The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-05
&ADOARD'S LIMITED
RAN INTO AN OPEN SWITCH AT
EVERGREEN.
TEN PERSONS ARE INJURED.
WE'RE TAKEN BY A wRECKING
TRAIN TO JACKSONVILLE.

ENGINEER e. S. Pierce of Savannah
Probably Fatally Injured-ROad-
master j. b. Newton and COnduc-
tor w. II. bowling Other Savan-
nahinns Injured-Doctors Go to
the Scene from savannah-Mrs.
pierce Goes to Her Husband.
Great Excitement in Savannah.
Jacksonville, Fla, March 4.-The
north-bound Seaboard Air Line Linn
tied, leaving Jacksonville at ITO p. M,
was wrecked this afternoon at Ever
green, two miles south of the Georgia
line, fatally injuring Engineer Pierce
and his negro fireman, and seriously
iniuring six other members of the
crew.
Wrecking trains with physicians were
sent from Jacksonville. and the wound
ed were brought here.
switch.
The following is list of the injured:
IL. .. IltICC, CnSlliCCAs
skull fractured, right arm broken, and
badly cut and bruised about the head.
George Hopkins, negro cook in din
ing car, Jersey City; fracture at base
of skill; will die.
]. B. Newton roadmaster, Savannah,
two ribs broken, other internal injuries
probable.
Ernest Citing, Baltimore, nose
broken, lacerated scalp.
C. C. Wilson, Columbia, S. c., sew
teral bruises and small wounds. He was
sent to his home tonight.
w. II. Bowling, conductor, Savannah,
bruised.
Mrs. Daniel Butterfeld. a tourist,
New York, bruised, but continued her
trip home.
Mack Scott, negro fireman, Jackson
vile, fractured rib and wrist. broken.
Sam Freeman, negro waiter. Jersey
City, back and shoulder bruised
Edward Thomas. negro waiter, Jer-
sey City, sprained shoulders and back.
Engineer Pierce, at late hour to-
night, is lying at St. 'Luke's Hospital in
a dying condition. He was pinned I'M
der the cab of his engine, and with
difficulty taken out.
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No. Charlton street, Savannah,
was thrown with terrific force,
but was not pinned under the
engine and was able to rise unassist-
ed, going to the aid of the others in
spite of two ribs being broken and his
right shoulder sprained.
The Seaboard Air Line officials have
evidence to show that the switch was
broken open, and an investigation is
being made. The New York south
bound limited had passed over the
switch just thirty minutes previous,
and two special tourist trains, with a
Pennsylvania party of 21O people, short
ly before.
The accident occurred at 2:20 o'clock
p. m. The limited was making about
fifty miles an hour at the time. and
the first intimation those on the engine
had was when the front part of the
engine took the siding and the tender
and cab remained on the main line. The
engine turned on the side in the ditch,
and the engineer, fireman and Road
master Newton, who was on the engine
Several men lifted the cab from En-
gineer Pierce and the negro fireman,
and pulled them from the wreckage.
Immediately after the wreck Con-
ductor Bowling sent a trainman on
foot to Yulee. four miles distant. and
the operator Immediately wired Jack
sonville,. where wrecking train was
hastily made up, physicians taken
aboard and the run to Yulee made in
a short space of time.
In the meantime the injured had
been placed in a Pullman observation
car and made as comfortable as pos
sible by DR.. Morris of New York, who
was a passenger on the train and who
had instruments and bandages with
him.