
one and a half miles north Of Nc
.Donough Saturday night and was COM
,letely wrecked. The wreck caught
ire and the entire train, with the ex-
ception of the sleeper, was destroyed.
Every person on the train except the
occupants of the Pullman car persisted.
Not a member of the train crew es-
.aped. T%hirty-five people in
All We're Killed.
Tremendous rains, of daily occur
,ence for the past two weeks, have
swollen all streams in this part of the
South, and several washouts have been
reported on the different roads.
Camps creek, which runs into the
0cmulgee, was over it's banks and it's
waters had spread to all the low lands
through which it runs. About a mile
and a half north of McDonough the
creek comes somewhat near the South
ernie tracks,, and running alongside 1t
cor some distance, finally passes away
Under the road by a heavy stone cul-
vert. N
A Cloudburst =.
broke owe that section of the country
about 6 o'clock Saturday night, and
presumably shortly after dark washed
but q section of the track nearly a
hundred feet in length. Into this the
rain. plunged. The storm was still
raging and all the car windows were
closed. The passengers, secure, as
hey thought. and sheltered comforta-
oily from the incement weather, went
to death without an instant's warn
ing. Every person on II train ex-
sept the occupants of the Pullman car
oerished
In the Disaster.
There was no escape as the heavy
Pullman car weighted down the 9th
srs and the few alive in the sleeper
were unable to render assistance to
their fellow passengers. For a brief
lime there was silence. Then the oc-
supants of the Pullman car recovered
from. the bewilderment, and after hard
work, managed to get out Of their car
and found themselves on the track in
the pouring rain. The extent of the
CdldSLIOp1C WdS AuAShlt NppAANAIs
Flames Were Already Seen
coming from that part of the wreckage
aot reached by the water. AS the
wreck began to go to pieces under the
destructive work of both flames and
iood, human bodies fioated out from
The mass and were carried down
stream by the swift current. Flagman
Quinlan, who was n of the first to
get out, at once started for the near
kst telegraph station. Word was
quickly sent to both Atlanta and Ma
son, but no assistance could be had
from the latter city as the
Interrupted Track
prevented the arrival of any train
from Macon. Nearly the entire male
population Of McDonough went to the
scene to render assistance, but little
could be done by the rescuers, as the
are kept them. at a distance. A wreck
train was started out from Atlanta to
the scene, but nothing could be done
have to gather up the bodies. AS the
lead were found they were removed
% McDonough. Some OF the bodies
Were Terribly Maneled
and burned. The only means Of iden-
kification in the majority Of cases were
.etters and papers in the pockets Of the
victims. The bodies were prepared
for burial as rapidly as possible. Some
may be buried at McDonough. Others
will be sent to their homes as fast as
:heir proper addresses car be ascer-
aimed. Only three women were on
he train. Two escaped. It is pre-
sumed that the other persisted, but
The body has not been found.