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Atlanta Georgian (and news)
vol. v. NO. 207.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1007.
PRICE: MSS®
SEABOARD LATEST
IN THE WRECK LIST
Only Man Killed, in
Collision Was En
gineer Hudgins.
“LUCKY ROAD”
IS STILL LUCKY
Powder Springs Scene of
What Might Have Been
Awful Wreck.
THE DEAD AND INJURED
THE DEAD.
ENGINEER CHARLES A. Hl'OOIKK. of 451 East Georgia Avenue.*
THE INJURED,
BaMBcemaster A. A. ('Ilsby, of Dlrmlnfham; cut on the forehead.
. Juet over the left eye, an.I bruised In the beck. Condition not eerloue.
Mall Clerk J. D. McCord, of 46 Pulliam atreet; aide bruleed and hee
acalp wound. Condition not eerloue. *
Flr.msu -Will Bolton, colored, uf Ulrmlnshum; hie compound frac-
ture of the left leg. and has scalp wound. Condition serious.
Robert T. Sexton, of New York, traveling salesman; nose bruised
and left leg sprained. Condition not serious
Special to The Georgian.
Powder Springs. Os, March 2.—
Speeding through the sheeted rain and
blinding llgntnlng at in miles an hour,
"The Exposition Limited. No. 38," at
7:«4 o'clock Friday night crashed Into
twenty runaway freight curs u mile
from here
Death for Engineer Charles Hudgins,
serious Injury for several of the train
ciew, miraculous escatie from a terrible
fate for scores of passengers nnd total
destruction for the entire passenger I
train followed.
It Is certain now that no human |
agency could have prevented the nccl- |
dent after the cars broke loose. Many !
hours afterwards the lifeless body of i
brave Engineer Hudgins was dug from |
the upturned engine rah.—He crouched
at the lever, with one hand grasping It
still—showing that he had given his life
grandly In an effort to save others.
And It was not a bootless sacrifice, for
to his last efforts belongs the credit for
saving semes of passengers.
Drawhead Broke.
A long freight had drawn up at Pow
der Springs to take the siding for the
passenger. Flagmen were sent In both
directions. An angle cock to an air
brake broke suddenly; then a draw-
head pulled out, and twenty cars racsd
away down the--grade. Before this
happened conductor J, C. Kelly had set
the brakes on the caboose and Jive cars.
But the wild care gained* motion
swiftly, though Conductor Kelly was
madly setting brakes on other cars.
Bat It did not appear to check the
speed. The flagman was passed, and
the runaways came to a stop half a
mile away at the bottom of the hill.
Before anyone could stop the pas
sengsr the headlight ashed around a
curve and' the train leaped oh the run
away freight cars.
Flamss Followed Impact.
The Impact was frightful. Like a
giant done to dtath the engine stag
gered, reeled and plunged upatde down
In the mud, carrying Engineer Hudgtna
with It. With the engine ofr the track,
the first baggage car tore ahead, the
mall car following, piling up on the
crumpled freight cars. And almost In
stantly flames burst from the plled-up
wreckage, attacking the whole passen
ger train. Passengers tumbled Into the
GARRETT TOUCHED WOOD
IN TALKING ABOUT LUCK
The remarkable fact that only one man was kll'ed und four were In
jured In the wreck of the Seaboard passenger train ut Powder Springs •'
Friday night recalls the conversation between W. A. Garrett, president of
the road, and a Georgian reporter upon his visit to Atlanta last Saturday,
when that official was Informed 'hat only one person had been killed
by his road since Ausust 19.
“I don't like to talk about such things." said President Osrrett,
holdlug up Ills hands as If warding off Ihe subject. "Lightning may strike
tomorrow—who can tell? I always touch wood when I speak of It," and
he good humoreilly reached for a cedar pencil In Ills vest pocket.
Six dave later a fast passenger crashed Into a string of frelght cars,
killing Engineer Hudgins and Injuring four other people,
wan still lucky, as only one passenger was hurt.
But the road
CONDUCTOR KELLY, HERO;
AWFUL RIDE IN THE DARK
ON RUNAWAY FREIGHT
stormy night.
Five cars of the limited and several
freight cars were totally deetroyed.
About 300 sacks of mall were burned,
together with a large amount of bag
gage belonging to the passengers.
Many passengers walked through the
driving storm to Powder 8prlngs to
take an Incoming Routhsrn train, while
others waited for the wrecking train.
