The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
ENGINEER BEACH
DIES OF INJURIES
Fifty Passengers on the South
ern More or Less Seri-
ously Hurt.
ACCIDENT AT GREENSBORO
Passenger Train Collides Head
On With Freight
Engine.
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Greensboro, N c. July 6.--Fifty pas
sengers were injured and Engineer
Thomas c. Beach received injuries
which resulted in his death at mid
night this afternoon when Southern
passenger train No. So. from Atlanta
to Washington. collided head-on with
a freight train headed south on the
local yards at S.4O o'clock.
The engine to the passenger train
ran into an open switch. the respon-
sIblity for which has not been de-
termined, and before Engineer Beach
could bring his train TO 4 stop il
crashed into freight pulling II long
strlnS OF empty refrlg orator cars
south. The freight WAS at Il stand
sull when the crash came.
1t is said that Engineer Beach dis
regarded danger signals from a nearby
tower md that the operator or the
switch as unable to throw 1t so as
TO Keep the passenger engine on the
horthbcund track because the freight
ensIne was standing inside the switch
par 1t IS claimed that the engineer
Of the freight had been given the
switch that he might cross the north
bound track preparatory 20 going into
the yards TO sflft.
The news OF the wreck was flashed
TO the local Office with o request for
AL the physiclans In town In q Few
minutes hundreds of automobiles and
Neh'cles of every character were rush
lns recklessly TO the scene, less than
mile from the passenger station. The
more seriously injured were carried 10
81 Luke's Hospital, while physicians
cared for those whose injuries wer.
not so serious on the scene The cars
an remained on the rail. the front ones
oear'ns the brunt of the impact
Among the more seriously injured
arc:
j. NJ Small. conductor Charlotte. \.
C.. RIB broken and abrasion on his leg.
j. Is. Long, Atlanta. forehead cut and
slight confusion.
Clink Scales, fireman on No. 81. legs
and head bruised in Jumping.
\ J. Houston, Beaumont, Texas face
cut and nose possibly broken.
\ X JOY. Hickory. hand bruised.
8 D shelton, High Point. y c.. lin
and face cut
= ID iiilburp, Lum berton. y G, lower
lip cut and neck sprained
Mr. and Mrs e. c. Craven and daukh-
ter Kitty. Danvillc va. all suiferine
from bruises about body and nervous
shock.
Isaac Deliny. negro cook. serious
burns on face and arms
r. c Springs. ticket collector. Char
lotte. arms and legs bruised
w D. stone, Greensboro. hurt in
breast probably internally
Gdmonds, High Point. y. C. hip
sprained
W pinee. Greensboro. leg and
knee bruised.
Ed 5 Goodman Richmond. face cut
and neck strained
Twenty other passengers suffered in
inries OF a minor nature Among the
passengers on the train were { Z
lAppencott. the Philadelphia publisher.
Airs. Charles Ai.Kmmon. Raleigh. and
Air ana Mrs J. j. Mackay, Raleigh.
Engineer Beach was tho Oldest engi-
neer in point Of service on this division.
having been az HE throttle for thirty
two years without ii break To-day's
acciden, was his first wreck He was
one OF two engineers on this division
who have been honored by the company
through the engraving of his name on
the cylinder or hts engine
y peculiar coincidence was that the
engine to the freight. 40. 1918. was
the one discarded by Engineer Beach a
few months ago when no was given
No 1912. the latest type of passenger
locomotive IN use by the Southern Pas
sensers on tho train later pointed with
d shuader 20 tho "l3" on each engine
Superintendent Shelton has made no
official statement saying that it would
require iull .nvestisetlon to deter
mine the possibility. Operator Ed
gerton claims Die made an effort to
throw the switch and the, the danger
signal was ont on the northbound track
Mr.. Goodman, mentioned as being in
lured. is supposed to be Edward s
Goodman, traffic manager Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce. He has been In
Birmingham. Ala. for several days on
business Tor The chamber and was ex-
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torday afternoon or this morning