The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-04-13
FREIGHT CONDUCTOR LOST HIS
LIFE IN ACCIDENT AT WAY.
CROSS YESTERDAY.
$ Freight Train From Savannah Flouah.
ed Into cabocss Wi..ie Train Wa:
StznGing On Main Line.-rarers
VIII Cccur This Afternoon.

Freight Conductor C. ". Kendrick,
of the Atlantic Coast Line, was IN
standy killed in c3llisica early
yesterday morning at Wayrross
while negro fireman, named W.
trlzei, of Savannah was seriously
injured, il being reported in the city
last night that he was dead, and s.
NJ. Edenfield, also 4 member OF tie
train crew. was injured, and sew en-
freight cars were completely demol-
ished
From all accounts the lccfcnt was
one due TO the gross legligen e Of
some of the railroad people a Way
cross. Conductor Kendrick left nruns-
wick on his regular run Waanes lay
night, arriving in Waycross carly
yesterday morning. Several accounts
OF the collision have teen reported
here, but it seems that the all vary.
However, as far as can be obtained,
h?e unfortunate accident WIS as fol-
lows:
"A long freight train was pulling
into the depot at Waycross from
Brunswick, at 3:05 a. M. with Ehsi.
neer Bob Jones at the throttle Gnd
Conductor Kendrick and Fla.man S.
VI. Edenfield in the caboose in The
rear. They had Stacked up to pass
through G2e depot, when another
freight train, from Savannah, came
fehind them on the same track, evi
IDENTIFY going at a high rate of speed,
and struck the cabo0se and pIoughed
It's way hrou9h seven box and fiat
cars, practically reducing them to
matchwood. Conductor Kendrick was
Instantly killed and fearfrhly man
gled.
The escape of Fire nan ELenfeld
was miraculous. He was with the
conductor in the cabo3sa, when ire
collision occurred. The fearful conf
pact burst the caboose into spl; aters
and he was thrown through the gap
in the car and escaped with slight
injuries. The frame of the ca5cose
was carried on by the engine through
the other cars and now lies under
the PROSTATE engine.
Engineer Dodgewas in charge, of the
Savannah freight and escaped injury.
Whether he jumped from the engine
when he saw the danger or not, is
net known. But it is stated that
WI en- parties reached the wreck, they
found the engine had never been cut
off, but it is possible that the lar may
have put the steam on again.
Members Of the family OF Captain
Kendrick were notified OF the acci-
dent early yesterday morning and
they left Immediately for Waycross.
The mangled body of the dead ccn-
ductor had been placed in charge OF
an undertaken and had been prepared
for burial The remains arrived III
Brunswick on the Coast Line rasSan.
ger last night, accompanied by tne
members of the family. and were
torne from the depot to the family
residence on Union street The ft,-
neral will occur from the residence
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, Rev. C.
P. Thornton conducting the ser 5ices.
The news of the unforthnste death
of this popular conductor was ret civ
ed with genuine regret bV his many
friends. Mr.. Kendrick hal made his
home in Brunswick COR many years
He has been in the employ of the
Coast Line since 1888, and has been
running as freight conducto" for many
years. He is survived by his wife
and six children, three Daughters and
three sons, all of whom have the
sympathy of large circle of riends