The age-herald., 1901-11-22
Heavy fTeights Collide Head First at Hughes Siding :.
 Eight Miles from CiB
CAME TOGETHER ON A CURVE
Railroad Officials Claim Wreck Was Caused by Dlsobedienee of Or ders or the Overlooking by
 Crew of Station. <

III d Ht0a-tIlQ COllHiOh bCl8ENA bNO freight trains on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad eight miles from Bir- mingham yesterday morning at 1O:5O o'clock. four men were killed and seven injured. Railroad officials say the col lision is the result of disobedience of or ders or the overlooking of station.
 The dead:
 T. A. coGHlLL, engineer.
 JOHN c. RiTTEN5ERRY. conduc. tor.
 WILLIAM BELL, coIored, brakeman.
 ANDERSON IRVING, eoiored, fire
 man.
 The injured:
 M. H. EvERIN. engineer. scalds and flesh wounds; not dangerous. W. F. SHANNON, conductor, scratch
 on head; very slight.
 F. R. SHANNON. nagman, slight in- juries.
 w. H. HUGHES. coal inspector hand | cut; slight.
 PRESTON PEARCE, colored, fireman,
 nose broken and hip dlslocated.
 ROBERT CHRISTIAN. colored, brake-
 man, bruises; not serious.
 FRANK FANcHER, colored, brake man. hand cut; not serious.
 The collision was between freight train No. i5 and the Stout Mountain extra freight, one-haif mile from Hughes siding. eight miles from Birmingham Number 15 was heavily loaded, while the extra was made up of empty cars. The trains came together on a curve. Both were running at ordinary speed, but the engineers did not see one another until
 it was too late to attempt to stop their
 trains, or even jump Each train dashed
 around opposite sides of the curve, No.
 the crash followed almost instantly af- ter the sighting of each other.
 Both engines were badly wrecked and thrown from the tracks. Three cars
 filled with coal were wrecked entirely. Four empty gondolas were badly dama-
 ged and other cars derailed. The track Thrown Under Iron Mass. Conductor Rittenberry and Engineer Cogbill were riding on the engine pull ing the extra Both were thrown under the immense iron mass badly scalded and washed. When found they were dead. Some difficulty was experienced in ex- tracating their remains, more than an hour being consumed In the work. Engineer Everin and his fireman were both hurled from their seats. The former was badly scalded and sustained other injuries. He was removed to St. Vim cents Hospital, where tho statement was made last night that he would recover, When first moved he presented a pitiful picture, with the burns, smoke and grease covering him.
 The injuries of Fireman Anderson Irv- ing were of an internal nature. His death did not occur until after his re- moval to the hospital. The other injured were carried to the hospital, but the WOunOS or CEly Gn8lnecr ENcTin, bTahc- men Pearce. Cris;ian and Fancher were such that they were compelled to remain. Mir. Hughes. Conductor shannon and Fiagman Shannon all went to their homes. Neither is seriously injured. Disregard Of Orders. The cause of the wreck is attributed by Superintendent Weich. of this division of the Louisville and Nashville Road. to an utter disregard of orders or the over looking of a station by Conductor Rit- tenberry and Engineer Cosbiil of the ex- tra. They were in charge of that train. while Conductor Shannon and Engineer
 Evcrin were in charge of No. 15. Orders were issued for the extra to run as far as Boyles. a station three miles | from Hughes siding. The right of way was given to No. 15, and 1t was supposed
 that the extra was waiting for it to pass
 ct Boyles before moving. For some req son however. the train failed to stop at | that station. and the collision resulted l On the extra at the time of the wreck | were Robert Stevens and Colonel R. H. | Pearson. Neither was injured. Colonel | Pearson walked to New Castle. station nearby, and teiegraphed Superintendent welch of the wreck.
 Immediately upon receipt of this mes- | ~o-o Mfr XVelch eaye orders for wroclyin e