Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-01-29
HEAD ON COLLISION
FATAL TO EXPRESS
MESSENGER WALLACE
Passenger and Freight Smash At
Double Run; Heavy Damage; G.
T. Wallace Killed

Passenger train No. l leaving here
Tuesday at 1890 p. M. collided with
a special freight coming from Allan
ia about 2:30 p M. about p miles
west OF here, near Double Run station.
Engineer w. J. Morris and his fire
man were in charge of passenger en-
CINE and Engineer Claud Wilson and
fireman were in charge of the freight
engine, saved their own lives by jump
ing from their engines, as they ap-
preached each other.
Engineer Morris saw the approach
ing freight train and made every eff
fort possiblet stop OF slow down,
jumping from his engine when the ac-
cident became unavoidable as did also
Engineer WILSON, whose train was in
dip and was unaware of his danger
until his engine was almost upon the
approaching passenger train. Engineer
Morris escaped practically unlnJured,
though his fireman sustained some
bruises. Engineer Wilson was more
seriously shaken up as was also his
fireman, both however will be back on
their jobs in few days, according to
report.
A special relief train with Drs. r,
M. Ware, Z. j. Dorminey and +. A.
Russell accompanied by two nurses
Misses Pollard and Malone of the 10
cal hospital, were rushed to the scene
of the wreck and gave attention as
each case required.
Messenger Found Under Debris
G.. T. Wallace, express messenger,
whose home is in Atlanta, where his
wife and baby reside, was instantly
killed, his car being totally smashed in
the wreck, the body was brought to
the local undertaking establishment
and prepared for shipment to his home
Tuesday night.
Roscoe HUE of Douglas, a young
man enroute to a hospital in Atlanta
for treatment was slightly wounded
and brought to the local hospital tor
immediate relief Mr.. HUE being the
only white passenger on the train, who
was injured, according to statements
made on the arrival of the relief train.
Hilda Berman of Alma and Dora
Powell, passengers in the negro coach
were both slightly hurt and were CIV
en- medical attention and brought to
F1CZSe1dIU WHERE luTlllGI dlltiIllOll was
given them.
Hundreds OF people were at the de-
pot when the relief train arrived, ru-
mors of many killed and wounded hay
ing been spread about town, and ev-
eryone were anxious to learn facts, as
no information could be gotten from
those in possession Of the facts. he
city was considerably relieved when
the truth of the limited injuries be-
came known, as each of the employees
on the trains had numerous relatives
and friends in the city anXiously await
ing their return.
Heavy Equipment Damage
Both engines, which were among
the finest owned by the road are sad
to be total wrecks and that with the
damage to express car and freight car
will total around 100000 The wreck
ing crew was Immediately put on the
job to clear the tracks and early wed,
nesday morning trains were enabled
to proceed on schedule time.
Those in charge OF the ill-tated trans
were Passenger No. /, Engineer W.
]. Morris, Conductor ?. P. Steele,
Fireman, Sunney Powell (coD and
Flagman, Luther Wright.
The freight crew consisted OF En-
gineer C. NJ Wilson, Conductor r;
NJ. Miles, Fireman Walter PoWeii
(co1.), and Flagman Ernest Iharpe.