The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-01


Statcsville news:
This mornings news from the wounded
is that all are better. 1t is even thought
now that Mr. Sink will recover Mrs
Sinks father, L. G. Hanes, Esq, of Lex
ington, is here with her. Senator Matt
w. Ransom arrived here last evening to
see his son, Mr.. p L. Ransom, whom he
found improving.
Another name is to be added to the list
Of wounded-that Of William Henry
Martin, colorcd, of Yadkin, passenger.
His injuries are not serious.
The coroner's jury adjourned Saturday
evening until yesterday morning, when
it resumed and concluded the cxamna-
ton Of witnesses. Yesterday afternoon
the testimony Of the witnesses was read
over and verified and the jury took the
case. 1t adjourned until o'clock this
morning, when it resumed its conference
and reached the following verdict, which
it gave out at 11:40 o'clock:
NORTH CAROLINA IREDELL COUNTY.
STATEsyILLE, n. c., Aug. 81, 1901.
We, the undersigned jurors summoned
to hold an inquest over the dead bodies
Of the Gollowing-namcd persons, viz; J.
M. Sykes, J. B. Austin, A. Davis, VIM. II.
Houston, w. Z. WinsloW, J. p. Wardlaw,
Charles G. Wcbber, J. G. Brodie, Warren
+. Fry, William West, Doc Wells, w. J,
Fisher, Henry Patterson, Samuel Cor
man, Perry Barnett, Charles Barnett, II.
X. Linster, Miss Ophelia Moore, Mrs. Sue
4. Pool, MrsS Frank II. White, Mrs.
George Mccormick, Mrs. Sulia A. FoutZ,
who were killed in the railroad wreck.
after being sworn find from the testi-
mOny and our personal examination that
the above named persons came to their
death by the wrecking of the train on
the Western North Carolina railroad, at
Bostian's bridge, over Third creek, in
Iredell county, n. c., on Thursday morn
ing, August p, 1891, the said wrecking
of the train being caused by loose rail,
the bolts and spikes of the same having
been taken out by some person or per-
sons unknown to the jury, with tools or
implements belonging to said railroad
company, which said tools or implements
were by gross negligence on the part of
said railroad company, left in an open
shed accessible to every passer by.
We do also find that several OF the
cross ties at and near the break in the
said railroad track, where said rail was
displaced, were unsOund and should
have been replaced, and that the super
structiOn on the bridge was in part de-
fcctive and unsafe and further that the
high rate of speed maintained in run
ming trains over this bridge deserves and
has the ccnsurc and condemnation Of
this jury.
J. w. LAMPRECHT,
p. G.. CARLTON,
G. f. SHEPHERD,
J. STErHANY,
NJ. c. WILLIAMS,
J. S. RAMSEY.
G. w. CLEGG, Coroner.
Mr. J. s. Ramsey, of the jury signs the
report but does not believe that any rail
was loosened or misplaced before the
wreck.
Judge Schenck, who, with Major Rob
bins, has been representing the railroad
in the investigation, left for home last
night.
Hundreds of people visited the wreck
yesterday, crowds coming from long dis
tanccs to see it.
Feeling references were made in all the
churches yesterday to the great disaster
which marked the last week. and prayers
were offered for the wounded and for
those to whom the dead were dear
The last of the dead to be identified
was definitely ascerAined, Saturday, to
be Mr.. J. p. Wardlaw, Of Kendrick, Miss.
His home was ten miles from Corinth
aud is not a telegraph office, so that his
friends can only be communicated with
by letter. He was buried here at 10
o'clock yesterday morning, Rev. J. II.
Page, of the Methodist church, conduct
ing the funeral exercises.