Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-28
A RAILROAD HORROR.
A PASSENGER TRAIN THROWN FROM
A BRIDGE INTO A CREEK.
Twenty Persons Killed end - Many Moro
Injursd-Thc Scene ut the Wreck
Beegars Description.
fBy telegraph to tho Dtspatch.I


CHARLOTTE, N. c.. August 27.-One Of the
most disastrous railroad wrecks known in
the annals OF this State occurred this
morning about o'clock at Beston's
Bridge, two miles west of Statesville, on
the Western North Carolina road. Pas
senger train No. 8, known as the fast-mail,
which is made up ct Salisbury. pulled out
on time Il A. M loaded with passengers.
1t was composed of baggage and mail
car, second and frst-clsss coaches, Pull
man sleeper, and Superintendent Bridger's
private car Daisy. This sleeper, which
comes from Goldsboro', usually contains
good number of passengers from northern
points. and last night was no exception.
PLuNoKp IN THE cREEK.
The run to 6tatesvlle was made on time,
o distance of twenty-Hv miles; but just
after leaving Statesville there is high
stone bridge spanning Third creek. and
down into this creek plunged the entire
train, distance of at least sixty-fve feet,
wrecking the whole train and carrying
death and destruction with 1t. Twenty
passengers were killed outright. nine se-
Aiouoty obu oOOub sWVhty OoNAy
bruised and shaken up. The scene at the
wreck beggars description.
DISMAL NIGHT.
The night was dismal, and to add to the
horror of the situation the water in the
creek was up. II was only through the
most heroic efforts of those who had hur-
ried to the scene Of the scene of the wreck
/ hot Oh. ,r,, lra~na1 Thu
accident was caused by the spreading Of
the rails. The bridge was not injured and
trains are running on schedule time.
Twenty dead bodies are now lying In a
warehouse at Statesvilla The injured are
| having the best of care at private resi-
dences and hotels
LIST OF TIE DEAD.
The following is a list Of the killed.
William West. engineer. Salisbury, N. G.
Warren Fry, fireman, Hickory, n. G.
II. X. Linster, baggagemaster. States
vile, n. G.
W. u. Houston, Greensboro, N. G.
p. Barnett, Asheville, N. c.
| Samuel German, Asheville, N. O.
W. Z. Winslow. Asheville. n. @,
Charles Bennett, Hendersonviue. N. O.
W. J. Fisher. Campooella, s. q.
J. Is. Austin, Hickory, N. O.
I. Brodie. drummer, New York.
j. M. Skies, Gainesville, Tenn.
Mrs. Pool, WILLIAMSON. N. G.
| julie Thefer, travelling salesman.
Doc Wells. colored Pullman porter.
John Davis Statesviile. N. q.
| l. hoH.-r.,nL klaxan1ria Va
HAiiEs OF The INJURED.
DR.. George ". Sapderlin State Auditor,
was.ou the wrecked train. He was pain
fully injured.
Among others who escaped with injuries
more or less serious are:
Colonel +. =. Cannon, northampton
| county. n. G.
Otto Ransom. of Norfolk, Va.
Worth Elliott, of Hickory, N. O.
George Bowlew, of Atlanta.
Colonel o. W. LAWSON, of Louisville, Nv.
| Miss Lewellan Pool, of williamson,
n. C.
Mrs. II. Q. and Miss Ophelia Moore, He
| lena, Ark.
A. S. Link and wife, Lexington, Ky.
| B. n. Estes. Jr., Memphis, Tenn.
gohu Gage, Asheville.
| Il. L. Johnston, Newberry. & G..
Conductor Spaugh.
Sleeplng-car Conductor Il. y. Cleeper
| and Flagmen Shoaf.
OTHER VICTIMS.
Mrs. Pool was drowned before aid could
reach her. Three bodies have not been
identified. One OF them is On old lady |;
another Is lady with a ticket in her
pocket which reads Mrs. George Nc
| Corlnick and mother. Elmwood. N. c., to
Alexander, n. G." The third is also lady.
| Upon her finger is q ring engraved IT. Il.
| w. to NJ. r. R."
NOT SOUL SAVED IN IHF SLEEPER.
II is thought that all the bodies have not
been taken out Of the debris, which is piled
| up 30 high that it is impossible to make a
| thorough examination. Crowds have
hocked to the scene all day, and the acci-
dent has cast gloom over the entire com.
munity. Not soul came ont of the sleep
er alive.
Miss Ophelia Moore, of Helena, Ark,
| died after being taken out of the wreck.