Thejnjured were brought to Atlanta
and 1-arrled (o Grady Hospital.
Robert T. Sexton, of New York, was
the only passenger Injured, and he re
ceived only some bruises.
Wreck Cleared Away.
After working all night and Ratur-
,day morning, the wrecking crew sent
out from Atlanta has managed to clear
up most of the wreckage, and Seaboard
officials pt Powder Springs expert that
trains will be passing over their own
mail on Saturday afternoon.
The engine which dealt death to En
gineer Charles Hudgins Is lying on Its
elite ni Ihe foot of the hank and the
sume Is true of some of the wrecked
passenger cars.
All the morning the scene of the
wreck was visited by curious crowds
of people from Powder Springs and Ihe
center of attraction was the ponderous
locomotive under which ihe engineer
died.
All during Saturday morning Sea
board trains were sent over the trnqks
of the Southern, nnd It was said that
Hsnhourd freight trains would be held
In Atlnnlu until Ihe wreckage was suf
ficiently cleared lo use Ihe Seaboard
tracks
Stuck to His Tr(iin;s
Set Brakes by
Hand.
nngle cock on one of the airbrakes went
rong. anil realising that we would
k Into the elding at Powder Springs
down grade. I set the brakes on the laet
i fou i- cars and the caboosa
, • The flagman was sent back half a
I mile to flag No. 38. and a flag was also
l sent ahead to flag another passenger.
I No. 38 was about due when we went
' Into the siding.
Drawhead Pulled OuL
"Just about the time we were stop
ping a drawhead pulled out and twenty
loaded cape started down grade. I re
alised the' danger and climbed up and
began asttlng brakes. The rain was
coming down In torrent* and the night
His Lawyers Insist
That She Give
Evidence.
MRS. EDDY’S SON SAYS
MOTHER FEARS DEATH
AT HANDS OF ASSASSIN
Declares She ' Told
Him Will Was
Stolen.
Concord, N. H„ March 2.—In ■
signed statement, given out today
George \V. Qlovtr, son of Mrs. Mary
Raker Eddy, tipotes the leading Chris-
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O New York, March 2 —Ti Is re- O
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0 ty while there In 1903, offering O I -now
irnlng from God told
me I had better look after It (referring
lo her will9. 1 went lo get'll nnd It
was gone. I could have sworn It was
there. Refore night of the day on
which the will.was taken I made an
other. I have It where no one can gel
They Went to Kill Me.”
Replying lo this question by Glover,
o you think the will was
. . „ .. . . _ Mrs. Eddy's son quotes her as
hoe letters from Thaw which, he 0 (saying:
**" “ **' "Why, by men who came and wanted
me to go out to your place. They
wanted to get me away and murder me
for the will."
Glover quotes his mother ns saying
thnt a pair of line driving horses were
O says, show Thaw w as surely In- O
0 sane. He aim contends that 0
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O Mrs. Nesblt, which Evelyn testl- O
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NeW York, March 2.—Harry K. Thaw
was Informed today of the result of an
Important consultation of hie Jive law
In the face of almost certain, death.
J. C. Kelly, conductor of the freight
train, performed one of the bravest of
deeds l>y sticking to his post In a „
blinding rain worm and tn -pttdr black ™ 'H'acBT TV seemed tbs mot* .
darkness, selling the brakes In *n at
tempt to stop the runaway freight care
In their wild flight down grade. No
more heroic deed In the face of such
grave danger has been recorded under
«tmUur conditions
He had Just aurcceded in stopping
the cars and wa* running down the
track to.-flic the oncoming passenger
train when a flash of the electric head
light told him he was too late. Weak
ened and out of breath from running
over the cars and setting the braaes.
the conductor met the passenger train
about five car lengths from the run
away freight.
He waved, his lantern frantically, but
the passenger train was running DO
miles an hour and the awful crash fol
lowed a second later, which resulted In
Ihe death of Engineer Hudgins and the
Injury of several trainmen. The con
ductor brought the special passenger
train from the wreck Into Atlanta Hat-
urday morning. •
In speaking of Ihe wreck Saturday
mornlng Conductor Kelly said:
Conductor's Story.
"We left Birmingham four hours late
and were running four hours late all
the way. We were loaded with shle
meat and pig Iron, the heaviest freight
handled. 1
"Before w# got to Powder Springs an
orake* 1 set the faster the can ran.
