Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-22

pastor OF the First Baptist Church,
officiating.
in 1860 or 1861. He served three
years with the Federal army in the
Civil War and then re-enrered rail-
T! road work in the shops of the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad Alexandria.
!, Va.
After serving in various capacities
for the Nashville and Decatur road, he
was placed in charge OF a small
! branch line. In 1879 he became Di-
vision Superintendent for the Louis
vile and Nashville. Later he was
general superintendent OF this road
and afterward occupied the same po-
sition with the Baltimore & Ohio. He
I was assistant general manager OF
I the Lake Shore and later manager OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio, and the
Louisville. New Orleans and Texas.
| November |. 1890. he was elected
vice president OF The Illinois Central.
Harahan became president OF the
Illinois Central succeeding Stuyve-
SAINT Fish after the memorable llar-
riman-Fish controversy on Nov. :.
1906.
a misunderstanding OF orders is
given as the cause OF the disaster.
Train No. - had orders TO take the
siding at kinmundy for No. TO pass
her. Her crow believed they had time
Ito take on water before making the
siding. The engineer Of No. :. be-
! lieving he had clar track, was go
ing AT top speed, and he saw the rear
lights OH the private car TOO late 10
avert 4 collision or even reduce the
speed OF his train. The heavy en-
gine plowcd through the light pri-
vate car and reduced it to a mass OF
splintercd wood and twisted iron. The
crash came without the slightest
warning 10 those in the car.
Passengers on both wrecked trains
formed Il volunteer rescue brigade
and the bodies were quickly removed
from The scene and taken TO kinmun
dy. Within fifteen minutes after
the accident wrecking train and
corps of physicians were on the way
from Centralia.
Both of the wrecked trains arc
through Chicago-New Orleans trains.
No. %, the one carrying the private
car, running via Memphis. while No.
5 did no, stop there. The railroad
men left Chicago at $50 last even
ing. No. ) left at Z o'clock.
Early reports to the effect that Mrs.
Harahan and James r. Harahan, jr..
among the injured were false, as Mrs.
Harahan is al home in Chicago. and
the son is at ST. Luke's hospital snf-
fering from a broken arm.
Officials Of The railroad here have
started rigid investigation as to
! the cause OF the wreck. Nothing is
known OF the whereabouts of the
fiagman OF train No. -. whose duty
! it was TO protect the rear Of the train
! and warn No. 3 the through train.
: that the track was not clear. This
man is said 70 have disappeared af
| ter the accident.
An official statement given out
! by the railroad officials said that no
passengers, except the four killed,
were injured.
The private car. which belonged to
the Rock Island. was known as
business car" and was the only
! wooden car on the two trains.
! Train No. .. known as the Pan
anna Limited" is a new solid steel
train. Seven steel sleepers and day
coaches made UP the train No. 20.
When the engineer of the Panama
Limited plowed through the light
car in which the railroad officials
we're riding. il was brought TO stop
as il strucl. the steel vestibule OF the
sleeper ahead. Other cars were hard
! ly damaged.
\ statement made shortly after the
wreck by members Of train No % in
dicarss that they were help up by
freight train which had been taking
water at Kinmundy before No. -
could get TO the water tank.