The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-25
60 DEAD IN RAILROAD WRECK.
CRASH NEAR KNOXVILLE, TENN.
THE WOUNDED NUMBER 125.

Ono Train Escape Destruction.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept AIN . col
lision at 1920 o'clock this morning on the
Southern Railway, three miles west Of
miles from this city, fully si1ty-ive per-
sons lost their lives. Most Of them were
killed outright, but probably score have
died during the day. About one hundred
and twenty-five were injured seriously.
Several OF these will die
The collision was Of two passenger trains
both heavily laden with passengers. Train
No. -, east bound, left this city at s:35
O'Clock 1t was heavy vestibuled train
pulling four sleeping cars. Train No. is
west bound, was due In this city from Bristol
at II O'Clock and the engineer and con-
ductor had orders to await the coming Of
the sastbound train at Newmarket, but
overlooked their orders.
Conductor Caldwell of Train No. Is when
asked by q passenger al to the cause Of
the wreck, said:
1T was my fault, misread my orders
Every car on Trnin No. is was demolished.
The sleeping cars on Train No. II escaped
without injury and no one in them was
hurt.
The trains were due TO pass at Hodge
Station, but collided about one mile and
half west Of that place. the westbound
train running past the meeting point.
Every car in the eastbound train was de-
molished except the sleepers. A large
number of passengers were going from
Knoxville to Newmarket to attend the
funeral Of W. R. King, well known citizen
of that place, who died yesterday. James
King, one Of the dead, was a brother of
W. r. King.
The Southern Railway offices here give
out the following account Of the wreck at
Newmarket, Tenn:
No. IL, a passenger train from Knox
vile for Bristol, and No. IS, passenger
train from Bristol to Knoxville, collided
just west OF Newmarket, Tenn, to-day.
The engines and coaches were badly dam
aged. The wreck occurred on curve. The
baggage car and the engine Of No. IL were
destroyed. The engine, one combination
car, one baggage car and three coaches of
No. Is were almost totally wrecked. The
track and were not damaged.
Both engineers we're killed. The track
and equipment were in first class condi-
ton. and the crews were old and trusted
employees, having been in the service OF
the company some twenty years.
Physicians and wrecking trains were sent
from this city, and this afternoon and even
ing many OF the wounded have been re-
TA - - A
hours to clear the track.
Miss Marie Conderick Of New York city
Is reported among the list OF injured. Most
of those killed or wounded lived in this
part Of the country.
John w. Brown, editor of the Rogers
vile Star was on the westbound train. and
he gives this story Of the accident
Il was seated beside Miss Eula Jarna gin,
teacher in the high school Of Chattanooga,
near the centre OF the car, The first init
nation had Of the wreck was a fearful
crash and jolt. All Of the seats were torn
loose by the momentum, and people and
seats were hurled to the front of the car!
All of us were more or less injured, but no
one in the car was killed,
II walked to the main part Of the wreck.
I saw a woman pinioned by piece Of split
timber which had gone through her body.
A little child quivering in agony was IN
derneath the woman. I saw q woman's
head severed from the body.
"a little girl, whose head was cut straight
across above the brow, was calling for
her mother. She was little Lucille Conner
of Knoxville. and both Of her parents were
killed. l heard one woman praying very
earnestly to be spared for her children.
Death relieved her agonies.
1.-THE four sleepers Of the opposite train
remained on the track uninjured. but both
engines and all the coaches OF No. Is were
literally demolished, as were the smoker
and baggage car Of No. IL. Some twenty
chicken coops were in the express car
The coops were broken and the fowls flew
about the wreck
Second Vioe-President Finley says the
track was in good condition and Is one Of
the best in the country. The two trains
were accustomed safely to pass each other
In that immediate vicinity for many years,
and were about on time. Careful orders
were issued to the weetbound train to meet
the eastbound train at Newmarket, a few
miles east OF the scene OF the accident.
This order in some unaccountable way
uaa overlooked or IGNORED by the ~est-