"I wa* out of breath when I had eat
sixteen brakes. Jumping down to a
low ear and setting the brakes
climbing upon * high one, took my
wind. It seemed as If the-cars would
never slacken up. but kept on running.
"Thav ran on by the flagman ana 1
knew No. 31 was due. but 1 set mom
brakes and the cant stopped at the foot
of the hill. I got down and alarted run
ning back lo flag the passenger, but It
was then too late, aa I was ohly about
four or five car lengths away.
"It was an awful wreck. Engineer
Hudgins eluck to tits post and he was
dug out sitting In hie position hi the
cab. The flagman had both legs broken.
In a minute It seemed the wreck caught
lire and four or live coaches were
burned. An attempt was made to push
the slteper out of the reach of the
flame*, but It couldn't be done.
"I have made my report and my con
science la clear, because 1 did every
thing tn my power and took All pro
cautions. It was an unfortunate affali
and no one was to blame. I tried to
sleep, but there was no sleep for me.
wouldn't take that ride again for the
entire Seaboard system. They may fire
me. but 1 believe I did my duly. Pleas*
don't put my name In the paper, be
enuse—"
And the brave fellow folded up hie
official report preparatory to sending It
in for the verdict of his superiors.
PHYSICIAN'S WIFE
RECEIVER NAMED
For Additional Wreck Newe See Pap* 3
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After depuration for pome time. Mr«.
Minnie 8. Robinson won nn Saturday
morning granted a temporary In Juno*
tlon ugalnst her husband. Dr. Walter
t\ Robinson, of 3$2 Whitehall street,
restraining him from disposing of his
property, and Kugcne Dodd was named
as a receiver.
Mrs. Robinson recites In her petition
that she was married to the defendant
In 1N85 and that he was a devoted hus
band until a year ago. when his de
meanor changed toward her and her
children, and when he declared that he
was tired of them. Since that time
they have been living aiuirt.
Mrs. Robinson alleges that her hus
band. who is a well-known physician,
has properly vafUOjO at 345,000. anil his
Income Is $6,000 a year. Khe asked that
permanent alimony be grunted her and
a receiver named. She asked for an
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his property. Dr. and Mrs. Robinson
have six children.
Threaten Jail
MORGAN EXPECTS
NEGROESTO RETURN
TO AFRICAN WILDS
Washington. March 2.—Senator Mor
gan. of Alabama, evidently haa Jt In
mind that some day the negro popula
tlon of this country will return to the
Congo country to live and that this
government should do all within Its
power to see that the riches of that
country ure kept Intact for the colored
people so they may he Induced to re
turn to A/rlca and take that which Is
theirs by light.
Mr. .Morgan yesterday reported fa
vorably from the committee on foreign
relation* his resolution calling upon
the president for Information regarding
any concessions any Americans may
have received from King I«©opold for
the gathering of India rubber in the
Congo Free Htate. Accompanying the
resolution was a statement saying
“It Is the duty of the United States
government to see to It that no barrier
or Impediment Is created by the act
!,eopold or by any other authority to
debar the exiled Africans who have
been held In slavery In the United
States from the right to return to their
native land and to hold. In company
their klnspeople. the free nnd
unobstructed opportunity to enjoy the
1 great advantages which are now of.
j fered to them.”
yen, held at the home of Delphln M
Del mas. chief counsel, as the result of
Thaw's dread that his mother's story
on the stand would aid the district at
torney In his plan to send him to a
mad house.
This harrowing fssr caused Thaw to
Insist on a consultation with his law
yers. Whan several of the lawyers
went to the Tombs to see him he urged
them not to call hla mother as a wit
ness, saying that he feared the result of
Continued On Pggs Nina.
her Injury. When Glover and
daughter left Mrs. Eddy she embraced
them, saying:
“Oh. you don't know how I love you.
and,! love till your family. You are
m/ sun and only child.” *■
What Her Lawyer 8ays.
Glover thought his mother looked
very much older nnd feebler than she
did four yeurs ago. He thought her
eyes indicated signs of stimulants.
Mary, however, detected no Indication
“I have not conferred with Mrs. Eddy
since I learned of these proceedings.”
said Frank 8. Streeter, her personal
counsel. “Hut within two weeks she
has consulted me several times on busi
ness matters of Importance. Her ca
pacity to manage her business affairs
and other affair* Intrusted to her care
can not be questioned.”
Mr. Htreeter said the bill In equity
will In no way Interfere with the activi
ties of the Christian Science church.
