The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-28
WRECK
NEAR PULASKI
ED F. PORTER, OF CAMP
BELL STATION KILLED.
OTHERS INJURED.
HEAD-ON COLLISION
BETWEEN FREIGHTS.

10 head on collision between freight
trains about one mile north of Pulaski
Saturday afternoon, Fireman Ed f.
Porter, of Campbell Station, was
killed, Engineer G. J. We;denback. of
Nashville, was seriously inbred, Flag
man Kramer and ID. w Mullen, an
prentice firanan Were slientIy in.
jured.
Engineer G. j. Weidenback, who
was the most seriously injured of the
crew on No II, and VINO was left In
the care of the cOmpany's physician at
Pulaski. spent fair day, considering
the nature of his injuries. 1t was
thought saturday night that one of his
legs would have to ne amputated, but 1t
was found, on closer examination, that
this would not be. necessary. HIS leg
were plastered, and it is thought that
he wifi fully recover in few weeks.
Flagman Kramer who was injured
about the back by being thrown against
stove IN toe cahoose on No. 81. is
also res ing well 1t DR.. Ewes Infirm-
airy. ais injuries are light. but he
Will need careful nursing for a while,
as his back and hips we're slightly
wrencheds The rest of TIE men IN the
of the accident, and none of them are
too lame for duty
The wIecking crews were at the
scene OF the wreck Sunday and Sunday
night, ana it was Thought at the offices
that the wreck would he entirely
cleaned up by Monday morning.
Both engines were badly crippled
and as soon as they are prepared for
the trip they will be sent to the CON
pany's shpos at Decatur for repairs.
The four cars damaged can be easily
repaired.
According to the men on the two
tralrs, some peculiar incident hap
peued wnen the two engines went
together. ID. w. Mullen, the apDreu-
tice fireman ca No. Ia. it is SAID, was
sitting with his back forward, and
made an effort to jump just as the
engines met He was on the Steps of
the engine in the act of leaplng when
the fotce of the step, which was raised
by the crash of the engines, threw him
high into the air and over the telephone
wires, ana he fell to the ground almost
off the right OF way. The fall shook
him badly, but he was not seriously
injured. he lives at Fayetteville
Tenn, and has gone there for a few
days rest and IecuDeration bsfore
returning to work.
The official investigation of the
wreck has not been completed, a11
until the officials complies their work
nothing will likely be known as TO the
cause Of the wreck b3yon1 the fact
that train No, 1t went by it's meeting
place II is SAID among the. men that
it Will be shown that there was
somewhere in the case,
bur that it will tie proven one Of those
unfortunate occurrences that cannot be
fully explained. That a man or a
number of men could 90 caIlessly on
to their death cannot be believed by
any one. ana it VIII pIo0aoly be
learned that tbs tact that Pulaski was
meeting place tor the trains clearly
ESQ psd the mods of the men auu
they rushed on thinking only OF reach
ing home before night
The funeral of Ed f. Porter the
fireman w1o was instantly killed in
the collision was held at CAMPO DELL
Station Sunday aft rnoon AID was
attended by large NUMBER OF railroad
men from Nashville as we'll as a very
large crowd OF people in his home
town i ne BODY left Nashville ac
companie1 by the wife of ths dead
man and a number of his friends.
They left on the reg liar pas senger train
at 8: Az Sunday morning and the tram
was given orders to stop at G mpAell
as it does not stop thzre ordl-
narlly.