The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-15
Head of Mo. Pac. and His Son
Riding on the Southern
When Coaches Went Down so
Feet Embankment.
TEN PERSONS KILLED.
Thirty-Five Injured; Flagman
Probably Fatally.
The Cars That Left the Track
Landed in a Creek.

Reedsville, N c., Dec 15-The
four rear cars of train No. II. of the
Southern railway, were dashed down
SO foot embankment from the
Reedy creek trestle ten miles from
here early today and 10 persons were
killed and 35 injured.
The cars that left the track landed
in the small creek.
The names of those reported killed
are:
The Dead.
JOHN A. BRoADNAx, Greensboro.
N. C.
" E. HALcoMB, lawyer, Mount
Ayr, n. c..
EDWARD SEXTON. Denton. N. c.
FRANK w. KILBY, formerly of
Portsmouth, Va.
A. P. CONE, superintendent of the
Richmond division of the Southern
railway.
D. G. LoLLAN, Pullman conductor.
C. H. WHITE, travelling auditor for
the Southern railway.
A FLAGMAN, name unknown.
The names of the other two re-
ported killed are unknown.
George Gould, the New York mil
lionaire and his son were passengers
in one of the sleeping cars bound from
Norfolk to Thomasville, N. c. Neither
Mr.. Gould or his son were injured.
The wrecked train was operated
lanta Ga, and carried sleepers from
Richmond to Charlotte. and from
Norfolk to Charlotte.
At the Reedy creek trestle after the
engine and mail and three baggage
cars had passed over in safety. the
two coaches and two sleepers were de-
rallied.
The injured passengers and train
men were taken to st. Luke's hos
pital Greensboro, n. c., where they
VIa<
Richmond. was probably fatally in
jured. while Conductor G. H Goble,
of Richmond had narrow escape
from drowning.
Goulds Were Hurt.
Greensboro, n. c., Dec. ia re-
port from Reidsville this afternoon
said 16 people had been killed in the
there. Ten bodies had been removed
from the wreck, at noon, but it is
said there are other bodies under the
Richmond sleeper which is demolish-
ed and is under water.
George Gould and his son jay
Gould, have reached there on the
train bringing the wounded. They
were both slightly injured. j. R.
Russell of New York, prominent
journalist and companion of Mr..
| Gould was badly injured in the back
and shoulders and is now in the hos
pital here. Two train loads of in
jured passengers have been brought
in and taken to the st. Luke's hos
pital.
A coroner's jury was impanelled and
left at noon for the scene of the
wreck.
Flagman Charles Bagby of Man
chester, Va, died while being removed
to the hospital at Greensboro.
The Richmond Pullman car was de-
molished in its plunge down the en-
bankment md the wreckage lies now
in the water of Reedy creek Under
this wreckage it is said that there are
number IF bodies of passengers who
were unable to extricate themselves
and were drowned. Practically every
passenger III the rear coaches of the
train was hurt.
Many of the injured, it is believed,
will die. Another train carrying in
jured passengers to Greensboro has left
the scene of the wreck.
Official Statement.
Washington, Dec. 15.-vice Presi-
the Southern Railway company today
issued the following statement in re-
gard to the wreck on the Southern
to the hospital at Greensboro.
Our passenger train No. IL, was de-
rallied this morning about IL miles
east of Greensboro, N. C. AS far as
can be ascertained the cause of the
accident was a broken rail. Two
coaches and two sleepers turned over
The engine. mail and baggage cars
did not leave the track. Eight per-
are reported fatally injured and a
number of others are reported hurt
but not seriously.