The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-23
SAND ON TRACK
WRECKED TRAIN
THREE OF CREW BRUISED.
ACCIDENT TO CENTRAL TRAIN
NEAR STATESBORO.

Heavy unins Washed Sand on
Track-Engine Struck 1t and Was
DeraiIed and Entire Train Fol-
lowed - Engineer Moore Badly
Rruised, COIOred Fireman Hurt
and Conductor Joiner Suffered In
iurfes - Twenty-Five Passengers
Aboard But None Injured-EnGine
stripped of Trucks and Halt
Buried i'm Mud.
statesboro, Ga, July 22.-The worst
wreck the Central of Georgia Railway
mas had in some time occurred on the
Bruton and Pineora division this morn
ing at S:15 just outside the Statesboro
citv limits. Train No. 10. from Dub
lin. that is due here at S:16. was run
ming on time, when at d farm road
,rossing in a deep cut, the engine left
the track, derailing the entire train.
Engineer J. A. Moore was badly
bruised on the head and shoulder. His
face was cut up and bruised in sew
eral places; a long cash was made on
his shoulder point and otherwise in
iured The colored fireman, Schiller,
had his head badly bruised. Conductor
B. NJ. Joiner was thrown down the
aisle of the smoking car and had his
back badly wrenched and right leg
bruised. None of the other members
of the train crew were hurt. There
were about twenty-five passengers on
board, all of whom escaped uninjured,
though they were badly shaken up and
frightened.
Caused by Sand.
The wreck was caused by sand wash
ing down upon the track from farm
road crossing. Probably the heaviest
rain that has come since last winter
fell here this morning about O'clock
and though the sand did not spread
over much of the track. the crossing
being in a deep cut, caused it to pile
up about three inches deep over the
rails.
The track is straight for some dis
lance on the stretch from which the
train was coming, and both the engin-
eer and fireman saw the sand, but did
not think it deep enough to cause any
trouble, until it was too late to stop.
Breaks Applied Too Late.
The brakes were applied, but the
train dashed on, and though the en-
CINE left the track, struck the side of
the cut, turned back and buried the
eoWcatcher under the rails, it ran 300
feet from the point where the sand
caused it to jump.
The engine was stripped of it's trucks
and about half buried in the mud,
though it remained upright
The tender and combination mail and
baggage coach and smoking car all lost
their trucks and were otherwise dam
aged. The first class passenger coach
was not very seriously hurt, though it
left the track. Had the accident hap
pened 100 yards nearer Statesboro the
entire train would have rolled down a
high embankment into a small creek.
Crowd Was Waiting for Train.
The train had just blown for the
crossing and a good crowd of people
had assembled at the station. After
waiting some time for its appearance
some of them started down the road
to look for it. When Supervisor Mark
Tarver, who was on the train was
met and news received of the accident.
Passengers in Second Accident.
One thrilling incident in connection
with the wreck was the overturning
of Mr. j. w. Williams. president of
the Adabelle Trading Company, and
his wife, down the railroad embank-
ment. They were in the train wreck
and MIR. Williams had come to town
anu got a morse anu W BIluS
his wife to the city. A hand car that
had been to the town to carry Engi-
neer J. A. Moore was returning just
as Mr.. Williams drove across the
track The car frightened the horse.
which backed off, rolling himself, the
buggy and Mr. and Mrs. Williams
down the thirty-foot embankment.
Though the buggy was smashed, Meth
er Mr.. Williams nor Mrs. Williams
was seriously hurt.
The local freight that leaves Dover
along before No. 10 was due. but that
train got a car off the track at Dover
and did not arrive here until about
1870. This delayed the clearing Of
the track here until late in the aft
ernoon. though the wrecking train ar
rived about noon.
DR.. r. B. Sample dressed Engineer
J; A. Moore's wounds and that of the
f'emans and said that though the
wounds of Mr.. Moore did not appear
TO be serious, he could not tell just
what might be expected to be the re-
suit. There were about half a dozen
bruises on his face, head, shoulder,
neck and right leg. One wound pierced
entirely through his right ear. The
negro was not badly hurt, having only
one wound on the top of his head and
another on the right leg.
Inc passengers all got uptown and
remained until this afternoon, when
the local freight returned to Dover,
connecting with both No. and the