The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-16
Disastrous Wreck on the Illinois
Central Last Evening.
Fast Passenger Derailed and Two
Killed, while Ten wero
injured.
SPREADING RAILS THE CAUSE

2 :34 O'Clock yesterday afternoon be-
cause Il was late, was wrecked at Nc.
Henry, Kv., q station on the Louis.
willie division of the road eighteen
miles north of Central City, and En-
glneer John r. Mathis and Fireman
John Kerr, both Of Louisville, were
killed and ten passengers and train
hands were injured.
The killed; John F. Mathis, en-
gineer. Louisville.
John Kerr, fireman, Louisville.
The injured: @. T. Stocker. bag.
gsgemaster, Louisville fractured nose,
lip cut and puncture wound on left
side OF forehead.
@ +. Boswell, fisgman, OF Louis
Vile; wound on left side Of forehead,
left hand skinned, abrasion twelve
inches long on spine.
W. Crokner, passenger, of New Or
leans; slight abrasion on right leg
three inches below the knee.
w. =, Wilson, passenger, manager
Of the Fruit Despatch Co.. back hurt.
Mrs. O. X. Lapsley. passenger, Of
1871 West Forty-ninth street, New
York City; abrasions on shoulder,
back and left leg.
Mrs. B. Y. Keller, passenger, OF
Brownwell. ". Va. very nervous and
complained Of her neck being bruised,
but no external evidence.
Arthur Foyo. passenger, of Louis
VILE; wound in middle Of eyebrow,
slight abrasion on right cheek.
J. p. franklin. Pullman conductor
abrasion on right leg below knee.
B. b. Summers OF sos West Broad
wsJ, Louisville, passenger; abrasion
on cheek aud right hand and sprsined
back.
David Vaughn. passenger, Of Nc.
Henry. KY; injury to right wrist,
puncture in forehead and nose skin.
ned.
There were many reports relative "a
those injured and one was TO the effec,
that Superintendent A. Philbrick and
Travelling Engineer Lloyd Grimes
were riding in the cab of the engine
and were injured. This report IVES
untrue. as Engineer Grimes had got
ten of at Princeton and Superinten-
dent Philbrick was not in the cab.
The above is the official list of those
injured and furnished TO the local
hospital physicians.
The train was running fast to make
up time and at McHenry the trucks of
the engine broke and fell TO the
ground, wreoking the engine, one mail
car, one baggage car and one second
class coach. Tho engine was derailed
and the baggage car rode" the en-
CINE, piling mp on 1t and making bad
wreck TO WORK. The second class
coach did not leave the tracks far, be-
ing only slightly derailed. Mathis
and Kerr were caught in the wreck
age, unable to get out or jump when
the crash came. and were instantly
killed.
Mathis was we'll known on all
roads and considered one of the best
engineers in the service. He was
formerly travelling engineer OF this di-
vision, but took a run in preference.
His fireman was promoted to the pusi-
tion of engineer, but was several
months ago ''set back" for six months
and had been firing on this run. Both
are we'll known here and the news of
their untimely death will be received
with regret. The local wrecker was
ordered out Immediately after the re-
port Of the accident reached here and
hospital surgeons sent mp to admins
ter to the injured.
All trains were delayed this morn
ing, the Louisville and Memphis pas
ssnger train No. 1903, due at 4 a. m,
arriving at 7;10. The wreokage was
cleared as soon as possible and the
trains brought through. The engine
is baily wreokei, as also is the bag
gage car. The mail CTR and second