The collision happened on the Clinton and Fitchborough branch. Marlborough Junc Mass on the New Haven dated Feb 4th 1898. Some more Black and white old time train wrecks, this one took out the bridge These are from the turn of the century and look pretty sick – per Ray State are pictures of some historical train wrecks in black and white. In 1903 an advertisment offered mail clerk jobs at $1600 to $2300 per year. At the time mail cars were marshalled behind the locomotive which made mail clerks and sometimes conductors ( who could often be found in the car) vulnerable in the case of accidents. No 335 cab has been stove in by telescoping with its tender and the third car of the freight has been demolished by the second over-riding it. No 29 has suffered badly in the collision as did the mail car (not visible) immediately behind the overturned tender. In background of the photograph a steam switcher brings up the wrecking train. Details can be verified in the Richmond Times-Dispatch for 28 to 30th June 1903 and subsequent issues. Meek’s song held very much to the details of the accident. Songs about railroad wrecks were popular and often took liberties with the accuracy of the events. Cousins who had been a flagman on the Cannonball. This was written long after the wreck in 1927 after Meeks was told the story by W.C. In an interesting sequal the wreck was the subject of a song by Cleburne Meeks who published it uder the title The Wreck of the N&W Cannonball.
However, Driver Covington must carry the most blame for driving beyond his ability to stop at the signal. The Coroner’s inquest blamed the ACL for blocking the line in the first place. The crew of the ACL freight were not injured as they jumped when they saw the Cannonball coming. Henry Johnson a well known methodist minister. Less seriously injured were distiguished passengers Judge Mann and Rev. he was attended to by Dr George Font who was a passenger on the train. Amongst the injured was captain Robert Eckles the conductor of the Cannonball. He was caught in the wreckage and also killed. Unfortunately, he hit his head on a rail and was killed. He must have seen the standing freight at the last minute as the air brakes were applied and he jumped. This should have indicated to the driver Harry Covington, of the Cannonball that the line was blocked and to slow down but he either did not see the signal or ignored it. The freight had stopped to pick up a car but in doing so had fouled the interlocking preventing the pointsman at Dunlop to set the road. Running on time, the Cannonball was passing at speed through Dunlop when it collided at speed with a stationary ACL freight hauled by Copperhead 4-6-0 No 335. The train ran from Richmond to Norfolk twice a day and on this day the accident befell the 9 am from Richmond.
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