Evening journal., 1891-08-28
DOWN SUDDEN DEATH
Twenty-three Persons KILLED.
Near Statesville, N. c.
MAEGLED, CRUSHED AND DROWNED

The Doomed Train Plunged from >
Trestle and Few Of the Many Passen-
gers Escaped Alive or without njuries
senator Ransom's Son InJured.
STATEsvl1LE, N. c., Aug. ss-The mos
disastrous railroad accident known in the
history Of North Carolina occurred on thu
Western North Carolina railroad, two
miles west Of this place at 2 a. m. Twenty
three persons have been taken from thu
wreck dead or have died since and twenty
five are wounded The dead are as follows
A List Of the Dead.
Engineer William West, Salisbury; Fire
man Warren Fry, Salisbury; Baggage
master Hugh K Linster, Statewide w
". Houston, merchant, Greensboro; Perry
Barnett, Asheyille; Samuel German, Ashe
VILE; Charles Barnett, Asheville; Jult
Thifer travelling salesman; w. J. Nisher
Campbella; W. T. winslow, Asheville
- Davies, Statesville; an unknwn ons
legged man: J. S. Austin, Hickory; Mrs
George Mccormick, Elmwood; Mrs. White
Memphis, Tenn; unknown lady, ring o.
finger, inside Of which is engraved Il. Ii
W. to l. l. r. n an unknown colored man.
Mrs Pool, Williamson, drownedA IN
Brodie New York, travelling for glove
house; Rev. James NJ Skies, Gainesville
Tenn; Dick Wells, colored porter, Mist
Ophelia Moore, Helena, Ark
The Injured.
The following were injured: George O
Bowles, Atlanta, injured, but walked to
town; Conductor Spaugh, will live. Con
ductor II. G. Clipper head cut, arm and
ankle sprained; Colored Sleeping Car por
ter Q. w. Lawson, Louisville. Miss Lnellen
Pool, WILLIAMSON, n c.; Mrs r. G.
Moore, Helena, Ark; A. L. Sink and wife
Lexington, seriously injured; b. NJ Estes
Jr., Memphis, will live; Flagman Shoaf
Lexington, will live; State Auditor George
w. Sauderlin, painfully, but not danger
ously, Patrick Ransom, Of Northampton
county, son Of Senator NJ. w. Ransom
cut on head, not dangerously.
How the Accident Occurred.
The train fell from the north side Of the
track The engine lies partly up the en-
bankment, on the east side. The FIRST
class coach lies on top Of the second class
II Is supposed that as the engine was max
ing twenty Eve 60 thirty miles an hour.
on down grade, as il struck the bridge
the track spread. Engineer West was
found pinioned under bis cab. Within
arms reach Of him were the bodies OF two
female passengers How their bodies got
from the FIRST class coach to the engine
will never be known
Miss Pools Heroism.
Miss Lucellen Pool held the head Of he,
mother out Of the water until her strength
was exhausted, when the head dropped
and the mother was drowned Parts Of
the sleeper and Of the first class coach are
in the water. Superintendent Bridges was
not aboard. His car was being hauled
empty to Asheville
rwenty-eight Reported KILLED.
Another report says twenty-eight were
killed. The disaster was caused By the
spreading OF the rails on the viaduct. but
as yet there Is doubt whether the spread.
ing was the result Of accident or design
An easthound train had passed safely oven
the structure only an hour and a half BE-
fore. There is a theory that the wreck
was caused by some one for the purpose 81
robbery.
The FIRST news OF the disaster was re-
ceived here By Governor Holt ia a tele
gram from Colonel Cameron, who notified
the governor that he had gone 70 States
vile after aid and clothing for the surv
vors Governor Holt telegrsphed.
y am deeply panied at disaster. Ex.
tend my sympathies to bereaved and in.
juredn