Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-01
TO DESTRUCTION
FAST TRAIN GOES
fatal Wreck Occurs Near Le-
noir City, Tenn.
THREE DEAD; TWENTY INJURED.
Accident Occurred at Top of a High
Emhaaknenk and Train Went Down
Thls-Thrse OF the Coaches After.
ward Teok Fire.


about 3A miles west of Lenoir City
Tenn, this morning about o'clock
The wreck wa@ caused by spreading
of the rails. n Assa ~ ~Nef
so far, and a number are injured. The
dead:
1t was at flrst reported that six were
ktlled, but later investigation reveal
cd only three fatalities, all of whom
are trainmen. Twenty y-four people
were injured, one of whom may die.
The dead:
List of Casualties
John H. Bibb, of Knoxville,@ engi
peer.
A. ]. Tucker, of Newport, Tenn, 8
mail clerk.
Alfred Best, of Knoxville, negrc
porter.
The injured:
r. A. Tompkins, express messenger
of Bristol, Tenn, shoulder and neck
bruised.
G. M. Poetty, of Knoxville, mai
clerk, arm and wrist bruised.
w. T. Klutz, of Knoxville, baggage
master, back injured
w. g. Overton, of Knoxville, con
Guctor, fingers badly mashed and cut
Thomas Mills, of Knoxville, Negro
fireman, both legs broken.
The following were passengers and
were injured:
J. L. Fawcett, of Chattanooga
Tenn, shoulder bruised and right leg
broken.
E. B.. Wanison. of RogersviIle
Tenn. arm broken and head bruised
P. H Guice, of Fletcher, N c..
broken shoulder, head injured
Mrs. P. H. Guice, of Fletcher, N
G.. back and head injured.
w. 3. Bolt, of Leonidas, Tenn, chess
badly injured and injured internally.
H. c.. Toms, of Knoxville, shoulder
and breast injured.
Mrs. H. @. Toms, of Knoxville. left
side and hip bruised and injured in
ternally
Mrs. Molly NJ Lee, of Rcgersville
Tenn, head and arm injured; alse
internal injuries.
Two children of Mrs. Lee, injured,
one Of whom may die
Mrs Sarah e. Morrison, of Rogers
vills, Tenn, spine injured and will die
She is the mother Of Mrs. Lee
L. II. Hughes, OF Lone Mountain
Tenn, right Jaw and arm bruised.
J. B. Tropolin, Of New York. inter
nally injured and back sprained.
J. A. Kelly, of Alexandria, Va, head
Injured.
Sam L. Kelley, of Alexandria, Va.
head and chest injured.
]. w. Toohey, Of oreenvalIs, N. O.
| ribs broken.
William Whitehead, of Maryland
Tenn, both hands and head injured.
F. L. Fisher, of Knoxville, head
| bruised.
r. H. Harsha, of Muskeegee. /. It.
head and right hand injured
H. B. Sargent, of New Orleans, right
hand scratched.
The wreck occurred on the top of q
steep embankment, and the train
| plunged down this. The locomotives
went within 30 feet of the Tennessee
T&ver. Four of the coaches were te1e
scoped and partially piled up On the
| engine.
| Three Coaches Burned.
Three coaches were burned outright
The Cincinnati Southern train from
Chattanooga was travelling behind the
hlfated train, it having to come by
way Of Knoxville on account of the
damage to the tracks of the Cincinnati
Southern between Chattanooga anC
1arRiman last night. This train was
ewattdng orders at Loudon, when i
| was advised of the wreck.
TIE engine Of the Cincinnati South
sTn train ran up to the scene of thu
wseok and by pulling two of the real
Geepers back on the track and away
from the wreck, succeeded In savinl
them from destruction by fire. The
wrecking train with physicians anC
railroad officials left this city immedi
ately after the wreck was reported
and the wreck may be cleared by moor
today.
Cause of Wreck.
It is stated that the wreck wal
caused by two Iand slides. In tht
first it is thought q big bowlder came
down the side of a bluff and fell OF
the track. These landsHdes spread
the track and when the locomotiv,
struck the bowlder, 1t was thrown
from the ties and down the embank
ment.
Several coaches followed The seen,
of the wreck Is between Loudon AM
Lenoir City, Tenn, where the railroat
parallels the Tennessee river for cor
siderable distance. The construction
of the road at this point was very dill
hcult engineering, and it is the mos
unfortunate place for wreck.
A Brave Engineer.
Just before Engineer Bibb died
physician endeavored to have hin
drink little whisky in the hope o
extending his life as long as possible
The engineer refused, saying:
II have never touched it, and don
expect to begin To drink It now"
Continuing, he said:
"As l am going to die, SO go AM
look after the women and children Il
the coaches"
He expired few minutes lates
Limited Just Ahead.
The Chicago and Florida Limited O
the Cincinnati Southern road, one o
the finest trains in the country, run
ming from Jacksonville to Chicago, was
49, ebnrt time ahead of the wrecker