The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-25

.Y Atlanta, Ia. June Ga pdsoehSei
train on the Macon branch of the South
ern Railway ran into a washout one
and half miles north of McDonough.
Ca, Saturday night. and was complete
~ wrecked.'
The wreck caught fire and the entire
train, with the exception of the sleeper.
WAS destroyed.
Every person on the train except the
occupants OF the Pullman car perishe'.
Not a member of the train crew es-
capped. Thirty-five people in all were
killed.
Following is list of the dead:
n THE DEAD.
William A. Barclay. conductor, At
lanta.
j. K. Wood. conductor. Atlanta.
4 J. H. Hunnicutt. conductor, Atlanta.
j. +. Sullivan. engineer. ii
w. w. Bennett. baggagemaster. Att
lants.
+. z. Maddox. cotton buyer. Atlanta.
w. j. Pate. Atlanta.
Twelve-year son Of w. j. Pate
Atlanta.
II. r. Gresham, Pullman conductor.
George w. Flourney. Atlanta.
u. c.. Hightower. Stockbridge, Ga.
w. w. Park, Macon.
Elder Henson. travelling man, sup
posed TO have been from Florida.
J.. r.. Florida. Nashville
w. Q. Ellis. bridge man. Stockbridge.
Georgia.
ID. Y. Griffith supervisor.
]. II. Rhodes, fiagman.
John Brantley, fireman.
Will Greene cyffsa fireman.
w. l.. Morrisett, pump repairer.
w. r. Lawrence. forman extra gang.
Ed Byrd. colored. fireman. Atlanta.
Robert Spencer train porter.
-Four bodies. unidentified.
Eight negroes. section hands.
The following passenge 3 were rescued
without serious injury:
Jesse l.. Rahe, Baltimore.
Walter Pope. Atlanta.
Miss Mary B. Merriy Boston. Mass.
Miss Clara Alden. Boston. Mass.
J.C Flynn. Atlanta.
r. Shriner and f. T. Mack, Chatta-
nooga Tenn.
]. J.fQuinlan. flagman.
r. G. Carter. Pullman porter.
Handy Tomlinson.
ON TIME AT McDONoUGH.
The train left Macon AT 7:10 and was
due N Atlanta at 9:45 Saturday night.
McDonough war reached on time. At
this point connection is made for Col
urnbus. Ga. and here every night the
Columbus train Is coupled and hauled
through TO Atlanta.
Saturday night. however for the first
tune IN manv months the Columbus
train was reported two hours late on ac-
count ~ a,vashout on that branch. and
the Macon ira n started nto Atlanta
wjthouti ifs Columbus connection.
Tremendous rains cf daily occurrence
fcr th"faSf two weeks. Laeo swollen all
the streems N this part of the south.
and several washouts have aeen report
ed on the different roads
Capp's Greek. which runs into the Oc-
mulgee. was over its banks, and its
waters bad snread to all the lowlands
through which II runs
About Ir'i@ ard half north Of Nc
Donough the creek comes somewhat I
near the southern track and running
alongside II for some distance, finally
posses away under the road by a heavy
stone clllvert.
WORK OF A CLOUDBURsT.
cloudburst broke over that section
\ OF the country about O'Clock Saturday
night. and presumably shortly after
dark washed out a section of track
nearly LOG feet In length.
into this the swiftly moving train
plunged. The storm was still raging
and all the car windows were closed.
All the passengers, secure as they
Thought and sheltered comfortably
y from the inclement weather. went to
death without an instants warming
The train consisted of baggage
ear sccond-class coach, first-clas SIS
coach and Pullman sleeper.
AN ALARM GIVEN.
T1agman Quinlan. who was one ~
the nrst 10 20 cut, at once started for
the nenrest telegraph station. Making
his wey as rapidly as possible in the
face Of the binding storm. he stumbled
into the telegraph office at McDonough
and after telling the operator OF the
wreck fell fainting to the floor.
Word was quickly sent to both At
Iarfa and Macon. but no assistance was
20 be had except in the former city. as
the Interrupted track prevented the ar
rival or any train from Macon
Nearly the entire male pQpulation of
MrDonough went 10 the scene TO rem
der assistance. but little could be done
= by inc rescuers. as the fire kept them
of distance.
RECOVERING BODIES.
Al dayiirht the bodies that had float-
. ID from the gorge were gathered IN.
One body was found a mile from the
wreck. and many were seen along it's
bon1rr
"A wreck train was started out from
ATLANTA at midnight, but owing % the
burning vreckare nothing could be
done until morning.
a special train az O'Clock yester-
6ov morning. took dorfors ministers.
railroad ofHcie'< and heiperr 10 the
scene. but nofhinr could be done save
- nth<r up the bodies.
~ the bodies were received they were