page_title: Chunky Creek train wreck
section_title: Aftermath
hierarchical_section_title: Chunky Creek train wreck / Aftermath
caption_attribution_description: English: Chunky Creek Train Bridge's eastern bank.
context_page_description: The Chunky Creek Train Wreck occurred on February 19, 1863, when a train on the Southern Rail Road from Meridian, Mississippi to Vicksburg crashed into the Chunky Creek in Newton County, Mississippi. The Hercules had been carrying Confederate reinforcements to the important Vicksburg garrison.
  A rail road section master placed preventative measures, but these measures were ignored. The Hercules derailed on a damaged bridge and fell into the cold murky depths. Approximately 75 passengers were killed. Some victims were rescued by soldiers from the 1st Choctaw Battalion whom were camped nearby.
  The accident was investigated by a "secret service" detective. Media coverage by telegraphy and newspapers was wide and extensive. Several informal investigations and studies were conducted during the 20th century. A small memorial was finally established in 2005 after several failed attempts.
context_section_description: For a number of days after the wreck, bodies and cargo were being recovered from the creek. Many of the bodies were interred along the railroad right-of-way and/or on Absalom F. Temple's farm.
  Isaiah P. Beauchamp's body was recovered and sent to his residence at Forest, Mississippi.
  Cash was found in the possession of one passenger who died in the crash. William P. Grayson apparently was a lawyer and was elected a cashier for the Bank of New Orleans in the 1850s. During the War, Grayson was a Confederate purchasing agent who was responsible for procuring cotton. It was reported that he had up to $80,000 dollars.
caption: The eastern bank of the Chunky Creek.
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