The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04
4 BUSY DAY IN TOWN OF BREWTON A Compound Railroad Wreck
 With Live features SAW IN MILL tXpLODtS Arm of AIonzo Lewis Is Severed From Body-8rakeran B. E. Pickens
 Loses Leg In Yards While
 Switching Cars.
SAW IN MILL tXpLODES

Rrewton February 3.-(Special)-A dls- astrous wreck occurred here this morn ing at 7;sO o'clock between local freight .rai, No % and freight train No. l5, going south on the Louisville ana NASH vile road. The local had left most or us ears on the main line and with others inc crew had gone to the yards or the Cedar Creek Mill company to do switch- ing.
 The switch to this spur track IS aoout ROO wards north of the station, ana apoVe this is another switch to the side track on the left side going south. Train NO 15. when it came in sight Of the s'ae'o"' had a down-grade for over half m'ie' and having double-header with heaNy train it's air failed to work. the engineer being unable to stop the train for brake- man to throw the switch for siding
 Running at a rate estimated to be apout 20 miles an hour the train took the Cedar Creek switch, colliding with the other train on a sharp curve.
 E Both colored fremen of the southbound train jumped without sustaining injury. Engineer Rhoes of the second engine, after reversing his engine, jumped, in turing his right knee painfully En- gineer Gavin of the first engine stuck to his post until the crash, and after 1t had jumped the track, plowed through mud and water, striking negro house suuarely in the center, knocking it from its foundation Then the engine turned on it's side and was partly submerged in
 r-l.. injured and was able to extricate him self by crawling over the tender En- gineer Devinney of the local reversed his engine and jumped just as the trains came together. Only the pilot of his en- zine was damaged, and as it started on the backward track he again boarded it, endeavoring to prevent further dis aster
 He was on the engine when the train struck other cars in the mill yard, tele- scoping three of them, tearing up one end of the timber ramp of the company dam aging the shipping rooms by side-swip- ing them. and was only prevented from running into the mill pond by crashing into the wood chains, the foundation of which it destroyed.
 Occupants of the negro cabin had narrow escape, little boy being knocked from the table as he sat at breakfast
 sleeping man in the cabin was not awakened by the impact. There were several narrow escapes among the mill employees as they were engaged in load ing cars. No trains were delayed the wreckage was clear of the main track.
 sawmin Wreck.
 By the bursting of a saw in No. mill of the Cedar Creek Mill company at Il 80 today, Alonzo Lewis was struck and his arm completely severed from the body about four inches from the shoulder. He was badly cut and lacerated in other places, his wounds being considered dan gerous.
 The arbor, guide and saw are complete wrecks.
 A piece of the flying saw struck large iron skid and large chain cutting them in two. A balance wheel weighing 20C0 pounds was loosened and caused further havoc, its one by four steel band being thrown some distance and perfectly strengthened.
 A large force of men was in the mill at the time but no further casualties ex- cept in minor degree Pieces of saw and iron were hurled in all directions in the yard among the workmen.
 No. mill will run night and day while repairs are being made
 Brakeman Loses Leg.
 B. E. Pfckens, a white brakeman. with the wreckings crew, while switching in the yards tonight, had one leg cut off and foot badly mashed Amputation of the other foot is probably necessary
 His home Is at Owassa. Prompt med ical attention was given.