The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-06-26

Atlanta, Ga, June PA passenger train
! on the Macon branch Of :he Southern
! Railway ran into a wlshout one and a
calf miles north OF McDonOugh. Ga. last
night and was completely wrecked The
wreck caught fire and the entire train,
with the exception of the sleeper. was de-
stroyed. Every person on the train. ex-
cept the occupants OF the Pullman car,
perished. Not member of the train
crew escaped. Thirty-five people in all
were killed. Following is a list of the
dead
WILLIAM A BARCLAY. conductor. Atlanta
J. E. WOOD conductor. Atlanta
). II. HUNNICUTT conductor. Atlanta.
J. T. SULLIVAN. engineer. Atlanta
W, W. BENNETT. baggage master. Atlanta
T F. MADDOX, cotton buyer. Atlanta.
w. ]. PATE. Atlanta.
Twelye-yssr-old son OF W. j. Pate Atlanta
H. R. GRESHAM, Pullman conductor.
GEORGE W FLOURNOY. Atlanta
D. C HIGHTOwER. stockbridEe. Ca.
W W. IPARK, Macon. Ga
ELDER NELSON. travelling man. supposed u
have been from Florida
J. R. FLORIDA. Nashville. Tenn.
". o. ELLIS. bridgenan. stockbridge.
D. Y GRIFFITH. supervisor.
J. H. RHODES. fasman.
JOHN BPAyTLEY white fireman.
WILL GsEBN. extra fireman.
". Il. MORRISET. pump reparer.
". II. LAWRENCE, foreman extra gans.
ED BYRD. colored. fireman. Atlanta
ROBERT SPENCER train porter.
-Four bodies yet unidentified.
Eight negro section hands.
The following passengers were rescued
without serious injury: Jesse I. Rchr,
Baltimore; Walter Pope. Atlanta: Miss
Mary Morrltt. Boston. Mass: Miss Clara
Alden. Boston; J. c. Finn, Atlanta; f.
Schriner. Chattanooga; E. T. Mack, Chat
tanooga; ]. J. Quinlan, 1agman; T. c.
Carter. Pullman porter; Handy Tomlin-
son.
Run from Macon TO ihe Fatal spot.
The train left Macon at 40 and was due
in Atlanta at 9:45 last night. McDOnougA
vas reached on time. At this point con-
ItLNlDai - ttcstAI AOa NbluHlbuNs Nid.s anu
here every night the Columbus train is
coupled on and hauled through to At
lanta. Last night, however, for the first
time in many months the Columbus tram
was reported two hours late on account
Of washout on that branch, and the
Macon train started on to Atlanta without
its Columbus connection.
Tremendous rains of daily occurrence for
the past few 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 Ocmulgee, was over its
banks. and It's waters had spread 10 all
the lowlands through which IL runs
About a mile and a half north OF Nc
Donough the creek comes somewhat near
the Southernis tracks, and running along
side It for some dist. zee. finally passes
away under the road by a heavy stone
cuiyert. A c!oudbUrst broke over that
section OF the country about o'clock last
night, and presumably shortly after dark
washed out a section OF the track. nearly
100 feet in length Into this this swiftly
moving train plunged There was no note
Of warning. The storm was stin raging.
and all the car windows were closed.
Unable 20 save Any Lives.
The train, consisting OF a baggage car.
secoud-class coach. frst-cIass coach, and
a Pullman sleeper. was knocked into
kindHng wood by the fall. The wreck
caught fire a few minutes after ths fan.
and all the coaches were burned ekcep.
the Pullman car. Every person Ga .he
train, except the occupants OF the Pull
man car. perished IN the disaster There
was no escape. as the heavy Pullman
car weighted down the others. and those
IN the sleeper were unable 20 render as
sigtance 70 their fellOW-passengeFs
For a bdef time there was silence Then
the occupants of the Pullman recovered
from their beW'lisTment. AMI after hard
work. managed 10 get out of thelr car
and found Themselves on the track !n the
pouring rain The extent OF the cafastrO-
phe was Immediately apparent. Flames
were already seen coming from that part
OF the wreckage not covered b. the water.
AS the wreck began 10 go 20 pieces Under
the destructive work Of both rFe and
food human bodies Ecsted 5gt from the
mass an we're carried down stream by
the swi' trent The storm did not
aba.e IN . Flashes % lightning added
70 the sts1s| glow Of the burning train
and III ~ tbs scene with fearful distinct
mss fiagman. Quinldn. Wn0 was ono
Of the first 20 get out. al once started for
he nearest telegraph station Making his
way as rapidly as possible In the face ot
The binding storm. he stumbled Into the
once at McDonough. and after telling the
night operator OF the wreck. fell faiGting
70 the floor Word was quickly sent to
CONTINUED on FOURTH PAGk