The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-09-27

10 the fact that the crew OF the west
bound train No. Is overlooked orders,
or disregarded orders as to meeting
place with eastboupd train No. IL. re-
sulting in collision. The track and the
equipment were in first class Condition,
aod the crew, through whose negligence
the accident occurred were old and
trustly employees, having been in the
service Of the company some 20 years.
The killed and injured occupied the
coaches. There were four sleepers on
the eastbound train, none of which left
the rails. and their passengers were
uninjured. Surgeons and nurses were
promptly conveyed TO the scene ana
every possible attention is being given
to the injured. Have not received def
mite report as to the number Of killed
and injured, but the indications are
that there are good many
Vice President Finley's Statement.
Washington, September 24.--Vice
President Finley, of the Southern, has
made the following statement regarding
the accident near New Market, Tenn:
THE accident was one which no fore
sight on the part of the management
could anticipate nor prevent. 1t occur
red upon a railroad track which has NO
superior in America. 1t is laid with
heavy new rails, we'll ballasted with
stone, and ties are standard III every
respect, the equipment was up to the
highest requirements and the crews Of
the colliding trains were old, trusted
employees, having been in service on
that track for something like twenty
years. The two trains were accuStOm-
ed to passing each other in that vicin-
ity for many years and were about on
time.
Careful orders were issued to the
VIZ fra To hea hOlIn0
train at New Market, a few miles east
of the scene of the accident. This or
der, in some unaccountable way was
overlooked or ignored by the weStbound
train, and no power under the circum-
stances could have prevented the col
lision. So far ,as the management Is
concerned, every possible precaution
was taken for safety. notwithstanding
all of which, the collision occurred. The
killed and injured were the passengers
occupying the day coaches; those occu-
pying the four SleeperS on the east
bound train were uninjured, the Sleep
ers not even having been derailed.'-
Fffty-four Lives Lost.
At 8 o'clock tonight it is known that
fifty-four lives have been lost and 120
persons injured, about 20 OF whom
will die, according to reports at the
Knoxville hospital, to which institu-
tion all the seriously injured were TAX
en-. Workers at the scene of the
wreck had at that hour recovered all
the bodies except those of the engine
men and the passengers whose lives
were crushed out in the smoker of the
caStbound train. Many bodies - the
dead cannot be Identified, and it will
lie some time Sunday before the list
is completed.
The known dead at o'clock aret
Ralph Mountcastle, of Knoxville,
Tenn.
W. A. Gailbrairh. of Knoxville.
Mrs. w. A. Gailbraith. of Knoxville.
Monroe Ashmore, aged 19, Of Knox
vile.
John Black, White Pine. Tenn.
James King, of Knoxville.
Two children of James King, Knox
vile.
William Kane. of Knoxville, engi-
reer of the weStbound train.
Richard Parrott, of Knoxville, engi-
neer Of the eastbGund train.
James Mills, colored, of New Mar
ket, Tenn.
Roscoe King, of New Market, Tenn.
2. G. Earnest, of Johnson City,
Tenn.
g. w. Brown, of cambridge, Tenn.
r. 3. Goodwin. of Jefferson City,
Tenn.
j. D. Bird, OF Jefferson City, Tenn.
M. Jones, son of James Jones, of
South Knoxville.
Mrs. r. E. West. of Granger coun-
ty, Tenn.
j. r. Gass, of cambridge, Tenn.
Mrs. ]. B. Gass. of cambridge. Tenn.
Miss Gass, daughter of J. 5. Gass.
Eight italian immigrants. names
unknown.
John T. Connor, of Knoxville night
| foreman at Lonsdale RounGhouse.
Mrs. John P. Connor, Knoxville.
Daughter Of John p. Connor.
Clayton NJ. Heiskell. of Cincinnati.
| Mrs. Mary Phelps, residence un-
| known.
| J. II. Stevens, Of cambridge, Tenn.
One man was found with an envel-
| ope in his pocket bearing the name of
! ]. ". DAILY. Greensburg. Ind.
Miss Mamie Murray, OF Newport,
| Tenn.
Mrs. w. @. Haddin. of Knoxville,
| and a daughter Of Mrs Gass.
| w. NJ. Brewer. of Knoxville
! Mary Ethel Snjpp
| J. NJ. Adkins Jellico. Ten-.
| John Nolyneux. Glen Mary, Tenn.
| Rev. Isaac Emory, Knoxville.
| J. P. King, Newport, Tenn.
DR.. D. A. Fox. Nashville. Tenn.
Mrs Kinsell. Knoxville.l
Mrs. McEwen. Knoxville.
4
| Julia w. Maddox, DandriGge, Tenn
| Mrs. Haylow. knoxville. renn.
Those That Are Missing.
Missing. supposed dead:
]. P. King. of Newport, Tenn.
Miss Mamie Murray, of Newpor,
! Tenn.
The Injured.
Those known to be injured are:
Congressman Henry r Gibson, o
Knoxville, bruised about legs and shoul
derS and back was wrenched.
Mrs. Jerome GaSS, of Dandridge
| Tenn, fatally injured.
Mrs. Nichols. of cambridge, fatal.
injured.
B. y. Smith, of Knoxville, express
Messenger.
j. T. Saurrer, of Morristown, Tenn.
slightly bruised.
]: A. Jones, of Knoxville. face bruised
not serious.