The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-15
BOARD OF INQUIRY WILL INVESTIGATE | SATURDAY'S WRECK Official List of Dead and Injured Given Out by
 the L. & N. BROOKS DISCUSSES DETAILS OF ACCIDENT States Train Jumped Track While Rounding Sixty Degree Curve
 Davis Death Makes Third
 Fatility

A board of inquiry was yesterday morn- ing appointed to investigate the cause of the wreck of the Louisville and Nash
 vile train Saturday afternoon near Cum bingham. It Is understood that this board
 will furnish a report on the matter some
 time later this week. and that 1t will be
 made public at that time.
 Superintendent T. F. Brooks of the local division of the Louisville and Nashville
 railroad was in the city yesterday and
 thoroughly investigated the wreck. The
 official list of the dead and injured was
 given out from his office yesterday morn
 ing. The list was as follows:
 The dead:
 Dave Singleton, engineer.
 Gus Jackson colored, fireman.
 S. E. Davis. passenger. The injured:
 C. H. Echols, Gadsden, hurt internally. H. E. Harrison, baggagemaster Nash vile; bruised; went home Sunday. w. w. Shea, Nashville, postal clerk; scalp wounds.
 R. J. overall, Nashville, postal clerk; scalp and body bruises
 
 bruised.
 E. A. Rogers, Culman, considerably bruised.
 Minnie Lawrence (colored). Cullman, bruised.
 Dicey Terrence fcolored), Birmingham bruised.
 The track was cleared Sunday morning and traffic was resumed. Superintendent in Sta VPSter0aV | afternoon, said A "A board of inquiry has been formed | to investigate the disaster of Saturday afternoon, and is expected to furnish thelr report the latter part of the week. Until then no definite statement can be made concerning the cause of the accident, nor | how fast the train was going at the | time it jumped the track. ''The engine and tender left the track | on the outside of a sixty degree curve. | The cause of the jump is unknown, the | track having been in good condition, hay | ing been overhauled recently. The en- | zine ran 300 feet after leaving the rails. | The engine turned over on it's left side, | the two baggage cars left the track, but did not turn completely over. having been
 caught and held in a half-upright posi- | ton, and the coaches left the track, but
 stayed on the ties. partially upright. The i diner and two sleepers did not leave the | rails
 | "The accident occurred one mile south of Cunningham at exactly 3:5S o'clock | that afternoon. ! "The passengers not listed in the of | ficial list left at s:50 o'clock Saturday 1 evening on a train made up here. l s. F. Davis, the Birmingham man who was fatally injured in the Louisville and | Nashville wreck of Saturday afternoon,
 died as the result of his injuries yester-
 day evening at 950 o'clock at the St.
 Vincent hospital. At the time of his death his brother, John l.. Davis, also
 of this city. was by his bedside. | Davis was employed at the time of the accident by a contracting firm in Gull man, and had been en route to this | city to see his relatives and friends. No
 anxiety was experienced by his brother, however when the news of the disaster I reached Birmingham. as he was expecting his brother over the accommodation from Cullman, which was scheduled to reach | Birmingham at 7:25 o'clock. | The deceased Is survived by his sister. | Mrs T. M. Steen, living at 112 Hawkins ] street. West End. and one brother, John l L. Davis, also of this city. | The funeral arrangements will be an-
 nounced later.