The respective drivers, John Drake and Raymond Cox, escaped injury, as did O. W. Hagenia, who was riding with Cox and jumped to safety.

Southern Railway Earnings. Estimated operating revenue of the Southern Railway system for the first week in May aggregated $2,011,117, compared with $1,654,071 actual earnings for the corresponding week of last year, showing an increase of $10,000, according to figures made public yesterday by Comptroller A. H. Plant. Revenues from July 1, last year, including the first week in May, totaled $8,04,234, increasing $10,261, over the same period of last year.

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