Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-05-07
Train Enroate From Texas to Con-
federate vetrenas' Reunion at
Macon, Ga, a,-None Of the Old
Soldiers Killed, But Several Hurt,
Associated Press,

southeast of Abuchie, Miss, on tn,
New Orleans and Northeastern rail
road.
The locomotive, baggage car, on,
day coach and three tourist sleeper.
were derailed and tumbled down q
high embankment to make con.
glomerated mass of wood and iron
debris.
i Although several hundred OF Con
federate veterans swerehaboard the
train none were amongrhthe dead
Several veterans were hurt but none
fatally. RI r~a- sfm sue
The dead are:
MRS. J. L. CAMERON, of Hender-
son, Texas
MRS. CHARLES HOLMES, of Big
Springs, Texas
J. S. DOWNING, of Atlanta, Ca,
president of the Downing Locomo-
tive Draft Appliance company.
w. A. WORD, Meridian, Miss, en-
gineer.
| c. c. JONES, negro fireman.
Two children aged three and five
years, woman about 80 years of
age, and man about 80 years, un-
identified.
The cause of the wreck is not def
initely determined The train was
running about 80 miles an Hour.
Just as the engine reached the trestle
it seemed to rear up and Jeava the
track. Five cars followed the engine
down the embankment, some tum-
bling on one side and some on the
other.
A band of forty musicians from
lGrand Saline, Texas, none Of whom
were hurt. rendered good service In
the work Of rescue, in which the citi-
zens of Hattiesburg in every walk OF
life assisted. ho.
Veterans aided in CARING, for the
injured and rescuing them from the
debris.
Lieut.. General Van Zlndt OF Fort
Worth, commander Of the trans
Mississippi department Of Confed
crate veterans, and the members Of
his staff were not on this section Of
the special.
The injured are.
Mrs b. S. Pearson and daughter
Dorothy, Charleston. S. c., not ser
iously; Miss Julia Patillo, Dallas
Texas. ankle sprained; B. L. Lester
Midland, internal injuries, serious
E. s. Allen, Pecos. badly cut ant
bruised; ]. NJ Fletcher, Atlanta
badly bruised; J. j. Evans. Kildare
bruised J. p. Hallford, Midland, lei
badly injured; Mrs. w. W. Fowler
Paris, leg and hip injured; J. S
Draper, Atlanta. face and back in
jured; NJ w. Butler, Houston. cu
: and bruised; Rev. B. G. Angley
| Queen City, bruised slightly, F. Har
. rison, Paris. right eye badly injured
, Mrs. J. w. Harrison, cut and bruise
about the head; j. A. Keller, Dallas
5 bruised slightly; ]. ]. Ellis, Terrell
: back injured, seriosuly; ]. 7. Cald
well, Atlanta, Ga, head and back in
5 jured; j. Z. Bomar, Pecos, injure
g internally; John Walldrop, Bagb,
: Ark, back and legs hurt; Mrs Eliza
Y beth Hair, Wills Point, shoulde
h broken: John M. Green, presiden
n First National bank, Dallas, badl
: hurt; Mrs. Green and five sons ais
: hurt, one with broken arm:J.
e Griffin, Queen City, internally hur
: serious; S. c. Englad, Commerce, IL
:. ternally, serious; j. R. Justice, Pari
: head bruised and cut; II. G. Lindse
a Comerce, back and side, internally
s w. T. Woods, Evans, arms cut al
d bruised j. w. White, Ennis. bat
" and legs bruised; B. F. Smith, Quee
4. City. knees hurt; +. M. Moss, neg
|. porter, hip injured; Mrs. A. G. B0i
l. kin, Carthage, head bruised; G..
4 Walters, Wills Point, cut al
.e bruised; W. w. Hunt, Gloster, j.;
T. ribs broken; r. f. Harrison, Pari
d hurt internally; H. D. Paulett,
" lanta, hip broken; Nj. o. Robert
Is negro train porter, FL Paso, interns
le ly hurt, head cut and bruised; WI
l. Denman, Mansfield, La. face cut al
IS bruised; B. r. Hancock. Commerc
4 face bruised and cut; B. w. Stewal
re Douglas, Ariz., bruised and Gu
Ie Harry Pomponett, Atlanta. arteI