The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-11
SIXINJURFDIN WRECK
GRAVEL TRAIN DITCHED By A
cow NEAR HORTENSE.
FLAGMAN BENNETT MAY DIE.
CARS THROWN DOWN EMBANK-
wENT on JESUP SHORT LINE

w.. Of the Train Crew Buried Tn
40. tho wrecISage Were Rescued
and Four We're Brought on Re
lief Train TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT man
Nm, Bennett in a Serious Cond-
sim Mt savannah HOspitaI-TwO OF
the Injured Taken to WaYcr"ss'
wreck Caused by Cow Running IN
Front of Train.
While running thirty miles an hour
gravel train composed of an engine ana
ten cars. coTlided with a COW near HOT
tense on the Iesup Short Line of the
atlantic Coast Line yesterday morning.
Eight cars were ditched and six of the
train crew were injured. The injured
are:
William Bennett, hagman, living at
k2S Anderson street east seriously If
not fatally.
Chas. Bennett, conductor, 226 Ander-
son street, east: severe scalp wound
and badly cut about head and face.
]. NJ. Donaldson. engineer, 1S9 Lin
coin street; leg fractured and painfully
bruised about body and limbs.
Mike Cannon. fireman, colored'
bruised and cut about head and Shout
ders.
Paul Tucker, laborer, colored; leg
broken.
Glover Nickel, laborer, colored: hip
dislocated.
The train was hauling gravel for bal
lasting the track and making improve
nents on the short line south of les
up. The cars we're all empty and the
train was coming north. Besides the
train crew four laborers were on board.
The ten fiat cars were in front of the
engine and the conductor. fagman and
the laborers were on the part farthest
from the engine.
Cow Ran on Track.
While crossing a fill about mile this
side of Hortense COW that had been
RTdEHlE dlOuSSlut Ailt lIdth letil III 1IOill
of the train. In the collision which fol-
lowed eight fiatcars were ditched, one
going after the other down the steep
embankment, a distance of about TWEEN
ty feet. Only two cars and the en-
CINE remained on the track.
None of the trainmen had time to
save themselves. Tucker and William
Bennett were buried beneath the fore
most car. while the others were thrown
some distance. Engineer Donaldson
was hurled from his cab and
fell some distance from his
engine. His left leg was frac-
tured and he had several cuts and
bruises about his body. The fireman
was also thrown from the engine. but
his injuries were not serious.
Rescued from Wreck.
The uninjured rescued their com
rades from beneath the mass of wreck
age. Rough filters were provided and
word was sent to Hortense for medical
aid A relief train of a caboose and
several fiat cars was sent to the scene
of the accident, conveying DR.. Will
kins of Hortense AS soon as the track
could be cleared by the wrecking train
the relief section started for Savan-
nah. The negro laborers. Tucker and
Nickel, were sent to their homes at
Waycross while the others were
brought to Savannah. At Fleming an
accident to the engine caused a delay
of several hours and the train did not
arrive here until IL o'clock, instead Of
o'clock. when it had been expected.
Brought to savannah.
At the Henry street crossing the train
was met by DR.. IT. S. Clay, the railways
surgeon, and number of friends and
relatives of the injured men. Flag
man Bennett and the injured engineer
were removed to the Savannah Hospital
in the city ambulance, while the other
two injured were taken to their homes.
An Investigation of Benefits in
juries developed the fact that he is in
I critical condition. In addition to
the external bruises caused by being
caught beneath the heavy debris of the
car, he is internally injured.
Engineer Donaldson's injuries were
found to be painful, but not danger