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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tunga>Bluefield Daily Telegraph<BR>March 22,
1910</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>TWO FIREMEN DEAD AND TWO BADLY HURT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG>Eighteen Loaded Cars Piled in a Heap As Result of
Head-on Collision Near Glen Alum</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=left> Sunday morning abut 4 o'clock another
disastrous wreck occurred at Glen Alum, due to lapped orders. Two firemen
were killed at their posts while two engineers were badly injured. The
dead:</DIV>
<DIV align=left> C. J. JESSE, Carterton,
Va.</DIV>
<DIV align=left> D. R. MARTIN, Narrows,
Va.</DIV>
<DIV align=left> William Hatcher and Leonard Akers were
injured. They were given medical attention and are now in the
hospital. It is not thought that their injuries are serious.</DIV>
<DIV align=left> Eighteen loaded cars on one train were
wrecked while a number of empties on the other were also smashed up.</DIV>
<DIV align=left> The wrecked trains were an extra and No.
84. No. 84 was being pulled by engine No. 875 [<EM>W1, 2-8-0, blt.
1901</EM>]<EM>,</EM> while engines 1091 [<EM>M1, 4-8-0, blt. </EM>1907] and 404
[<EM>M, 4-8-0, blt. </EM>1906] pulled the extra. No. 84 was eastbound
while the extra was going west.</DIV>
<DIV align=left> Conflicting orders were issued with the
result that the wreck occurred while both trains were making fairly good
speed. Both firemen were throwing coal into their engines when the head on
collision came and they were buried underneath. The engineers saw the
smash coming and Hatcher and Akers were injured although they succeeded in
jumping. Engineer J. W. Buchanan, who was on the pusher, jumped and was not
injured, although four cars in front of the engine were all smashed up.</DIV>
<DIV align=left> Fireman Martin's remains were taken to his
home Sunday night on No. 16 while those of Mr. Jesse were taken to his home
yesterday morning.</DIV>
<DIV align=left> Train No. 4 was delayed for several hours
while all movement was delayed until the wreckage could be cleared up. The
wreck was one of the worst which has occurred in some time on the road.
Cars were smashed and thrown on all sides while three engines were put out of
commission.</DIV></BODY></HTML>