The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-09-04
TRAIN NO. 3 AND AccoMMoDA-
TON IN HEAo-oN COLLISION
AT DEPOT.
SCORE lR MORE ARE BRUISED
Open Switch Is The Cause And Traffic
is Delayed For Nearly An
Hour.

tue fSSull Ol uSdo-Ou COlilslO
u Saturday between through passengt
train No from Cincinnati, and tn
:" Nashville, Florence & Sheffield divii
- ion accommodation. The wreck OF
CURED at the union station just at tn
i time the through train was due, abou
L 1910 o'clock. The wreck was due t
= an open switch, but the responsible.
= for leaving the switch open has no
yet been fixed.
The following were the white PEG
pie whose injuries were such as t.
require treatment of the surgeon:
]. T. Kepley, Greenbrier, Tenn
Thrown against side of car and deer
cash or hole cut over the eye. Pain
full but not serious injury.
A. ]. Isphording, Covington, Ky.
Cut across the eye about an inch and
half long.
c. M. Shaw. 926 South Spruce,
Nashville, Tenn. FIagman on the
through train. He was standing in
the vestibule when the shock occurred
and was thrown against the side of
the entrance to the vestibule sustain
fng severe cuts on the face above the
eyes. The impact threw him to the
ground but he managed to land on his
feet.
Diana Stages, Mckay street, Column
bia, hand and arm cut and bruised.
Beatrice Coble, child lives at Mt.
Pleasant. Thrown against the seat
in front and breast bruised.
Mrs. Emma Binkley, Summertown,
Tenn. thrown against corner of seat |
opposite her and bruised on the chest |
In addition to these there were two |
or three of the negro passengers who
sustained slight injuries and were at
tended to by the surgeon.
Practically all of the passengers on
both of the trains were shocked by
the impact when the trains came to-
gether, some of them being thrown
from their seats, and it is remarkable
that there were so few hurt. But for
the fact that the accommodation
on the track was a very light
train and gave back at the collision,
many others would have been injured,
because, as is the custom when trains;
ire approaching the station, many of
he passengers had left their seats r
nd were standing in the allies. o
The Nashville, Florence and Shelf
eld division train had just backed in
o the switch on the track nearest the
tation where it stands to await the =
rival of No 3 from Nashville. For
ONE reason not yet explained the
witch was left open and when No. 3 :
ain, came in from Nashville, instead D
taking the main passenger track to
lie right it came into the switch.
he accommodation train was stand
lg but a short distance to the South
the mouth of the open switch and
hen the engineer on No. 8 discov-
ed the switch open he did not have
me to bring his train to a full stop,
though the emergency brakes were
oplied as quick as possible. 4
The trains came together with a
rrific force as the through passen-
If was a very heavy train, carrying
70 Pullman palace cars and the diner
addition to the three day coaches,
e expness, mail and baggage cars.
he cowcatchers on both of the en- u
mes were utterly demolished and the
gines were put out of commission -
r time. The track where the en- y.
mes came together was torn I'D and
e engine of No. was thrown from x
9 track, but the cars remained ON 8
g track. So terrific was the shock 8
at some of the glass in the Pull q
ans was broken and there was also 8
mage to the dishes in the diningjH
r. III
When the trains came together the II
ssengers were thrown about in all b
rections and there were doubtless a 8
ore who sustained painful injuries, g
t who did not think them of suf- 3
lent moment to. seek the aid of the g
rgeon. Among the passengers was
dge Hart, of Nashville, who is try =
3 the Cranberry case. He sustained a
shock, being thrown from his seat,
t thought very little of his injuries. the
Rosenthal, Of Columbia, was re- vi
rning from the East and was thrown nc
the floor Of the car receiving a ns
ght injury in the back of his head cor
III Boyd was also thrown down, but
Is not hurt. -
As soon as the trains came together
. Charles A. Forgey was summoned ,
the scene Ea astahIfahad N sn.t