The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-12
SEVERAL INJURED
IN A, G. S. WRECK
ENGINE AND FOUR CARS ROLL
DOWN EMBANKMENT NEAR
TOOMSUBA, MIss.-FIREMAN WILL,
DIE FROM INJURIES

One trainman fatally, and nine other
persons more or less seriously injured
resulted when a limited train on the
Queen and Crescent was wrecked near
Toomsuba. Miss, yesterday morning at
AS O'clock
me train was southbound and passed
through Birmingham Sunday night at Il
O'Clock operating about one hour late
AS the train neared a bridge. close to
the railroad station the engine was over
turned and went down an embankment
The engine was followed by the baggage
cars, mail ear and second-class coach.
The first-class car, and one sleeper left
the rails, but were not precipitated down
the embankment. The main line was
cleared of the wreckage at o'clock last
night. The track was torn up for 300
feet
The most seriously injured was Fireman
Wilson, negro, who will die. He was
brought here last night and carried to
the Copelandsolomon private infirmary
He was terribly crushed and no hope Is
held out for his recovery
The other injured persons are
Harry Ady1ette, engineer Birmingham
]. C. Roberts, mail clerk, Birmingham
Dan Green, porter, Chattanooga.
l.. c. Coffee, mail clerk, Birmingham
A. B. Melville, mail clerk, Chattanooga
r. NJ. Jones, passenger, residence un-
known.
F. A Leftstead, passenger, residence
unknown.
Negro woman, name unknown at late
hour last night.
The train was thrown into the ditch
from causes yet to be determined by
the management. The flyer was about one
hour behind schedule, but was not rum
ming very fast on account of having Just
left Toomsuba, and It is claimed a high
rate could not have been obtained in such
short distance. The track bed was
found to be in good shape, despite the
recent heavy rains, and the exact cause
of the deralment Is to the officials
shrouded In uncertainty.
The most striking result of the wreck
is the establishment OF the fact that with
steel cars 1t is practically impossible to
wreck equipment totally or cause serious
personal injuries to the passengers. AL
though the cars In the wreck turned tur-
tie and went down an embankment the
personal injuries were but minor.
After leaving here the flyer was
operated without incident until Toom-
suba was reached AS the train was
leaving Toomsuba a small bridge span
ming a creek came into view. The en-
CINE and three cars came upon the bridge
when the engine turned over and went
down the embankment. Engineer Adyl-
cite jumped from his cab, which was
on the exposed side, and suffered several
sprains. Fireman Wilson was on the
left side OF the engine and was caught
under the locomotive and crushed almost
ifeless. The mail clerks were caught
under trunks and the passengers were
jostled about.
Conductor N. A. Jett, who was in
charge of the train, rushed to Toom-
suba and wired here for relief Super
intendent j. W. Evans was in his office
shortly afterward and within 80 min
utes after the first news was flashed here
special train composed of wrecking
crew, the company physicians and Off
GERS were en- route to the scene of the
accident
train was also made up at Meridian
and rushed to Toomsuba. This train car
ried the passengers to Meridian, where
they were transferred to other lines and
sent to their destinations
Trains over the Queen and Crescent
were detoured yesterday over the Mobile
and Ohio, via Tuscaloosa to Birmingham.
Traffic conditions were normal last night
and all operations were along the usual
lines The damage to the equipment is
very slight, while the locomotive will
be in the shops for several days under
going repairs.