The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01
Grand Trunk Train DeraiIed Mt mt
tie Creek-Three Men Killed at
East Syracuse, N. Y.


~OANlLLE, Ienn., Feb. 2S.-The fast
passenger train, on the Southern Railway.
running from Chattanooga to Salisbury,
ieaving Chattanooga at 11:45 last night,
was wrecked about three and half miles
west of Lenoir City. Tenn, this morning
about o'clock. The wreck was caused by
spreading Of the rails Three persons were
killed and twenty-four injured.
The Dead
JOHN H. BIBB, of Knoxville, engineer.
A. j. TUCKER, of Newport. Tenn, mail
ALFRED BEST. of Knoxville, colored
porter.
The Injured
X. A. TOMPKINS, express messenger
Bristol. Tenn, shoulder and neck bruised.
9. M. PETTY, Knoxville. mail clerk, arm
w. T. KLUTz. Knoxville, baggagemaster,
back injured.
w. s. OVERTON, Knoxville, conductor.
THOMAS MILLS, Knoxville. colored fire.
man, both legs broken. =
j. l.. FAWCETT Chattanooea. Tenn.
shoulder bruised and right leg broken.
+: +. WANISON. Rogersville. Tenn, arm
broken and head bruised.
p. H. GUICE, Fletcher, N. c., back.
shoulder and head injured.
MRS. p. III. GUICE. Fletcher, N. c., back
and head injured.
WILLIAM B. HOLT Lyonidas Tenn
chest badly bruised and injured internally
H. c. TOMS, Columbus. O., shoulder and
breast injured
MRS. H. c. TOMS, Columbus, O., injured
internally.
MRS. MOLLIE NJ. LEE, Rogersville
Tenn. head hurt and internally injured.
+ TWO CHILDREN OF MRS LEE, one of
whom may die.
MRS. SARAH E. MORRISON, Rogers
Vile, Tenn. spine injured will die.
l.. A. HILGES, of Lone Mountain, Tenn
]. B. TROPOLIN, New York, internally
injured.
j. A. KELLEY, Alexandria, Va. head
hurt.
SAM L. KELLEY, Alexandria. Va, head
and chest injured.
f. L. FISHER, Knoxville. head bruised.
WILLIAM WHITEHEAD, Maryville,
Tenn, both hands and head injured
T. w. Topic, Greenville, Tenn leg
broken.
r. A. HARSHEL. of Muskogee, head and
right hand injured
s. B. SARGENT, of New Orleans, slight.
Just before Engineer Bibb died a physi-
clan endeavored to have him drink a little
whisky, in the hope of extending his life
as long as possible. The engineer refused,
saying:
81 have never touched it, and don't expect
to begin to drink it now" Continuing he
said: Il am going to die, so go and look
coaches" He expired a few minutes later
The wreck occurred on the top of steep
this The locomotive went within thirty thirty
feet of the Tennessee river. Four of the
coaches were telescoped and partly piled
up on the engine Err, Three 6ir Coo, coaches were
| train from Chattanooga to Cincinnati was
| travelling behind the Inflated train, it hav-
| ing to go by way OF Knoxville on account
| of damage to the tracks of the Cincinnati
Southern, between Chattanooga and Harri-
| man last night. This train was awaiting
orders at Loudon when it was advised of
4 the wreck. The engine of the Cincinnati
/ Southern train ran up to the scene of the
wreck, and, by pulling two of the rear
! seepers back on the track and away from
/ the wreckage succeeded in saving them
/ from destruction by fire. The wrecking
/ train, with physicians and railroad officials,
! left this city Immediately after the wreck
/ If is stated the wreck was caused by two
| 1andslides. In the first it is thought a big
| bowlder came down the side OF bluh and
/ fell on the track These landslides spread
| the track and when the locomotive struck
| the bowlder it was thrown from the ties
and down the , emba ansIa mt -, Several
| is tretween Loudon and Lenoir City, Tenn,
/ where the railroad parallels the Tennessee
| river for a considerable distance The con-
! struction of the road at this point was very
/ 5ificult engineering, and ii is the most I'M
| fortunate place for a wreck
| rhe chicago and Florida limited, of the
I cincinnati Southern road, one of the finest
trains in the country. running from Jack
| sonyille to Chicago, was but a snort time
o%aad of the wrecked train. The Chicago
Aver which left Chattanooga ahead OF
| p;hh's train. was compelled to run to Harri-
/ man by way of Knoxville instead OF over
i ial ,,,, line for the reason stated above.
| Had this train been wrecked the loss or lie
| might have been much greater, as II always
carries a long list of passengers ana runs
| on a very fast schedule.