The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-07-10


Nssocla'ea ffess'
N"SnN'he' 1u'y NV ~ pruce'
federal manager OF the Nashville.
CHATTANOOGA & st. Louis and Tennes-
600 ro,,,o, ,.o,i,oaa. A., ,,oru -, ~
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eratiohs' gave out the FOLLOWING oii-
cia statement at noon regarding yes
terday.s disastrous collision on the
Na.n,.,ua rha,,a
road:
Official Statement.
"The facts as far as this office has
been able to ascertain are these: West
bound train No. 4 left Nashville at
1905 am. and passed Shops Junction
Mt 7:15 am. Eastbound train No. /,
which was the ruling train and there
fore had the right OF way, passed
Bellview at 1909 am. and was there
fore running about thirty minutes late
"The accident was caused by the
train crew of No. 4 overlooking train
No. 4, n train of superior right. when
it (No. ~ left the Shops Junction
without ascertaining whether train No.
mad arrived there. or without oruers
10 go beyond the shops as against NO
L. the ruiing tram.
when No. and No. l are on time
they meet on the double track petween
the Union station at Nashville and the
shop tower, IL miles from the Union
station. NO. was running apout
thirty minutes ,a.e !este,uuy
ING 'nousn no. ia.e enousn 10 Ius'iy
,he u,spas. IL ~ ",ooe Se ..X
sta,,nne Ard !, mas tho ;rtan,,on -
"a a''Jn. 1ia, ~. a - ,at NJ ron,a,n .s
Sbons Junction Tor No 4 and in order
tbot Tho crow IN No 4 might Identity
M the crew Of No I was adyised
Inv the dlsnatcher of the number OF the
engine drawing No. /. -
rr.;nn.n P.i;ahI.
"r understand that Engineer Ken.
nedv and Conductor Eubanks. of the
crew of No. 4 were regarded as among
the best and most reliable men in the
service of the ~, c. & st. l.. railway
and therefore am unable to account
for their overlooking No l."
Railroad fficials said late this morn
Ing that only seventy nine deaths had
resulted from the wreck up to this
time. The unofiicial newspaper esti-
mate was declared much 100 high'
Official List Of Dead.
Following Is a complete list of the
white dead up to II o'clock this morn
ing as reported officially through the
Office of General Manager w. p. Bruce.
Of the railroad:
ID. w. Gardner, n. c. & st. L. en-
ploye. Nashville. 4H
Melville Chadwell, railway mail clerk,
Nashville.
Luther Meadors, fireman, Nashville.
John III. PEBBLES. engineer. Belleyicw,
Tenn.
Dave Kennedy, engineer, Nashville.
John Kelly, fireman, Nashville
VIM. Farrjss. Nashville.
Douglas Bates, Centreville. Tenn.
Daniel 4. Johnson. soldier ash com
,any, 18th depot brigade. Camp Cor
Ion.
T. T.. Shafer Nashville.
B. Fl. Lynch. Hickman. Tenn.
Vm Knoch No.h,,iin
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sp,vrr, Torn .
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.o,. Nr',';,,o Jen Sou''eih r"press 'hesseh-
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"yne' on''eo otates navy
Jovlngton. rem.
w. A. Scammerhorn, United States
Marines. Jackson, Tenn.
y. "A. Wolf employe.
newton Nj. Nandcrbrook, United
states marines. Jackson, Tenn.
B. M. Whitfield, Paducah, Ky.
]. j. Nolan, engineer, Hollow Rock
unction, Tenn.
j. S. Vaughn, Dukedom. Tenn. @
Robert RI. Long. Aviation .oc+;or
J. S. A.. Nashville
Floyd Richards rr c NJ N.,,,.
'enn. '
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nsnva. 80 s.,. ,.'an'
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I'h1oh ~ Lowehs,ein, NASHVILLE.
Ty,,,;; 1Niner, CIntoh. rem.
Louie Woods, address unknown, u.