The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-24
Passenger Trains Collide at 7 Morris.
southbound No. 3 and Decatur Ac- cOmodation Come rogsther-Ne-
 gro hail Clerk is One to 2. Lose His Life.

Morris, Dec. 2S.-(GpeciaI. )ASecond sec- ton of through train No. a running one hour and fifteen minutes late. coilided head on with the Decatur accommoda- tion train No. 8. cne-fourth of 6 mile south of here this afternoon at 4:o6 o'clock
 The dead: 4.s... , -..,
 : Henry Allen, colored. mall messenger.
 Hollis Wright, engineer of train No. g..
 Severely injured:
 Ike W. Starr. mail clerk. Nashville, broken arm. leg crushed. bruised in head.
 J. A. Williamson, express messenger, Nashville; bruises all over the body.
 The following are more or less hurt:
 Warren Cummins. colored, fireman of No. 3; Tom Blackwell, colored, porter of Mo- 8; Albert Fillmore, coiored. fireman of No. 8: c. P. Cockrill. Decatur; Mrs. w. D. SaulsburH Warrior: J. s.. Morgan, Warrior; 0. P. ;Rrica.r Decatur: ]. n, Morgan, Warrior: H. H. Dutton, Blount Springs. all passengers on No. 8; &. N. Cummins, express messenger, of No. $; Will Crawford. tiagman, of No. g; Mrs. J. s. Williamson, of Cardiff; J. s. Humphries. Bardstown. Ky; Mrs. Laura Voyles, Macon, Ills.s passengers of No. g; George Allen, engineer of No. s.
 Engineer Hollis Wright with engine No. 253. was pulling tho southbound train, made up of a mail car, express and bag gage, two coaches, a diner and two sleep- CTS. we'll filled with passengers. T. Ar mold, conductor, had orders to meet the accommodation at Morris, The Decatur accommodation. Engine 12S pulled baggage and three coaches, with George Allen en- giueer and John Brooks conductor. No. cut when No.a3 .tSAsseseen approaching. Allen reversed his engine and had the train almost stopped, he and his fireman jumping out of their cab windows. Con- ductor Arnold of No. noticed his train go by Morris without meeting No. $, and immediately pulled his cord and a second later put on the emergency valve. This slowed the train, but the momentum was great and crash followed. No. s engine was the heavier and crashed into the smaller one. Engineer Wright rec mained at his post.
 The mail car of the southbound train was completely telescoped and the ex- press car badly damaged. The baggage car of No. 8 was also torn up. Forum ately no other cars were wrecked or the fatality list would have been terrific, more than 3o0 Passehgers beinE- ont:the tHO traiAbsO o' tEstsTq siS6nosss1 X 7oi nls'
 Hb6ssengefH 5TI tlpS two straihs i'm mediately began work rescufng the unfortunate trainmen and others who were under the debris.
 Henry Allen. colored, mail messenger, was taken out but died in few minutes. Engineer Wright was found but he was unconscious. and his injuries proved fatal in a few hours.
 Ike w. Starr of Nashville, mail mes, senger. was also found under the wreck age badly injured. He has broken arm severely gashed leg and is ihruisad on 4tha head. ST1 sv 371 s4< 4 .f-"3.
 J. A. Williams of Nashville, express messenger has bruises all over the body. and is badly injuFsdg .,-.a;- &s.l.s s.e; . WfeckNs ffdfhe BirAhnglf6fnf ana UecAs tuF. siT itlk snhyalaiaaFs.I and yeylef tsains from Birmingham. hurried to the soens ! to give all possible assistance. The track will be cleared before midnight. Several Montgomery and Alabama persons were on the south-bound train. many young ladies being on their way home for the holidays.