The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-16

was appalling, none of the passen-
gers were killed.
SO far as could be ascertained in
a hurried investigation by the auth
critics this morning the wreck was
occasoned by the fact that No. 4, the
passenger train, failed to observe
orders, which were to meet No. 81
lat Pegram, and a passenger train,
No. 1, at Kingston. II seems that
the engineer, as we'll as Mr.. Mogap
who was on the engine with him,
overlooked the orders to meet the
freight. The train was running full
speed to make the time at Kingston,
where 1t was to meet No. ! passen-
ger train.
Instead. the passenger train. which
was crowded, some of its passengers
being bound for as far a destination
as California, proceeded on west. and
a few moments No. 81, one of the
heaviest and fastest freights on the
system, crashed into the passenger
engine.
The crews of the wreck soon
reached the city and instantly there
were CONSERVATION created. The
loved ones of the trainmen and of
the passengers we're thrown into
awful suspense for no one knew who
had escaped and who had not been
so fortunate. Early reports to the
city stated that three or four men
had been killed and several injured.
Later in the morning it was ascer-
tanned that eight,had been killed and
further that some of the bodies had
been consumed in the fire.
A relief train on which were DR..
Duncan Eve and other physicians
and surgeons was hurried out of the
city as soon as possible and a wreck
err followed shortly thereafter. An
other special fet at noon from the
Union Station. Chief Rozetta of the
fire department of the city dis
patched an engine to the scene in or
der TO put out the fire in the
wreckage.
w. G. Phngstay, superintendent
Cumberland Telephone company, and
eleven men, were dispatched to the
scene. catching the wrecking train
out from the Union station. j. w.
Ethridge, head foreman of the Cum
berland company in charge of the
long distance work. hurried to Peg
ram in an automobile. The Western
Union Telegraph company dispatched
a man to the scene on a speeder.
Travelling Engineer.
VIM. Mogan one of the victims of
the wreck, was travelling engineer OF
the road and one of the best known
men in the employ of the company.
He returned from Denver yesterday
morning where he went to attend the
meeting of the brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. He was for years
engineer of President Thomas priv
ate car. Mr.. Mogan was a son OF
Mr.. Tom Mogan, for years yardmas-
ter of the N. c. & st. l.. railroad.
As the news of the wreck kept
reaching the city the crowd about
the Union station increased in pro-
portions. and before noon the open
space by the railing. overlooking the
train shed. was crowded with sal
and apprehensive humanity, each lis
tening eagerly for a word or mes
sage from a loved one and all listen
ing for the onward rush of the re-
lief train that was expected in short
~ after noon, word reaching the city
that the relief train had left Pegram
station at 1880 bound for the city.
Il was truly under difficulties and
with little heart in the business be-
fore them that the stockholders and
directors of the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga & st. Louis railway met in an
nual session today at the office OF
the president on Broadway.
Details Meagre.
Efforts to get news of the tragic
happening early revealed the extent
of the havoc that had been wrought
by the impact of the two on-rushing
trains. Pegram station could not be
reached by telephone or telegraph.
although hundreds of calls were
poured in upon the Cumberland Tele-
phone & Telegraph people and upon
the Western Union Office. The Cum
berland Telephone people discovered
that their wires were down and that
tn circuit between Nashville and