The age-herald., 1900-06-25
THlRTY-FIVE DEAD
 BODIES RECOVERED
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 Looked Wide as the M ss ssppi
 When asked how wide the washout was, MT. Rohr said
 II cant tell you accurately; to me it seemed the width of the Mississippi river and the roar of the flames and water was something calculated to unstring any man"
 MT. w. w Iparks ,one of the killed re- gently moved from Macon to Atlanta. He is the southern agent for a baking pow der company of Richmond Va, and was returning to Atlanta after a short trip. Among the passengers were several con ductors and trainmen coming to Atlanta to spend their day of rest. Among them was Flagman J. J. Quinlan. Most of the railroad employees were in the forward car, but Quinlan, for some unknown reason, was in the Pullman. His work is praised to the utmost by the few survivors who came into Atlanta tonight. It being feared the roadbed for some distance on the Macon side of the wreck was washed and that oth- CT washouts might occur, caused wrecking trains to be sent from Atlanta, the latter city being also much nearer.
 The Atlanta and West Point had two washouts yesterday, but close patrolling of the track and quick work by the section
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 The Central of Georgia also sustained washout in South Georgia Friday, but it, too, did not cause any damage.
 It is many years since the railroads have had to contend with such a stress of weather. Rain has fallen every day this month, and each days precipitation seemed to be greater than that of the twenty-four hours preceding it. All tracks have been patrolled with great care, double forces in some instances being put on for this work Engineers on runs through country affect ed by heavy rains were given instructions to run carefully and be on their guard Owing to these precautions trains have been operated with but slight delays.
 Other Passengers Lucky
 The passengers on the Columbus train, WHICH LUCKILY illlSStd COHHeCtlOi last iliSHt at McDonough, arrived in Atlanta early this evening. The train left Columbus at 5:3O yesterday afternoon. When they reach- ed Lucia they were told that they would have to remain there for the night, as there was a washout between them and McDonough. This morning the train was backed to. connecting line and run over to Griffin where it took the tracks of an- other road coming into Atlanta.
 One of the passengers said that nearly everybody on board spent the night be- moaning the fate which kept them from making the McDonough connection for At lanta.
 Superintendent Jones Talks
 Superintendent A. Gordon Jones, super intendent of the Southern Railway, said of the wreck:
 "It can only be explained one of the inscrutabe acts of God. H seems that it was the result of a terrific rainstorm or cloudburst, something similar to that which caused the Johnstown flood.
 'The accident occurred at a deep. narrow creek, which had become suddenly and so completely filled that the vol,sIIe of water carried such weight to wash out the masonry of stone and brick from un- der the trestle which spanned the stream. MT Griffith, supervisor of tracks, was on the engine of the wrecked train, and if there had been a break fin the track he or the engineer or the fireman would have seen it. The masonry supporting the track must have been washed out. leaving the track itself intact, so that the men, being unconscious of anything amiss, allowed ain tn in on he nnSnnpOrtpd track which resulted in the fataF crash.
 "As soon as he could extricate himself,