The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-29
SPREADING RAILS.
Awful Accident on a North Caro-
lima Railroad.
THE TRAIN SLIPS OFF A BRIDGE.
Every Soul in the Pullman Sleeper Killed
Some Drowned in the Creek-The Ac-
cident Occurs in the Darkness of
Night-List of Victims.

Night-List of Victims
| CHARLOTTE, n. c., Aug. 2S.-The
most disastrous railroad wreck ever
known in this state occurred yesterday
morning about 2 o'clock at Boston
/ bridge, two miles west of Statesville,
on the Western North Carolina rail-
road.
Passenger train No. 9, known as the
| fast mail, which, made up at Salisbury,
pulled out on time Il a. m. loaded with
passengers. 1t was composed of bag
gage and mail car, second and first class
coaches, Pullman sleeper and Superin-
tendent Bridges private car, Daisy"
| This sleeper, which was from Colds
boro, usually contains a good mum Der
of passengers from northern points,
and last night was no exception.
| The run to Statesville was made on
time, distance of twenty-five miles,
but just after leaving Statesville there
is a high stone bridge spanning Third
creek and down into this creek plunged
the entire train, distance of at least
sixty-five feet, wrecking the whole
train and carrying death and destruc-
ton with it.
Twenty passengers were killed out
right. nine seriously injured and about
twenty badly bruised and shaken up.
The night was dismal and to add to
the horror of the situation the water in
the creek was up and it was only
through the most heroic efforts of those
who had hurried to the scene of the
wreck that the injured were not
drowned.
The 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 Statesville, and the in
jured are having the best of care at
private residences and hotels.
The following is list of killed:
/ William West, engineer, Salisbury,
n. c.
Warren Fry, fireman, Hickory. n. C.
H. K. Linster, baggagemaster, States
vile, n. C.
William Houston, Greensboro, n. C.
p. Barnett, Asheville, n. C.
Samuel German, Asheville, n. C.
w. Z. Winslow, Asheville, n. C..
Charles Bennett, Hendersonville, N. C.
w. J. Fisher Campbell, S. C.
j. Il. Austin, Hickory, n. c.
T. Brodie, drummer, New York.
]. Nj. Sykes, Gainesville, Tenn.
Mrs Poole, Williamson, n. c.
Jube Thefer, travelling salesman.
Doc Wells, colored, Pullman porter.
John Davis, Statesville, n. C.
Mr.. Mccormick, Alexandria, Va
The injured were as follows:
DIR. George w. Sanderlin, state aud.
itor painfully.
Col f. b. Cameron, of the governors
staff
Patrick E. Ransom. Northampton
county, n. c.
Otto Ransom, Norfolk, Va.
Worth Elliott, Hickory. n. C.
George Bowles, Atlanta.
Col. O. w. Lawson, Louisville Ky.
Miss Llewellyn Poole, Williamson
n C.
Mrs r. c. Moore, Helena, Ark.
Miss Ophelia Moore, Helena, Ark.
A. S. Linke and wife, Lexington, KY.
i. \. Estes, Jr., Memphis, Tenn.
John Gage, Asheville
r. Z. Johnston, Newberry, S. c.
Conductors Spaugh and II. C. Leeper
Flagman Shoaf.
Among the killed was Rev. J. NJ
Sykes, graduate of the Southwestern
Presbyterian university, Gainesville
| Tenn. He had just been assigned tc
missionary work in China and was tc
have left for that country September
26 next He was married.
The Moores are prominent in literary
and social circles in Helena, Ark, and
are well known throughout the south.
They were returning from a summer.
ing in the Blue mountains
Mrs Poole was drowned before aid
could reach her.
Three bodies have not been identi.
fed. One of these is an old lady. An
other is lady with a ticket in her
pocket which reads: Mrs. George Nc.
Cormick and mother, Elmwood, \. C..
to Alexander, \. c." The third is also
lady. Upon her finger is ring en-
graved IT III. w. to VI. Il. T." The
last mentioned is believed to be the
wife of T. II. White. of Memphis who
had been spending the summer al
Hillsborough, y. C.. and was on her
way to Memphis
1t is thought that all bodies have not
been taken out of the debris, which is
piled so high that it is impossible tc
make thorough examination Crowds
have fiocl1ed II the scene all day.
Not soul came out Of the sleeper
alive.
Miss Ophelia Moore, of Helena, Ark,
died after being taken out of the
| wreck
The Wabash Hospital Opened
MoBERLY, Mo, Aug. 2s--The new
Wabash hospital was formally opened
here yesterday. Patients at the hos
| pital at Kansas City were transferred
here and taken in charge by DIR. Clapp