The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-03
TICKET COLLECTOR VICTIM OF WRECK Death List in Recent Annis-
 ton Disaster Is Four TRAFFIC IS RESUMED
Suit Instituted in Clay County Court Attacking Legality of the Organ ization of Alabama Sulphur
 Ore and Copper Company

Anniston. March 2.--(Special. )-The death of W. B. Dean, an apprentice audi l tor, or ticket collector who passed away Saturday afternoon, brought the list of fatalities resulting fror. Fridays wreck ] on the Southern railway here to four. Pullman Conductor F.. C. Williams, also of Atlanta, was still unconscious late Saturday night and is not expected to live. Deans parents came from Atlanta this evening 10 take his remains back for burial.
 R. D. Johnson and Archie Johnson, brothers, of Lafayette, Tenn, who were not badly injured were discharged from the hospital Saturday morning. All of the others Injured, however. are still con- fined for treatment. although they Will all likely recover except the two first mentioned.
 The funeral of Mrs. Amelia Denny, who was fatally scalded, will be held from tho home of her husband, Augustus Denny, s24 Noble street, Sunday morning. The funeral of her grandson. Chester Love, aged f, will take place at the same time. They will be inferred in the same grave at Edgemont cemetery.
 Regular traffic was resumed over the Atlanta and Birmingham division of the road Saturday, and all tho cars except the second class passenger have been taken to the shops for repairs. Most Of the express carried was reclaimed from the Wrockage.
 An interesting feature in connection with the wreck of the express car, which side swiped the standing freight train, was the fact that a crate of chickens were buried beneath the debris without be- ing injured, and the attention Of those gathered at the scene was attracted to them by the growing of an old rooster. Another interesting fact is that while human limbs were badly cut and bruised. cork leg which was carried by express escaped uninjured.
 Attorneys Backmon and Harris of this city, representing creditors of the Ala bama Pyrites company, have Instituted suit in the circuit court of Clay county atta acking the legality of the organization of the Alabama Sulphur Ore and Copper company. branch concern, by quo war ranto proceedings, alleging that the sui- phur and copper company Is but pre- tended and illegal corporation, as a con sequence of which all of its proceedings, contracts etc, involving the issuance Of bonds fin the sum of s350,000, are void and in contravention of the laws of Alabama.
 c. A. Smith and Percival H. Smith formed the Alabama Pyrites company in 1901, and late constructed line of rail- way from Pyriton Clay county, to Stock dale, Talladega county. the Pyrites com pany being originally capitalized at s7o, 900. Subsequently the capital was in- creased to $350.O00. adn later they formed second corporation known as the Ala bama Sulphur and Copper company, transferring to this corporation the assets of the Alabama Pyrites company at an increased valuation Of s6500O0. making a total valuation of sf,0O0.000 The object of this. 1t Is said. was to bond the prop erty for s3JO,0O.
 A deed of trust was issued 10 the Ala bama Sulphur Ore and Copper company,