The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-09
4 D]:aDOLICAL DEED
the WRsCX OF TtiE DOVE COICM-
BlA TR&lN NEAR CHARLESTON.

THE WRsCx OF TIE DOWH COLUM-
B!A TR I'm NEAR CHARLESTON.
One p.rson I<:i.cd and Five Iriared 1t
was Deliberately rlanned and We'll
Executed Train Wreek-The Details of
the Disaster.
CHARLESTON. 5. c, Nov. 29.-At 10
O'clock last night train on the South
Carolina Railway, on it's way from Col
umbia with nearly two hundred passen-
gers on board, was thrown into the
swamp lust this side of Lincolnvllle
and one person was killed and five In
iured. The following is list OF the
causualties:
Killed, Mason Parker, colored, fire.
man. Injured, Thos. Anderson, white,
baggage master, serious; 5. N. Preston,
white, express messenger, seriously;
Victor La Eergne, white, passenger,
probably fatal, Charleston. Mrs. Phillip
Cahrs, white, passenger, Charleston, not
serious. Annie Kelly, white, passenger,
broken arm.
There is abundant evidence that the
train was calmly, deliberately and ma
liclously wrecked. The rail on the east
side of the track had been systematlcal-
ly loosened, and even the tools Which
had been used for the purpose were
found on the side of the track. The
ira in consisted of five coaches, includ-
ing Pullman. All except the Pull
man car were thrown down the en-
bankment, turned over and completely
w7eckeJ. That so few persons were
injured can only be attributed to the
miraculous irterposition OF DlVlRe
Providence.
The crew OF the wrecked train, or
such of them as were not disabled, act
ed promptly, one Of the brakemen run.
n!ng to Summerville, three miles dis
tant, for assistance. BY IL o'clock re
LET train arrived from Summeryllle,
ana a halt hour later one from Charles
ton, under the charge of Manager c. NJ
Ward. DR.. Lee, CT Summervllle, came
down to the scene and aided Dr. r. ID.
Frost, who was on train and who had
bestowed as much attention as possible
Is the injured. The locomotive jump
ed the track. but remained on the cross
ties. The tank was thrown into the
swamp and the colored fireman was
crushed to death under it. His body
remains at the scene Of the wreck, only
his legs being visible It was not until
after ! O'clock that the rsscurerS sue
ceeded IN cutting way out OF the wreck
to remove baggage Master Anderson.
Conductor Speissiger Gas un1nJureo.
Engineer William Waters remained on
the cab, which ran fully three yards
from the displaced rail OF the crosstles:
The five coaches were crowded, two OF
them with white and TWO with colored
people, there being an unusually large
proportion OF women among the num-
Der. These were picked out Of the wreck
by the passengers and taken UP on the
empankment, where they remained IN
til the arrival of the first relief train
from Summervil!e.
On the train were the passengers who
came from Columbia Including a num-
Der ofthe D,embers Of the Legislature
and some officials and g representative
of the News and Courier, and a large
number of Charlestouians who got on
the train at Branchville, having come
that far on their way FROM the Augusta
Exposition, and a number OF ladies' VINO
got or at Sumnervilie. The lu-tated
train left Branchville at Q o'clock and
made the run to Summerville without
stopping, forty miles in fifty minutes.
It was only 2 few moments after leaV-
ing Sumnerville that the catastrophe
occurred.
The railway authorities lost no time
whatever il starting out IN search OF
the william, who moved the taps from
the bolts on the track. Trial Justice
Limehouse was communicated with
and tee Charleston police were asked
to detail an officer to assist in working
up the fearful case.
There was heavy doWnpour during
the several hours the passengers were
detained at the nineteen mile post.
Work on the wreck bad consequently
to be abandoned until cessation of the
rain storm.
The train arrived at the depot at
about 5 minutes after 3o'clock. The
passengers hurried out Of the coaches
to inset those who were waiting for
them, and it was not long before every
carriage Wss crowded and the passen-
gers who had been miraculously saved
from death were on their way home.
Although there had five hours passed
between the accident and the return
home of the Providentially saved pas
senssrs, 10 one was in condition to say
anything about the wreck.
4 Giaboicai deed was what everyone
pronounced il. During the day at the
scene ofthe wreck many made personal
observation and convinced themselves
that it was a premedltated and deliber-
ate act, DOPE with satanic intent. The
wrench with which the bolts were un-
fastened was LEFT upon the scene. The
position OF the bolts. one Of them being
replaced on the wire edge after being
taken out Of the rails, al Indicated the
detibeGateDesS OF the act.
Young La Fergne was lying ~ the
express coach OF the relief train. I'M
meGiateiy upon arrival Of the train
kind friends rushed to the coach. and,
picking up the palicttr, carried the
wounded man to the ambulance Of the
City Hospital. He vas yet alive when
carried &C the Hospital.
Superintendent J. II. AeneT, Of tie
South Carolina Railway, Is one Of the
NOS. competent persoas 10 the city to
give description CT Ire wreck and its
causes from q railroad standpoint. Es
left here on the relief train, and remain
ed a. the Scene o. the disaster until the
vreaa Tad been cleared. lie was seen
Yesterday morning by a Reporter for
The Na>s auI Courier, 10 whom be
aave 2 minute account OF some OF the
features of the wreck and It's clearing.
ut IS tSo clearly evident from the
appearance OF everything around the
scene" ne said, that the spikes and
bol;s had beer deliberately removed
from the rails by some one who evident
understood how to derail a train: 1t
would have been impossible to nave had
sil: track IL a bstter condition for ts-
raiimenl. The splice bar. we're moved
f-r,, .,r,a ;nirt ftnot ie where the two