Pinkney, TN Ore Tipple Collapse, May 1897

TEN KILLED -- AND MANY INJURED BY THE FALL OF AN ORE DUMP.

Florence, Ala., May 14. -- A terrible disaster occurred at the Pinkney, Tenn., ore mines, thirty miles from here, yesterday evening. The new tipple or ore dump, sixty feet high, fell, killing ten white men and boys outright, and seriously wounding several others.
The killed are:
JOSE REMINGTON.
CAL KILBURN.
WILL KILBURN.
JAMES BROWN, and an eleven-year-old son.
CAL HARRIS.
LANDON HARRIS.
RICHARD HARDWICK.
MAT CROW.
JIM CROW.
The seriously injured are:
WILLIAM SIMS.
GEORGE GAMBLE.
CYPE GAMBLE.
ALEX. O'DILL.
WILL KILPATRICK.
JOE NEWTON.
DONNY BROWN.
the two McLEMORES.
M. CHRISTIAN.
Of the killed REMINGTON, CAL KILBURN, BROWN, HARRIS and the two CROWS leave wives and from one to five children. Those who are seriiously injured have broken legs and arms, and crushed hip bones and internal injuries. At least half of those who are injured will die.
All of the killed and wounded were on top of the tipple when it collapsed. Only two escaped without serious injuries. One young man, seeing his danger in time, jumped twenty feet to a tree and received slight scratches, and another jumped to the ground, turning over several times, and alighted on his feet, only spraining his ankle.
The cause of the collapse is unknown. The dump was a new one, and was tested with twenty cars of ore less than a month ago. There was only a small weight on it when it fell.
The mines where the disaster occurred belong to J. Craig McLanahan. Doctors Arnold and Bramlette went to the scene on a special train yesterday evening, cared for the injured, and returned this morning.

Logansport Journal Indiana 1897-05-15
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!