Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-23
TRAIN GOES DOWN
BANK; 10 KILLED
FOUR CARS DASH FROM HIGH
TRESTLE ON SOUTHERN
ROAD.
TRIRTY-FIVE URED-GEORGE
GOULD HAS NARROW
ESCAPE.

Reidsville, n. c., Dec. 1G.-Before
most of the passengers in two sleep
ing cars had been awakened yester-
day, and while the occupants OF two
passenger coaches were just begin
ming to stir after a nights ride, the
four rear cars of train No. II OF the
Southern railway were dashed down
a 5O-foot embankment from Reedy
Fort trestle, 10 miles from here and
Y miles north of Greensboro, Killing
II men and injuring IS other passen'
gers.
The cars that left the track landed
in the small creek that flowed be-
meath the trestIe. The widest scene
Of panic prevailed as the sleeping pas
sengers attempted to escape from the
cars amid the scene Of death.
Those identified killed were:
John A. Broadnax, Greensboro, N, G..
V. e. HaIcomb, Mount Airy, N. G.
Edward Sexton, Denton, N. c.
Frank w. Kilby, Portsmouth, Va.
A. p. Cone, superintendent Of the
Richmond division Of the Southern
railway.
D. c. Nolan, Pullman conductor.
G. Fl. White, travelling auditor OF the
Southern railway.
Isaac White, porter.
Edward Bagby, Richmond
Charles r. BroadfieId.
Richard Games, Salisbury, N. c.
Gould Escapes Death.
George Gould, the New York million
aire, and his son were passengers in
one of the sleeping cars bound from
Norfolk to ThomasVille, N. C.
They were slightly injured.
Flagman Charles Bagby of Man
chester, Va, died while being re-
moved to the hospital at Greensboro.
The Richmond Pullman car was
totally demolished in its plunge down
the embankment and the wreckage
lies now in the water of Reedy Fork
creek. Under this wreckage, it is
said, that there are a number of bod
les of passengers who were unable to
extriCate themselves and were
drowned in the water Of the creek.
Practically all the passengers in the
rear coaches OF the train were hurt.
Many of the injured, it is believed
will die. Another train carrying in,
jured passengers to Greensboro, has
left the scene of the wreck.
The wrecked train was operated To-
cally between Richmond and Atlanta,
Ga, and carried sleepers from Rich
mond to Charlotte and from Norfolk
to Charlotte At the Reedy Creek
trestle, after the engine and the mail
and three baggage cars had passed
over the restle in safety, the two
coaches and two sIeepers left the
rails owing to some defect, the nature
of which has not been ascertained.
The injured passengers and train
men were taken to st. Buke's hOspi-
tai, Greensboro, N. c. Flagman Bagby
of Richmond, one of those injured, will
probably die.
Entire Train Wrecked.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 16.-An entire
train, No. Z, west-bound on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway,
left the tracks two miles east of Bay
ard, Iowa, early yesterday The train
was composed of the engine, tender
baggage and mail cars, two coaches
and two sleepers.
A dozen passengers were slightly in
jured, it was stated at the local OF
fee of the company, but none seri-
ously. The tender trucks were the
first to leave the track, and for that
reason it is believed a broken wheel
may have been the cause. No. 7 is
the Sioux City & Des Moines local out
of Chicago, and carried passengers for