Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-20
TROOPS IN WRECK;
SEVENTEEN KILLED
Train on Way to Mississippi
State Fair PIunges Into
a Deep Ravine.
OVER HUNDRED INJURED,
SEVERAL BEING OFFICERS
Victims We're Members of Two Coast
Artillery Companies and
Service Band.

Service Band.
MOBILE. Ala. October 2O.-Victims oi
yesterdays troop train wreck on the Mo.
bile and Ohio railroad at Buckatunna
Miss. were brought to Mobile early today
On relief trains.
Surgeon Ii. T. Inge Of the Mobile and
Ohio wired from the scene of the wreck
at 1890 o'clock today that all bodies hae
been removed and that seventeen bodies
in a Mobile morgue was the correct mum
Der of dead. The total number OF in
jured is reported to be 1O3. with the pos
sible death OF Private Ostrander of the
10th Company.
List of the Dead.
The dead are:
Private Joe Leber. 10th Company.
Private Ernest Paquette. 17Oth.
Private Clyde Tweei. 170th.
Corp Fritz Kohler. 10th.
Private W. H. Brin, 10th.
Private G. w. Goodies. 10th.
Private Van Stebbens. 10th.
Corp. Frank T. Cheiewski, 10th.
Private Grueldruehlki, 10th.
Private G. c. Burleson, roth.
Private Acres. 10th.
Private Edward Panek, 10th.
Private Virgil Remsen. 39th.
Corp. Joseph S. johnson, Sth Band.
Private Joseph Provance, 10th.
A. T. Klovinsky, 10th.
H. u. Bishop. 10th.
The Seriously Injured.
Seriously injured:
Private Ostrander. 17Oth. probably vii
die; Capt. b. Taylor, 39th; Frank Wild
man, I7Oth; Lieut. Robert NJ. Campbell
Whiteside, 10th: A. f. Snipiey. Stn Band
Fred Wilson, Louis D. Stanis n. 5
Slaughter. George Yerke, iIVth: Pau
Rarol,y, Perry Dabeimont, 10th; I
j.. Carey, 39th; Carey III. Grace
oyth; j. r. Edward, liVth:, Waiter l.. lnii
Dry, 1d,th: Corpl Il. j.: Mirby. 5yfn; Jer
ry Measher. I.0Sn; CIV: hunt. l'vtn
private Mennesayase. 10th; Joan Ayers
ssh ,ssn Ba,.ss a w; ss;a9i aitn: corpi. A. .
Green ;,rn; Illonss d.. Arnold. Sslln: y
Hay Payne,. tAsIas Albert 4Merscns &c,
sand: ". G. Bieif,aum, 5Oth; Cnarfe'
summers. sth sand; Afthur Dukes
sytn: Robert NJ. Cain. i,Vth:. VII
fred Wheeier, :s,,h; nani.i 'sanderson
.syin, II. f. hidweif.. osth: n. =
houk, 3yth; Georse w. Thompson, 17Oth
A. d. Pearson. Ygth; w. II. i4iiligan
10th: hdgar stephenson, 3Dtn; corp
D. ID. boies, 3yth; sergt. w. Z. Ketia.
39th; David Z: Gordan. 10th; r. X
Snearer, sth Band: Frank Mccreary, stt
band; Edward L. Gosneil, syth: John
Meek, 39tii: Donaiti BAH, JiDth: Gabrie
5yth; Sergt. Fay Dicnson, 18th
A. IL. Anderson. 10th; MECHANIC Law
renee A. Watt. 5vth: John h. StOor, j9th
Americus Luciano, 39th: Private Ellis
roth; w. H. carter. 3Yth; w. w. Wells
10th; Private Geoi &C Scholes. 3vth: T.
Stephens. 10th: John T. Tad. lex, 39th
A. NJ. Campbell. Svth. and v. l.. Euts'
Ter, 3Oth. ~
On Way to Fair.
The injured were members of thu
10th Company, the 2sth Company and
the Sth Band They were en- route
from Forts Morgan and Barancas to &
state fair at Meridian, Miss.
The wreck was caused by the engine
tender jumping the track when about
200 feet from a trestle. The engine was
not derailed and passed over the
the engine, however. and with the bag
gage Ger and three coaches plunged
to the ground.
One hundred and seventy mine SOL
iiers We're on the special train.
The coaches were we'll filled and when
the three cars plunged through the
trestle the men had little chance to
escape.
The dead and injured were entangled
In q twisted mass of wreckage, max.
Ing 1t difficult to remove dead bodies
Or rescue injured.
Twenty-Six Reported Dead.
MERIDIAN, Miss, October 2o.-At II
o'clock this morning twenty-six bodies
had been taken from the Mobile and Ohio
troop train wreckage near State Line
Miss, according to a telephone report
this city.
This report said all the bodies then had
not been taken out. The same repor,
gave the number Of injured at ninety
five. Some Of these are at Bucaatunna
and some at State Line.
Best of Care Ordered.
Adjt Gen. Andrews of the United
States Army has telegraphed Capt.
Taylor, in charge Of the troops on the
train, directing that he en-
ploy any necessary medical attend
ance, place the injured In hospitals and
make suitable arrangements for the
care of the dead.
Early reports to the War Depart
ment said that twelve privates were
killed and twenty-five officers and men
Injured. when the troop train crashed
through a trestle at State Line, Miss.
The 39th and ITO companies of Coast
Artillery and the 8th Regiment Band
were on the train, en- route from Fort
Morgan. Ala, to Meridian. Miss. to at
tend state fair.
No officers were among the killed or
injured. -
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