The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-06
Train Jumps the Track Near
 Lebanon, Tenn
PLUNGES OFF BEREAVEMENT
Cause of Wreck Unknown-Fla lagman Dalton, Badly Hurt, Goes Back to
 Flag-Rellef Train Sent.
 Many Nashville People.

Nashville, Tenn, June 5.-Going at speed of between twenty and thirty miles an hour, Southern passenger train No. 2 leaving Nashville at 10.90 a. m, plunged off a ffteen-foot embankment at Black branch, near Lebanon, Tenn, and thirty three miles east of Nashville. shortly after II o'clock thls morning, injuring some nfty-seven people out of cargo of sixty souls.
 Mrs. J. E. Jennings. Lebanon. Tenn, both arms broken, skull fractured and cut above both eyes; may recover.
 Mrs. Sarah Lawrence, Nashville, se- rlously cut about the face and head, frac- tured skull; dangerous.
 F. s. Lawrence. Nashville, back hurt.
 Mary Lawrence, Nashville. head bruised
 J. W. Thompson, lives near Livingston. Tenn, back and hips hurt.
 A. T. Hart, Johnson City. Tenn, side and head bruised and cut.
 D. c. Dalton, lagman of wrecked train, Nashville, right hand cut head bruised and cut.
 L. D. Patterson. Nashville. scratched
 J. R. Smith, attorney of Watertown, Tenn, cut on the face.
 W. M. Jamison, Auburn, Ky, internally injured.
 Miss Hattie BeasleN Red Boiling Springs Tenn, bruises on limbs
 F. A. Dean, conductor, Hartman, Tenn, cut about the head
 s. P. Brown, Nashville. shoulder and head bruised and slightly cut.
 Hattie Beasley, Red Boiling Springs, leg sprained.
 J. F. Beaty, Nashville, severe cuts on head, arm badly mashed
 George Phillips, Hopkinsville, Ky, back | sprained.
 E. N, Combs, Auburn, Tenn. bruised l about head and body no serious. | Henderson Denton Hopkinsville, Ky, 1 wrist sprained and slight cut on head | K. T. McConnico. Nashvinq ankle hurt.
 Miss Sarah Vaughn. Nashville, slight ln- juries on neck. J. w. Dodd. Nashville. scalp wound.
 Mrs. R. P. Maddox, Nashville, broken hip; serious.
 Miss Amanda Cartwright, Valauston, Tex, nervous shock, slight injury to left nip.
 John Lawrence, child, broken arm. Nashville.
 Joseph Jones, Monterey, Tenn. internal injuries.
 A. F. Braswell, Nashville. hip bruised
 Miss Patty Russell, Difficult, Tenn, in- jured in back; serious.
 A. l.. Algood, Nashville.
 Mrs. B. P. Williams Louisville Ky. John D. Fletcher, Nashville. Many Ofbarg eliphflV n ItIra1
 Coaches Jump Track. Two passenger coaches, the mail and l baggage cars left the track No one seems to know just what caused the wreck. | 1t was stated that a spreading rail was | the cause. Another report was that the front trucks of the tender of the engine 1 jumped the track and threw the baggage coach and two passenger coaches off Tie | first intimation the passengers had was of d Jumping. Jolting sensation, and the next instant the coaches shot from the rails and turned over on their sides down the embankment Immediately upon the report of the wreck being received at Lebanon, a re- lief train was dispatched from that town to the scene, all the physicians In Leb- anon, and a number of citizens going to render much assistance as was possible. The train made a quick run to the scene and the work of relief and attending to the needs of the wounded was commenced, every assistance possible being rendered. The wounded who live in Nashville were then placed upon the regular train for this city Immediately after the wreck tlagman G. C. Dalton was sent some distance down the track to flag any trains that might be approaching. Dalton was suffering from a badly cut hand and d cut face and head, but did not finch in the discharge of his duty.
 Excitement In Nashville.
 News of the wreck was quickly flashed to Nashville, and intense excitement re- suited in a few moments. The Southern officials grasped the sltaution at once, however, and immediately got up special train and rushed 1t to Blackbraneh In the meanwhile, during the terrible suspense that followed T great crowd gathered at the Southern depot and anxious faces pressed against the bars of the enclosure that separated the railroad yard. ss the arrival of loved ones was momentarily expected. A detail of police In charge of Sergeants Dick Reid and George Moore soon arrived to force back the rapidly growing and hard pressing crowd and Special Agent James Cantrell helped to keep the crowd in check.
 The relief train rolled into the station here at 3;2O, and when II had stopped every ambulance in the city stood in waiting backed up against the platform ready to receive the victims and rush them to hospitals for prompt medical at tentlon.
 Dr. R. E. Fort physician for the Illi- nois Central and Southern roads. arrived some time before the train WAS due. Dr. Grizzard of the city, hospital. Dr. Me Pheeters Glasgow and other local physi- clans were on hand to render any assist ance possible.
 Conductor r. A. Dean of Hartman, Tenn, who was in charge of the train. although severely cut and bruised about the head and face, on both hands and on the right forearm, stuck to his post and came on back to Nashville with the train. He did not seem to know just what had caused the accident. Brakeman c. Dalton had a mashed hand and bruised head Engineer Galley and Fireman Tur- ner were uninjured. for the engine did not leave the track.