Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-17
IS ARE KILLED,
50 ARE HURT IN
SOLTHERN WRECK
Coaches Leave TreStIe Near
Greensboro, N. c., and
Land in Creek--Pan En-
sues Among Passengers.
TWO OFFICIALS ARE
AMONG REPORTED DEAD

GREENSBORO. n. c.. Dec. ia re-
port has reached here from Reidsville
that Is people were killed in the South
ern railway wreck. Ten bodies had been
removed from the wreck at noon, but
it was said there were other bodies UNI
der the Richmond sleeper, which was
totally demolished and under water
George Gould and his son, Jay Gould.
sustained only slight injuries. j. X.
Russell, OF New York, prominent jour
nalist and companion Of Mr.. Gould, was
badly injured in the back and shoul-
der.
A coroner's jury was empaneIled and
left here at noon for the scene OF the
wreck
Three more victims OF the Reedy Fork
Creek wreck have succumbed to their in
juries. making IL known.
REIDSVILLE, n. c.. Dec. l5.-Before
most OF the passengers in two sleeping
cars had been awakened. and while the
occupants of two passenger coaches were
just beginning to stir after nights ride,
the four rear cars Of train No. IL or
the Southern railway. were dashed down
q 50-foot embankment. from Reedy Fork
trestle, ten miles from here and l.
miles north of Greensboro. Killing ten
~ today.
Tho cars that left the track landed in 4
creek which flowed beneath the trestle
The widest scene OF panic prevailed, as
the sleeping passengers attempted to es-
cape from the cars amid the scene or
death.
Among those reported killed were:
LIST OF DEAD.
JOHN A BROADNAX, % Greensboro,
y. c.
V. E. HALcoMB. a lawyer. of Mount
Airy. y. c.
EDWARD SEXTON, of Denton. n. c.
FRANK w. KILBY. formerly of Ports
mouth. Va, present address unknown.
A.P. CONE, superintendent of the
Richmond division of the Southern rail-
way.
ID. c. LoLAN. conductor OF one of the
Pullman cars.
IA G. WHITE. travelling auditor of the
Southern railway.
A fIaRmanl, name not ascertained.
The names OF the other two reported
killed are unknown.
GOULDs ON TRAIN.
George Gould. the New York Million
aire. and his son were passengers in one
OF the sleeping cars bound from Norfolk
to brownsville, y. c. Both were slightly
injured.
between Richmond and Atlanta, and car
ried sIeepers from Richmond to Char
Iotte and from Norfolk to Charlotte.
At the Reedy Fork creek trestle after
he engine and the mail and three bag
gage cars had passed over the trestle in
safety the two coaches and two sleepers
were derailed from some defect not yet
ascertained. .f-.-
The injured passengers and trainmen
were taken TO ST. Leo's hospital, Greensbo-
no. n. c.. where they were cared for. Flag
man Bagby. of Richmond. was probably
fatally injured while Conductor G. II.
Cohle. of Richmond, was slightly injured
and had a narrow escape from drowning.
LIST OF INJURED.
The following is a list of the injured,
carried to the hospital at Greensboro:
w. T Carter, of Danville.
Richard A. Dobie, of Norfolk, father
OF Richard Dobie, who was today married
to Miss Gibson. of Concord n. c.
c. S. Gambler. general agent Southern.
G. B. Wagner. of Danville.
Thomas B. ChaIen. Richmond.
H. L. Wood. Norfolk
Mrs. r. Edmonds. New Orleans.
John Phillips. Petersburg. Va
Samuel Watterson, of Bakersville, Va.
Arthur Watterson, of Bakersville, Va.
Alva c. Harrison, of Reidsville, n. {.
wiliam Kimmon, of Davidson College,
~. G.
Thomas w Elderide, Richmond. Va.
William ]. Monroe, colored, porter, OF
Richmond, Va.
James Anderson, colored, Norfolk
Benjamin HILL colored, Reidsville.
OF above orly two reported to be ia
tally injured. are
Raggagemaster Elderide. Of Richmond,
and Samuel watterson, of Bakersville,
Va.
George Gould. only slightly injured, pro
ceeded to Hunting Lodge, near High
Point. y. c. His friend, J. r. Russell,
prominent New York journalist, badly in
jured in back and shoulder.