The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-06
Passenger En- Route to Bir-
mingham Jumps TrackFeW
Miles West Of Jasper
RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAD
CAUSED TRACK TO SINK
Scott Maxwell and j. NJ. Perkins Were
Among the Injured-The Track
Torn Up for More Than
Hundred Yards

| rounding curve the engine tender left
the rails. The impact derailed four cars,
one cafe car and the Pullman car New
port A list of the twelve most seriously
| injured was given out by the Frisco here
last night, as follows:
The Injured
| Scott Maxwell prominent cotton mill
operator of Cordova, injured internally. :
| Mrs. C.. Deeenan of Ensey, seriously in
jured internally.
F. p Jernnigan, Wilburn, Fla, serious
ly injured internally.
A. w. Jordan Sayre, Ala, hand cut,
Conn Smelling, porter on train 105, right
side crushed.
j. K. Crockett, news agent
w. T. Eade, $50 Brown Marx building,
Birmingham, bruised.
DR.. G. S. Glider, mayor of Carbon Hill
and surgeon for the Frisco road.
Charles Palotto, Drano, Okla.
G. M. Sites, PIG Fiftieth street, Wood
lawn.
James NJ Perkins. Ensley.
j. H. Kemp, Dora, Ala, left arm
skinned and bruised.
nne Here at 4 O'Clock
The train was on schedule time when
wrecked and was due in Birmingham at
o'clock The train was in charge of
Engineer ]. C. Sullivan, Fireman Parker
and Conductor milford.
The scene of the wreck was an s-degree
curve and it is believed that the severe
rains of the past 80 hours softened the
roadbed to such an extent that the rails
sank and became imbedded into the
roadway, thus causing the derailment.
The engine did not leave the rails, nor
was it overturned.
The local offices of the Frisco were no.
titled at once. Assistant Superintendent
J. F. Liston and a special train carrying
the wrecker physicians and other com
pany men was rushed to the scene. At
the same time special with wrecking
crew was rushed from Memphfs.
After leaving the rails the engine pulled
the cars % rail lengths, thus tearing up
the track fully 400 feet. The right of
way cannot be cleared for several hours
In the meantime train 106 the southeast
ern limited, was detoured over the South
ern and Mobile and Ohio to Cortnth, then
to Memphis.
The passengers were chiefly injured by
the train swaying to one side when the
cars left the rails. Had it not been for
cuts received from window glass the
number of injured would probably have
been very small.
The passengers were thrown heller skel-
ter when the accident occurred, one man
in the sleeper Newport being thrown with
violent force against a lavatory faucet,
causing painful injuries.
Immediately following the derailment
the crew of the train was on the ground,
followed by an excited crowd of passen-
gers. Those injured were placed In the
coaches and taken care of until physi-
clans reached the scene.
Dr. Wilder Of this city, one of the
risco surgeons, was on train 1o6 en- route
to ST. Louis. He was advised of the
wreck, and, accompanied by several ply
sicians from Jasper, went directly to the
scene When the physicians reached the
wreck they went to work to give imme-
date relief to those suffering.
The wrecker arrived within few hours
for clearing the track.
The injured passengers were placed on
train No. gil from Memphis and fastened
to Birmingham. They arrived at 10
o'clock. Ambulances from various under
taking companies we're awaiting the train
and those who required medical or hos
pital services were carried to local hos
pitfalls.
Injured Taken to Hospital
When the relief train arrived in Bir-
mingham it was stopped at Tenth avenue
and Nineteenth street, north. The injured
we're taken of at this point and sent to
the hospitals.
Mrs. Deenan of Ensley, who was seri-
ously injured, lay covered with band
ages in the baggage car and seemed to
be suffering very much from her injuries.
She was taken out first and sent away
quickly DR.. wilder, who assisted in the
removal of Mrs. Deenan, expressed the
belief that she would recover
The train was completely surrounded by
large gathering of people. Many Biz
mingham people who had friends or rela-
| tlVeS ABOARD the train were at the Supp
ping point. The train was in total dark
ness, with the exception of the rear car.
The other lights were put out by the
wreck.
1t was claimed by many passengers last
night that 1t was only by providential
interference that large number of peo-
pie were not killed.
The Frisco officially states that the
wreck was probably caused by excessive
rains in the neighborhood Of the wreck
during the past few days, softening the
roadbed, causing the rails to sink Sew
eral passengers state 1t was excessive
speed that caused the derailment.
Perkins Complains Of Speed
James M. Perkins. who was in the
wreck. and who Is a prominent citizen OF
Ensley, said to an Age-Herald represen-
huve:
"scott Maxwell and I were seated In
the observation car when the wreck &C.
CURED. The cars were piled over on their
sides and I was thrown from the obser-
walton platform to the interior of the
train. round myself under three chairs
and bruised considerably. Scott and