Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-14
And Train Jumps Bridge
va Into Deep Ravine.
TIM Killed and 1ksaty-n
Of Passengers Injured.


Albion. ILL.,, June 13-Three pc rsons
were killed ard 90 injured In the wreck
If an eastt.ound passenger train On the
Southern railway at Golden Gate. ILL.,,
today. The train was Cotton spec
ial," carrying Confederate veter ans to
the reunion at Louisville. KY. While
running at speed of so miles an hour
the engine struck a spread r all on a
trestle 20 feet high, and the engine and
four coaches were overturned and fell
to the bottom OF the ravine. The en-
CINE turned completely over. The dead
are:
J, J. Uhles, Greenway, Ark
J. d. johnson, fireman, Princeton,
Ind.
Unknown woman.
The most seriously injured are:
w. C. Peeler. district passenger agent
of the Cotton Belt road. Memphis.
Tenn. chest injured.
Otto Graetez- engineer. Princeton,
Ind.
Captain James Jordan. Pine Bluff,
Ark, seriously injured on the chest
and arms.
A. B. Hayes. Paragould. Ark. injured
about head.
Carey T. Cone. GAINESVILLE. Ark. cut
about head.
Mrs. Louis McCulion,. Campbell. NO.,
Ecalp wounds.
w. H. Walden, GAINESVILLE, Ark. ear
cut off.
Mrs. Maggie Gregg, Nettleton. Ark.
cut about face.
J. ]. Armstrong. Jonesboro. Ark,
scalp wounds.
], p. Needham. Needham. Ark. in
tured about head and arms.
H. NJ. Lancaster. Paragould, Ark,
head cut and foot badly burned.
j. S. Spencer. JOnesboro. Ark. Shout
der dislocated.
l.. Stedman, Paragould. Ark. eye
and head cut.
Miss Kate Sohr1echer, Paragould.
Ark, leg fractured.
d. Foley, Pine Bluff. Ark. hip injured
David Weaver, Paragould. Ark, Sc
1ious internal injuries.
J. NJ Little, Paragould, Ark. leg anC
arm broken.
N. c. Diner. st. Louis, hands and
arms cut.
r. S. Hancock. Piggott. Ark, side
and legs badly injured.
M. c. Rogers, Jonesboro. Ark. side
and legs cut.
r. A. Bird. Pine Bluff. Ark. slight
internal injuries.
NJ Crowley, Paragould. Ark. cut
about head.
James Timer. Walcott, Ark. internal
injuries.
Mrs. James Timer. Walcott. Ark.
head and arms injured.
DIR. Howell. Rector, Ark, internal in
juries.
Captain Jordan, who was seriously
injured, was in charge Of the I'd Arkan-
sas Brigade. w. c. Peeler did not re-
gard mis- injuries us serious and started
for home. 1t was first announced IN
dispatches that he was dead. but Inc
was able to send an early message to
his family.
The train consisted of three Pull
mans and two coaches. Two sleepers
were derailed but did not go over the
trestle. The third sleeper remained or
the track.
Most of the injured were taken tc
Louisville. The others were taker
Uhles, the only passenger that was
killed. was merchant at CreenWay
Ark. 1t was o'clock this evening. be
fore the relief train arrived here with
definite news of the accident. The
place where the wreck occurred Is l.
miles east of this place and at spot
difficult to reach by wire.
Those who are advocating the repeal
of the traction franchises decided. to-
night to use the same methods to have
Councilmen vote for the repealcrs ms
were employed during the gas LEASE
fight. The committee Of nine sent out
an appeal to all citizens to call on their
respective councilmen and urge them
to vote for the repealcrs and the Com
mittee of Seventy issued Il call for a
town meeting to be held. tomorrow
night to advocate the passage of tn:
repealers. Among those who are expect
ed to address the meeting is Wayne
Macveagh. Former United States at