Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-06-14
THREE Known DEAD;
90 To 70 ARE HURT
IN ". "a WRECK
Engine and Four Cars Turn
Turtle Two Miles North of
Dalton Part of Train Rolls
Down Bank
tspeciaI Dispatch to The Journaa.,

Especial Dispatch to The journal,
| DALTON, Ga, June Ia special
Western and Atlantic train. carrying
hundreds OF people from Calhoun TO
Chattanooga for a days outing. was
wrecked about two miles north OF here
at $50 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Three were killed outright and more
than two-score injured, many OF them
seriously. It is believed that at least =
half dozen were fatally hurt.
DEAD AND INJURED.
The dead:
CLAUDE HoLcoMB, Of Resaca. fre-
man.
ARTHUR PITCHER, section hand.
JOSH HAMILTON. colored porter aa
the Logan hotel, Calhoun. Ca
Seriously injured:
William Doleheld. internal injuries:
head badly cut.
Mrs. Kate Doleheld, internal tu4ur4ns.
back badly injured.
Mrs. Maude Neal internal injuries
William Richards, OF Rock Springs. m
ternal injuries; head mashed
John shuman. Rock Springs. antawumH
injuries.
Mrs, John W. Ray. internal in,urss..
Miss Blanche Gardner. internal iu5a-
A G. Anderson, head badly mashed.
Miss Geneate Reeve. internal isrtuxfnu.
The train waited at Dalton untn No. 81
". & A train, passed and had prooeeaed
only about two miles before tho horror
occurred.
When the train reached WfI1owdale. fha
scene Of large wrecks In the past, the
rails spread as the train went around q
short curve, and the cars were thrown
from the track.
Il owr1pa u~l -
gether and plunged down an embank-
ment, pinning the fireman. Claude Hol-
comb, beneath the wreckage, and Josh
Hamilton, the negro. was instantly XIII
ed in the baggage car.
Three other cars left the rails and
were overturned. being badly torn UP.
! The escape Of the passengers from In
slant death was almost a miracle
Immediately following the crash, and a.
soon as those. who were unintured could
be taken from the debris, the rescue
work was rushed.
The injured were hastily taken from
| tn cars and placed on improvised. cots
/ on a nearby hillside Within a remark
ably short time all had been removed
from the cars and were being given at
/ tention
A RELIEF train carrying physicians
was hastily sent to the wreck and
brought the dangerously injured pas
sengers to Dalton. They were taken
into the depot, where they were made
as comfortable as possible.
Others were taken to the hotels and
private houses, and hundreds Of women
Immediately took charge. acting in the
capacity Of nurses.
WAS PYTHIAN PICNIC
! The picnic was one arranged BY the
Calhoun Lodge knights Of Pythias, and
hundreds Of Calhoun people Joined with
the Pythians in their outing.
Another relief train to pick up the
/ less seriously injured passengers left
here at 10 o'clock.
| The second relief train brought a
number of other injured passengers to
Dalton at 1880 o'clock They were:
Mrs. ]. T. Thompson. Miss Ethel
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Gardner.
Mrs VIII Gardner, Mrs. Fred Mcdaniel.
Miss Annie Champion. Miss Addie Bell
Tinsley. Dwight Mcintyre, Willie
Owens.
CHURCH is HOSPITAL
The First Baptist church has been
converted into a big hospital, where
the injured are being cared for.
Mrs. John A Ray, whose back was
broken in the wreck. has no chance to
recover. Others are in no Immediate
danger.
others added to the list of injured
are:
Two children of Mrs. ]. A Ray.
Mr. and Mrs W. H. Smith.
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