The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-04
Fast Train on the Illinois Gen.
trail Slightly Wrecked
Tank and Two Cars Turned Over But
No One Hurt-Rush In Wood
working Department.
RAILROAD MATTERS INTEREST

The Illinois Central cannot BALI
No. 104, east bound, split switch at
the yard office here this morning at
l;20 O'Clock and was dersiled, the tank
of the engine turning over and the
engine and two coaches, a mail and
parlor car, being dersiled. The acct
dent happened while the train was go.
ing comparatively slow which perhaps
accounts for the fact that no one was
injured.
The train was running five minutes
late and had just left the coal chute
where the engine coaled, and was not
running fast when the engine struck
the switch. The engine went on to-
wards the l. @. shops while the tank
took to the curve and was turned over.
The mail car, one coach and baggage
car were derailed and the steel rails
broken in two In several places.
The train was composed Of engine
No. 2S7, engineer Pat Grogan, Fire
man Hugh George and Conductor For
sythe and within two hours after the
accident the yard men had cleared one
line in the yards enabling the south
passenger traiu to go to the Trimble
street Y aud come up through the
yards. delaying it but little. No. 1872
was also sent around this way this
morning and little delay was occasion
ed except to the freight trains.
The local wrecker was sent to the
scene and worked until this afternoon
on the engine and tank righting them
and repairing the track. The coaches
which were not derailed were switched
out of the yards and sent on to Louis.
Vile at 4:40 O'CLOCK.
The dispatchers office was last
night removed here from Princeton
and the dispatchers are now working
at the passenger depot until the tables
and wires can be placed in. Linemen
are working on the wires today and
will have everything in readiness
within few days.
The woodworking union of the To-
cal I. O. shops initiated Mr.. O. ".
Woodbridge. the patternmaker, intoi its
order last night. Mr.. Woodbridge did
not come under the head of car build
ers proper but is woodworker and o
popular man among his fellow-work.
men.
The woodworking department Of
the local 1. O. shops is being increase d
by the addition of several new men.
The accumulation Of bad order" Jars
is greater now than it has been for
two years and keeps the entire force Of
car repairers at work.
Special Agent Dineen of the I. o.,
whose many friends in Paducah are
always glad to see him, was In the
city this morning and went to Eliza
BEETHOVEN and Greenville to attend the
street fairs and Keep lookout for
crooks who follow up such attractions.
Yardmaster r. S. Barrick. of the
local l. o., was out today for the first
time in several days. He has been i'll
of fever and his many friends will be
pleased to learn that he is recovering,
Engineer Robinson fell from his
engine at Memphis q day or two ago
and painfully injured knee. He was
brought here and il now in the Illinois
Central hospital.
Mr.. Harry Judd, the patternmaker,
is ill again, his many friends will re-
greet to learn.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Nothing has been done in circuit
court today except the dismissal of the
case of George Floyd against F. G.
Rudolph, guardian, and others.
COUNTY COURT.
Tom Dams, r. II. May and W. T.
Threlkeld of Smithland have been ap-
pointed appraisers of the estate of ".
P. Rudd.
Miss Eunice MoElhany, one Of the
graduates Of the 1908 class, is i'll and