The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-27
Fast Passenger Strikes Work Train
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and Kills Three and Fatally
Injuries Another.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT
KILLED.

rldBmhn Inomas Bell.
FATALLY INJURED.
Engineer Louis Cofer.
INJURED.
Conductor ID. @. Mccain.
One of the worst wrecks the Illinois
Central has had in recent years CO.
Cured this morning at Caneyville,
Ky, 81 miles this side of Louisville,
when the fast train No. 1o4, which
was due to leave Paducah at 1:25 for
Louisville, ran into a work train at
6:32 O'Clock and killed three men and
fatally injured another.
The killed are Fireman W. o. Rob.
erts, of Central City, of the passenger !;
Fireman stith, of the work train,
and Flagmsn Thomas Bell, of the
work train. Engineer Louis Cofer, of
Louisville, is seriously injured and
death is expected momentarily. Con.
ductor d. q. McCann, of the work
train, was injured by having his foot
badly mashed, and was taken to Louis.
vile for treatment.
The passenger train arrived at Pa
ducah an hour late this morning and
changed engines. Engineer Louis
Oofer, of Louisville, with Fireman W.
o. Roberts, Of Central City, handled
the engine while Conductor ". 8. For
sythe looked after the train.
OF late the trains have been running
a little later than reported and the
cause of the wreck is supposed to have
been an oversight of the work train
crew who thought that the fast train
would be later than reported.
The work train was in charge Of
Conductor d. G. NcOann. formerly a
switchmsn in the Paduoah yards, but
now of Louisville; Engineer Robert
Stith, of E'town and Fireman Styche
Of Louisville. The work train pulled
into the siding to take water but di
not quite clear the main line, a por.
tion Of the train being left across the
main line. The passenger came along
and struck before the train was sight.
ed and so heavy was the force with
which 1t struck that the big passenger
engine was turned completely around
and over, killing the fireman instantly |
and mortally wounding the engineer.
The coaches Of the passenger train did |
not leave the rails and none Of the
passengers are seriously injured.
Engineer stith, Of the work train,
was killed instantly and Flagman
Bell, Of the work train, is also re-
ported killed. The wrecker was or
dered out as soon as the wreck was
reported and the main line cleared.
The damage to the railroad company
will be heavy indeed.
Mr.. Stuart Hanna, Secretary of the
Y. M. O. A. here, and Master Vaughan
Dabuey, of the city, were on the train
en- route to Frankfort to attend the
boys Y. NJ. o. A. conference and also
were Messrs. A. L. Joynes, manager
of the Cumberland Telephone COM
pany, and John Trent, Of the master
office. kilograms were re-
ceived from all these gentlemen, none
of whom was injured. There were
several passengers bruised slightly but
not seriously. The passenger engine
is total wreck and also are several
cars Of the work train, the wreck be-
ing principally side swipe.
Engineer stith was on Engineer Bar
ney Keegsn's engine when it left the
track ct Kuttawa and plunged into
the lake. Fireman 6tith is an engineer
but was firing on account of a shor-
'age In firemen.
Both stish and Roberts were mar
fed men and leave wives Oofer is
married and has family in Louis
Vile. Little could be learned Of Bell.
who was reported killed. All those
who were killed are well known here
and the news of their death will be
received with much sorrow by their
many friends.