Butts County GaArchives News.....Terrible Collision April 1889
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Middle Ga Argus
A Terrible Collision

On Tuesday of last week while the afternoon passenger train, due here at 4:18, 
was dashing along at 40 miles an hour it collided with a freight train going 15 
miles an hour, two miles south of Stockbridge.  Engineer George Gillon, was 
killed, his fireman, conductor Kendrick, the messenger and baggage master and 
several passengers were hurt, but not seriously; also conductor Snodgrass and 
his engineer and fireman of the freight were somewhat bruised up.   Both 
engines and several cars were demolished.  The fault seems to be on the freight 
train as it was attempting to make a siding at Maher’s quarry.  Mr. R. C. 
Manley and his two daughters, of this place, were on the train but fortunately 
escaped with only a slight shaking up.

Middle Ga Argus – Week of April 3, 1889


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