Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-17
EIGHT ARE KILLED IN
n. c. 6 ST. |. WRECK
Victims Are Cremated in Flames
That Follow Head-on Collision
Between Freight and Passen-
ger Trains near Pegrsm.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Sept 15.-As the
result of a head-on collision between
passenger train No. and fast freight
No. 81 on the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St Louis railway, one mile west Of
Pegram station, Tenn. this morning.
eight men were killed. one seriously in
jured and a number Of others reported
more or less hurt.
The cars caught fire and several of
the victims were cremated. The wreck
was caused by the overlooking of orders.
Will Mogan. travelling engineer, who
was killed and his body burned was for
years the private engineer Of; the late
President J. w. Thomas, of the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis rail-
way and had Just returned from
meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers at Denver.
No passengers are reported killed.
LIST OF THE DEAD
WILL MORGAN. Nashville. travelling
engineer. body burned.
JOE COVER, Nashville, engineer on
passenger train. body burned.
JESSE HARRINGTON, engineer on
freight train, body burned.
WALTER ROACH, messenger, body
burned.
SAM WHITE, fireman on freight.
body burned.
S. B. WALT, head brakeman on freight.
w. S. STALCAP, mail clerk. Martini
Tenn.
L. F. BAILEY. Martin, Tenn. mail
clerk, body burned.
Both engines were completely wrecked.
The wreck was caused by the overlook
ing of orders. The dead and injured
were brought here at noon.
LIMBS PULLED OFF.
The scene of the wreck was a most
sickening one. the crews of both the
passenger and freight trains being caught
under the burning cars and cren4ated.
| In extricating one of the mail clerks one
of his arms was pulled OH. while another
man lost a reg in the same way
The hero of the wreck was Max Isaacs.
the news butcher OF the passenger train.
who lives in Nashville. 1t was through
his efforts that a panic was prevented
among the passengers Of the passenger
train, a few of whom were slightly in
jured.
The coaches on the passenger train were
burned-the mail, express and smoker
CAN'T~GET BODIES.
The bodies of several employees are
beneath the tangled mass and burned,
the rescuers being unable TO get the
bodies of VIII Mogan, Jesse Harrington
Sam whited and Ben Warp.
All that was secured of Morgan was an
arm, while the left leg Of one OF the
mail clerks was pulled off In trying to
extricate his body. The bodies rescued
are horribly burned and mangled, and
the scene in the cars beggars descrip-
ton. Mingled with the hystericai talk
of the passengers was the groans Of the
injured trainmen, and for an hour or
more after the relief train arrived the
scene was bedlam.
RAN TO TELEPHONE.
Information advising the railroad Off
Gals of the wreck was received by tele-
phone, a farmer near the scene bringing
the news to Pegram, and Conductor Char
ley Moore; who was deadheading to Hick-
man, telephoned it In. The telephone at
Pegram was out of order and he ran to
Fuller's crossing. one and a half miles
distant. to advise the officers and ask
for relief train.
Whatever else may be said Of the bra
very and courage Of thepassengers and
crew of the wrecked passenger. the name
of Max Isaacs newsbutcher of Nashville.
will live long in the minds Of the pas
sengers.
NEwSBOY A HERO.
In writing your story you want to give
that butcher due credit-ne's hero.n
came from dozens of passengers as the
Associated Rress reporter passed through
the coaches in an effort TO learn the
names of the injured.
Max was the boy who kept his head; he
was calm and collected in the hour OF
trial, and when seen the butchers trous.
ers were blood-stained and his hands
dirty and grimy-the CRIME or honor
where he had helped the dead and dyins
from the wreck and carried them out OF
reach Of the fire.
IL was Max Isaacs who ordered men
about and they obeyed. He placed men
a. the doors of the coaches TO prevent
the passengers from throwing themselves
from the train and he was IN the rescue
party which pushed four cars away from
tie burning wreck.
When the engines came together the i'm
pact gave the locomotives the appear.
ance of leaping in the air.
The emergency brakes were ON in an
Instant said ]. NJ. Whitsett. of Nash
Vile, land the engines seemed 70 skid
along until they met. when both appeared
to fairly leap in the air.
''The dome of one was torn of the pas
senger engine falling TO the right andNths
freight engine to the left or the track
carrying the occupants Of the cabs wits .
them"