Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-01

NJ AAsfo Adhl ulkuNt was NItChtu huOul luIet
and a half miles west Of Lenoir City. Tenn,
this morning about 2 O'Clock.
Tn disaster was caused by spreading
rails. Three deaths are reported so far and
twenty-four are injured.
The dead:
JOHN RIB, Knoxville, engineer.
A. J. TUCKER, Newport, mail clerk.
ALFRED BEST. Knoxville, colored por-
ter.
Coaches Are T~eIescOped.
The accident occurred on a steep embank-
bankment over which the train was precipi-
tated. The locomotive went within thirty
feet of the river. Four of the coaches were
telescoped and partially piled upon the en-
CINE. The coaches were burned outright.
The Cincinnati Southern train from Chat
tanooga was following the Inflated train,
having come via Knoxville on account of
damage to tracks between Chattanooga and
Hartman last night. This train was await
ing orders at Louden when It was advised
Of the wreck. The engine was at once
run up to the scene Of the disaster,
and by pulling two Of the rear s~leepers
back on the track and away from the
wreckage succeeded in saving them from
the fire.
A wrecking train, with physicians and
railroad officials, left this city Immediately.
LandsIides Cause Accident.
It is stated that the wreck was caused
by two landslides. In the first II is thought
a big boulder came down the side OF a blum
and fell on the tracks. These landslides
spread the track and when the locomotive
struck the boulder 1t was thrown from
the ties and down the embankment. Sew
eral coaches followed. The scene of the
wreck is between Loudon and Lemon City,
-
Tennessee river for a considerable distance.
The construction of the road at this point
was a sensational engineering feat, and 1t is
the most unfavorable place for a wreck.
Refuses to Drink whisky.
Just before the engineer died a com
rade tried to have him drink a little whisky
in the hope Of extending his life. The en-
gineer refused, saying:
II have never touched II, and don't ex-
pect to begin to drink It now. 1 an going
to die. so go look after the women and
children in the coaches" He expired a few
minutes later.
The Chicago and Florida limited OF the
Cincinnati Southern road, one Of the finest
trains in the country, running from jack
sonville to Chicago, was but a short
time ahead Of the wrecked train. The Chi
cage flyer. which left Chattanooga ahead
Of Bibb's train, was compelled to run to
Hartman by way Of Knoxville, instead Of
over its own line for the reason stated
above.
Had this train been wrecked the loss Of
life would have been much greater, as II
always carries a long list of passengers
and runs on fast time.
six Seriously Injured.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Feb. 2s.-six per-
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slightly hurt in a collision between a
local passenger train and a light engine
on the Monongahela division Of the Penn
sylvania railroad at the junction here to-
day.
One Killed and several Hurt.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Feb. 2S.-As a
result of the derailment Of Grand Trunk
westbound limited express No. 8 at the
South Jefferson avenue crossing just before
noon today, one man was instantly killed,
one was fatally injured and several were
seriously hurt.
Dead:
BLISS U. PARKER, Battle Creek.
Seriously injured:
Brakeman George Cowles, Battle Creek,
skull crushed; will die.
Flagman Alex Dillon, leg broken.
The train was running fifteen miles
an nOuT N1eu the OeTdllmeQI OC-
Cured. A switch opened just after the
engine and baggage cars had crossed,
throwing the two day coaches and W
sleepers on a sidetrack. The first day
coach left the rails and swept broadside
across Jefferson avenue, tearing down poles
and the watchman's shanty and bringing a
perfect network of wires about the wreck
age.
Flagman Dixon was standing in the street
talking to Parker and both of them were
swept under the car. Parker was instantly
killed. The car was crowded with passen-
gers, all OF whom escaped with slight
injuries and bruises. The wrecked coach
took fire and the fire department had to be
called to extinguish the flames.
Three Die In New York Wreck.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Feb. 2s.-The south
western limited on the New York Central,
westbound, was wrecked in the East SYRIA
cuse yards tonight in collision with freight
cars and three trainmen lost their lives.
The dead:
CHARLES BABCoCK, conductor.
J. e. keller, brakeman.
J.. D.. GoURLEY, brakeman.
; Three other trainmen were severely in
iured. All were from Albany. They were
: asleep in a caboose in the freight yards.
Freight cars being shifted on the same
] track struck the caboose. which jumped the
switch and slid along another track, lodg-
ing across the main westbound passenger
track. Here the southwestern at full speed
/. struck it. The engine toppled over and
killed the men inside.
The engineer and fremen stuck to their
4 posts and we're rescued from the wreck,
The porter in the buffet car had his left
hand torn OF. A number OF passengers