Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-08-27
FIVE ARE KILLED
IN TUNNEL WRECK
Officials Train, En- Route To Res.
cue, Kills Three-Explosives
On Train

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Livingston, and Fireman Rey-
inolds, of Berea, ON extra south
hound L. & N. freight, were in
stantly killed shortly before nine
o'clock Friday morning while the
train was passing through the
tunnel at Mullins, 80 miles south
Iof Richmond A rescue train
sent from Paris, hastily manned,
and containing Superintendent
| Morrison and ether officials, while
en- route to the scene of the
| wreck, ran upon three men on the
Elkins' trestle, near that place,
killing two of them, Carlos Reed
and Wilson Martin, both of Clay
county The train was stopped,
dead and injured picked up and
brought to Richmond after which
the train sped on its trip for relief
to the wreck victims.
Dead wreck victims:
Engineer Charles Grove. mar
ried, Livingston, and Fireman
Reynolds, of Berea.
Special train victims:
Carlos Reed, e, of Clay county.
Wilson Martin, "a, Clay coun-
ty.
Injured in wreck-Bcnnett
Mullins, badly scalded when en-
gine turned over against side of
tunnel.
By special train-Roscoe Nc
Queen, legs said to have been sew
cred and otherwise injured,
brought to Pattie A. Clay Infrm-
airy, Richmond, together with the
bodies of his two companions.
AS a result of the wreck and
the four lives snuffed out. and two
men seriously injured, the tunnel
is blocked with a freight train
comprising IS cars and two en-
gines. There are wrecking crews
working from either entrance i'll
an effort to clear the tunnel to
admit of resumption of traffic
A car load of horses just back
of the engine OH the wrecked
train, suffered half Of the animals
being killed, it is reported 1t is
expected the remainder will be
suffocated before rescued.
Explosives On Train
There is car load Of explosives
on the doomed train. and more or
less danger of additional danger
at any time.
The train, which left Richmond
shortly after eight o'clock, reach
ed the tunnel in safety, and it is
said, was moving at a fast rate
of speed. The train comprised
Is cars and two engines. The
wheels of the first locomotive are
said to have left the track, which
caused the wreck. The first en-
gine remained upright and the
smashing of cars, owing to the
momentum, is said to have been
terrific. The second engine was
forced against the side of the tun-
mel and the fireman and engineer
had no chance of escape Fire
man Reynolds is said to have liv-
ed but a short time, but front
Brakeman Mullins in some man
ner was thrown from the engine.
and made his way out after es-
Gaping from a stream of steam
from the engine He was reported
dead but this was subsequently
reported to be erroneous. and it is
asserted he was taken from the
scene of the wreck and is being
cared for near by.
Two hoboes said to have been
riding the tender Of the second
engine are said to have crawled
from the wreck and walked to the
end of the tunnel, and later assist
ed in the work of rescue. The
bodies of Engineer Grove and
Fireman Reynolds were rescued
later. Many of the horses next
to the engine are said to have per-
isl1ed by the impact, while mane
are said to be alive.
Wreck trains were rushed to
the scene Immediately. The one
from the south was from Raven
ma, and rescue work was started
within a short time after the call
was given. The special from
Paris. carrying Supt. Morrison
and other officials, did not reach
the scene until later, owing to the
fatal accident on the Elkin's
bridge. MslsN
The train was making good
headway, having been equipped
and manned at the orders of Supt |
Morrison. 1t carried his special
car and when the EllSins trestle
was reached, the men were seen
ahead by the engineer. The lat
ter sounded his whistle, but there
was no chance apparently for the