8CIENCE CHURCH TRU8TEE8
TO HOLD CONFERENCE.
Boston. Mom.. March 2.—Trustees of
the Christian Hclence church are hur
rying to Concord to confer regarding
TRIED TO KILL
WHILE INSANE
Testimony of Philip
Said to Have Hurt H
the Case.
the suit brought aculnst them to secure
nn arcnuntlns of the flnancleJ affairs of
Mrs. Eddy. All deny that the mother of
the church Is weak-minded.
Refore leaving. General Alfred Far-
low', of the publication committee, said:
' Mrs. Kddy Is In excellent health,
attending In her business affairs as
usual. The pruflts from her book* are
her only Income aside from the Interest
she may receive on investments."
Members of the church hint that a
New York newspaper which last Octo
ber printed a startling article about
Mrs. Eddy's alleged feeble condition, I*
behind the preeent eult.
MRS. ASTOR, LEADER OF m,
IS REPORTED TO BE DYING
MRS. WILLIAM ASTOR.
It it reported that the leader of New York’s "400" it dote to death.
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TILLMAN WANTS
$ DATA ABOUT BIDS
{ Washington, March 2.-
A Senator Tillman, of South
Uf Carotins, today presented
* * resolution culling upon p
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CUPID INVADES
THE COURT ROOMS!
Cousin of Defendants Wed*
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Leaves Culpeper. $f
Culpeper, Vn., March 2.—It ll evident
Dial the prosecution In the trial of
James and Philip Strother, charged
with the murder of William Bywoten*
who was shut to death after his al«
leged attempt lo desert'hls bride of an
hour—slater of the defendants—will
combat vigorously any attempt on that
l>art of the defense to Inject evldenc#
tending lo show Insanity.
When the trial began It seemed cerwi
tain (he Strothers would plead the “un.I
written law" In defense of their action.!
Judge' Harrison announced from the
bench yesterday, however, that the
called "higher laa"
ognlxed In lilt court.
Dr. Charles Clark, the alienist, ana
swerlng u hypothetical question, stated
today on the stand that he could char
acterize the mental condition of tbs
Strother brothers as “Irresistible. Im-
prtnen
by strain on the brain,
man acting under strain la not fuIUr.'
responsible.
Dr. Clark explained that there is A
and ange* He said
lions are not strong enough to over-|
power Judgment, the man ll not
sponsible for his acta.
Philip Hurt Hia C
turn
fot
It Is generally believed that the
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It I* conceded ^ „
of the defense considerably hyl
several damaging admissions, portion*!
larly when he admitted that the broth*]
era hod Intended all day to kill,BY*
waters If he attempted to evade tbs
marriage or to desert the bride. This
tended to shew that lh* klUlag was
premeditated.
Dr. Charles Clark, the alienist, la
pec ted to be the chief wltueee
defense today.
Cupid at tha TrieL—~
Dan Cupid today sneaked Into tha
little Culpeper court house, and led
away one of the stanchest Strother ad
herents. He wee Botte Strother, cousin
of Jamee and Philip Strothor, and the
reason for his desertion woe hla desire)
to wed Miss Helen Johnson, one of Cal*
0*11*1"* prettiest and moat popular gtrl%
The young couple have been tweet*
hearts for several years.
Rev. J. A. Ware, who officiated at th*
marriage of Viola Strother and Wil
liam F. By waters, which ended, tn the
tragedy, married the young couple In
the parsonage of the Episcopal church.
tertalned at an elaborata luncheoifc
served at the bride's home, after whlohi
they took the train for Washington.
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q rent at a table next to (he one O i O c old weather la experienced, will
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Growth and Progress of the New SoutlK
Tb* Georgian records hero each day torn*
economic fact lo refvruuce to the onward
march of tbo Boutb.
BY
J08EPH B. LIVELY#
Now York, March 2.—It la reported that Mr*. William Aator. loader of
American aoclety and for years th© leading flgffre In New York’s ”400," is
near death. Her favorite granddaughter. Miss May Van Alen, has been
hastily summoned. No information I* given out ni Ihe Aator home.
EN GINEER DIED I OR OTHERS,
DECLARES AH ATLANTA MAN\
"The Chattahoochee river Is destined lo become on* of the moat lm*
portnnt channels, from a commercial standpoint, of any navigable stream
In the entire South," says The Chattanooga Tradesman. The demand la
Increasing for property all along Its banks on both Georgia and Alabama
aides ut constantly advancing prices.
