The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-10
DEATH IN A COLLISION.
FIREMAN KILLED AND OTHERS IN
JURED IN A PASSENGER WRECK.

Accident Occurred at HardeeviIIe, s.
C.-SOuthern Railway Train No. sc
Ran Into Plant System Train No.
23-FauIt Is Ascribed to the South
ern's Engineer for Not Seeing the
Headlight of the other Engine.
List of Those Who Were Hurt-No
Passengers Were Injured-Damage
to the Equipment Not as Great as
Might Have Been Expected.
John Jackson, colored fireman, was
killed and several people were injured in
a collision early yesterday morning at
Vaudeville, S. c. Southern Railway train
No. IS. northbound, ran into Plant Sys-
TEN train, No. %, southbound, as the lat
ter was backing upon siding.
General Superintendent w. B. Denham
of the Plant System went to the scene of
the accident and remained until after the
wreck had been cleared away He attrib-
utes the fault to the engineer Of the South
ern train. At Hardeeville, there are two
miles of straight track, and Superintend-
ent Denham said the engineer should
have been able to see the headlight OF the
Plant engine
Hardeeville, thirty miles from Savan-
nah, is not the usual meeting place of the
two trains. The Southern train leaves here
at 1905 a. m, and the Plant System train
is, due to arrive at $50 a. m. The station
Just beyond Hardeeville is that where the
/ trains ordinarily pass, but orders were re-
csived by the Plant System train at Yem-
assoc and by the Southern train at Sa-
Vannah to meet at Hardeeville
In pursuance of these orders, the Plant
System crew was backing No. % on the
siding. They were not quite quick enough,
though. Several cars were already on the
siding, and connection had to be made
with them so that they could be pushed
farther up the track to enable the passen-
ger train, to find room on the turnout.
Flagman ]. S. Browning of Charleston,
on No. p. was hurt while making this
| coupling. Just as he was connecting the
cars the crash came, and he was severely
| bruised about the leg and face.
The body of jackson, the Southern fire.
man, was found in the wreck between the
engine and tender some time after the
clearing force began work. Il was badly
crushed, and his death must have come al
collision. The other injured were members
of the train crews or mail clerks or ex-
press messengers not a passenger, it was
reported, having been injured on either
train.
Besides Jackson and Flagman Browning,
the injured were: Mail Clerks c. T. Plane
E. NJ. Kearney and c. r. Watterson of
Charleston Mail Clerk A. c. Stanley of
Jacksonville, who was on the Southern
train, and Mail Clerk c. o. Linford of
Jacksonville, also Of the Southern train.
Plane had a rib broken, Kearney had a
foot mashed and was bruised about the
head, and Watterson had his arms, head
and shoulders bruised. These three were
taken to Charleston for treatment. Stanley
was injured about the head while Lind
fords hurts were but slight. They were
both taken to Jacksonville. Flagman
Browning was taken to the Plant System
Hospital at Waycross.
Superintendent Denham said the equip
ment of the two trains was not greatly
damaged. Fortunately. he says, none of
the cars were telescoped. When they
take flight through the air, riding upon
the tops of other cars, the damage is likely
to be serious, but not a coach or a sleeper
had bolt started by the shock. Many
passengers were not even disturbed by the
shock.
The engines went together head-on. Both
were battered, but they are by no means
| irretrievable losses, and a term in the re-
| pair shops will put them in running order
again The tenders were worse damaged
| than the engines, particularly that of the
/ Plant System. The platforms of the mall
cars were also broken up. These cars had
! to Withstand the brunt of the shock, and
| it was on this account, as is SO often the
| case, that the mail clerks Jared so badly
A light express car belonging to the
| Pennsylvania Railroad was in train 80,
I
| etables. 1t was smashed to pieces, and
the vegetables were scattered far and
wide.
All was in confusion after the collision.
Judgment and GOODNESS were shown as
though in caring for the injured. Mrs.
I Evans and her daughters of Vaudeville,
assisted in the work, and won the highest
| expressions of esteem and praise for their
kindly ministrations. From their home
near by, they secured stimulants, and
| these served excellently to alleviate pain
News of the wreck was at once wired
to Savannah. Superintendent of Trans
portation w. J. Haylow left for the scene
with a wrecking crew soon as a force
could be gathered together. DR.. King
Wylly, the Plant System surgeon. was
! also notified, and he and three or four
other Savannah physicians left for the
scene with Mr.. Haylow. Later Supt.
| Denham also went over. From the
| Charleston end Of the line, Maj. Gadsden,
| division superintendent, was on hand,
and the officials directed the clearing
away of the wreck to such good advan-
| tage, that by o'clock the track was open
and trains could pass.
Some passengers seem to believe that
the Plant System crew was responsible
for the accident, holding that they should
| have put their train on the siding from
| the other end. Instead, the train ran Il
/ CT hal NO
the intention of the crew, which was al
most carried out successfully to back upon
the track.
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