Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-12
THREE ARE KILLED
AS TRAINS CRASH
Louisville and Nashville Passen-
ger Train Dashes Head on Into
Freight Train South of Coal
Creek, Near Knoxville.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Nov "a special
to the Sentinel from Coal Creek says:
Fast passenger train No. "a on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, leaving
this city last night at IL o'clock; and due
to arrive in Cincinnati this morning at
1855, was wrecked at Leinert's, 2S miles
north of Knoxville, at an early hour this
morning AS a result three are dead and
several are reported injured. The dead
are:
NJ. o. PIERCE. engineer of a freight
train.
r. E. BOWMAN, fireman of a freight
train.
L. o. LEMONS, fireman of the fast
passenger train.
Engineer S. P. Fisher, of the passenger
train, was slightly injured. he having
jumped from his big locomotive as the
trains were about to collide.
Five persons were slightly injured, and
were taken to the Knoxville general hos
pital, where they are being given medical
attention.
The injured were:
e. P. Fisher, engineed, of Knoxville
slight bruises on body and cut on chin.
H. H. Brown, mail clerk of Knoxville /;
cut on head.
Charles Harris, brakeman, of Jellico,
Tenn; minor bruises on body.
M G. Eichenblaub, express messenger,
of Cincinnati; collar bone and. two ribs
fractured. and body bruised.
James Mosby, colored, train porter, of
Cincinnati; slight bruises.
FAILED TO PROTECT TRAIN?
he wreck is said to have been the re-
suit of failure of a flagman to protect the
passenger train, he having been sent out
ahead of a disabled freight train. 1t is
stated that had it not been for a steel
mail car, which was near the locomotive
of the passenger train, the wreck might
have been much more serious. The loco
motives met head-on and both were de-
molished.
BURIED UNDER RUINS.
The three men who lost their lives were
buried beneath the iron monsters, and
up to o'clock this morning their bodies
had not been recovered.
relief train was sent out from this
place, reaching the scene over the track
of the Southern railway. which parallels
the L. & N. for several miles south of
Coal Creek. Drs z. M. Beasley E. H.
Ford, Silas Murray and z. Dickson were
on the relief train, and they administered
to the injured who were brought to this
place, and sent to Knoxville on the south
bound fast passenger train. which was
due to arrive there at $50 this morn
ing.
According to reports Of the cause of the
wreck, a car on fast freight, south
bound. jumped the track at Medford, two
miles south of Coal Creek, yesterday aft
ernoon. The track was damaged and It
was deemed necessary to route the south
bound day Cincinnati Florida passenger
train, due to reach Knoxville at 4:50 yes
terday afternoon, over the Southern rail-
way tracks from this place. The track at
Mesford was cleared last night, and the
freight moved south two miles to Lem
ert'A
FLAGMAN SENT OUT.
1t is stated fagman was sent ahead,
and it is claimed he failed to flag TIE
northbound passenger train, and the head
on collision was the result. The freight
train was not moving when the wreck
occurred. and the passenger train is said
to have ben travelling about 80 miles an
hour. The locomotives and several cars
were wrecked, and 1t was after noon to-
day that the track was open for traffic.
The early morning L. & n. trains used
the Southern railway tracks between this
place and Konxville.