Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
FOUR REAR CARS ON SOUTHERN
RAILWAY DASHED FROM HIGH
TRESTLE.
ARE INJURED.
George Gould, New York Millionaire,
Has Narrow ESCAPE nom
Death.
ACCIDENT OCCURS IN DARKNESS.

REIDSNILLE. \. c., Dec 15.-Be-
fore most of the passengers in two sleep
ing cars had been awakened today and
while the occupants Of two passenger
coaches were just beginning to stir after
nights ride, the four rear cars of
train No. II of the Southern railway
were dashed down a JO-foot embankment
from Reedy Fort trestle, ten miles from
here and twelve miles north OF Green's
five other passengers.
Cars Land il Creek
The cars that left the track landed in
the small creek that flowed beneath the
trestle. The widest scene of panic pre-
vailed as the sleeping passengers at
tempted TO escape from the cars amid
the scene Of death
Those reported killed were:
John A. Broadnax, Greensboro, n {.
V. E. Halcomb, Mount Airy, n. c.
Edward Sexton, Denton, n. c.
Frank w. Kilby, Portsmouth, Va.
A. P Cone, superintendent of the Rich
mond division of the Southern railway.
ID. e. LOlan, Pullman conductor.
{. H White travelling auditor of the
Southern railway.
f1agman, name not ascertained.
NO uukDOWD.
Gould Escapes Death.
George Could the New York million
alre and his son were passengers in one
of the sleeping cars bound from Norfolk
to Townsville, \. c.
They were slightly Injured.
Elagman Charles Bagby of Manches-
ter, Va, died while being removed to
the hospital at Greensboro.
The Richmond Pullman car was to-
tally demolished in its plunge down the
embankment and the wreckage lies now
III the water of Reedy Fork creek. I'm
der this Wreckage it is said that there
are a number of bodies of passengers
who were unable TO eXtricate themselves
and We're 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 injured
passengers to Greensboro, have left the
scene of the wreck
The wrecked train was operated local
ly between Richmond and Atlanta. Ga,
and carried sleepers frozs Richmond to
Charlotte and from Norfolk to Charlotte
At the Reedy Creek trestle. after the
engine and the mali ana three baggage
cars had passed over the trestIe in safety
the two coaches and two Sleepers left
the rails owing to some defect, the ma
The injured passengers and tranmen
were taken to st. Luke's hospital
Greenboro, n. G.. Flagman Bagby of
Richmond, one of those injured, will
probably die.
Sixteen Reported Dead.
GREENSBORO, ~ c., Dec. b
This afternoon report reached here
from Reidsville that sixteen people were
killed IN the wreck on the Southern rail
way near here. Ten bodies. it was said.
had been removed from the wreck, and
there were other bodies under the Rich
mOnd sleeper which was totally demoI-
ished and under water.
George Gould. the New York million
alre, and his son Jay Gould, reached
here on the train bringing the wounded.
The Goulds sustained only slight iniu-
ries. Robert Russell of New York. a
prominent journalist and companion of
Mr.: Gould, was badly injured in his back
and shoulder and is i'll the hospital here.
Two train loads of injured passengers
have been brought here and taken to the
st. Luke's hospital.
Entire Train Wrecked
OMAHA, Neb., Dec 15-An entire
train. No. Z, west-bound on the Cbica-
go, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway. left
the tracks two miles east of Bayard,
Ia, early today. The train was com
posed of the engine, tender, baggage
and mail ears, two coaches and two
sleepers.
A dozen passengers were slightly in
jured, it was stated at the local office
of the company, but none seriously. The
tender trucks were the first to leave the
track, and for that reason it is be
ieved a broken wheel may have been the
cause. No. I is the Sioux City and Des
Moines local out of Chicago, and carried
naSSengers for those cities