The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-20

The wreck was caused by the en-
gine tender jumping the track about
200 feet from trestle. The engine
was not derailed and passed over the
trestle safely. The tender broke loose
from the engine, however, and plunged
with the baggage car and three
coaches to the ground, 25 feet below.
At 8 o'clock tonight 16 bodies had
been taken from the wreckage and Su-
perintendent Pigford said in his re-
port he was sure four more bodies
were in the debris, which will not be
cleared away for "a hours.
The Dead.
According to report here, which
has not been confirmed, these were the
death victims:
Joseph Teben
Ernest Parauette.
Clyde Teel.
II. b. Bishop.
G.. C. Burleson.
Joseph Proveno.
w. II. Brim.
- Goodies.
Remsen.
Gruckle.
Acres.
Captain johnson, Eighth band.
Corporal Kohler
Corporal Chelewski
NanStebbens. private.
One body unidentified with initials
One hundred and seventy y-nine sol
diers were on board the special train.
They were from Fort Morgan and Fort
Barancas. They were going to Mer dian
to participate in the Mississippi- Ala
bama joint state fair. They were un-
der command OF Major Taylor, coast
artillery, United States army. The men
had been taken to Mobile early Sunday
and at noon their i'll fated special left
Mobile
As meager news of the wreck fill
tered into Meridian a special relief
train bearing physicians and nurses left
for the scene. Other trains left from
Mobile and Whistler, Ala. When it was
learned in Mobile that train bearing
the dead and wounded was bound for
doctors and nurses was sent to meet
the one bearing tho victims
Cars We're Crowded
As is usual with troop trains. the
coaches were well filled and when the
three cars tumbled through the trestle
the men had little protection. The dead
and injured were entnngled In twist
ed mass OF wreckage, making 1t diff
ffcult to remove dead bodies or rescue
the injured.
Because of the confusion, due large
1y to poor wire communication, 1t was
impossible tonight to ascertain how
many of the injured were expected to
die or who they were The first re-
port of the wreck sent the war depart
ment was that 12 had been killed but
soon after 1t was sent other bodies
Were found. superintendent Pigford is
firm in his belief that at least four
more bodies are in the wreckage but
until the debris Is cleared a final state
ment of the casualties cannot be made.
Relief Train From Mobile
Mobile, October 19--Twenty persons
were killed and more than 100 injured in
a wreck on the Mobile and Ohio at Buck
atunna. Miss, at l IS this afternoon when
special train carrying four companies
of soldiers from Fort Morgan plunged
through a trestle., carrying the structue
down with 1t to depth OF Is or more feet.
All of the dead and most OF the injured
are soldiers. Conductor Pruitt and City
Passenger Agent Harvey II. Jones of Mo-
bile were badly injured. The engineer and
his fireman miraculously escaped. Every
car and the engine was a complete
wreck
Relief trains were sent to .the scene
from Mobile and Meridian, 20 doctors and
as many nurses being sent there.
special train bearing the dead and
injured left the wreck at O'Clock tonight
and is due In Mobile at 1920.
The cause of the wreck has not been
ascertained. Just few minutes before 1t
happened the regular passenger train
passed over the trestle In safety. THIS Is
the first time In the 81 years the Mobile
and Ohio has been in existence that 4
passenger has met death in a wreck on
the road.
Twelve Killed, Says Officer
Washington, October 19.-Reports to
the war department tonight said IL
privates were killed and 22 officers and
men injured when troop train crashed
through "a trestle at State Line. Miss.
TODAY The Thirty-ninth and One Hun
dredth and Seventieth companies of
coast artillery and the Eighth regiment
band were on the train en- route from
Fort Morgan, Ala, to Meridian, Miss
to attend state fair. No officers were
among the killed or dangerously in
jured.
Adjutant General Andrews has tele
sraphed Captain Taylor. in charge of
the troops on the wrecked train, di-
recting that he employ any necessary
medical attendance. place the injured
in hospitals and make suitable ar
rangements for the care OF the dead.
Duuaout In DAe0vafed