The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-13
L. B. SULLIVAN KILLED
WRECK ON M., J. AND K. c. RAIL-
 ROAD NEAR BEAUMONT, MISS.
General Freight and Passenger Agent of the Line Loses His Life and Other Persons Receive Seri-
 0us Injuries.
Advertiser Bureau,

A WTeCk on the MODlle, JACKSON anu Kansas City Railroad occurred at a point four miles south of Beaumont, Miss, at 6:57 o'clock last night when passenger train No. which left here at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon ran in to a washout. One person was killed and three others seriously injured. The engine, baggage car and two coaches left the track, the engine turning com pletely over. The dead:
 L. B. Sullivan, Mobile.
 Seriously injured:
 William A. Crawford, engineer, Mobile.
 James Young, fireman, Mobile.
 R. G. Boykin, colored porter, Mobile. MT. Sullivan was general freight and passenger agent of the road.
 Details of the wreck were not receiv- ed in Mobile until early this morning when message received by officials of the road stated that passenger train No. 4. northbound in charge of Conductor c. c. Hester was wrecked by running into a washout near Beaumont the en- zine and coaches leaving the track. Continuous rains fell along the line of the road yesterday afternoon and where the wreck occurred the road bed had been washed out. The engine, which was running at only eight miles an hour, struck the weak spot. leaped from the track and turned completely over digging its way in the mud on the north side of the road bed. Rid ing in the engine at the time was Gen eral Freight and Passenger Agent L. B. Sullivan of the road with headquarters here. When the engine left the track Engineer Crawford and Fireman Young were thrown from the cab and were seriously scalded. MT. Sullivan i.,Ao which. after leaving the track turned completely over burying him beneath the mass of coal and iron.
 Soon after the wreck the work of rescue began. MT. Sullivan's body was supposed to have been beneath the en- zine, but as there was no way of clear ing away this portion of the wreck attention was turned to the tender and three hours after the accident his body was taken from beneath the tender.
 The body of MT. Sullivan and the injured persons were taken to Hatties- burg, Miss, and brought here this evening.
 MT. Sullivan was about 35 years of age, a native of Trenton, Ky, and was most estimable man. He was for long time soliciting freight agent of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad here and four years ago was appointed general freight and passenger agent of the Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City Railroad. He he was a thorough rail- road man.
 H. M. Friend this morning received his commission from Governor Cum ningham, as tax commissioner, suc- ceeding himself in this position. Mir l Friend filed the requisite bond and | took the oath of office before Judge | Price Williams.
 Tn the United States District Court this afternoon. Henry Rogers, alias | Frank Thomas was convicted Of rob- ping rural mail carrier near Ever | green, Ala, and placing the carriers life in danger by pointing a gun at him | The crime was committed fourteen years ago. The limit of the sentence is life servitude in United States peni- tentiary. This Is the second case wherein the life sentence could be i'm posed since Hon, Harry T. Toulmin as- sumed the judgeship of this court
 Nicholas Phelan aged 62 years, died this morning at his home, No 5O2 | Charleston Street. after a long illness He was native of Ireland, but long time resident of Mobile. He was a member of the 18th Alabama infantry I soldier. He was member of Cnmr | Raphael Semmes. 1T. C. ", and the Catholic Knights of America. His wife, two sons and a daughter survive him.
 Col. F. S. Mallory, Ed F. Terry, W. H Gahagan, L. A. May and James A. Mar. tin. all of New York. and interested fir the contracting company to build the | Mobile and West Alabama Railroad, ar rived here this afternoon. They will be In consultation with Judge H. Aus. till. President of the road tomorrow relative to the work.
 Sheriff Powers today received from the Sheriff at Scranton, Miss, news ot the escape of four negroes, a negres. and white man from a convict camr at Orange Grove, Miss He also re. cetved descriptions of them. Tonight his deputies captured three of the ne groes ands the white
 The British steamship Carnation o the Elder-Demster Line, sailed from this port this morning with 9,S79 bale. Of cotton, l17 poplar logs, S.645 oal slaves, 3l2,S43 feet of pine lumber This Is the largest cargo to leave DOT during the present season.
 Mrs Annie Brock, wife of H. M Brock. died this morning at her home No. 500 Church Street Deceased was : native of Ireland and 62 years of age Two sons and a daughter besides tn, husband survive
 The Swedish steamship Gamen clear. ed this morning for Liverpool and Fe camp France. with an immense cargo of hewn and sawn timber, includins pine. ash. poplar and oak
 E. E. Kersh. c. L, stickney. J. II Parsons and D. s. Fellows of Birming. ham are In the city.
 E. C. Goldberg of Selma is visitor to Mobile.
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 Mrs. Harry Donald entertained a bridge today. and the gloom of tn, weather accentuated the cheerfulnes. and brightness in the pretty drawint ]