The locomotive overturned on Southern Railway 1102 and derailed due to the engineer Steve Broady driving the train at excessive speeds. In Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Starlight Express, the main villain (CB the Red Caboose) claims he's responsible for multiple historical train crashes, including Old 97 (even though the train didn't have a caboose). He was unable to sufficiently reduce speed as he approached the curve leading into the trestle, causing the entire train to derail and plunge into the ravine below. Victor Talking Machine Company was forced to pay David $65,000 of the profits from about five million records sold. This photograph was taken from the original glass negative and was copyrighted by the Williams Studio of Danville in 1960. Several survivors of the wreck believed they stayed alive because they jumped from the train just before the fatal plunge. nice song,Wreck pictures were choosen randomly and mostly not of ole 97 at all. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}36°35′44″N 79°23′34″W / 36.595467°N 79.392767°W / 36.595467; -79.392767. Wreck of the Old 97 The locomotive that was pulling the train is unknown. The facts of the wreck are changed, however, eliminating all but one fireman, all but one mail car clerk, and adding two escaped killers. [5]" The Southern Railway placed blame for the wreck on Broady, disavowing that he had been ordered to run as fast as possible to maintain the schedule. The railroad also claimed he descended the grade leading to the trestle at a speed of more than 70 mph (110 km/h). "Cause he was going down a grade making 90 miles an hour, The whistle broke into a scream. It was covered by Union Station, Raymond Fairchild, Pete Peterson, Back-Step and other artists. The Vanishing Race #146. The Wreck of the Number Nine #7. The Ballad of Ira Hayes #143. Broady was ordered to maintain speed through Franklin Junction in Gretna, an intermediate stop normally made during the run. Follow @genius The Wreck of Old 97 at Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia, 1903. Musician Henry Whitter subsequently polished the original, altering the lyrics, resulting in the version performed by Dalhart. The Talking Leaves #142. It was adapted from The Ship That Never Returned (Henry Whitter and Henry Clay Work). The song is sung in "The Beverly Hillbillies" season 4 episode 25. Kingsley Amis quotes from the ballad in his novel Lucky Jim (1954 chapter 5). Listen to Turn out Fine - EP by The Kensingtones on Apple Music. The Fast Mail had a reputation for never being late. Witnessing the tragedy inspired him to write the ballad. Wreck of the Old '97. Southern #1102 had yet to be delivered to the railroad at that time. Custer #141. It was adapted from The Ship That Never Returned (Henry Whitter and Henry Clay Work). Wreck of the Old '97… Wreck of the Old 97 #134. The music was often accompanied by a banjo and a fiddle, while the lyrics were either sung, crooned, yodeled, whistled, hummed, recited, or chanted. Boxcar Willie, born as Lecil Travis Martin (September 1, 1931 – April 12, 1999) was an American country music singer, who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with dirty face, overalls, and a floppy hat. [10] After the 1924 recording by the Victor Talking Machine Company was released, George filed a claim for ownership. Watch the video for The Wreck Of The Old 97 from Hank Snow's The Hank Snow Hit Collection for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. George was a brakeman and telegraph operator who also happened to be a singer. [CDATA[ In Scarface, Ann Dvorak sings the song while playing it on the piano. "http":"https";t.getElementById(r)||(n=t.createElement(e),n.id=r,n.src=i+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js",s.parentNode.insertBefore(n,s))}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); All total 9 people including the engineer JOSEPH "STEVE" BROADY were killed. Due to excessive speed in an attempt to maintain schedule, the train derailed at the Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia, where it careened off the side of the bridge, killing eleven on-board personnel and injuring seven others. Apache Tears #140. The popular alt-country band Old 97's take their name from the ballad. However, in his quest to stay on time, Broady rapidly descended a heavy grade that ended at the 45-foot-high (14 m) Stillhouse Trestle, which spanned Stillhouse Branch. When the train pulled into Lynchburg, Wentworth Armistead, a safe locker,[clarification needed] boarded the train, bringing the number of on-board personnel to 18. The song rivaled that of "Casey Jones" for being the number one railroading song of all time. 19427), sometimes cited as the first million-selling country music release in the American record industry, with Frank Ferera playing guitar and Dalhart playing harmonica. our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. On September 27, 1903 the “Old 97,” a Southern Railway Mail Express jumped the tracks on the trestle and crashed into the ravine below. 2. "Wreck of the Old 97" is 777 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The route between Monroe and Spencer ran through rolling terrain, and there were numerous danger points due to the combination of grades and tight radius curves. The Streamlined Cannonball #4. The first two times, the courts ruled in favor of George. The wreck of the Old 97 occurred on September 27, 1903, when the Southern Railway freight train called the Fast Mail (or “Old 97”) left the tracks and crashed at the Stillhouse Trestle outside Danville, Virginia, killing eleven people. The title track from Opal's "Northern Line" EP (1985) alludes, "I'm hummin' on a cold train; I'm singin' 'bout the Wreck of the Old 97". One more time! Originally, the lyrics were attributed to Fred Jackson Lewey[9] and co-author Charles Weston Noell. Lewey claimed to have written the song the day after the accident, in which his cousin Albion Clapp was one of the two firemen killed. Please enable Cookies and reload the page. In all likelihood, the railroad was at least partially to blame, as it had a lucrative contract with the U.S. Post Office to haul mail, and the contract included a penalty clause for each minute the train was late into Spencer. Among the three[contradictory] survivors were mail clerks Thompson and Harris. Watch ol' 97 roll It's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville In a line on a three mile grade It was on that grade that he lost his air brake You see what a jump we made He was goin' down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour His whistle broke into a scream He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle Scalded to death by the steam Southbound #3. Locomotive 1102, a ten-wheeler 4-6-0 engine built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, had rolled out of the factory in early 1903, less than a year before the wreck. An episode of the Suspense radio program,[13] broadcast on March 17, 1952, and starring Frank Lovejoy,[14] was loosely based on the ballad, which appears in snatches throughout the play. He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle, Scalded to death by the steam. Waiting for a Train #6. Subject: RE: Wreck of the Old 97 From: Mike Billo Date: 27 Dec 98 - 09:56 PM According to Bill C. Malone's "Country Music USA", Vernon Dalhart's two-sided hit "Wreck of the Old 97" and the "Prisoners Song", released back in the '20's, was the first record that was documented to have sold over a … //]]>, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. Stream songs including "Going Down to the River", "Turn out Fine" and more. [3] The bodies of both firemen were recovered, but they were mangled so badly they were unrecognizable. It Ain't Me Babe #149. Engine 1102 was recovered, repaired, and it went on to perform further duties until it was dismantled in July 1935. In the movie The Blues Brothers, the band is handed a list of songs to play at a gig. [6] Vernon Dalhart's version was released in 1924 (Victor Record no. Victor appealed three times. On Monday, April 13, the train left Washington at 8:00 a.m., en route to New Orleans. Drums #144. 3,713 119. more tracks from the album The Singing Ranger, Vol. [contradictory] Among the deceased were the conductor Blair, engineer Broady and flagman Moody. Orange Blossom Special #147. //

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