The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-08
MANY INJURED
 WHEN TWO TRAINS
 CRASH TOGETHER Wreck Near Hanceville Said to Have Been Caused By Disregard of Orders WRECK TRAIN READY
 BEFORE CRASH CAME Dispatchers Knew What Was Going To Happen and Had Physicians En
 Route Before the Two
 Trains Came Together

Hanceville, September 7.-(Special)- The Decatur accommodation due in Bir- mingham at 10 o'clock a. m colided head on with fast freight No. 76 on the Louis- ville and Nashville railroad one mile south of Hanceville this morning at S.2o o clock, and resulted in the probable fatal injury of Roadmaster John Harrell of Cullman and the more or less serious tdnJury of 19 persons.
 The accident Is said to have been caused by an operator, Aquilla Ketchum, of Hanceville, who disregarded orders from Birmingham to hold the passenger train until the fast freight, which was a banana special, could pass at Hance- vile
 The Injured
 John Terrell. aged s5, probably fatally.
 Conductor 0. W. Ferguson.
 Baggag gemaster McRea.
 Engineer George Allen.
 Fireman Bill Cummings.
 Fireman Ford.
 Bob Collins.
 H. F. Dial.
 Mrs. J R. Rosson of Cullman. Margurite Jenkins 2f00 Twelfth avenue, south Birmingham.
 Mrs. A. r. Love, Pinson front teeth Knocked out.
 .J. s. Ward, Hartford, cut on chin and head,
 Adolf Nald, Cullman, back sprained.
 F. A. Munday, Sloss company, Bir- mingham shocked.
 William Beves, Stouts Mountain, back hurt.
 c. H. Gray, Hanceville, cut on eye.
 W. P. Walker, Cullman. left arm broken.
 W. A. Heck, Cullman, slightly in- 5ured.
 Section Foreman Cooper.
 Trainmen Jump For Lives
 The scene of the accident is few paces from the end of McLoud cut and the en- gineers could scarcely see the trains be- fore the engines were together. When the engines came into view the two en- gineers Jumped fropa their cabs and were saved in this manner. The firemen also jumped and the injury to Will Cum nings, a fireman, is chiefly due to bis slighting upon a pile of crossties nearby which injured him internally. The only measure that could have saved the life of any of the trainmen was jumping.
 The engine attached to the freight train is one of the large mountain moguls. while the passenger train was being pulled by a small engine. The small en- zine was knocked from the rails and demolished by the huge steel mogul, while the freight engine only cleared the rails by few inches, but turned over. Immediately after the accident assist ance for the injured was sent from Hanceville and Cullman while the wrecker from Birmingham was steamed up and brought to the scene.
 The train from Birmingham carried Dr. Cameron and Dr. Alfred Walker, who ministered to the injured. Those who were the most seriously hurt were taken to Birmingham on special train com- posed of two private cars.
 Those considered the most seriously in jured and who were sent to Birning- ham were
 Engineer George Allen St. vincent's hospital.
 Fireman Bill Cummings, St. Vincent's H. F. Dial, St. Vincent's.
 Conductor Charles w. Ferguson, at residence.
 Baggagemaster McRea, St. Vincent's. The other passengers on the train aft or receiving temporary medical services were sent to their various homes. Of all the number on the passenger train at the time none of them escaped slight in jury.