The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31
FRISCO PASSENGER
TRAIN DERA|LED
Three Passengers Sent to
Hospitals
AK. HEAD HURT WORST
Kansas City-Florida Special Left the
Track Four Miles South of
Carbon Hill Yester-
day Afternoon
AK. HEAD HURT WORST

The Kansas City-Florida Special, on the
Frisco lines, was wrecked four miles south
of Carbon Hill yesterday without injur-
ing seriously but one man. Many passen-
gers were shaken up In the derailment,
but A. X. Head. the mail clerk, was the
only one seriously injured.
The derailment occurred yesterday aft
ernoon at 1:15 o'clock as the fast Florida
train was rushing towards Birmingham
The train was on time when suddenly
the engine, mail car and two coaches
Topped off the rails. The cars turned
to an acute angle, but failed to entirely
topple over. All steel equipment Is given
as the reason for the small number of
injured.
The two passenger cars to turn off the
rails were filled with passengers, but none
of the passengers In the two coaches was
seriously hurt. There were asfew who
limped away from the relief train when 1t
reached Birmingham last night at 10
O'Clock. Three passengers, including Mr..
Head, We're sent to ST. Vincents hos
pital, including a Mrs. Massey of Amory.
Miss, who is TO visit friends in Ensley.
DIR. Wilder, surgeon for the Frisco, said
that none of those who were sent to ST.
vincents. were seriously hurt excepting
Mr.. Head. Officials of the Frisco lines
were last night pleased that there We're
no serious injuries, but said without hesi-
tation that all steel equipment had
saved the lives OF innumerable persons"
The report of the wreck was wired into
,.vl,a Va
was arranged for with officials and DR..
Wilder aboard. 1t reached the scene
shortly after o'clock and work was
started to clear the track after medical
aid had been given in addition TO the
temporary aid rendered by Jasper physi-
clans. The ladies were taken in charge
by the officials led by Capt. j. G. Nc
Gregor. At the train William B. Bank
head, local counsel at Jasper for the
Frisco. assisted personally in getting Mr..
Head out of the passenger car.
The passengers were transferred from
the wrecked train on to Frisco train JOG,
which left here at 1880 o'clock while the
passengers TO Memphis were handled on
the Pullmans of the wrecked train, which
were not damaged.
At late hour last night Ii was an
nounced by the Frisco management that
the wreck had been cleared and that traf-
fic conditions had been resumed.
The Southern Railway company operat-
ing the last lap of the Florida train, held
its connection here and a majority of the
passengers went on to Atlanta last night.
Several elderly ladies on the train re-
NAMED over here to rest, however. SUI
perintendent J.. II. Jackson gave out this
statement last night:
Train 105 the Kansas City-Florida
Special. was derailed miles east of Car
bon Hill today. The engine tender, the
mail car and two coaches went off the
rails at an angle but did not turn over.
There was three persons reported injured
one of whom was A. X Head, mail
clerk. His injuries are the most serious
while one negro was already injured and
further shaken up and the other passen-
gers were shaken. The steel equipment
handled on the train probably accounts
more than anything else for the safety
of the passengers. Those who were shak-
en- up were given proper medical atten-
ton and every effort made to make them
comfortable. The traffic conditions were
normal late tonight excepting as refers
to train 106, which was detoured.'