The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-28
Wreck Was Caused by a Land
slide on the Track.
THREE ARE KILLED
Four Coaches TeIescOped and
Piled on the Locomotive.
Fire Resulted and Three Of
Them Were Burned.


passenger train from Chattanooga to
Salisbury. leaving Chattanooga last
night was wrecked about 31a miles
west of Lenoir City, Tenn. this morn
ing about o'clock The wreck was
caused by spreading of rails.
Three were killed and "a injured.
THE DEAD
JOHN BIBB. of Knoxville, engineer.
A J. TUCKER. Of Newport. mail
ALFRED BEST. Knoxville. colored
THE INJURED
r. A. Tomp5ins, express rnessenger,
Bristol. Tenn, shoulder and neck bruis-
ed.
6. II. Betty, Knoxville, mail clerk.
arm and wrist bruised
". T. KuItz. Knoxville. baggag agemcs-
ter, back injured
W s Overton. Knoxville conductor.
Thomas Mills, Knoxville, colored 6re-
man. both legs broken
The following passengers were iu-
jured;
J. i. Falcett. Chattanooga. shoulder
bruised and right leg broken
r. f. Wanisou, ROgersville, Tenn..a arm
I broken and head bruised.
p r. Csuice. Fletcher. n. c., back,
shoulder and head injured.
Mrs H. 5. Guice. back and head in
jured.
H g. Toms, Knoxville shoulder and
arm injured.
Mrs. H. c. Toms. injured. internally.
Mrs NJ T. Lee Pozersvilfe Tenn
head hurt and internal injuries Two
children Of Mrs Lee, one of whom may
die
Mrs. sarah Emerson. Rogersviiie.
! spine injured; VIII die
T. A. Hughes, of Lone Mountains
J. B Troppolin. New York. internally
J A. Kelly. Alexandra. va. head
hurt.
Samuel I. Kelly. Alexandria, head
and chest injured
IT. T Fisher Knoxville, head bruised
William T. Whitehead. Maryviiies
Tenn. both hands and head injured.
j. W. Tohey. Greeuvihe, ~ c., leg
broken.
r. H. Harris of Muskogee. T. r.. head
and right hand injured.
III. 3. Sargent Of New Orleans, slight
ly injured
steep embankment and the train
plunged down this The locomotive
went within 90 feet of the Tennessee
river. Four of the coaches were teles-
copd and partially piled up on the en-
gina- Three coaches were burned out
right. The Cincinnati Southern train
rom Chattanooga to Cincinnati was
travelling behind the ill-fated train. Is
having to come by way of Knoxville
on account of damage TO tracks of tho
Cincinnati Southern between cha ta-
no0ga and Hartman last night. Tha
train was awaiting orders at Louden
when ft was advised of the wreck Ina
engine of the Southern train ran up to
the scene of the wreck and by pulling
two of the rear sleepers back on tna
track and away from the Wrechaz-
succeeded in saving them from destruc-
ton bv fire The Wrecking train Wttl
physicians and railroad officials lefe
the city Immediately after the wreck
and it was reported that the track may
be cleared by noon today
1t is stated that the wreck was calseet
hy two Iandslides- In the first it .
thought big boulder came down the
side of blur and fell on the track;
These Iaudslides spread the track ard
when the locomotive struck the boulder
it was thrown from the ties and DOWN
the embankment Several coaches foA-
u lowed The scene Of the wreck Is Pc
? tween Loudon and Lenoir City. Tenn,
where the railway parallels the Tennes-
see river for a considerable distance
The construction Of the road at this
, point was very difficult engineering ana
it is the most unfortunate place for a
wreck Just before Engineer Bibb died
a physician endeavored to have hiFsf
drink little whisky in the hope OF ex-
tendius his life as long as possible The
engineer refused it saying
4 have never touched it yet and don't
} expect to begin to drink It now
Continuing he said:
IT am going to die. so 60 and look
after the women and children in the
coaches"
He expired a few minutes later.
The Chicago and Florida limited on
the Cincinnati Southern road. one OF ths
fastest trains in the country. running
from Jacksonville to Chicago. was but
a short time ahead of the wrecked train.
The Chicago flyer. which left Chatra-
nooga ahead of Bibb's train was com
PEELED 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 might
have been very much greater as II al
/ ways carries a long list OF passengers
| ana rrl.ls On = rer- fasr schaSIlIa