The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03
APPALLING RAILROAD DISASTER.
A Train Plunses From High Bridge
Fifty Feet Below--Twent y-Three Per-
sons Killed and Twenty-Five Others
Injured.

dreadful wreck occurred on the
Western North Carolina this morn
ing, two miles above Statesville, at
3 o'clock, at the long high trestle over
| the Catawba River. A rail had been
removed at the entrance Of the bridge,
precipating the whole train into the
river. News from the scene is meagre,
but it is certain that between twen-
ty and thirty people were killed and
others injured. Auditor Sanderlin of
this State is reported among the pas
sengers. The bodies are being taken to
Statesville as rapidly as they can be re-
covered. Much anxiety is felt in this
city as friends and relatives of many
here are returning from the mountains
every day.
RALEIGH, n. c., Aug. 27.-Eighty-
five passengers were on board of the
train wrecked at Statesyilie. Killed
already brought to Statesville are re-
ported as follows: Percy Barnett and
Charles Barnett of Hendersonyille,
Sam German of Asheville, William
West of Salisbury, a fireman, lady
unknown, Julius Phifer: drummer !;
porter unknown, Charles WebDer Of
Carson, Conn. !; colored man, un-
known an old lady, unknown Mrs.
Poole of Williamson, n. c.; W. J.
Fisher of Campobello, S. G.; white
man, unknown; w. S. Winslow of
AshevilIe, n. c.; William Houston Of
Greensboro, VIM. Davis of Statesville,
J. B. Austin of Hickory, Rev. J. NJ.
Sykes of Clarksville, Tenn; Doc Well,
(porter) Of Louisville, ~; Mr.. Nc
Cormick of Alexander, 3uncombe
County.
State Auditor Sanderlin, was badly
hurt. But few of the people on the
train were saved. The Asheville fire
company, returning from convention
at Durham, was aboard and it is sup
posed many of them were killed.
ALATER ACCOUNT.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., August d.
One of the M t disastrous rail-
road wrecks known in the annals Of
this State occurred this morning
about 2 o'clock at Boston's bridge, two
miles West of Statesville, on the West
ern North Carolina road. Passenger
train No. 8, known as the fast mail,
which is made up at Salisbury pulled
out on time IA. M loaded with pas
sengers. 1t was composed of baggage
and mail car, second and first class
coaches, Pullman sleeper and Superin-
tendent Bridges's private car. This
sleeper, which comes from Goldsboro,
usually contains g. good number Of
passengers from Northern points, and
last night was no exception. The run
to Statesville was made on time, a
| distance of five miles but just after
leaving Statesville there is a high
stone bridge spanning Third creek, and
down into this creek plunged the en-
tire train, distance Of eighty feet,
wrecking the whole train and carry
ing death and destruction with it.
Twenty passengers were killed out
right, nine dangerously injured and
about twenty badly bruised and shaken
up.
The scence at the wreck beggars de-
scription. The night was dismal,
and to add to the horror Of the situa-
ton the water in the creek was up. 1t
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
rails. The bridge was not injured
and trains are running Oh schedule
time. The dead bodies are now lying
| in the warehouse at Statesyille. The
injured are having the best of care at
private residences and hotels. Follow
ing is the list of the killed:
VIM. West, engineer, Salisbury, \.
c.; Warren Frip, fireman: Hickory,
n. c.; H. X Linsler, baggage master,
Statesville, n. c.; VIM. Houston,
Greensboro, n. c.; P. Barnett, Ashe-
vile, n. c.; w. E. Winslow, Ashe-
vile, n. c.; Charles Bennett, Hender-
sonville, n. C.. w. j. Fisher, Campo
bello, S. G.; J. B. Austin, Hickory,
n. c.; IT. Brodie, drummer, New
York j. NJ. Skies, Clarkesville, Tenn;
Mrs. Poole, Williamson, n. c.; julie
Phefer, travelling salesman Doc Wells,
colored Pullman porter; John Davis,
Statesville, n. c.; Mr.. Mccormick,
Alexandria, Va; A. S. Lind and wife,
Lexington, Ky; B. n. Estes, Jr.,
Memphis, Tenn; John Gage, Ashe-
vile; R. E. Johnson, ne~sboy, S. G.;
Conductor Spaugh; Sleeping Car Con-
ductor, H. c. Cleeper, and F.agman
Shoaff.
Among those who escaped with inju-
ries more or less serious are: Cole 3.
Cameron, Northampton County, NC;
Otto Ransom of Norfolk, Va; Worth
Elliott of Hickory, n. c.; Geo. Bowie
of Atlanta; Col. o. w. Lawson of Louis
vile, Ky; Hiss Lewellan Poole Of Will
liamston, n. c.; Mrs. R. G. and Miss
Ophelia Moore, Helena, Ark. Mrs
Poole was drowned before aid could
reach her. Three bodies have been
| identified. One of these these is an old
lady; another is lady with ticket in
her pocket which reads: "Mrs. George
cCormick and mother, E!mwood, \
c., to Alexander, n. c." The third is
also a lady. Upon her finger is q ring