The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-03-26
WRECK OCCURS
NEAR ALAPAHA
} $3.50
BROKEN AXLE or LOCOMOTIVE
SENDS PASSENGERS TO
DOOM IN RIVER.
Accident Occurred on Brunswick 6
Believed That Two or Three of
Those injured Will Die.

Train No. 50. better known over
the country as the Dixie Flyer was
wrecked at 1920 o'clock yesterday
morning on the Alapaha river trestle,
eighteen miles south of Triton, GA
Seven people were killed and eight
were injured, one seriously:
The Dead.
TIE following is a list of the dead:
w. Culpepper, of Triton, Ga.
0. F. Bonmwart, of Henderson, Ky.
Mrs, W. D. Fletcher, of Roland, Ill
Conductor Parnell, in charge of the
train.
Fireman Lucius Ellis.
Express Messenger Woodward.
Train porter name not given.
List of Injured.
The names of the injured are as
follows:
w. T. Perkins. of CatlettsturS, KY.
Mrs. o. F. Bonmwart, of Hender-
son, KY.
Nick vandormeulen, of Grand Rap
ids. Mich.
Peter Gerlofs, Of Holton, Mich.
Mrs. J. P. Klein, of st. Louis, Mo.
TEree-year-old daughter of Mrs. J.
P. Klein, of st. Louis, Mo.
w. T. Francis, of Charlottesville,
Ind.
Joint Express Messenger and Bag
gage Master Powell, seriously injured,
and may die.
Cause of Wreck.
Full details of the wreck were not
received here, but from telegTams
which have come in, it appears that
the main axle of the locomotive pull
ing the train broke on the trestle,
tearing up the track. The engine, two
express cars, two coaches and one
sleeper left the rails. 1t is supposed
that they fell into the river. The
four rear sleepers did not leave the
track. This accounts for, the small
number of dead and injured.
Press Report.
Savannah, Ca, March 25.-The At
lantic Coast Line general superintend-
ent's office gives out the following
account of the wreck 6f the Dixie
Flyer:
Train No. %, known as the Dixie
Flyer, running from Chicago to Jack
sopville, Fla, was wrecked on the
AlapaH a trestle. three miles south
of Alapaha station, on the Brunswick
and Western division of 'the Atlantic
OF -
this morning, carrying down -four
hundred feet of trestle. The baggage
car was telescoped and the first and
second class coaches and first Pull
man car fell through the trestle.
Conductor Charles J. Parnell, of Sa
vannah, and a negro porter are sup
posed to he under the wreckage. A
number of passengers were injured
The accident was caused by the axle
OF the engine's driving wheel break
inc off, although the engine remained
on the trestle,
HOSPITAL trains were sent from the
Atlantic Coast Line hospital at Way
cross to the scene of the wreck with
doctors and nurses aboard. This train
left Waycross at $40 this morning
Doctors were also sent from Triton
on q special train Company doctors
from Willachoochee went to the scene
on handcar 1t will be SO hours
before the track is cleared.
Known dead: w. CUlpepper, Triton
Ga: O. F. Bomwart, Henderson, KY;
Mrs. w D. Fletcher, Rowland, H.;
Conductor Charles j. Parnell, Savan
nan. Ga: Express Messenger Wood
ward, Fireman Ellis, Colored Porter
Whidden.
The injured: Express Messenger
and Baggage Master Powell serious
": w. T. Perkins, Cattlesbnrg. KY.
Mrs. O. Van Donmelulen, Grand Rap
ids. Mich; Peter Gerloff, Holton
Mich. Mrs. J. P. Klein and three
year-old daughter, st. Louis, MO-; w
F. Francis, Charlottesville, Ind.
STEAMER ON FIRE.
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