New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-10-15
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
WRECKED.

stock and mach merry ears, about
two miles west of Garland sent the
farmers demonstration train INTO
the ditch at II 80 a. IN. today and
killed one man. Phil u. Reeves,
Il brakeman, who was riding on
the pilot between the tender and
the first stock eur. was crushed
between the floor Of the water
tank and a stick ear The cugl
neer and the fireman had a mar
row escape from being crushed to
death under the eng ne, but both
stuck to their posts.
The dead: Phil i. Reeves.
bra akeman inbred Albert Her-
ry. engineer, New iheria, tooth
knocked out, head cut, left arm
scalded; John Y, Cole, Lafayette,
fireman. back injured and head
cut; c. +. Bradshaw, Lafayette,
chest bruised; Nathan White. ne
gro stock tender mcad and chest
bruised.
Albert Berry, the engineer,
'rawed from ppder the engine
|cab af,er the engine turned over
on him. Fireman Cole was shov-
cling in the fire box when the ears
left the track, and was thrown
clear Of the wreoka9o into field.
The engine was going less than
Thirty miles an hour when the ac-
cident happened, and the whole
affair is mystery to the railroad
officials, who are inclined to think
it was caused by the overbalanc-
ing Of The engine trucks by the
we ,ght Of the water in the tank,
as the train was rounding curve
when upset. Others blame spread
ing rails. The tracks are badly
torn up for distance Of three rail
lengths.
The members of the party, with
the exception of Joseph Lallande,
in charge; Trainmaster G. f.
Bradshaw and Louis b. Mathews,
the dining ear conductor, were in
the rear Pullman when the crash
came, Mr.. Lallande was thrown
down, but not hurt. Mr.. Brad
shaw was thrown against the arm
y a seat, and Mr.. Mathews was
Thrown fran his feet. The range |
IN the diner set the presence of |
mind Of Conductor Mathews and
the chef, Eugene Johnson, the fire
was put out. The chef was
caught as the range was displaced,
but escaped with slight injuries.
Narrow Escape.
How the two negro stock tend
ers, Massey Williams and Nathan
White, escaped is q mystery They !
were in the first stock car and
despite the jostliug of the animals
mother was hurt to any extent.
White was jammed against the
Jersey cow, and his head was
bruised as the COW fell pn him.
Williams was not even bruised
The cattle and hogs were not in
jured, The train officials ascribe
this To the steel frame of the ears,
which0withstood the shock. 1t
was thought at first that Big Jim.
the prize steer, was injured, and
that Belle, the Jersey COW, had
her leg broken, but when ahe door
was pried open they were led out
without a scratch.
The train was going from Ope-
lousas TO Eola, where it was sched-
uled to stop from noon to 2 p. m
The engine turned completely
over and landed in ditch seven
feet below the right of way. The
tender fell upside down os ahe
other side of the track, and be
hind it lay the stock ear canted
across the tracks, and nne resting
against the water tank. |,
Find Dead Flagman. |,
Between this ear and the floor
Of the tank the begrimed body
Of F1agman Reeves was found 1t
IS thought his body was thrown
from the tender between the ears
by the impact, and his death was
II
The hog car was jammed behind ,
The cattle ear and the diner was ,
visited from it's front trucks. :
Reeves body and the two injured
Engineer Berry and Fireman Cole,
we're taken to Lafayette this af-
ernoon at 4 o'clock by special
As soon as possible after the =
wreck, Travelling Freight Agent !,
White went to Dubisson, a stat on
wo miles west, and telephoned
superintendent +. o. Shackford
It Lafayette for a wrecker. q dee
or and coroner. II. J. Harvey.
'fiicial photographer, was the FIRST
t the aid of Engineer Berry and
him to crawl out from un
Ter the overturned engine cab be
ore he was scalded by escaping
team. Prof. II. ?. Agee assisted
fireman Cole back to the Pull.
nan. where he was given first aid
Trainmaster Bradshaw sent flag
nen in both directions b. 81 9p ap-
,roaching trains. and then des-
tte his hurts. walked two miles
o Garland, where he gave the first
Ietailed report Of the accident.
fe said that the equipment of the
rain was uninjured outside Of the
overturned engmel hinder and
ank. He asked for the ST. Ian
Lrv coroner to come from Wash
ngton, and said he thought the 4
vreckage could be cleared and the a
rack temporarily repaired before :
aidnght. /.
Reeves Much Liked. e.