The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-26
ACCOUNT OF THE DISASTER.
Not Member of Train Crew Es-
capped.


ATLANTA, GA, June PA passenger
train on the Macon branch OF the South
ern Railway ran into a washout one and a
half miles north of AIcDenaugh, 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 ca-.
perished. Not a member OF the train
crew escaped. Following is d list of the
dead:
WILLIAM A BARCLAY. conductor.
Atlanta.
j. II. HUNNICUTT, conductor, Atlanta.
]. 7. SULLIVAN, engineer, Atlanta.
W. w. BENNETT. baggage master. At
laDta.
T.F. MADDoN, cotton buyer. Atlanta
w. j. PATE, Atlanta.
I'welve-year-old son of w. j. Pate, At
lantl.
IA Il. GRESHAM, Pullman conductor.
GEO. W. FJOURNOY, Atlanta.
D. c. HIGHToWER, Stockbridge, Ga.
". W. IPARK. Macon. Ga.
ELDER NELSON travelling man. sup
posed to have been from Florida.
J. r.. FLORIDA, Nashville Tenn.
w. O. ELLIS, bridgenaan Stockbridse.
u. s. GRIFFITH, Supervisor.
j II. RHODES, nasmall
JOHN BR-ANILEY twhltel fireman.
MILL GREEN, extra fireman.
W. II. A0RRISET, pump repairer.
w H. LAWRENCE, foreman extra
gang.
tlo. BYRD lcoloredl. fireman. Atlanta.
ROBERT SPENCER, train porter.
-Four bodies get unidentified,
Eight negre section hands.
The following passengers We're rescued
without serious injury: Jesse l.. Rohr, Bal
tisllore; Walter Pope, Atlanta; Miss Mary
Morritt, Boston, Mass; -liss Clara Alden,
Boston; j. c. Film, Atlanta; L. Schriner
Chattanooga: Z. T. Mack. Chattanooga; j.
]. ouinlan, fagman; I. c. Carter. Pull
man porter; Handy Tomiinson.
MACON TO THE FATAL SPOT.
The train left Macon a lilo and was due
In Atlanta at 9:45 last night. McDonough
was reached on time. Al this point con-
rection is made for Columbus Ga and
here every night the Columbus train is
coupled on ana hauled through TO Allan
ia Last night. however, for the first time
In many months, the Columbus train was
reported two hours late. on account of a
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 Ocmuigee. was over its
banks. and its waters had spread to all
the lowiands through which ii runs.
About a mile and 4 half north of AIcDon-
pueh the creek comes somewhat near the
Southern's tracks. and, running alongside
II for some distance. finally passes away
rnser the road by a heavy stone cuivert
A c!oudburst broke over that section of
ne country about 6 o'clock last night, and,
presumably. shortly after dark washed
out a section of the track nearly 100 feet
in length. Into this the swiftly-moving
train plunged. There was no note of
warning The storm was still raging
and all the car-windows were closed.
UNABLE TO SAVE ANY LIVES.
The train. consisting of baggage car.
second-ciass coach. first-class coach and
q Pullman sleeper, was knocked into
kindling wood by the fall. The wreck
caught fire fen minutes after the fall
and all the coaches were burned except
the Pullman car. Every person on the
train, except the occupants of the Pull
man car, perisiled !n the disaster. There
was no escape. as the heavy Pullman
Ear weighted down the others. an6 those
In the sleeper were unable to render