The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-19
FIVE ARE KILLED
IN BAD WRECK
NEAR ATLANTA
SOUTH ATLANTIC LIMITED
CRASHED INTO FREIGHT AT
JoNEsBoRo YESTERDAY.
Engineer w. T. Clark of Freight
Train, Did Not Take Siding, and
Was Killed in Accident That Fol-
lowed.

| lowed.
Atlanta, Ga, Jan. Is = Engineer
William Clark of Macon; negro por-
ter and three negro passengers, two
of them women, were killed in a
wreck at Jonesboro Ca, twenty miles
south of Atlanta, at an early hour
this morning when the South Allan
tic Limited, handled by the Central of
Georgia railroad between here and
Macon, collided with a freight train.
Baggagemaster Pickett of Atlanta,
was slightly injured.
Reports from the wreck are to the
effect that none of the white passen-
gers were, seriously injured, though
number sustained cuts and bruises,
The South Atlantic Limited is op-
Grated between Cincinnati and jack
sonville, by the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, and at Atlanta, Savan-
nah cars of the Central are added to
the train when it takes the Central of
Georgia tracks to Macon.
No official statement of the cause
of the wreck has been made. A re-
lief train, carrying physicians, was
sent to the scene of the wreck.
No White Passengers Hurt.
Macon, Ca, Jan. 1S.-A head-en
collision between the southbound
South Atlantic, Cincinnati and Louis
vile to Jacksonville and a through
freight, occurred at 1.20 this morn
ing just outside of Jonesboro, Ca,
resulting in the death of five persons
and the serious injury to several 9th
ers.
| None of the white passengers in
either the Pullman ears or the day
coaches was injured, the heavy cars
protecting them. The wreck was
caused by Engineer w. T. Clark of
Macon, overlooking his orders to go
into siding at Lovejoy for the linn
tied train, which was running two
hours late. The trains met head ION,
just east of Jonesboro, while both
were running at high rate of speed.
Engineer Clark was instantly killed.
| His fireman jumped and escaped with
| out injury. Engineer Collins of the
| limited stuck to his post and was only
j slightly bruised. His fireman, Ed Me-
Whorter, was badly hurt.
Mack Clayton, the colored porter on
[ tho 1iU0ifod Cta NJ
: negro man and two negro women,
who were passengers in the day coach,
were instantly killed. They have not
been identified.
J. r. Puckette, fagman on the lin
tied, was reported killed, but escaped
with only a few bruises. Train Con-
ductor l.. J. Harris of Atlanta, was
in The rear end of the train and was
unhurt.
The track has been cleared, and
the wrecked train arrived in Macon
shortly before noon today
Official Statement Made.
Savannah, Ga, Jan. 18.-George L.
Gambler, superintendent of the Cen
trail railroad, received an official re.
port of the wreck this morning. 1t
| shows that the accident was due to
| the overlooking or disregard of train
orders for the freight train No. 80,
which left Macon for Atlanta last
night, to await in the siding at Jones'
boro for the passenger train, No. 80,
| to pass, coming from Atlanta to Ma
con.
The freight was in charge of Con-
ductor Watson and Engineer Clark,
of Macon, and had left the east sid
ing at Jonesboro less than ten min
lutes when the passenger train in
charge of Conductor Harris and En-
gineer Collins crashed head-on into
| it.
Investigation showed Engineer Clark
of the freight train was killed out
right; Mack Clayton, colored porter
of The passenger train, was dead;
Baggagemaster ]. e. Puckette, of the
passenger, who lives at College Park,
seriously injured internally; Br.
McWhorter OF Macon, ,colored fireman,
! slightly hurt.
or the passengers, all colored, who
had been riding in the combination
baggage and day coach, two women
and one man were killed, though their
names were not given in the report.
This coach left the rails and turned
over, but the coaches IN which q the
white passengers were riding regain
ed on the rails. The passengers were
severely shaken up. No white pas.
lsengers were killed.