Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-26
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
A Costly misunderstanding
of Train Orders.
ONE-TRACK SLAUGHTER
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE IN sATUR-
DAYS WRECK ON SOUTHERN.
List of the victims-62 Dead, 162 In
jured-Cars Crushed Like
Egg Shells.
ONE-TRACK SLAUGHTER

dispatch from Knoxville, Tenn, last
night gives further particulars of the terri
BILE wreck on the Southern mentioned IN
Saturdays Star: The death list, as a result
of the wreck on the Southern road near
Newmarket Saturday, has grown tonight
to sixty-two, and it is feared the loss
may reach a higher figure, as many of the
injured are in serious condition, and
more deaths will occur at the hospital.
Today there were six deaths at that in
stitution, the last one occurring tonight
when NJ. P. Cant, prominent North Caro-
linian, residing at Shelby, N. c., passed
away.
Several of those reported last night as
among the dead are alive The following
is a corrected list of the dead, including
those who succumbed to their injuries to-
day:
Revised List of the Dead.
w A. -Galbraith. Knoxville; Mrs. w. A.
Galbraith, Knoxville; w. T Ellis. Green's
boro N c.; Ralph Mountcastle, Knoxville;
Miss Inez Russell, Knoxville; Clyde Rus
sell, Knoxville; Cory knight, cambridge,
Tenn; w A. Stephenson, Omaha, Neb.;
John Conner. Roanoke, Va; D. S. Fox,
Birmingham, Ala; ]. NJ. Adkins, Jellico,
Tenn; Mrs. ]. B. Gass, Knoxville; Mrs. W.
o. Haddix, Knoxville; James Bird, JEFF
ferson City, Tenn; Mrs. r. B. West, JEFF
ferson City; Mrs. Albert McMahan, New
port, Tenn; Ed. Degnout, Johnson City,
Tenn; John Glen, Morristown, Tenn; DR..
A Crawford, Bardstown, KY; E. S.
Horner, Morristown Tenn; George Lee
Carrollton, Ky; ]. R. Plummer, Chapel
Hill, N. c.; E. c. Earnest, johnson City
Tenn; John Black, White Pine. Tenn;
Mrs. R. b. Crawford. Mohawk, Tenn. j.
H Rhea, Whitesburg. Tenn; w. S. HILL
S, G; = Hill. seven-year-old daughter
of Mrs Laura HILL Miss Sarah Hill. Calf
ney, S. c.. fifteen months-old boy, thought
to be son of Mrs Laura HILL Mrs Fannie
McEwen, Knoxville; R. B. Goodwin, Jeffer-
son City, Tenn; Mrs c. A. Russell, Knox
Vile; Monroe Ashmore. Knoxville; VIM
Jones. Knoxville; ]. J. Daniel, Turkeys
Mill, Tenn; G. N PARROT. knoxville Mrs
Annie Haylow Malloy, Birmingham, Ala;
Mrs - Green, Sylvia, N. c.; w. R. Kane
Knoxville, engineer on weStbound train;
w. r. Spencer. Arcadia, Fla: Mrs ]. A.
Lemons Knoxville, Roy McMahan. New
port, Tenn; Mrs. Nancy j. Rumley, Wa
tauga, Tenn; Mrs. George Kinzel. Knox
vile; Rev. Isaac Emery, Knoxville: Miss
Cupp, Knoxville; Melvel p. Cant, Shelby,
n. c.; C. NJ. Heisken, Memphis, Tenn; j.
Mills, negro fireman. Charles Carson, col
ored Telford, Tenn; Nep Miller, colored,
Greenville Tenn; VIII Cunningham eel
ored Citico Tenn; Arthur Gass, colored,
Greenville, Tenn; two white men, uniden-
titled; two-year-old girl, unknown; unknown
negro; unidentified baby found today; two
unidentified bodies found today.
Many Hours to clear track.
force of $50 men toled all day long at
the scene of the wreck. Before O'Clock
Sunday morning the track was clear for
through trains, but it required many hours
to clear the debris.
Engineers Parrot and Kane were found
beneath their engineer, but their bodies were
not crushed badly. Small fragments or
bodies were found in many places today,
but it is thought that they belong to bodies
already found and brought to this city. one
little baby was found by the wreckers.
The cause of the terrible loss OF HE IN
the heavy eastbound train was explained
today. 1t seems that the second coach
plowed its way into bank IN such man
ner that the other cars were 1amned lnlo
il and pushed on by the weight OF the
heavy Pullmans. were crushed like egg
shells. ,.u,.
Physicians at the hospital state tonlght
that of the long list of injured which they
have in their care il is probable tnat not
more than four will die. The complete ns u.s.
of injured. as given out by the ralr4ao oi-
Hcials shows total of 162, but tnis IN
nIrdes ali persons who were only slightly
hurt or scratched
In an interview with a Star representa-
tive w Finley, second vice president, re-
parding the unfortunate accident which oc-
curred in east Tennessee on Saturday morn
ing the latter submitted the following
statement:
1.-The accident was one which no foresight
on the part of the management could antici-
pate or prevent. 1t occurred upon ran
road track which has no superior In Amerl-
ca: il Is laid. with heavy new ral wen
hailasted with stone; the ties are standard
in every respect; the equipment was up 10
the highest requirements, and the crews OF
the colliding trains were ola, trusted anu
eficient employees having been in service on
that track for something like twenty years.
',The two trains were accustomed safely
~ mass each other in that immediate Vicln-
ity for many years and were ABOUT on time;
Careful order was issued to the westbound
train to meet the eastbound train at New
Market a few miles east OF the scene Oh
the accident. This order In some unac,
countable way was overlooked or ignored
by the westhound train. and no power, I'M
der the circumstances, could have prevent
ed the collision.
$50 far as the management Is concerned
every possible precaution was taken Tor
safety notwithstanding all of which the
accident occurred. The killed and injured
were the passengers occupying the DAY
coaches; those occupying the four sleepers
on the eastbound train were uninjured, the
sleepers no. even having been deraiied'
Heavy Property Loss
Conservative estimates place the loss sus-
tanned by the railway at from sT5O,O0O to
100000.
The Knoxville General Hospital. which is
one of the largest In the south, is taxed to
its utmost capacity. Six have died at the
CITY Hospital today, and 1t Is not yet
known but that this list may be further
augmented. Several of the injured are re-
ported In a precarious condition, with small
chances of recovery.
In all the churches of the city today min
listers referred to the wreck in their ser
mons or prayers This afternoon the local
Masonic bodies held a joint meeting at
which a committee was named to look af-
ter dead and injured members of the Ma
sonic fraternity. Several of these have
been reported
Upon one OF the dead bodies the only
means of identification was the insignia OF
the order. None of the pockets OF this
dead mans clothing revealed any papers,
books or other evidences OF his identity.
Cause of Wreck.
Railroad officials are OF the opinion that
the wreck was due to the failure of the
crew OF the westbound train. No. Is. to
carry out its orders to meet the eastbound
train, No r. at New Market Both trains
1t is said had orders to pass at New Mar
ket but 1t is further said that Hodges is
their us lal meeting place.
1t is thought that the engine driver OF
M NAV haye thnuphf that he wa