The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-02
FIagman Farrety and an Unknown
Tramp Die in Wreck.
Engineer Ed Morgan Of Paducah, Had a
Close csll-Seyeral Trsnmen
Hurt,
REAa-tSD SMASH up AT RIvts

There was a fatal wreck at the
water tank at Rives, Tenn, this
morning at 1880 o'clock, in which two
men were killed and four seriously
injured.
The second section of north bound
freight train Nc. 1852, engine No. 575,
in charge of Engineer J. L. Morgan Of
Paducah, Fireman Tom Hudgings Of
Adair, Tenn, and Conductor Black Of
the city, ran into the rear of the first
section of the same train, engine No.
$50, in charge of Engineer Cole Of
jackson, Tenn, and Conductor Hays
of Memphis, and demolished the en-
CINE, tore up over dozen cars and
killed Flagman Charles Farrety, aged
%, of Memphis, a young fiagman just
learning the road, who was at the
time of the wreck asleep in the cab
oose of the first section, and an I'M
known colored tramp; seriously in
iuring Engineer Morgan and Fireman
Hudgings, Mitch Polk, colored, and
an unknown colored tramp.
Engineer Morgan and Hudgings
were brought to the city on the
noon passenger, and say the cause of
the accident was in the air failure
of engine No, 575 on the second
section, The pump had given out
according to Engineer Morgan's
statement, and he could not stopthe
train.
Fireman Hudgings was putting in
coal at the time of the accident,
and was thrown out several yerds
from the engine, He did not know
how he got hurt, but Is suffering
from badly crushed left ankle, and
also severe bruises about the body.
Engineer Morgan's head is cut In sew
eral places and his right thigh badly
bruised, besides being internally in
jured.
Mitch Polk, the colored head brake
man of the second section. badly
bruised his right arm, shoulder and
back, and his condition IL serious. He
was not brought in on the noon train
The engine plowed ice way into
the caboose and when the smoke had
all cleared away was lying under four
cars which had been thrown on top Of
it. The body of Farrety was found
badly mangled in the debris of the
csboose and the body Of the unknown
colored tramp was found not far away.
The body of the tramp was found first
and 1t was at first supposed that he
was the only one killed until Farrety
was reported missing and search in
stituted. The wreoker was at Melrose
working on a small wreck at the time
and had but little distance to 60 when
ordered to Rives. The wreckage was
cleared away in Q comparatively short
time, and little delay was occasionad
by the accident. The engine is badly
demolished and few of tine cars left
in good condition.
This is one of the most serious
wrecks the company has had In soms
time. 1t was .Farrsty's first trip out
as a fiagman and he was not known in
Paducsh. Morgan's injuries are Sc
we're, and he could hardly talk when
brought in, while Hude ings, who was
reported to be internally injured also.
was apparently not badly hurt and was
talking freely to his friends. Mr..
Morgan was taken to his home on OHIO
street and Hudgings to the ]. O. hos
pital.
II Is not thought that any of the in
jureis will prove fatal. although En-
gineer Morgan's condition is serions
and il cannot be determined how bad
ly he is injured internally.