The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-08
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN
AND ONE OTHER KILLED
Train Known As the Collver Special
Jumps Off Trestle and Coaches
Tumble 25 Feet Into Bed
of a Creek.

speed of 80 miles an hour the second
section of an excursion train on the
Southern railway from Cleveland, o,
known as the Collver special, and bound
for Florida points, plunged through
trestle over Copper Mine creek about 90
miles west of Atlanta today, and as
result three persons are dead, one other
fatally injured and so passengers were so
seriously injured as to require medical at
tention.
1t was nearly midnight when the South
ern railways relief reached Atlanta,
bearing the body of Engineer James Ed
wards and about 80 of the injured, among
whom was Mrs. Emil Hoover of Column
bus, o. who is in a dying condition. and
Florence A. Studebaker of Cleveland, in
ternaly injured and probably fatally
hurt Road Foreman of Engines
Schnapps and the negro fireman, Nose
Baldwin, both fatally injured. died after
reaching the hospital.
Many of the other injured were lifted
from the car windows and conveyed to
local hospitals, while some of those hurt
were able to take cabs to local hotels.
The wreck occurred about 8 clock this
afternoon, five vestibuled Pullmans be-
ing precipitated 25 feet to the bed of the
creek, which was nearly dry. one of the
Pullmans being torn asunder. Two hun
dred passengers went down with the
coaches.
Copper Mine trestle is between Hiram
and Dallas, Ca, in a sparsely settled
country.
List of Injured.
The injured in the Atlanta hospitals
are, R. w. Griswold, Ashtabula, Ohio,
internally injured and badly bruised on
head
Mrs. r. w. Griswold, Ashtabula, Ohio
bruised back and limbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Creighton of Ashtabula.
Ohio, slightly bruised.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith of Cleveland, Ohio,
back hurt and probably serious internal
injuries.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Smith of Cleveland,
slight bruised.
Mrs. Elizabeth f. Rowbottom Cleve-
land, slightly bruised.
Mrs. K. Peel of Cleveland slightly
bruised.
Rogers and son of Cleveland, badly cut
and Bruised
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Kane Cleveland,
slightly hurt.
f. Strauss, Cleveland.
Mrs. Della Thompson, Montana. Ohio.
Frank Gregory and wife.
e. e. Henry and wife, Ashtabula.
John Touchstone. East Jordan, Mich
igan, badly bruised.
H. H. Hodell, Cleveland, o.
Mrs. George b. Rogers. Columbus, o.
Mrs. Nellie Baldjnger, Columbus, o.
Mrs. P. N. Smith, Columbus, o.
0. G. Voss, Columbus, O..
Mrs. Ella e. Tidemann, Cleveland, o.
Mrs. e. +. Webster Wellington, o.
G. M. Almon, Rome, Ga.
Jacob Roth, Erie. Penn.
Mrs. D. d. Kilsie, Erie. Pa.
E. N. Ackerman, Columbus, o.
Mrs. Theodore Arter, Columbus, o.
Twelve passengers, names unknown,
were cared for at hotels.
r. Fly of Canton.
Catherine Cleary of Cleveland.
G. w. Morse of Cleveland.
Mrs. Charles Hickcox of Cleveland.
Mrs. Bartlett of Cleveland.
Della Duff of Cleveland.
Theresa Cleary of Cleveland.
Mrs. ]. d. Collver of Cleveland.
C. H. Sayle of Cleveland.
Mrs. J. C. Nokes of Berea, Ohio.
George Morris of .
Alex Foster and wife of Cleveland.
Mrs. ]. A. Bartlett of Cleveland.
j. A. Bartlett of Cleveland.
Mrs. w. La Alexander of Canton, Ohio
Mr. and Mrs. r. B. Kenney of Canton,
Ohio.
r. Rudolph Of Canton Ohio
Mrs. G. w. Nicholson of Columbus,
Ohio.
MS c. A. Beckley of Ravenna. Ohio
Mrs. H. w. Riddle of Ravenna, Ohio.
Mrs. H. " Riddle of Ravenna. Ohio
Mrs. Lillian A. Murray Of Akron. Ohio
w F. Erase - .
w. L. Burkhart of Akron, Ohio.
John Silk of Massilon, Ohio.
r. C. White of Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Harvin Bellevue,
Ohio
James Camp, porter.
Vincent ]. Rogers of Cleveland.
Thomas Rogers of Cleveland.
w. c. Campbell of .
w. H. Wall of Atlanta, Ga.
y Mrs. j. c. Noles of Cleveland.
j. C. Neville of Atlanta
Mrs. A. B. Clarke and three children
OF Canton. Ohio.
Miss Emma Riger of Canton.
Mrs. A. C. Fogle of Canton.
Mrs. Clara Lynch of Canton.
Miss Francis Lynch Of anton.
Winter Excursion.
The Collver special is an annual win
ter excursion running from Cleveland, o.,
to Florida points and Cuba, under the
direction of General Passenger Agent
Collver of the Big -Four system. 1t start
ed from Cleveland yesterday at 1922 p.
m. in two sections The first, consisting
of four Pullmans and dining car and
the second of five Pullmans, diner and
a baggage car. The train was being
run on the schedule of what is known
lap train No. 6, and the sections were
fiftssn minutes apart when they left
Chattanooga this morning The train was
y late at uaNas and 1t was well along to-
ward o'clock this afternoon when tina
second section slowed down for the tres
tie crossink Copper Mine creek. On the
south side of this trestle is a curve. The
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