The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
TWO TRAINMEN ARE ARRESTED As Results Of Fatal
 Wreck CONDUCTOR AND ENGINEER Investigation Being Made Into Cause of Collison.
 -e- It Is Now 6meIAny stated That Only Eight Persons Lest Their Live. and Twenty-Three Were
 Injured.


 New Orleans. Nov. 12.--As result of the collision which yesterday cost the lives of eight persons and the se- rious wounding of a score of others at Little Woods station on the New Or leans and North Eastern Railroad, two men have already been arrested and a thorough investigation is being made into the causes of the wreck, as we'll as the delay in sending a relief train from New Orleans.
 These two rIien are Wayne A. Black burn and A. B. Keys, engineer and conductor, respectively, of the Great Northern Express which telescoped the New Orleans and North Eastern local. They were held some time by the po- lice. but were released during the night after each had arranged for a $i0.000 bond.
 The arrest of Blackburn and Keys was not taken as an indication that the responsibility for the wreck rested solely with them. It was announced that the matter of whether the great Northern crew or the North Eastern crew was responsible, still remained 8 matter of doubt, but that Keys and BIackburn's connection with the train which did the damage. compelled such action.
 was not known until late last night exactly how many persons had been killed or the extent of others in- juries, and even to-day some doubt was entertained as to whether all of the bodies had been found. An inves- tigation, completed this morning, how ever, bears out the statement of the railroad officials last night to the eff feet that only eight persons had been killed and twenty-three injured. This last list. which has been the first correct one issued. shows the follow ing. The dead:
 Willie Attaway. three years old. Slideii, La.; Cuthbert B. Lowry, 45 years old, Lexington. Ky, with busi- ness interests in Slideil, La; Profes- sor C. E. Ross, 4f years old, Alton, La. A. Heitkamp. 60 years old. Pearl River Miss: o. W Travos, ss years old, Hattfesburg. Miss; T. K. P. Cs 4. Cranford. 45 years old. Semi nary. Miss; W. A. Martin, 45 years old, SlideIl. La.
 The injured: Jacob salmen, 45 years old. badly cut and bruised with serious internal injuries; J. A. Quick, 63 years old, Hattiesburg. Miss. hip dis located and right leg fractured D. B. Calhoun, 55 years old. Olive, Miss, fracture of right hip. serious; Milton Spitzfaden, IT years old. news agent of North Eastern train, Algeirs. La., gem eraI confusion and feet burned; Peter Mccarthy, 25 years old, fireman of Great Northern train, leg and both arms broken; Mrs. F. M. Attaway. 57 years old, Slidell. La. slight bruises; Mrs Robert ". Hinton, 45 years old. Lumberton, Miss, right leg broken; Miss Florence Lyde, 25 years old LIim- berton. Miss. right ankle sprained; F. Heintz. 24 years old. Covington, La, cut on forehead; Rev. G. P. Harris, Magee, Miss, collar bone and right leg broken, left leg bruised and left hand cut; Holmes Harrison, 42 years old. New Orleans. ribs broken and hands cut.
 All of the foregoing are in New or leans hospitals here.
 > Others less seriously injured are: B. s. Wood. Nicholson. Miss: F. A Nixon, Seminary, Miss; S. c. Seal, Passman. La: J. J. Mason. Slideli, La: J. Kicks. Vaudeville. La; H. Albert. Vaudeville. La: A. Provost, Slidell, La; w. H. Readman. Covington. La.s Ed Grant, colored. Covington, La. P. Arceneaux. Vaudeville. La; Theodore Rooechl. New Orleans; J. Peoples. AL ton, La.
 The responsibility for the wreck is a matter which is now not only re- celving the attention of the railroad officials, but of the local authorities as well.
 At the ofice of the New Orleans and North Eastern Railroad, a general statement was made substantially as follows:
 'whether the disaster was due to the North Eastern train running be- hind It's schedule, and falling to warn the train behind. or the Great North ern train running ahead of its sehed ule and failing to take note of the train ahead of 1t, are matters which have not yet been definitely determin- ed. and may not be for several days. The statements of the crews of the two trains are at variance. It is stat ed by the crew of the North Eastern train that the wreck occurred at 8 o'clock exactly. The Great Northern crew contends that the wreck occur red at four minutes after eight. When 1t is determined which statement is correct, then 1t may be possible to de- termine where the responsibility rests. It is also stated that the Great North ern train was held at the south draw ten minutes, so as to give the North Eastern train ample ieeway for the run to New Orleans. It Is only six miles from the south draw to Littlewoods. the scene of the wreck. If that state. ment is correct, then the first train must have lost considerable time in the six-mile run.
 This. however, is denied. On the other hand, it would be practically im- if the second train was held ten minutes for 1t to overtake the first train in such a short distance"
 The New Orleans and North Eastern road is doubled tracked at the point where the wreck occurred and in a statement given to the Press; Judge Fred D. King of the civil district court of New Orleans. who was one of the on the Great Northern Ex- press. assertsN that it was over two hours before relief arrived, although New orleans was but twelve miles dis tant. Judge King says he urged the crew of the forward train to detach 1 their engine and baggage car. which l were still intact upon the track and rush the more seriously injured of the victims to New Orleans hospitals This | he says. they declined to do on the l ground that they had to walt for orders | before they could move
 In a statement given out from the l general offices of the New Orleans and l North Eastern Railroad. 1t was said