Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26
DIXIENYER FALLS INTO RIVER
Fast Train on Atlantic Coast Line
Wrecked at Cecilia, Go.
TWENTY-FIVE REPORTED DEAD
Five Cars Fall Into Ten rect 81
water, Carrying Down with
Them Pour Hundred rect
Of TreRtfe.

CECILIA. Ca. March 25.-seven persons
were killed and more than a dozen injured
when the Dixie Flyer on the Atlantic
Coast line. running between Chicago and
Jacksonville, Fla, was wrecked on trestle
over the Alapaha river near here at 100
o'clock this morning. The first and second
class coaches and the first Pullman sleeper
vent into the river carrying away about
900 feet Of the trestle
According to reports OF some Of the pas
sengers who came to Cecilia the crash
came without warning. II was caused by
the breaking OF an axle on the engine when
midway Of the long trestie.
The coaches in the river are about ten
feet under water and It Is said the list OF
dead may be Increased when the debris is
cleared.
seven bodies had been recovered at noon
and the injured we're brought here and
will be sent to the Atlantic Coast Line hos
pital at Waycross. Ca
First reports Of the wreck were to the
effect that the entire train went into the
river and that forty persons were killed
outright The scene OF the wreck is in a
remote section of the state and 1t was sew
eral hours before accurate information was
obtainable
Relief trains have been sent TO the scene
from Triton and willacoochee and way
cross. and It IL stated that Il will be thlr-
ty-six hours before the tracks are cleared
for traffic
Report from RAILROAD Official
SAVANNAH, Ca. March 25.-The Al
lantic Coast line general superintendent
office gives out the following account Of
the wreck OF the Dixie flyer.
Train No. 50. known as the Dixie Flyer.
running from Chicago to Jacksonville, Fla,
was wrecked on the AIapaha tretsle, three
miles south Of Aiapaha station on the
n Brunswick & Western division OF the At
lsntic Coast Liue railway at 7:2O o'clock
this morning. The train carried down with
It 400 feet Of the trsstle. The baggage car
was teiescoped and the first and second
class coaches and the first Pullman sleep
ing car fell through the trestle
conductor Charles J. Parnen of savan-
nah and a negro porter are supposed to be
under the wrecksge number Of pass9n-
gers were injured.
THE accident was caused by the engine
drivingwheel axle breaking off although
the engine remained on the trestIe. Hos
pital trains were sent from the Coast line
hospital at WaycToss to the scene OF the
wreck with doctors and nurses on board.
This train left Wayoross at $40 O'Clock
this morning.
Doctors were also sent from Upton on
a special train and the company doctors
from willacoochee went to the scene on
a handcar. II will be thirty-six hours be-
fore the track is cleared"
Partial List of Dead.
The known dead:
W. CULPEPPER, Triton, Ga
| o. #. BOMWART, Henderson, KY
MRS. Va ID. FLETCHER, Rowland, III.
CONDUCTOR CHARLES J. PARNELL,
EXPIRES MESSENGER WOODWARD.
FIREMAN LUCIUs ELLIS, eolored.
PORTER WHIDDEN. colored.
i The injured.
Express Messenger Powell, serious
w I. Perkins, Cattlettsburg, KY.
! Mrs. o. F. Bomwark, Henderson, KY
MEX Van DOnmfulen, Grand Rapids,
Peter Gerlof, Holton, Mich.
Mrs. J. P. Klein and 3-year-0ld daughter.
w. F. Francis, CrawfOrdsvIlle, Ind.
wrecked Train IL from Chicago.
CHICAGO. March 25.-The Dixie Flyer,
wrecked in Georgia early today. was
known on the time tables as No. IS, south
bound. 1t was composed OF two Pullman
sleepers. buffet, drawing room and observa.
ton cars and It left Chicago Thursday at
$3.50 p. m. over the Chicago 4 Eastern
Illinois railroad.
! At Nashville, Tenn, It picked up an
Illinois Central sleeper from st. Louis,
Mo-. and this made up the train to Jack
sOnville. Fla.
The city ticket office OF the Chicago a
Eastern Illinois railroad showed eight
reservations for passage on the train from
Chicago to Jacksonville, but the ticket
office took no names Of the passengers,
many OF whom are believed here TO have
embarked at ST. Louis or Nashville.