The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-25
MANY LIVES LOST IN
RAILROAD WRECKS.
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except the occupants Of the Pullman car,
persisted. Not a member of the train
crew escaped. Thirty-five people In all
were killed.
List of the Dead.
Following is a list of the dead VIII
fam A. Barclay, conductor. Atlanta; J.
f. Wood, conductor, Atlanta; j. T. SUM
van. engineer, Atlanta; w. w. Bennett.
baggage Atlanta; T. E. MADDOX
cotton buyer. Atlanta; w j. Pate, At
| lanta; l2-year-old son of w J. Pate, At
lanta H. r. Cressin. Pullman conductor;
| George w. Tourney. Atlanta; III. c.
| Highwater. Stockbridge, Ga; y. W.
| Park. Macon. Ga; Elder Henson, travel
ing man, supposed to have been from
Florida; ]. r. Florida, Nashville; W. e.
| Ellis bridge man, Stockbridge. Ga; ID.
Y. Griffiths, supervisor; ]. II. Rhodes.
flagman; John Brantley. white. fire.
man: VIII Green. extra fireman: w. d.
Morisett. pump repairer: w. r. Law
renee. foreman extra gang; Ed. Byrd,
colored fireman. Atlanta; Robert
| Spencer. train porter; four bodies UNI
identified; eight negro section hands.
List of survivors.
The following passengers were rescued
without serious injury: Jesse L. Rahe.
Baltimore: Walter Pope, Atlanta: Miss
Mary b. Merritt, Boston; Miss Clara AL
den. Boston: J. c. Flynn Atlanta: =.
Schriner, Chattanooga, Tenn; Il. t.
| Mack Chattanooga, Tenn; j. j. Quin-
Ian, flagman: T. C. Carter. Pullman por-
ter; Andy Tomlinson.
Were Bound for Atlanta.
The train left Macon at ITO. and was
| due in Atlanta at $40 last night. Nc
| Donough was reached on time. At this
| point connection is made for Columbus.
Ca. 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 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 two weeks, have swollen all
| streams In this part of the South and
| several washouts have been reported on
| the different roads.
Ran Into q Wnshout.
| Camps creek which runs into the Oc-
mulgee. was over its banks and its wat
| ers had spread to all the lowlands
through which 1t runs. About mile and
comes near the
| tracks and running alongside 1t for some
| distance, nnally passes away under the
by Sross heavy stone cayer
| try about 6 O'Clock last night and pre-
| sumably shortly after dark, washed out a
section Of the track nearly 100 feet In
| length In this the swiftly moving train
| plunged. The storm was still raging and
all the car windows were closed.
Died without Warning.
| The passengers secure as they thought.
| and sheltered comfortably from the in
| clement weather. went to death without
| an instants warning.
The train, consisting of baggage car,
| a second class coach, first class coach and
Pullman sleeper was knocked into kind
The wreck caught fire in few minutes
| and after the fall all the coaches were
| burned except the Pullman car.
| Every person on the train except the
| occupants of the Pullman car perished In
| the disaster. There was no escape, as the
others. and the few alive in the sleeper
| were unable to render assistance to their
| fellow passengers.
Awful scene of Death.
For a brief time there was silence Then
the occupants of the Pullman car recov-
| cred from their bewilderment and after
| hard work managed to get out OF their
| car and found themselves the track
in the pouring rain. The extent OF the
| catastrophe was quickly apparent Flames
| were already seen coGng from that part
| of the wreck not covered by the water. AS
| the wreck began to go to pieces under the
| destructive work of flames and food. hui
| man bodies tioated out from the mass
| and were carried down stream by the
swift current: The storm did not abate
| In fury. Flashes OF lightning added TO the
steady glow of the burning train and 1T
up the scene OF the fearful disaster.
No Aid Could He Extended.
Ffagman Quinlan. who was one OF the
| first to get out, at once started for the
nearest telegraph station. Making his
way as rapidly as possible in the face
| of the storm he stumbled into the office
| at McDonough and after telling the night
| operator OF the wreck fell falnting to the
| floor Word uliirkly n hpIh
| Atlanta and Macon. hut no assistance
was TO be had except in the latter city.
| as the interrupted track prevented the
arrival OF any train from Macon.
| Nearly the entire population of Nc
| Dononsh went to the scene 10 render as
| sistance. hut little could be done by the
| rescuers, as the FIRE kept them at a dis
| tance. At daylight the bodies that had
hoated from. the gorge were gathered
the wreck. and many were seen along its
| banks.
| Doctors and Helpers sent.
wrecking train was started from At
| lanta at midnight. hut owing 20 the burn
| ing wreckago nothing could he done
| this morning took doctors. ministers. rail-
road officials and helpers TO the scene.
but nothing could be done save to gather
| up the bodies.
As the dead were found they were re-
| moved TO Mcponough.
There are two undertakers there. Both
| mangled remains OF tho passengers. Some
/ OF the bodies were terribly burned, while
| others were crushed beyond recognition.
| The only means OF Identification IN the
/ majority OF the cases were letters and
| papers in the pockets OF the victims OF
! the catastrophe.
Bodies Prepared for Burial.
The bodies were prepared for burial AZ
I RAPIDLY possible. Some may be buried
/ at McnpnouRA. Others viii be soHt TO
their homes as fast as their proper ad-
! dresses can Dc ascertaiucd.
/ Only three women were on the train.
| Two escaped II IS presumed that the
other persisted. but the body has not
been found.
Besides Che regular crew OF the train.
! several conductors and other employees
I were en- route 90 Atlanta 20 spend sun
{ day All were killed Conductor ". A.
/ Barclay was in charge Of the train.
4 section boss With a gang Of eight
( negroes occupied seats In the second-ciass
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