The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-08-30


CINE will never be known.
The sleeper was the "Saluda"
and Capt. Bridgers' car was known
as the Daisy One steel rail
was bent into the form of a half
moon.
Of the injured all will recover
except Mr.. A. L. Sink, of Lexing-
ton; B. NJ. Estes, Of Memphis, Ten
nessee, and j. johnson, the news
boy, of Randolph county. They are
dangerously hurt and their recovery
is doubtful.
Miss Poole, who is doubly bereav-
ed, her father having died suddenly
in Raleigh year ago, and her
mother been killed in the accident, is
suffering mentally as well as physi-
cally.
Rev. j. M. Skies who was killed,
was Presbyterian minister and
was going to China September 9Th.
Mr.. RANSOM INTERVIEWED.
Mr.. Patrick f. Ransom. son OF
Senator Ransom, who escaped from
the second class car, is at Mr.. w.
f. Anderson's. His face and head
are badly hurt and he has bruise
on his body. In answer to ques-
tions, he said:
II had been riding in the frst-class
car, but had gone in the second class
to smoke cigar and was in the act of
lighting it when l felt the jostling
of the cars on the sills. 1t seemed
that they ran on the sills good dis
tance. My impression is that the
second-class car fell first. | threw
away my cigar and sat down in a
STOPPING position. | felt the car
when it turned over. / did not feel
it hit the ground. | was senseless
for 8. few seconds (hardly longer
and as my senses came to me / got
out. j was not pinioned at all. In
falling the second-class car had turn.
ed completely around, and came out
: next tothe engine, though thebaggagf
part OF the car was nearest it before
falling. My wounds, three on The
7 head and one on the hand, were
, bleeding protusely. | came out
2 rather dazed, and sat down close t.
$ the engine, but fearing the engine
: might burst | moved my position
% or 80 feet. | saw Auditor San
e derlin and an Asheville fireman ant
a others. ! heard women praying
r screaming, and asking for help, an
It some crying that were being mur
d dered. Saw nothing like robber,
Of any kind. Was carried to a Cal
a riage in a blanket by convicts t
o Mrs. Caldwell's, where my wound
d were dressed.
e 81 do not believe any one put any
7. thing on the track, but | think th
d rails were rotten. | feel certai
Of that no rails were torn up" II
10 expects to be able to leave State
y vile on Monday
SOMETHING ABOUT THE KILLED.
III Charlie Barnett, one of the des
to firemen, was a native OF Hende
lie son county. but had been workir
/, at his trade of plasterer in Ash
vile for some time. He was abo
IL "a years old and leaves wife. I
If was the secretary of the Resc'
ne hook and ladder company.
ne Perry Barnett was brother
he Charles Barnett, and was a pls
or terer. He was 81 years old, al
ne unmarried.
on Samuel L. German was natl
~ of Vermont. About one year a
he he went to Asheville from Was
ed ington, and for sometime past b
it held position at the plumb
TX establishment of J!C. Brown & c
ed. on Patton avenue. Mr.. CORN
ed was about 27 years of age, a
est leaves q wife and two children, W
ny are in Washington.
lse w. E. Winslow, another one
it. the dead, was the tank repairer
tly the Western North Carolina K.
with headquarters at Asheville.
ned leaves a small child, a girl, who
an now with relatives in Marshall.