Practically within the city limits of Columbus the Chattahoochee river
falls 115 feet, affording 12.522 net hors* power available at average low
water. At times the power Is much greater, but the above estimate la
bused on official low water records.
Rettveen West Point nnd Columbus, a distance of 37 miles, there Is a
fall of 361 feet. The net horse power available at avarage low water, be
tween these points, Is 134.926, while the government estimates the gross
horse power at 205,000.
The undeveloped fall In the Chattahoochee river between West Point
anil Columbus Is about 290 feet.
With Dynamite]''^ trainmkx
i VOTE TO S
strike:
Bloomington. III.. March 2 An nn-1 Philadelphia. March 2,-Though no
nonymous warning Is being served on j "(Acini statement has been Issued, It
families residing near the Jail hers I*" authoritatively said that about 9.000
where Thomas Kaldw In. slayer of four ? ul **)* 9.600 yardmen employed
, , . ___ . ,v.. I by the Pennsylvania railroad on line*
rsons. la conllned. In the effect lhat of pin.nurg and Erie have voted
structure Is tu be dynamited. Twen- ( u strike In an effort to enforce their
armed men are guarding Baldwin. demands.
H. Fn»l*lrben. whose home In In Went
Point. Go.. Rm who travel* Ar lh«* At-
liintu Paper Uompuny. was a panaenger
on th© wrecked train* but wan not in
jured. Aelde from u severe Jolting up
and exposure to th© elements, he wan
none the wore© for his experience Hat-
urday morning when seen at the Mar
lon by a Georgian representative.
•! don't want any more experiences
like that of last night. Although I came
through It without Injury, as did all but
one passenger, thnt sort* of thing !s
calculated to take the nerve out of a
man.
”!t Mtrutk me that the passengers
aboard wen* unusually calm and col
lected for such a terrible experience.
At first there was a great deal of ex
citement ami some hysteria, but It soon
subsided, and everyone turned hand and
haart to the poor fellow^ deed, dying
or Injured In the wrtef
“It Is almost Incredible bow quickly '
the thuncs spread to the entire train. !
The bagguge and mall cars were tele
scoped, and the smoker upended par
tially. The other cars, however, w#*H
not derailed, und It sarins n pity they
could not have been detached und saved
to protect the passengers from the fury
of the rain und storm.
”1 want to suy that the Pullman por
ter wua the real thing lie did heroic
work In assuring passengers thnt Ahere
was no danger, helping the Injured and
protecting the ladles with blankets ami
bedding taken fi«un the Pullman cars.
"1 did not m.»v to sen the train burned
up. hut struck out with several others
for Powder Hprlngs It was a dreadful
Walk through the heaviest rain I ev«*r
saw. nnd mud nnd darkness. It seems
a miracle no more people were Injured
or killed.
“The engineer stuck to his train until
th© last ami the bravt fellow gave his
life tor many others.*
ent Idle, Is equal to the |>ow< r of 147.470 horses, even tn periods
mnir > ■»
Wfierrlt t* suited lhat out of this Immense resource only 26.866-horM
power has been actually developed to date (and half of that only recenUy)»
the great Industrial possibility of tho future tor Columbua con be better
appreciated.
In this duy of industrial development water power—the cheapest
power on earth—Is at a premium, and It Is Idle to suppos© that many
more years will elapse before every foot of th© 362 feet fall between Watt
Point and Uolutnhus will he utilised.
The river within this distance falls 362 feet and develops 114.316-horta
power net ut average low water. Of this power, 107.470 Is still Idle* ml*
though most of it Is to be developed In the near future.
on the Georgia side of the river there are fourteen counties with man
ufacture! products valued at tll.032.3Sl. In these counties the capital of
manufacturing and mechanical Industries Is estimated at $3,411,400 and
the value of farm products not fed to stock Is placed at.$0,414.000.
The value of farm property Is conservatively estimated at $20,610,001^
the number of successful farmers being 13,668.
Six large counties border on the river In Alabama, with manufacture
lug products at $2.060.330; capital of manufacturing and mechanical In
dustries. $1,372,730; value of farm products not fed to stock, $8,014,740;
value of fsnn property, $16,532,500; number of farmers, 19,209.
In Florida the channel flows through five rich counties, with Mil
farmers, owning property valued at $4,526,763; value pt farm products
not fed to stock. $1,042,602; capital of manufacturing and mechanical In
dustries, $1,656,226; value ot manufactured products* 98,007
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