The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-16

It is said that twelve are dead and
twenty-five are being cared for at hos
pital. The identified dead:
c. p. Conn superintendent of the Rich
mond & Danville division of the Southern
railway Richmond.
IT. c. White, travelling auditor, Wash
! ington, ID. G..
Isaac Dammels, porter on the Richmond
G B. Nolan. Pullman conductor,
Greensboro.
Frank w Kilby, Birmingham. Ala. or
Wilkesboro, n. C. reported from both
Virgil f. Holcomb. Mount Airy, n. c.
Ed. Sexton. Denton. d. c.
Richard Eames mining engineer Of Sal
isbury. n C..
Charles Broodfeld, Americus. Ga.
John c.. BrodnaX, Richmond, Va.
The body of an unknown white man,
apparently IS years old, was recovered
late this afternoon
Among the patients at the hospital who
are fatally injured ares
Harry I. Striking, Decatur, Ga, and F.
Z. Smitn. Spencer, n. G.
Much time was required 10 remove the
dead and injured from the debris.
George Gould Aboard Train.
George j. Gould. who. with his son, jay,
was in one of the Pullmans when the
train jumped the track, and who was re-
ported dead. escaped uninjured. He. with
mis- son, jay, and friend, r. III. Russell
of New YORK. former editor of the Metro
poiitan magazine, had just got out Of
their berths wien the wreck occurred
Mr.. Russell was badly hurt by coming in
contact with car stove and is at the
hospital
Mr.. Gould and his son came in on the
special bearing the dead and injured. He
left this afternoon for his hunting lodge
fifteen miles from here. stating that the
wreck had not discouraged his plans for
weeks outing.
The derailment was caused by a broken
rail about 200 feet from the trestle that
spans small stream. The train was
composed OF two baggage, express and
mail cars, three day coaches and two
Pullmans. The engine and baggage, mail
and express cars passed over I'm safety
While the day Goa -hes and Pullmaus
were tErovrs from Sac tresf'a into the
creek and along tine bank twenty to
thirty feet below
Rail Broken to Fragments.
AT the point where the first coach left
the track the right rail was broken about
eighteen inChesc from the Joint The rail
was broken into fragments for several
feet and torn entirely from the ties The
wheels ran on the ties until near the tres
ue, When the outside wheels went over
anoWing the brake beams and axles to
lall on the guard rails of the bridge.
As the last coach was on the trestle the
from the mail and express car and tum-
Dled INTO the mud and water below.
The Norfolk Pullman fell into the
water while the Richmond sleeper. Just
i'm front, landed only partially FRI the
water Most of the injured and killed in
tne Sleepers were i'm the Richmond car.
which was totally demolished
Inc NorI0lk sleeper was also badly torn
up put IeH on its side iH the swollen
stream, suDmerging many passengers.
Inc appearance of the dead at the nm
dertakers shops showed that some were
sealded 90 death and others were badly
muulated. while one was cut in half at
ghe waist, his dismembered parts being
found az opposite ends Of the coach.
Inc railway had corps of officials,
physicians and labOrers on the scene soon
after the news reached here.
AT o clock this afternoon the track
mad been cleared. Three cars have not
been raised and it is believed that sew
eral bodies viii be found beneath the
wreCkage.