Train crashes through weak Zetella trestle killing several
A southbound Southern railway passenger train on the Columbus branch plunged into a creek near Zetella Georgia when a trestle gave way in heavy rain. Engineers and crew A F Matthews and Isaac McDowell among the dead. Two dozen injured non-fatally include Conductor C G Kendall and Gus Smith. Train carried three cars a mail baggage car and two coaches.
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Trestle falls with train at Camp Creek
Ten freight cars plunged from Fleming trestle into Camp Creek near Tucker Georgia last night as a heavy rainstorm washed away foundations. The engine and five cars crossed safely and no injuries were reported. A flour car wrecked in the stream bed. Train service on the line suspended and wires down.
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Wreck Near Radford Va Kills Brakeman Floyd Preston
A freight train wreck near Radford Virginia on the Norfolk and Western Railroad killed brakeman Floyd Preston, a Negro. Beaver Creek at Bristol flooded parts of the city, with Watauga River near Bristol to Knoxville as high as last May. Heavy windstorm in Ohio caused 64 mph winds and widespread damage. Admiral Schley to visit Chattanooga during May festival. Mrs. Schley to accompany. Governor Durbin and staff departed Asheville after sightseeing.
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Schley
Chattanooga
H. Clay Evans
Prince Henry
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