The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-30
TIE RAILROAD SMASH.
rs.rt,.ulars OF the Accident ON the WI
-mington and Weldon Railroad.

Particular or tho Accident On the VIII
Zmington and Weldon Railroad.
The Wilmington Star brings us the following
details of the terrible accident on the Will
mington and Weldon Railroad on Thnrsoay
night:
When the train due here at three O'CLOCK
Yesterday morning had arrived at q polnI
aooGt eight miles from Goldsooro,. 1t oelog pc.
tween eleven and twelve o'clock, the smoSine
car ran of the track. The accident was IN
mediately discovered by Captain EVerStt, !Hs
conductor In charge, who instantly pulied Inc
bell to give the necessary warning. AG tnis
time the frst-class coach and the sleeping Car
we're running smoothly on the track, and ne
ordered the brakes Oh the smoking car win
fhe Mons That It would break loose from the
other cara; but Just as he had done 30 ne
became aware Of the startling TACT, winch
he bad not before suspected, that tney were
trestle, one Of the highest on the road.
de had hardly realized the fact, he
standInp on the platform Of the smoking
ear ed the time, before the frst-class
car and the sleeping car, tearing lose from
the smoking car, had plunged over the SIDE OF
the trestle Into the abyss below, both cars
turning completely over and going down tne
Iu6 OI luo hUu0hbH SfS~N
Immediate measures were taken to rescue the
passenpers, among whom were several ladies'.
The ton of the cars In going down the eui-
bankmenr had become 30 oaoiy preken tnat
the p%assengers could not stand uprlgnt, ana
when an entrance was effected there Was ols,
Covered q heterogeneous mass OF men and
women. ValIsea and carpet sacks, baskets and
boxes, and all the other appurtenances usually
found in such conveyances. The passengers
vare all relieved from thelf uncomfortable
nosiuons as soon as possible, q all are loud
In their praise Of Captains Everett and Sonth-
all, the latter being ID charge ofthe sleeping,
car well as Hr. Bel. formerly connected With
the Southern Express Company, for their un-
firing energies Ia securing their sale trans.
portation from the wrecked cars to places OF
security and comfort.
As soon ss the last passenger had been re-
moved from the wrecks, Captain EVerett
dispatched the engine TO Dudleys to meet
the freight train which was due at tnat PONY,
when the coach which usually accompanies IL
was secured and returned for the passengers,
who we're taken to Dudley's, where they
awaited the train which lett here at 1910 +.
m. 4Joon its arrival, one of the coaches was
appropriated and the passengers we're DrougnC
on to this city, arriving here at about seven
O'Clock. In the meantime, me ttaia ie ~
$50 train for this place, when the passengers
were to be transferred.
h there we're no lives lost by the acct
dent was, under the circumstances aimosC q
miracle. The following Is q partial list Of The
Wounded: w. q. Chew, OF Augusta, Ga,
antie badly sprained and hip injured; Mrs.
Chew. wife OF She above, received q severe
eontua,on on the. forehead; two ladies accom-
nanying Mr. and Mrs. Chew, received no 1plu-
Flea whatever; Nr. Chambers, OF New Orleans,
WA severely Injured about the face, back and
hreast: Mrs.. u. A. Waller, OF Montgomery,
Ala. niece of Mr.. Chambers, was seriously
hrnised about the body;S 8. 8. Solomons, super
intendent Of the Northeastern Railroad, SoqIn
Caroline, was slightly bruised on the knee; W.
r Smith. Abbeville, 3. O., badly Injured ABOUT
the head. There we're several others VINO re-
caived slIeht INJURIES. We are glad to learn
that none of the wounded are considered seri-
TN accident, we are Informed, was caused
nv a misplaced rail-, which was found after the
senident, turned over on one side, and loose,
Init with the spikes driven firmly Into the ties.
Whether the position Of the rail was the result
of accident or design is q matter tor con)ec-
ture. but Is supposed by some that 1t was pnr-
posaIy misplaced by some one with the inten-
fdon Of throwing the train of the track. The
distsnce from the top Of the trestle to Inc 0ed
of the small stream down to which the cars
were preoipltated, was about twenty-five or
thirty feet, and the rear end OF the sleeping
car was driven some distance under me
water. We learn that the road will probably
be clear In time for the trains 10 pass tnis
mot1ins. The two cars were badly smasneo,
and the track considerably. torn. up In the
vicinity Of the trestle,. which was aeont the
extent of the damage to the road.