Arizona republican., 1904-09-25

Knoxville, Tenn. Sept. 2l.-RunniHg on a road in supposedly high condi- | ton of maintenance and having about them every safeguard known to mod ern railroad. two trains on the south ern Railway. carrying heavy lists of passengers, came together in a fright ful head-end collision near Hodges. Tenn, today, sending hfty-four people to death and injuTing one hundred and ! twenty, several of whom will probably die. Some of the bodies have not yet ! been recovered and many remain uni identified.
 The known dead are: Ralph Mount castle of Knoxville; w. 4. Galbraith. Knoxville; Monroe Ashmore, aged 19, Knoxville; John Black, Whitepine Tenn; James King. Knoxville; two children of James King, Knoxville; l William Kane, Knoxville engineer Of west bound train; Richard Parrott 1 Knoxville, engineer of east bound train; James Mills. colored, Newman ket, Tenn; Roscoe King, New Mar ket; F. c. Ernest. Johnson City, Tenn; c. w. Brown, Dandridge, Tenn; R. D. Goodwin. Jefferson City. Tenn: J. D. Bird. Jefferson City; William Jones' son of James Jones, South Knoxville; Mrs. F. B. West, Grainger county, Tenn; J. B. Gass, Mrs. J. B. Gass. Miss Gass. Dandridge, Tenn; eight Italian immigrants, names unknown; John T. Conner, Mrs. John P. Conner and daughter, KnoxvilIe;- Clayton M. Heiskell. Cincinnati; Mrs Mary B. Phelps. residence unknown,sJ. II. Stew ems, DandriGge, Tenn; unknown man. envelope in pocket bearing name Of J. W. Daily, G-eensburg, Ind. Miss Mamie Murray. Newport Tenn: Mrs. w. O. Hadden, Knoxville; William Brewer. Knoxville; Mary Ethel Shipp; J. AI- Adkins, Jellico, Tenn; John Mol ineaux, Glen Mary. Tenn; Rev. Isaac Emory. Knoxville; J. King, Newport. Tenn; Dr. D. A. Fox, Nashville; Miss HaylOw, Birmingham; Mrs. Kinzell. Knoxville; Mrs. McEwen, Knoxville; John Black, Whitepine, Tenn; Julia w. Hadlox, Dandridge, Tenn.
 The injured: J. c. Welch, Swanna- noa, N. C., painfully; Paul Henry. Asheville, Y. C.. seriously; c. w. Rob inson, Columbia. S. C.. slightly; Will liam F. Hay. Wilmington, N. C., slight ly; Miss Mary Bryan, HendersOnviIle. Ky, bruised; s. T. Lawyer. Louisville, Ky, seriously; B. C. Prince, division freight agent Central of Georgia. At lanta, badly bruised; Mrs George BrOughton, Jackson, Ills; Rev. J. Knox Montgomery, Charlotte, N. C.; :. D. Peace and J. H. Miller. negro Pullman porters; T. W. Ellis. Jersey City, \. J.; Congressman Henry R. Gibson, Knoxville, bruised about legs and shoulders. back wre1ched; Mrs. Jerome Gass. Dandridge, Tenn, fatally injured; Mrs. Nichols, Dandridge fla tally injured; J. N. Smith, Knoxville, express messenger; J. SheIms. Knox vile; J. H. Free, New Market, Tenn; Mrs. J. Jones. Union. s. ~C. J. w. White, Straw berry Plains, Tenn: Mrs. J. w. White, Strawberry Plains; Os- car Dalton, Knoxville; Miss Lucy Gray, Greenvilie, Tenn; Wm. Living stone, Louisville; A. A. Park, Colum- bia, g. C.; c. s. Grover. Ashevilie. N C.; B. c. Trent, Chattanooga; Nellie ClOwers and children. Anniston. Ala
 probably fatality Emery Moore Dan dridge; J. NJ. Anderson, Morri ston bruised; Mrs. James McCamDbeIl. Knoxville, slightly; Mrs. c. c. Nance. Knoxville; Mrs. Norie Euber, New 1cck, perhaps fatally; Mrs. Lucy liar bin, MOrTiston, seriously; Mir. and Mrs. Hey, Burlington, N. C.; Mrs. Will Jones, South Knoxville; S. B. seaton. Jefferson City, Tenn; C. F. Wright. ! kenship. South Knoxville both limbs broken; Mrs. T. O. Metallic, Knoxville. back injured.
 This appalling loss of fife and maim- ing of the living resulted apPa Tently from disregarding orders given to the two trains to meet at a station which has for long time been their regular meeting place. This action on the part of the engineer of the west bound train is made more inexpIicable by the fact that the accident happened in broad daylight and according to the best in formation obtainable, he had his or ders in a little frame in front Of him as his engine rushed by the station and a mile and half further came upon an east bound passenger train
 The possibility exists that the ill., fated engineer may have been asleep. The trains were on time and not mak- ing over thirty-five miles an hour, yet the impact as they suddenly rounded a curve and came upon each other. was frightful. Beth engines and the maj portions of both trains were denol- ished and why the orders were disre- garded or misinterpreted will proba bly never be known, as the engineers Of the two trains were crushed. their bodies remaining for hours under the wreckase of their locomotives
 The collision was between q east bound passenger No. F. a-l3g west bound passenger No. 15 from -93EsstoI No. T. was a heavy train, e=sT-Eing three Pullmans, two day coaches and a mail and baggage car. Nc. Iss.was a light local train. The greatest loss of life occurred on the east bound train. while Tn the west bound train only the engine crew were killed.
 Relief trains were dispatched from Knoxville within an hour and all the