The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-07
None of the Veterans Killed. Two Children Are
 Dead / INJURED BROUGHT TO { HATTIESBURG, MISS. Baggage Car, Day Coach and Three Sleepers Roll Down Steep Em-
 ankment-Musiciahs Do
 Heroic Work :

 jured when the first section of the Van Zardt Confederate veterans special" oe III cars, on route from Texas to the annual reunion at Macon. Ga. was wrecked this morning on a trestle. d mile south of Eastahuehie Miss. on the New orleans and Northeastern rail- road.
 The locomotive. baggage car. one day coach and three tourist sleepers were derailed and tumDled down high em- hankment. making congIomerata mass of wood and iron debris. Although sew eral hundred Confederate veterans wers aboard the train. not one was numbered among the dead. Several of the veter- ans were Injured. though none fatally.
 The Dead
 The dead:
 SIrs. J. L. Cameron, Henderson. Tex.
 Mrs. Charles Holmes, Big Springs. Tex.
 J. $. Downing. Atlanta, Ga. president of the Downing Locomotive Draft Ap- pliancc Co.
 " A. Wood, Meridian. Miss. engi- Leer
 Two children. aged and 5, uniden- tined.
 One woman, aged s5. weight l5O; unl- identified
 One man. aged 30. smooth face. brown hair; unidentified.
 C. C. Jones, negro fireman
 The scene immediately after the crash was made particularly distressing by the cries of the injured. Those among the aged veterans who were uninjured imme-N diately went to work, willingly assisting in extricating less fortunate comrades. carrying them to improvised hospitals in the few coaches not overturned. Many of the injured veterans did what they could toward relieving the more seriously hurt. Hattiesburg Citizens Care for Injured Hattesburg citizens from every walk of life met the train which brought the dead and injured here. The Kings Daughters, |. D. C., the Masons. Eiks and other Benevolent orders and SScls- ties had active representatives on tho scene anxious to care for the injured and the veterans and their wives were made to feel that they were in the hands of friends.
 A band of 40 musicians from Grand Saline, Tex, none of whom was hurt ren- dered good service in the work of res- cue. Capt. John NJ. Dean. president of the First state bank. Grand Saline. Tex: Mrs. Dean and five sons were in one of the wrecked cars. He received severe in- juries, while Mrs. Dean and her sons were more or less seriously hurt. One of tho boys, aged 9. sustained broken arm.
 List of Injured
 The list of injured is as folows Mrs. B. H. Pearson and daughter, Dor othy. were bruised severely. These are not serious.
 Miss Julia Patillo of Dallas, Tex, was cut and lacefated on her head and had her ankle sprainea.
 J. NJ. Fletcher, Atlanta, Tex, badly cut and bruised face acerated.
 J. J. Evans of Kildare Tex, was bruised and received slight cuts. . J. P. Hallaford of Midland. Tex. had his leg and head badly injured.
 Mrs. w. Fowler Paris, Tex. had her leg and hip injured.
 J. S. Draper of Atlanta, Tex, had his face and back injured
 M w Butler of Houston, Tex, had hic leg and face cut and bruised
 The Rev. B. C. Ansley of Queen City, Tex, bruised and cut slightly.
 F. Harrison. Paris, Tex, right eye badly injured.
 Mrs. J. W. Harrison. home unknown, cut and laeerated about shoulders. J. J. Ellis, Terrell. Tex, back injured; serious.
 J. E. Caldwell. Atlanta. Ga. head and back injured.
 J F. Bomar, Pecos. Tex, injured intern ally.
 rah, xtatar,r r,a.bx, Arl. baclr and legs injured
 Mrs Elizabeth Mair. wilspolnt. Tex. shoulder broken.
 John M. Green president of First Ma tional bank, Saline, Tex, badly hurt Mrs Greer. and five sons were also hurt. one with broken arm.
 J. T. Griffin, Queen City, Tex, intern ally hurt, serious.
 E. s. England. Commerce, Tex, in formally hurt. serious.
 J. E. Justice, Paris, Texs head bruised and cut.
 II. C. Lindsey. Commerce. Tex. back Injured. hurt internally
 w. T. Wood, Evans. Tex. arms bruised. J. White, Ennis. Tex. back and legs bruised
 E. F. smith. of Queen City, Tex. had his knees hurt.
 F. Moss. negro porter on the train. hal his hip seriously injured. Mrs. A. C. Boykin. CarthrIdge, Tex, had her head injured severely. c W Walters. Walls Point. Tex. cut and bruised
 w. W. Hunt. Gloucester, La. three broken ribs.
 F. F. Morrison, Paris. Tex, internally hurt.
 NJ. 0. Paulett. Atlanta. Tex, broken hip.
 NJ R. Roberts. negro train porter, Fl Paso, Tex, internally hurt head cut and bruised on shoulder.
 w. M Denman, Mansfield, La face bruised and cut
 B. F. Hancock, Commerce. Tex: face bruised and cut.
 r. W stewart, Douglas, Ariz.; bruised and cut.
 Harry Pomponette. San Antonio. Tex, artery cut and body bruised.
 Mr. and Mrs. NJ N Benson. Paris. Tex; both badly cut and bruised
 Mrs Margaret Harley, Waterboro s. C.. collar bone broken. scalp and eve cut.
 j. c. Brady. Longbranch, Tex; face badly cut.
 Following are less seriously injured: Felton Lister Chattanooga. Tenn: F. F. Lister. Jasper Lake. Tex. J. A Kelley. Baylor. Tex. F.. S. Alley, Baylor. Tex; c. c. Phillips. Commerce, Tex; |.
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