Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-30
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Knoxville, Tenn. Sent. 1e.-Fhe
death list as q result Of the fearful
wreck on the Southern railroad near
Newmarket Saturday has now grown
to sixty-two, and It will probably ex3
coed seventy before long, as many
OF the injured are in a serious cond--
ton and more deaths will occur at the
hospital. Sunday there were six
deaths at that institution.
A force Of $50 men toiled all day
long Sunday at the scene Of the
wreck. Before O'Clock Sunday morn
Ing the track was cleared to through
trains, but it required many hours to
clear the debris. Engineers Parrot
and Kline we're found beneath their
engines, but their bodies were not
badly crushed. Small fragments Of
bodies were found in many instances
Sunday, but it is thought that they be.
long to bodies already found and
brought to this city. =
The cause OF the loss Of life In the
heavy eastbound train was explained
Sunday. It saapS that the second
coach plougkad Is way into q bank In
such q manner that the other cars
were jammedn tnto It and. pushed on
by the weight OF heavy Plllmans,
were crushed like eggshells.
Physicians at the hospital state that
of the long list OF injured which they
have In their care 1t il probable that
not more than four will die.
About 125 persons were injured.
The two passenger trains colllded
eighteen miles east Of Knoxville.
According to the best information
the wreck was due to- failure OF the
crew Of the westb0und train to carry
out its orders to meet the eastbounl
passenger at Hodges station. In
stead of making the siding at Hodges,
It proceeded toward Knoxville, with
the result tfhat as collision occurred.
Engineer May Have Been Dead.
The possibility exists that the engt-
neer of the westbound train may have
been asleep or dead. But nothing Is
known save that, the orders were not
obeyed. .: T.!
Both trains were running on time
and3t thirty miles an hour. The To-
com6tNes were demolished and the
major portions Of both trains were
wrecked with the exception Of the
Pullman cars, none of which lett the
track. 80
The wrecked coaches were filed
with dead and. injured and the rescue
work was accomplished with great
difficulty. A special relief train left
Knoxville as soon is possible. The
removal of the vreckage and the
wounded and dead commenced! as soon
as the train reached the scene.
Some of the bodies may not be re-
covered and many remain unidentified.
All Of the killed live In the South
and most Of the injured are residents
Of Tennessee. : OF the persons injured
only a few suffered serious wounds.
Most of the wounded sustained cuts,
bruises and shocks that ought not to
result seriously. 49,
The vestbound passenger from Bris-
tol was light local, while the east.
bound train carried Pullmans, two
day coaches and mail and baggage
car. The greatest: loss Of life occur
red in the eastbOund train. In the
westbound only the engine crew were
killed.