The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-08
Five Pullman Coaches of
Southern Railway Fall
Through Trestle.
WERE 20O PEOPLE ABOARD
FIorida-Bound Passengers in
Georgia Disaster-.5O of the
Injured, Including Women in
Critical Condition, Leave
Scene in Relief Train.

ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. Stunning at
a speed of thirty miles an hour the
second section of an excursion train
on the Southern Railway from Cleve-
land, o., known as the Colver special
and bound for Florida points, plunged
through a trestle over Copper Mine
Creek about fifty miles north of At
lsnta, late yesterday, and as result
three persons are dead and several
others are fatally injured and eighty
passengers were so seriously injured
as to require medical attention. Road
Foreman of Engines d. II. Schnapp
and Fireman Most Baldwin died short
ly after reaching this city.
The injured include:
r. Flick, of Canton, o.
Catherine Geary. Cleveland, 0.
G. w. Morse, Cleveland. o.
Mrs. Charles Hickox, Cleveland, o.
Mrs Bartlett, Cleveland, o.
Della Duff Cleveland, o.
Mrs. Clara Lynch, -.
Miss F. Lynch, -
Theresa Cleary, Cleveland, o.
Mrs. j. D. Collyer, Cleveland, o.
G. H. Sayle, Cleveland
Mrs. j. C. Nokes, Berea, o.
George Morris, -
Alex Forester and wife, Cleveland, o.
Mrs. j. Bartlett, of Cleveland.
]. A. Bartlett. Cleveland, o.
Mrs. w. L. Alexander, Canton, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Kennedy, Can
ten, o.
r. Rudolph, Canton, Q.
Mrs. G. w. Nicholson, Columbus, o.
Mrs. G. A. Beckley, Ravenna, o.
Mrs. H. w. Riddle, Ravenna, Q.
Miss Lillian A. Murray, Akron, o.
w. f. Rase,
w. L. Burlzhart, Akron, o.
John Silk, Massilon, o.
r. c. White, Cleveland Q.
Mr.. and Mrs j. E. Marvin, Belle
vue, o.
Vincent J. Rogers, Cleveland, o.
Thomas j. Rogers, Cleveland. o.
w. M. Campbell, --.
w. II. Hall, Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. ]. Noles, Cleveland, o.
Mrs. A. 3. Clark and three children,
Canton, 0.
j. G. Neville, Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Emma Reiger Canton, o.
Mrs. A. C. Fogle. Canton, o.
II. H. Hodell. Cleveland, o.
Mrs. George I3. Rogers, Columbus, Q.
Mrs. Nellie Baldinger, Columbus, o.
Mrs. j n. Smith. Columbus, o.
.. G. Noss, Columbus, 0.
Mrs. Ella y. Tidemann, Cleveland, o.
Mrs. e. f. Webster, Wellington, o.
G. NJ. Almon, Rome, Ga.
Jacob Roth, Erie. Pa.
Mrs. j. Roth, Erie, Pa.
Mrs. d. D. Kilsie, Erie, Pa.
I1. n. Ackerman, Columbus, o.
Mrs. Theodore Arter, Columbus. o.
Mrs. Della B. Thompson Mantua. o.
The Southern Railways relief train
reached Atlanta about midnight, bear
ing the body of Engineer James Ed
wards and about fifty of the injured,
among whom was Mrs. Emma Hoover,
of Cleveland, o.. who is in dying con-
dition. and Florence A. Studebaker, of
Cleveland, internally injured, and prob
ably fatally hurt. Engineer Edwards
was caught under his engine
AT the Atlanta Hospital today it was
stated that besides Mrs. Hoover and
Miss Studebaker, r. W. Griswold, of
Ashtabula, is in a serious condition
and his injuries may prove fatal.
Road Foreman Of Engines Schnapps
anu AS5iO AiOpS OOLI
mortally injured, were also on the re-
lief train.
Many OF the other injured were car
ried to local hospitals, while some of
those hurt were taken to local hotels.
Five vestibule Pullmans were pre-
cipitated to the bed of the creek, which
was nearly dry, one of the Pullmans
being torn asunder. Two hundred pas
sengers went down with the coaches.
One car cracked in the centre PIN
ming Jack Roth and his wife, both of
Erie, Pa, between the seats. Roth
held up the falling berth until he
could extricate himself and crawl
through window with Mrs. Roth.
Copper Mine Trestle is between Hiram
and Dallas. Ca. in sparsely settled
country.