Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-28
Fast Passenger Train on the
Southern Railway Goes
Into the Ditch
COACHES PILED ON THE ENGINE
The Wrecked Cars Take Fire and are
Consumed Before Help Arrives -
Engineer Dies Like a Hero-FIorida
Limited Also Has a Narrow Escape
From Accident.

passenger train on the Southern rail
way, leaving Chattanooga at Has las
night, was wrecked near Lemon City
3 2o'clock this morning. The wreck wa!
caused by the spreading of rails, due
to a landslide. Six deaths are reportet
30 far and number were injured. The
dead:
John n. Bibb, engineer: fireman
bagga gemaster and mail clerk. negro
porter and lady passenger. The
wreck occurred on top of steep en-
bankment and the train plunged dowr
this. Four coaches were telescoped and
partially piled up on the engine. Three
coaches burned outright.
The Cincinnati Southern train, Chat
tanooga to Cincinnati, was travelling
behind the ill-fated train, it having to
come by way of Knoxville an account
of damage to the tracks of the Cincin-
natl Southern between Chattanooga
and Hartman last night. This train
was awaiting orders at Louden, when
it was advised of the wreck. The en-
gine of the Cincinnati Southern train
ran up to the scene of the wreck and by
pulling two rear sleepers back on the
track and away from the wreckage sue
ceeded in saving them from destruc-
ton by fire. A wrecking train with
physicians and railroad officials left this
city Immediately after the wreck was
reported.
s Just before Engineer Bibb died a
physician endeavored to have him
drink little whisky. In the hope of ex-
tending his life as long as possible. The
engineer refused it. saying, II have
never touched 1t yet. and don't expect to
begin to drink it now. l am going to
die, so go lock after the women and
children in the coaches" He expired a
few minutes later.
The Florida Limited of the Cincinnati
road, one of the finest trains in the
country, was but short time ahead of
the wrecked train. Had this train been
wrecked the loss If life might have been
very much greater as it always carries
a long list of passengers and runs on a
very fast schedule.
Following is a corrected list of the
killed and injured:
The dead: Se
John Bibb. Knoxville. engineer.
A. j. Tucker. New Bort, mail clerk
Alfred Best, Knoxville, colored port
er.
S,3,
R. A. Tompkins, express messenger
Bristol, Tenn.
G. NJ Betty, Knoxville, mail clerk
w. T. KlutZ. Knoxville, baggage
master.
w. S. overten, Knoxville, conduc-
tor.
Tomas Mills, Knoxville, colored. fire.
Inan.
The following passengers We're in
jured:
j. T.. Falcett, Chattanooga, Tenn.
T.. F. Wanison. Rogersville, Tenn.
Mrs. p. H. Guice, Fletcher, N. c.
p II. Guice, Fletcher, N. C.
w. B. Holt, Lyonidas, Tenn.
ii. G. Toms, Knoxville.
Mrs. II. C. Toms.
Mrs. NJ. Lee. Rogersville, Tenn.
Two chill, ren Of Mrs. Lee. one of |
whom may die.
Mrs. Sarah Emerson. Rogersville,
Tenn, will die.
L. A. Hughes, Lone Mountain,
Tenn.
]. B. Tropplin, New York.
s J. a.. Kelley. Alexandria.
Sam L. Kelley, Alexandra.
F. Z. Fisher, Knoxville.
William Whitehead. Marysville.
Tenn.
]. w. Toohey. Greenville North Caro-
ina.
R. H Marsh, Muskogee, L T.
n. B. Sargent, New Orleans.