The San Francisco call., 1909-12-16
FOURTEEN ARE
KILLED IN BIG
RAILWAY WRECK
Fast Passenger Derailed Near
Greensboro, N. G., and Cars
Hurled Into Creek
George j. Gould and Son Have
Narrow Escape From Death
in Pullman Sleeper
Casualties in Wreck
Number of killed d.....14
Number of injured. "a

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GREENSBORO, n. c., Dec. 15.-Local
passenger train No. IL on the Southern
railway was derailed at 6:S2 this morn
ing by broken rail at Reedy Fork
trestle, 10 miles north of here. and at
o'clock tonight II dead bodies had
been removed from the wreckage. It
IS reported that IA are dead. Twenty
four injured are being cared for at st.
Leo's hospital.
The Identified dead:
4 P Cone, superintendent Of the Richmond
and DsDvile division OF the Southern railway.
Richmond.
Il. c. White, travelling auditor. Washington,
p. c.
Isaac Danmals, porter on the Richmond
s,eeper.
c. 3. Nolan, Pullman conductor, Greensboro.
Frank W. Kilby, Birmingham, Ala, or
wnkesboro. \. c.
Virgil z. Eoloomb, Mount Airy, n.
Ed Sexton, Denton, n. C.
Richard Eames, mining engineer. Of Salisbury,
n C.
Charles I. BroOdheld. Americus Ga.
John G. Brodnax, Richmond, Va.
apparently % years old. was recovered
late this afternoon.
Among the patients at the hospital
who are fatally injured are:
Henry L. Stribling, Decatur, Ga, and
E. G. Smith, Spencer. n. c.
Much time was required to remove
the dead and injured from the debris.
GouIds Unhurt
George J. Gould. who with his son
Jay was in one Of the Pullman sleepers
when the train jumped the track, and
who was reported dead. escaped unin-
5ured. The Goulds and H. r Russell
Of New York, former editor of the
Metropolitan Magazine, had Just left
their berths when the wreck occurred.
Russell was badly hurt by coming in
contact with a car stove and is at the
hospital
Gould and his son came in on the
special bearing the dead and injured.
He left this afternoon for his hunting
lodge Is miles from here. stating that
the wreck had not disarranged his
plans Tor weeks outing.
The deraiIment was caused by a
broken rail about 200 feet from the
trestle that spans a small stream. The
train was composed of two baggage,
express and mail cars, three day
coaches and two PuIlmans. The en-
sine and baggage. mail and express
cars passed oveE in safety. while the
day coaches and Pullmans were thrown
from the trestIe into the creek and
along the banks 20 to 80 feet below.
At the point where the first coach
left the track the right rail was broken
about Is inches from joint The
track was broken into fragments for
several feet and torn entirely from
the ties. The cars ran on the ties un-
til near the trestle. when the outside
wheels went over. allowing the brake
beams and axles TO fall on the guard
rails OF the bridge.
Coaches ToppIe Over
AS the last coach was on the trestIe
the five coaches toppled over, broke
loose from the mail and express car
and tumbled intof the mud and water
below.
The Norfolk Pullman fell into the
water, while the Richmond sleeper
just in front. landed only partially in
the water. Most of the injured and
killed in the sleepers were in the Rich
mond sleeper, which was totally demoi-
ished. The Norfolk sleeper was not SO
badly torn up, but fell on its side in
the swollen stream, submerging many
passengers.
The appearance of the dead at the
undertakers' shops showed that some
were scalded TO death and others were
badly mutilated. while one was cut in
half at the waist, hfs dismembered parts
being found at the opposite ends of the
coach.
The railway had corps Of officials,
physicians and laborers on the scene
soon after the news was received here.
At s o'clock this afternoon the track
had been cleared. Three cars have not
been raised, and il is believed that
several bodies viii be found beneath
the wreckage.