Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-06-19

fatal collision occurred on the Nash
Vile, Chattanooga and ST. Louis Rail
road Thursday afternoon between Hook
or and Summit, two small stations
about twelve miles from Chattanooga
Three men we're killed outright, two
died at the hospital and about fifteen
others we're more or less seriously in
jured.
Train No. 9s, known as the Jasper ac-
commodation, left Chattanooga about
2:4O o'clock Thursday afternoon. 1t
was due at Summit at 3:OS The other
train, fast mail No. 1, from Nashville,
was behind time and the meeting point
OF these trains had been changed from
the regular station to Summit Inc
engineer on No. overlooked his orders
and ran past the designated meeting
place.
Engineer George Rollins OF Pikeville;
Fireman +. A. Rankin, of Pikeville,
and Conductor R. A. Doss of Pikeville'
composed the crew of the accommoda-
tion train. The fireman was horribly
.manpled and died almost instantly.
Engineer Rollins was badly injured, as
his legs we're terribly crushed and large
holes made in his head and left side
( He died at Erlanger hospital.
Engineer George L. Ray, of the fast
mail train, was seriously injured. HIS
side and head were crushed and other
parts of his body bruised. His fireman.
James Barnard, was caught under the
Che mail car. the engine, baggage and
express cars having passed over him
without mangling the remains badly
The parcel of charred flesh thought to
be his remains was part OF the BODY
of fireman Rankin, who was cut in three
pieces,
Express Messenger Thompkins, OF the
fast mail train, was caught under the
debris and died shortly after being re-
moved to a place of safety.
The country at the scene of the wreci
is hilly, and the track is wound in anc
out along the foot of the hills to saw
extraordinary grades. 1t is impossible
TO see for any great length and the en-
SINGER of the fast mail, being on the OF
side of the curve could not see his dan
ger. A deep cut just before reaching
the spot where the trains came togeth
or prevented the other engineer tror
seeing the fast mall
The scene of the wreck is on the sid
of hill, on one side of the track is
6ll and on the other the ascending hill
The wreckage was strewn along o.
both sides of the track, with the eI
gines on the side of the hill and th
cars down the embankment and acro'
the tracks.
The accommodation train, being tt
lighter one, was entirely telescope
the ponderous machinery of the ia
train plowing its way through the ca
and splintering them into kindliT
wood. Both engines had their pos
tions reversed and were thrown for
wards from the tracks The small
engine was completely demolish
The other engine, one of the largest
the road, although badly damaged, W
be reclaimed and repaired. All t
cars of tho lighter train are compile
wrecks except on, which was turned g
er down the embankment.
THE INJURED.
]. w. Barker, railway mail clerk
the accommodation train, was crush
through the stomach and head iniur'
At last accounts he will recover.
w. f. Cook, the colored porter Of
accomm odation train, scalp wound
shoulders hurt Injuries slight
Mail Clerk Miller, Of Atlanta, v
was on the fast mail, sustained seve
fractures and bruises in and around
back, head and shoulders. When fol
he was buried under about 200 pou
Of mail matter, and it was necessary
cut through the top Of the mail car
reach him through the wreckage.
e. c. Broadus, Of Nashville the ne
boy on the mail train, slightly bruI
about the legs and knees.
Engineer Rollins, Of the aecomm
aon, serious cut in head, lower Ii