Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-03-01
Z KILLED, 81 INJURED
IN SOUTHERN WRECK
Atlanta Man Among Victims
of Smash Near Co.
Iumbia, S. C.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 26.-The toll
of dead from the wreck at Frost, on
the Southern railway about five miles
west of Columbia, yesterday afternoon
when passenger train No. AZ crashed
into the rear of passenger train No IS,
stood at twelve this morning, and re-
ports from the Columbia hospitals in
Dictated that all. of the thirty-seven most
seriously injured were resting we'll.
Testimony at the corners inquest to
day into the wreck on the Southern rail-
way yesterday afternoon at Frost. about
five miles from Columbia, tended to
place the blame on H. Lockalier, the
flagman of passenger train No. Is, which
was telescoped by train No. AZ from
Spartanburg. Several trainmen testified
that if Dockalier placed torpedoes on
the track to warn train No. AZ of danger
ahead that they did not explode. Lock-
alier on the stand admitted that he PROB
ably did not go back as far as the rules
require that he should place the torpe-
does, but insisted that he put them on
the track.
Engineer F. B. Long. of train No. ~,
declared that he heard no torpedoes ex-
plode. His fireman testified to the same
effect.
All trainmen who testified declared
that in all their experience they had
never heard of two torpedoes being
placed together and passed over by a
train without an explosion.
At 2:45 o'clock the jury of inquest
returned the following verdict:
I'VE find that the deceased calne to
their death by train No. AZ running
from Spartanburg to Columbia, running
into train No. IS, running from Green
vile to Columbia, near Frost, through
the rules of caution not being thorough
ly carried out by the crew of train No.
IS"
The jury first reported to Coroner
Scott that it was unable to agree on a
verdict. The coroner urged them to re-
turn and agree upon some sort of YER
dict A short time afterwards they
returned with the above finding.
Solicitor Wade Hampton Cobb at
tended the inquest but has made NJ
statement as to what course he will
pursue.
The crew of train No. Is is composed
of Conductor J. A. Meredith, Flagman
B. Lockalier and Engineer w. H. Nicely
Ten of the victims were instantly
killed and two died later in a Columbia
hospital.
The dead are;
w. w. Richardson, travelling salesman
for Armour Fertilizer works, Atlanta.
Georgia
Albert Attfes, travelling salesman,
Brooklyn, II. Y.
J. B. Marshall, travelling salesman,
Anderson, S. C.
p. Frank Baxter. contractor, New
berry, S. c.
NJ. A. Leaman, travelling salesman,
Greenwood. S. C.
Garah NJ. PetheI, Kanopolis, n. c.,
who had enlisted in the regular army
at Greenville on Sunday.
Otis Baggott Brodie, Wagenor, S. c.
]. F. Matthias, no address.
H. L. Ivester, Ware Shoals, S. C.
Joe F. Meats, Newberry, S. c.
w. c. Tomlinson, Raleigh, n. c.
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Johnson, Columbia,
South Carolina.
Injured in Columbia hospitals in
cIude:
Mrs. NJ. C. .Killingsworth, Pomaria,
S. c.; Mrs. Melvin Robertson. St. Mat
thews, S. c.; Mrs. ]. w. Shuler. St
Matthews, S. c.; J. o. Meredith, con-
ductor on No. IS, Columbia, S. c.; Joe
Ropp, Columbia, s. c.; w. K. Ruff,
Fairfield county, S. c.; J. H Brown,
Westminster, S. c.; ]. c. Franklin, An
derson, s. c.
W. S. Bonner Columbia, S. c.: John
G. Kelley, Holly Hill. S. c.; H. NJ. Nor
rison, Greenville, S. c.; J. c. McAllister.
Greenwood, S. c.; Robert E. LEVEL,
Newberry, bruised slightly; r. Ander-
son, Seneca, serious but not dangerous;
W. C. Davies, Dover, Ohio, serious; A.
NJ. Kirby, Princeton, S. c., leg frac-
tured; F.. Branch Long, engineer train,
slightly; Mrs. julius Smith, Columbia,
S. c., slightly; E. c. Black, Spartanburg.
S. c., slight.
J. A. Stands, Troy. S. c., badly
bruised; T. C. Poole, Greenville, S. c.,
slightly; A. S. Tompkins, Edgefield, s.
c., hurt in back; C. Gaillard, Orange
burg, S. c., slightly; Mrs. H. F. Inabi-
net, st. Matthews, S. c., slightly; Mrs.
Frank C. Gregory, Independence, Kans.,
slightly; ]. L. Parker, Columbia, S. c..
slightly.