The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-24
FIREMAN KILLED
 IN TRAIN WRECK

Jackson, Tenn, January 2s-Fireman Moore was killed Fireman Foster was fatally injured from scalding Engineer NJ Maroney had both legs broken, while Engineer John Tatum saved his life by leaping from his cab when soutnbound passenger train No. 5, St. Louis to Mo bile. on the Mobile and Ohio railroad collided head-on with an extra engine from the Jackson shops at 10 o'clock this morning. The wreck occurred at Carol, Tenn, and the injured were con veyed to Jackson for attention Express Messenger Carroll was badly shocked. None of the passengers was injured, al- though several were severely shaken up. It is said that the passenger tram was going 50 miles an hour around curve. The passenger engine was driven through the express car. Fireman Moore met death under the overturned tender of the freight engine.
 The freight engine, just out of the shops, was making a trial run to Hum boldt. It was running without orders, 1t is said, and failed to observe the sched- ue of the passenger train.
 ~-~-~~-~~~~-~~-~>~-~~~~>- and hangers-on, and sightseers mingle in a wild and motley throng. It reminds one
 
 sway. Hundreds of people from every corner of the state are here. It's the biggest day for Montgomery in a political sense. with the exception of the day Of the Montgomery anti-amendment confer ence, in the memory of the oldest citi- zen.
 One is confused while viewing the spec tacle in the knowledge that this Is the night of the holy Sabbath. One is prone to forget that many of those who are party to the general harangue were party also to the campaign of the alleged issue of morality of some months hence
 Captain White Is going to run for the Senate against Bankhead. Everybody ad- mits as much. Senator Robert E. Sprag- ins is going to run for governor. He does not deny the proposition. It is said, too that his platform was published in the form of an interview with him in The Age-Herald of this morning. His formal plunge will occur tomorrow or immedi- ately thereafter.
 McCord For Congress. A
 Leon McCord Is going to oppose Bur nett for Congress in the Seventh, accord ing to the straightest type and Congress- man Howard will indorse his candidacy. Tom Martin will not run for attorney general and the field is now open to IDOflldS ouiBoT Ol- l}ducNHiC'
 Frank Julian announced tonight for railroad commissioner. "Attend to busi- ness" will be his platform, and he all leges that s3O00 per annum Is too much to reimburse man for coming to Mont gomery but eight times year, looking wise when he gets here, and leaving with nothing accomplished.
 Emmet O'Neal is on the scene. Rob- ert Spragins is here, too. Charles Hen derson hasn't come yet. and Judge Weak ley Is not expected. Walter Seed has not been seen either H. s. D. Mallory was one of the early arrivals.
 According to the tip it was Governor Conner who persuaded Henderson to en- ter the race. It Is said that the governor promised to get Weakley down. Weakley, 1t is said. is determined to stand firm unless Conner will bring White down in order that he, Weakley may have the opportunity of facing Bankhead in the race for the Senate, and 1t is said that White cried. Nay. nay" to the sugges- tion.
 The situation is of unusual interest Additional spice is added when the an- nouncement is made that Governor Co., mer, hurrying to Alabama from New York, will be on the scene in the morn ing. 1t is supposed.