Fatal Accident In Georgia

A írlghtful and fatal colusión oVOúrrel shortly aftcr midniglit, on the 15th inst, on Ule (ieorgia Pacific rajfroad, about 15 miles from Atlanta, ín which eleven Uves were lost, and three persons were so badly injured that it Í9 thought that di ath will rcsult. The eircumstam es of the wreek are as follows: The East Tennessee and Georgia I'aclflc roads use the same track írom Atlanta to Anstell. where they diverge, one E'ng west and tbe other north. Tbey, however, leave tbe city írom different depots and meel ustat tbc city limlts. Just one mile east of Austell, towarus Atlanta, Is a water tank nsed b. the Georgia Pacific. The night passenger train l the Öeorgia Pacific leaves at li), and th: Ëast Tennessee irain leaves at lü:-43. l'lns night. however, the Georgia Paclflo was somewhat d live!, and when it stopped at the water tank was on tbe K:ist Tcnnesseu's time. Tli.' East Tennessee passenger train caiiic living arouud a curve near the bank, and without a moment's warnlng, went crashlng Into the rearof the Georgia l'ucific train. Knirineer Owen and the Bremanof the Ea-a Tinucssei train saw the Georgia Pacific train. i ni too late to avoid a collision. The (reinan n frora the engine, but tbe eagincor remolnea al his post, reverslng the englne and applylng the brakes. lle was unable however, to avert i the colusión. The eugiue tore its w.iv into tberear of the coach and the rear coalï Oped the one in front of it. which was torced Into the one ahead of that. The rear coach was filled wlth paasengers, raany of whom were so pinned down liv the wrcL-k they were unablc to stir, and escapmg steam soon caused the death of Bve or six. The cries of the iujurcd rent tbe air. AH was darkuess aud the Btatements of those who bastened to the ssene are to the effect that words cannot describe the awfuiness of the ■ situation. As soon as possible the East ! nessee train was backed from the wreek and (he vork of n-inoving thedead and woundcd commcnci'ii. From Anstell a message was sent to Atlanta apprizing the oflieials o' the accident and asklng for help, and a u.iin : lelt hearing phvslclans and several of the rail' road officials. Tbeofficersof the rood Immediately set to work to h-.nr the track cleared, and at S::S;ttlns had heen completed. About 7:3ü ii. in. a train l.-ft Austell for Atlanta wlth tbe dead an 1 Injured. Theblame for the accident cannot yel bo placed, and au invistigation will be necVto settlc it, The Kast Tennessee conductor saya lio was on his time and foilowinj Bchedule anl liis directions in f uil. The Georgia Pacific conductor says that he had no il knowlcdge oí the nigiu passender train f the Easi Tennessee aud ran out :is he '■ ways did. In the examlnation Dr. Roy, surceou of the Georgia Pacific, said that woen bc arrived on the scène the ongloe had telescoped the slceping coach, passing tiirough i the entire length of the car..witbln 'aff-' f-;" U a'.ll'." l'ifl.'cuí)iWngv?(Víisa"cxa'inT)atioErñbLiLa single one of the dead died from cxternal injuries, but all met deaths by belng scalded anu 'm iuhalation ol steam.