The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-25
Ihirty-Four Are Killed in Washout on the
Southern Railway Near Nc
Donough, Ga,
Seven Are Killed in Smash-Up at De Pere,
Wis, on the Chicago & North
western Railway.


train on the Macon branch Of the
Southern railway ran into washout
one and a half miles north of McDon-
ough, Ca, last night and was complete
ly wrecked. The wreck caught fire and
the entire train, with the exception of
the sleeper. was destroyed Every per-
son on the train. except the occupants
of the Pullman car, persisted Not a
member of the train crew escaped. Thir-
ty-five people in all were killed Follow
ing is list of the dead:
]. H. HUNNICUTT, conductor. Atlanta
J. b WOOD, conductor Atlanta.
j H HUNNICUTT, conductor Atlanta.
J. T. SULLIVAN. engineer.
w. w. BENNETT, baggagemaster.
T. e. MADDOX, cotton buyer.
w. ]. PATE, Atlanta; twelve-year-old
son of w. J. Pate, Atlanta
II. RI. GRESHAM, Pullman conductor.
GEORGE w. FLOURNOY, Atlanta.
D. o. HIGHTOWER, Stockbridge, Ga
w. w PARK, Macon, Ca
ELDER HENSON, traveungman, sup
posed to have been Florida.
]. R. FLORIDA, bridgeman, Stockbridge.
D. Y. GRIFFITH, supervisor.
]. H. RHODES, tagman.
JOHN BRANTLEY. white, fireman.
WILL GREEN, extra fireman.
w. L. MORRISETT, pump repairer.
w. r. LAWRENCE, foreman extra
gang.
ED BYRD coiored, fireman, Atlanta
ROBERT SPrEER, train porter.
Four bodies unidentified.
Eight negro section hands.
The following passengers were rescued
without serious injury:
Jesse L. Rohr, Baltimore.
Walter Pope, Atlanta.
Miss Mary B. Merritt Boston, MasA
Miss Clara Alden, Boston, Mass.
j. c. Finn, Atlanta.
s. Schryner, Chattanooga, Tenn.
E. T. Mack, Chattanooga, Tenn.
J. j. Quinlan, fiagman.
T. c. Carter Pullman porter.
Handy Tomlnson.
The train left Macon at 7:1O, and was
duo in Atlanta at Gas last night Nc
Donough was reached on time. At this
point connection is made for Columbus,
Ga, and here every night the Columbus
train is coupled on and hauled through to
Atlanta. Last night, however, for the
first time in many months, the Columbus
train was reported two hours late on ac-
count of q washOut on that branch, and
the Macon train started. on to Atlanta
WllHOul us NOluHlDub tOlliiCIAAOA-
Tremendous rains Of daily occurrence
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
Ocmulgee, was over It's banks, and It's
waters had spread to all the low lands
through which It runs About mile and
a half north of McDonough the creek
comes somewhat near the Southerns
tracks, and running alongside It for dis
lance, finally passes away under the road
by a heavy stone culvert. A cloudburst
broke over that section OF the country
about o'clock last night and, presum-
ably shortly after dark, washed out a
section of the track nearly a hundred
feet in length Into this the train plung-
ed. The storm was stu raging and all
the car windows were closed. The pas
sengers, secure as they thought, and
sheltered comfortably from the Indictment
weather, went to death without an in
stant's warning.
The train, consisting Of a baggage car,
second class coach, frst-class coach and
a Pullman sleeper, was knocked into
kindIing wood by the fall The wreck
Caught IRE q ltW minutes e1A 'SL b4AN Ae~i-s
and all the coaches were burned except
the Pullman car.
Every person on the train, except the
occupants OF the Pullman car, persisted
In the disaster. Flames were already
seen coming from that part OF the wreck
age not reached by the water Human
bodies hoated out from the mass and
were carried down stream by the swift
current; and flashes Of lightning added
to the steady glow of the burning train
and lit up the scene with fearful. distinct
ness.
FIagman Quinlan, who was one Of the
first to get out, al once started for the
nearest Geographic station. Making his
way as rapidly as possible in face Of the
binding storm, he stumbled into the Of
flee at McDonough, and, after telling the
night operator Of the wreck, fell fainting
to the moor. Word was quickly sent 20
both Atlanta and Macon, but no assist
auce was TO be had, except in 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 70 render
assistance but little could be done by the
rescuers, as the fire kept them at
distance. At daylight the bodies that had
fioated from the gorge were gathered up.
AS the dead were found, they were re-
moved to McDonough
The only means OF identincAtiOn IN the
majority of cases were letters and papers
in the pockets of the victims in the catas=
trophe.
The bodies were prepared for burial as
rapidly as possible. Some may be buried
at McDonough. Others will be sent 70
their homes as fast as their proper ad-
dresses can be ascertalned.
Besides the regular crew OF the train,
several conductors and other employees
were en- route to Atlanta TO spend Sun
day. All were killed. Conductor w. A.
Barclay was in charge Of the train.
A section boss with a gang OF eight
negroes occupied seats in the second-class
coach They were on their way to re-
pair a washout on the Georgia Midland
&, Gulf road. Not one escaped when tina
car went down.
A train bringing some of the dead from
the wreck arrived in Atlanta tonight. The
bodies on board were those Of Engineer
Sullivan, who went down with his engine;
Conductor Barclay conductor in charge;
w. H. Greene, colored, fireman, and ]. II.
Hunnicutt a conductor on a branch line.
who was on his way to Atlanta 10 spend