Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-06-28

,,1onta. Ga, June ga passenger
,.ain on the Macon branch OF the
s.nthern Railway ran into wash-out
~ and a half miles nnrth of Nc
noronpb Saturday night and was COM
YIN wrecked. The wreck caught
~ and the entire train, with the eX-
e.ion of the sleeper, was destroyed.
rTp"ry nerson on the train except the
ian,nants of the Pullman a persisted.
~ 4 member of the train es-
N nod Thirty-ive people in
saP'N All Were Killed.
tremendous rains, of daily occur
once for the past twoi weeks, nave
rrollpn all streams in this part of the
,orth and several washouts have been
.anorted on the different roads.
ramn.s creek, which runs into the
aanrIcea. was over its banks and It's
v.tars had spread to all the low lands
,hrouch which il runs. About a mile
M ! half north of McDonough the
,roek comes somewhat near the South
,yn.c tracks. and running alongside it
,r some disnnce, finally passes away
,ndpr the road by a heavy stone cul-
Iert.
A CIoudburst
,rokp over that section OF the country
,hout 6 o'clock Saturday night, and
,rqsumably shortly after dark washed
mi 4 section of the track nearly a
,updred feet in length. Into this the
rain plunged. The storm was still
| aging and all the car windows were
losed. The passengers, secure. as
bey thought, and sheltered comforta-
,y from the incement weather, went
q death without an instant's warn
ne Every person o. the train eX-
qpt the occupants of the Pullman a
ershed
In the Disaster.
There was no escape as the heavy
pallman ear weighted down the 9th
rs and the few alive in the sleeper
Fere unable TO render assistance to
heir fellow passengers. For a brief
lme there was silence. Then the oc-
| mpants Of the Pullman IA recovered
rom the bewilderment, and after hard
4 tolk, managed TO get out of their a
Ind found themselves on the track in
he pouring rain. The extent of the
catastrophe was quickly apparent.
Flames Were Already Seen
Oming from that part Of the wreckage
lot reached by the water. AS the
tsek began to go 10 pieces under the
destructive work of both flames and
Ec0d, human bodies fioated out from
he mass and were carried down
Eream by the swift current. Flagman
guinlan, who was one of the first 20
Iet out. at once started for the ear
st telegraph station. Word was
luckily sent to both Atlanta and Ma
lon, but no assistance could be had
lpm the latter city as the
Interrupted Track
lfeyented the arrival of any train
lon Macon. Nearly the entire male
lpulation Of McDonough went TO the
itne to render assistance. but little
0lld be done by the reScuers, as the
ne Kept them at a distance. A wreck
rain was started out from Atlanta TO
ne scene, hut nothing could be done
nVe to gather up the bodies. AS the
lead were found they were removed
y M~cDonough. Some of the bodies
We're Terribly Mangled
lad burned. The only means of iden-
sncation in the majority of. cases were
alefs and papers in the pockets of the
.clhs. The bodies were prepared
= burial as rapidly as possible. Some
ssy De buried at McDonough. Others
M De sent to their homes as fast as
lff proper addresses can be ascar-
alhed' Only three women were on
Y Train. Two escaped. 1t is pre-
Smrd ina the other persisted, but
Ie ocdy has not been found.