Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-11-05
Terrible Railroad Accident.

Terrible Railroad Accident.
most frightful and distressing accident occurred
on the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad, between Hunts
vile and Forestve, on Tuesday morning last,
about % minutes before o'clock, by which four
persons were killed and sixteen or seventeen were
wounded
1t appears that gravel train, under the manage
ment of Sidney Hinton engineer, left Raleigh in the
morning just in of the mail train for the North
when it should have gone earlier in the rear
of the freight train. This gravel train met the
accommodation train, filled with passengers, as it
was coming South towards Raleigh, and the collision
between the two was terrible. Lieut. II. j. B.
Clark, of Craven, of the Cd State troops, Mr. Mes
bitt, of Concord, and Mr.. j. j. Berryhl, of Char
lotte were instantly killed and Mr.. Thomas Row
land, of Stanly County, received injuries of which
he died in the course of two hours. The following
were wounded: ,..
Col. Robt Mowman and son, Newberry, S. c.,
very slightly.
W. D. Kivvin, Darlington District S. G., slightly.
Serg't Hardy, 59th Regiment, BERTHE county, N.
O., breast bruised, not seriously.
VIM. G. Templeton, Iredell county, N. c., contu-
sion in face.
Andrew J. Wright, Granville county, left leg
broken.
Mrs. Jane Hayworth, Davidson county, N. e.,
badly bruised, no bones broken.
Mrs. Eva G. Roland, Stanly county, N. c., left
leg broken.
Mr. Roscoe Barrus, Pollocksville, Jones county,
n c., breast bruised
John A. Barrus, dtto bruised in abdomen, not
seriously.
Alexander G. Barrus, dtto 5 years old, hip and
leg bruised.
William Moore, High Point N. G., arm shattered.
L. L. Conrad, Davidson county, N. c., left foot
cut off,
Albert Ellington, Henderson, Granville county, N.
e., both legs broken below the knee.
Dick, servant of Mr.. White, Louisburg, N. c.,
ankle broken
Henry, brakeslnan, servant of Maj. Vass, Treas
| urer of the R. 4 G. r. R. Company, legs bruised.
A messenger was sent to Raleigh for medical aid,
when Surgeon General Warren and Doctors Hill
! and Mckee promptly repaired to the scene of the
accident and did all they could for the unfortunate
sufferers. The bodies of the dead were brought to
this City, under the special charge of Mr.. John R.
| Harrison, and on Wednesday morning those of
I Lieut.. Clark, and Messrs. Rowland and Berryhill
| were sent to their friends, and the body of MIR.
| Nesbtt was inferred in the graveyard near this
| City. Mr.. Ellington, at his urgent request, was
sent back to Henderson, and the rest of the wounded
were brought to this City and kindly cared for.
The most distressing case, perhaps, was that OF Mrs.
| Rowland, of Stanly. She had been to Richmond
! for the body Of her deceased husband, and the
corpse was on the train, accompanied by Mr.. Thomas
Rowland, his father, and herself Mr.. Rowland was
killed and the lad referred to had her left leg shat
tered Just above the ankle. She removed to
the house of Mr.. j. G. Bromell at the old CASTOR
depot, where she now is, doing well, glad to
learn and receiving every attention from the family
of Mr.. Bromell and from sympathizng friends.
Her leg was amputated on Tuesday evening, by
Surgeon General Warren and Doctors Hill and
McKee, and there is every prospect at present that
she will recover.
Mr. Conrad and several others were removed to
the hospital at the Fair Grounds, under the charge
of DR.. E. Burke Haywood His leg has been am.
puta,ed, we learn, by DR.. Haywood, and he is doing
well.
The tender of the accommodation train was driven
back through the first passenger coach, crushing
and mangling as it went The wonder is that all
who were in that coach were not killed or wounded
but there were number of fortunate escapes
Capt. Mitchell, of Caswell, was in the front part o
the first coach, and escaped unnjured, while Serg
Hardy, of BERTHE, who was sitting by him, was in
iured. The Conductor, Mr.. Williams, was stand
!, ! in, a;cIo ooff fha eScaDed
injured. Mr. Barrus of Jones, and his son ane
grandson escaped serious injury, while two persons
sitting by or near them, were killed Maj. Thomas
d. Hogg, of this City, was in the front part of tho
second car, which was broken in. His escape was
a very narrow one.
We have conversed with the Conductor, Mr.. Viii
lams, and the Engineer of the accommodation train
Mr. Holleman, and we are satisfied that they ART
not to blame in any respect for this frghtful acci
dent. Mr. Holleman informs US that his fireman
first called his attention to the approaching grave
train when about one hundred yards distant. Ht
instantly whistled down the brakes and reversed
his engine, and by that time the gravel train was
within some twenty yards Of him. He jumped fol
life-st:uck on his feet then on his head, and a.
he recovered himself he heard the crash. The En-
gineer of the gravel train, Sidney Hinton was run
ming out of time, and seems to be the one who il
most, if not alone to blame for the calamity. 1t il
said that he manifested much emotion at the suffer
ing he had caused, but soon made his escape, as hi
was seriously threatened by the passengers
This is the first accident of any magnitude which
has occurred on this Road. 1t has always beer
well conducted, and its trains are generally very
prompt to time We trust it will not be our duty
soon to record similar accident on any Of oul
Roads.
The revival in this City in the Methodist Churches
white and colored, continues with much interest
About 100 in the white charge have professed re
lipiop. and number in the African church