The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-09-10
Wreck Near Atlanta Wednesday
Was Caused by Using the
Most Deadly Explosive.
MADE FAMOUS BY FREQUENT
USE IN GREAT WORLDS WAR
Chief Executive Is Prepared to
Use Power and Authority of
State to Last Ounce in an Eff
fort to Bring to Justice Per-
petuators of Deed Which
Sent Engineer Morris to His
Death and Seriously Dam
aged Much Property.


Atlanta, Sept. 9.--That acts of vic.
lence growing out OF strikes, such as
the wrecking OF train by dynamite
on the Atlanta, Birmingham and At.
lantic railroad, six miles out of At
lanta Wednesday night, Will not be
overlooked or condoned by Governor
Harwick during his administration
was indicated plainly by his state
ment issued Thursday afternoon re
garding that outrage" as the Gov
ernor described 1t.
Since the beginning Of the strike OF
brotherhood employees on this road
on March s, there have been thirty.
three wrecks 81 attempted wrecks Of
aAseA sIvtl'e nssnans. dates a1isI pieces.
waa preseniea yesterday to Governor
iiarwiels BY col. u. r. r,ugg. receiver
Of the road, when he called at the
Governors office to ask the protection
Of the state In the operation of trains.
The wreck near Atlanta Wednesday
night showed evidences OF having
been caused by the use OF T. N. IT,,
the famous explosive developed in the
World War. far mpre powerful and
destructive than dynamite. The ex-
posion blew driving wheel Of the
engine a distance of fifty feet. II lift
ed the engine off the rails. hurled It
against the slide of AN embankment.
derailed thirteen freight cars. and re.
dueed TO kindling wood an overhead
bridge. Houses armile from the scene
OF the wreck were perceptibly Jared
by theJexposion. The state highway
department has quantity Of T. N. T..
given IL by the government for use
In highway construction. stored about
two miles from the scene of the
wreck. II Is believed that this store,
house might have been robbed to get
the explosive to place on the tracks.
The job had all ear-marks Of expert
handling, In so far as the placing OF
the explosive was concerned.
Attempt 10 Ruin Road.
"These thirty.three wrecks and at
tempted wrecks on. the lines OF our
road" said Col Bugg today. "are
plainly intended to put us out of husi-
ness. They are intended TO create
such hazard that we win be pre-.
vented from obtaining employees. pas.
sengers or freight.
"a Missouri railroad which had q
strike was put out OF business by
similar tactics. The freight and pas
senger traffic was cut down so heavily
that the road could not meet payrolls
"a great deal moro than the protec
tion OF the Allsnsas Birmingham and
Atlantic railroad. and of the lives en-
trusted 20 It's Keeping. Is involved in
this campaign OF frightfulness. II in
volves the projection OF the life and
property of every snhahitant Of the
ssese. Il attacks may be made upon
life and propert, aleng this railroad
without the perpetrators Of such at
tacks being caught and punished. then
attacks may De made upon life and
property anywhere IN the state"
A reward Of $500 for the arrest and
conviction Of the person or persons
who wrecked the tran was offered BY
Governor Hardwick. this being the
maximum allowed by law In any sin
wle caao. and the railroad egycred .
reward Of 5000. making q total u
S.. 500
Aardwlek Determined.
Governor nardwick n his State
nssns issued in connection with the OF