The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-25
A Passenger Train Crashes
Through Undermined Cu|vert
Every Person Except Those in Pullman
Car Lost Their Lives disaster
Near Greenbay, Wis.

removed to McDonough. There were
two undertakers there. Both establish
ments were soon filled with mangled
remains OF the passengers. Some of
the bodies were terribly burned, while
others were bruised beyond recogni-
ton. The only means of Identifying
the majority OF cases were letters and
papers in the pockets of the victims.
The bodies were prepared for burial
as rapidly as possible. Some may be
buried at McDonough. Others will be
sent TO their homes as fast as their
proper addresses can be ascertained.
TWO WOMEN ESCAPED.
Only three women were on the train.
Two escaped. 1t is presumed the other
perished, but the body has not been
found. Besides the regular crew Of the
train. several conductors and other en-
ployes were en- route TO Atlanta to
spend Sunday. All weEe killed. Con-
ductor w. A. Barclay was In charge of
the train.
section boss with gang of eight
negroes occupied seats in the second
class coach. They were on their way TO
repair washout on the Georgia Mid
land and Gulf road. Not one escaped
when the car went down.
THE ONLY EXPLANATION.
Macon. Ca. June 25.-Supt. A. Cor
don Jones of the Southern railway. said
of the deplorable affair: Ii can only
be explained as one of the inevitable
acts OF God. 1t seems that II was the
result of terrific rainstorm or cloud
burst. something similar to which
caused the Johnstown food.
The accident occurred at deep, mar
row creek. which had Become so sud
denly and so completely filed that the
volume of water carried such weight as
TO wash out tn masonry of stone and
brick from under the trestle which
spanned the stream.
Mr.. Griffith. supervisor OF tracks, was
on the engine OF the wrecked train, and
II there had been break in the track.
he or the engineer or freman would
have seen ". 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 the train to rush in on
the unsupported track. which resulted
in the fatal crash.
QUINLAN's GOOD WORK.
Flagman Quinlan In compliance
with the equirementsKef his position
was on the rear car Of the train.
AS soon as he could cxtrieate himself
from the wreck he crawled up the en-
bankmsDt ari il s,ite Of his iniu,,es
walked back To McDouourh, the near
est station. and announced the acci-
dent which rad happened.
Fortunately freight train was
standing on The track az McDoncugh.
End II wrs Impressed into service. so
that within Is nirutcs after railc 1ad
company was not fsd OF the accident.
assistance was At haul. and everything
possible was lone cor the relief OF
those who w,ra s;ill awe.
WRECK ON FIRE.
Phe wreck caught fire few minutes
after the fall. and all the coaches were
burned except the Pullman car
Every person on the train except the
occupants OF he Pullman car perished
| in the disaster. #t
There was no escape as the heavy
Pullman car weighed down the others.
and the few alive In the sleeper were
unable to render assistance to their fell
| low PASSENGERS.
For brief time there was silence.
| Then the occupants Of the Pullman re-
covered from the bewllderment. and
after hard work managed to get out Of
| their car and found themselves on the
| track In the pouring rain.
The extent Of the catastrophe was
| quickly apparent. Flamee were seen
coming from that part of the wreck
| age not covered hv the water.
BODIES FROM THE wRECKAGE.
AS the wreck began 10 60 to pieces
/ un1er the destructive work of both
flames and flood human bodies floated
out from the mass and were carr' sl
| down stream BY the swift current. The
storm did not ahate IN fury. Flashes
of lightning added 10 the steady glow
Of the burning train and lit up the
scene with fearful distlnctness.