The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-23
TRAINS CRASH
Women Tear OF Clothing ts Bind Up
Wounds Of Victims
SEVERAL ARE KILLED
!, passenger Trains on Georsis

S1@ A@AS&~
To Passenger Trains on Georgia
Saushern and Florida Railroad
Collide Head On Through Alleged
Mistake in Reading Orders by the
Crsw Of > Train.
Six persons are dead AID eight are
seriously injured as result OF 'ne
heaS-on collision Monday afternoon
a, the Georgia. Southern and sIorida
railway, 1s miles below Macon. De-
tween two :as, flying passenger
trains
4 misunderstanding OF orders OF
the part OF the aor:hoouHd tram Is
as,d 70 have been the cause o. sAe
collision. The northboun6 train crew
ve.e under the impression that the
southbound train was to be passed
AZ BON Aire, while the soutaoo0ad
.raiu had orders to neet at "N!s
ton.
The northbound train dashed by
we,ls,on and was making fast time
70 reach Bon Aice to prevent any ce
Law o. the southoound train-
The TWO trains met on a curve ana
death and suffering ensued- The
two engines crashed into each other
with terrific impact. the noTth
bound train was the heavier OF sne
two and the light engines and coach :
es OF the sou.hboua6 train were bad
y smashed.
None OF the dead were passengers
and oaly few passengers weee seI-
iously injured. the dead and injured
being among the employees Of the
company.
The dead:
Eagsnee. n. J. Yates. o. Macon
]. B. ingalls,. OF Macon. conductor
but travelling IS passenger.
". e Dupree. OF Bon Aire. con-
6uctor, but travelling as passenger.
r W. Holt. colo.ed. mail clerk. Of
Eacon.
jim Stephens. colored. fireman. 81
Macon.
E. r johnson. OF Ame-icus. bag
/. sasemaster.
The injured:
e. e. Taylor. express messenger
OF Macon. badly bruised and burned
Leroy Fuss. engineer. aorthoouno
train. badly cut on head and chin
Robert Williams. Of Macon. color
ee, mail clerk. badly injured in back
F. J. Biouat. orangeburs. S. C..
hm-t in bead.
". u. Elder. Worth. Ca. bruised
In back
w. L wheelecs, OF Boston. bruised
about body.
George Bernha-dt. fagman. pain
fully injured on head.
W. H. Carson, aewsooy. cut o-
ssead.
Loretta Putnam. coiored. badly GU
On head.
TIE wreck has been cleared away
and trains are running as usual now
!. Engineer Yates body has been re
covered from under the engine.
Il was one OF the most cisma
swamps or the road that the crasa
occurred. Passengers describe th'
cries Of the wounded and dying q:
most p;eiful and heartrendiHg. Ser
eral hours elapsed before medica
aid reached the scene Many wone'
passengers bound the wounds Of ta'
injured with bandages torn from
their clothing.
Engineer Yates stuck 20 his pos;
and was killed outright. Ensinee'
FUSS. o: the Shoo-Fly. and Young
As fireman Jumped. and Fuss wa:
BADLY injured. but probably not fat
ally.
All those who are injured are a
the Macon hospital now under tcea.
ment They were carried there q
midnight on relief train sent tc
the wreck by Superintendent Grady
The light train. was almost total,
demolished. the engine AID three
cars. while the heavier aorthbounc
remained on the tracks.
The accident will be charged to the
crew OF the nor:hbound train. The,
were to have stopped a; Boa Airt
but for some reason, not yet ex
plained ignored their orders and tried
20 reach the next point. It was said
the no-th5ound train was running a,
3 terrific rate.
Both engines. the mail and bag.
gage cars and two day coaches were
completely demolished.
a wreckias train and a relle;
train were sent out from Macon as
soon as news OF the disaster reached
the head Offices of the road.
Two More Victims.
Two other deaths occurred Tues
day as q result OF the collision Mon
day evening on the Georgia Southern
and Florida Railroad nineteen miles
south OF Macon Those dying Tues
day were J. ?. Blount. a travelling
salesman OF Orangeburg. S. c.. and
James Stephens. colorei. fireman OH
Train No. g. Blount was a member
OF prominent family. and was to
have been married in about month
It was reported at hospital Tuesday
night. that A. Il. Taylor. express
messenger. OF Nashville. Tenn. would
live but few hours.
Put Them Under Bed.