The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-13
Thirty Persons Aboard Car Are Hurled Over TreStle.
 Local Man Killed in Wreck
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growth of bushes and was only snght- ly injured.
 Five of the men killed were in the small smoker. Their bodies were all found together. c. D. Moore. who wal | in the same compartment. ran to the rear platform and jumped. He fel In the creek. breaking one of shi' legs.
 "The first indication of there being anything wrong with the train was noticed just before the train reached the trestie," said H. F. Hentz. "A rumbling noise, sounding as If one of the wheels had broken. Allowed by irregular motion of the car, was the first perception we had that some- thing was wrong.
 Suddenly Plunged Backward About five seconds after the first warning, and we were suddenly plunked backward Into space. A crash, sounding as If the end of the world had arrived, followed There were screams of horror from all d. rectitns. The entire rear end Of the car was demolished. Those of us who occupied the front section, when we reeained our senses, looked for an avenue to escape. An opening was found through the front door.
 
 | women who were with me through the opening and then returned to help the others.
 "one young man who was appar- entity crushed, with blood all over his trousers, which showed that he was horribly injured, was the nrst person I found. He was pinned be- meath the debris in such manner that 1t required fully 15 minutes to extricate him. He refused to let me help him, but urged me to assist the women and children to safety.
 Tt was the most heroic example oi courage and will power that I ever saw. He sat there calmly smoking a cigarette, as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred. learned later on that this young man was Willard Cope, newspaper man
 All the time there were groans reaching my ears from the wreck .oa Right here I would like to say that I have never seen such wonder ful courage on the part of the women messengers in my whole life. Sew sral were seriously injured, but they without exception, implored the mem bers of the rscue party to pass them by and help others who were in worse ce ndition than they. Ono of the men who was in the rear of the car was grooming terribly. He was attired Tn the garb of preacher. Every fe" seconds he wpuld shout, Q Lord, have pity on the widows son" We man aged to drag him from underneath the debris. He was only slightly in jured, learned afterward.
 Woman's Bravery Another example of courage dis played by one of the women con vinces me that in a crisis of that kind women are possessed with grcatef rerve than men. A little woman looked as if she were dying. liar face was as white as a sheet. l bent over and asked her how she was feeling.
 "Im all right; don't bother me, help the others she cried. Before l left the wreck she was being taken to an ambulance. I again asked her if there was anything could do for ker. She shook her head"
 The train left Atlanta at T:4s this morning with Conductor H. s. Dixon and Engineer II. R. Bosworth in charge, and was due to arrive in Fitzgerald this afternono at 4:25.
 B. L.. Bugg, receiver of the railroad, issued a formal statement, stating that tho accident was caused by new wheel on the truck of the coach breaking.
 Information concerning the resi- dence of W. F. Johnson, section fore man of the Birmingham division of the Atlantic, Birmingham and At lanta railroad, who Is reported dead as the result of the derailment of No. 2 train yesterday, was late last night lacking, according to officials of the road in Birmingham.
 Owing to the absence of the al vision section foreman, who officials state resides at Lineville, no informs ton whatever was obtainable. Ef- forts to reach the division foreman, who has all the information of enl- ployes of his department. were un- available. he having entrained for Talladega after the accident, accord ing to information by long distance telephone from Lineville.
 Newspaper Man Injured
 Willard Cope, veteran newspaper correspondent. who was injured when the train left the rails, Is well known in newspaper circles in Birmingham. Ills brother. Jenjamin J. Cope, is To- cal manager of the International News Service.
 Willard Cope was en route to Tai bottom, Ga. to cover the Coart trial which was to be heard at that place today He Is special correspondent of the Atlanta Georgian.
 Col. B. l.. Bugg, receiver of the A. B. & A., yesterday afternoon issued tho following statement through the office of the local dispatcher:
 Train No. left Atlanta terminal station on It's regular time at 7:45 o'clock this morning. While proceed ing at normal speed on schedule time, wheel burst under the front truck of the coach for white people. This occurred just before crossing a stee, bridge, seated on concrete abut- ments spanning Camp creek. The bursting of the wheel caused the coach to derail and 1t went over the side of the bridge, striking the con crete abutment on the far side, and fell into the bed of the creek, thirty feet below. The engine and other cars of the train were not derailed and only slight damage was done to the track. The broken wheel was new one, having been installed within the past month. The re- covered portions of the wheel sh ow no evidence of previous defect and the break was undoubtedly due to failure of material, which some times occurs In spite of all precau- tions and which unfortunately the ingenuity of man has not yet been able to anticipate nor entirely pre- vent" s
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