The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-08-29

EVENING, AUGUST 90,
sending then to their respective families
or relations by to-night's trains
4 subdued hush prevailed, and as the
caskets were to be seen silently borne
along the corridors of the hotel, followed
by ladies with awe stricken faces and
carrying flowers in their hands, the scene
was one never to be forgotten.
Yesterdays Record.
The memory of yesterdays scenes and
events will haunt the people of States
vile and the visitors here as long as they
live. Vehicle after vehicle came in from
the wreck, some with one, some with
two of it's victims. These came in in
rapid succession in the forenoon-at long
intervals in the afternoon, and while the
wounded were yet being brought into
, town from the ground on which they had
lain for hours, or from the houses of
Messrs. Bostian and Caldwell in the
neighborhood, vehicles bearing the cof-
| fined bodies of the dead were moving to
ward the depot. The wounded were car
ried to the homes Of our people, where
| the tenderest attention was given them.
| The local physicians, every one Of whom
was enlisted, were reinforced by Drs.
John Whitehead, of Salisbury, and r. B
Baker, Of Hickory, and these ministerng
spirits were constantly hurrying from
place to place, giving those who were in
the wreck and were yet living such atten-
ton as they required
Gruesolne Record.
This is a gruesome record-22 dead
26 wounded, and only two Of the whole
fifty persons accounted for uniniured
and this two not wholly free from
bruises and pains. Since o'clock yes
terday morning there have been no re-
coveries OF bodies. There may or may
not be others yet in the wreck-it is no
probable that there are No work was
done upon it yesterday or last night
A temporary track was laid on the bridge
yesterday afternoon and the west bound
mail and passenger train due here a
1853 p. M passed over it al 5. Las
night two watchmen with lanterns re
mnined at the wreck, but no effort a
clearing it away was made.
The Crowd.
Statesville is overf1Owed with people
and all the hotels are full. Friends anC
relations of the dead and wounded are
flocking from far and near, and many
are drawn here by curiosity to gain
every possible detail of this appalling
calamity People who reached here Oh
the O'Clock train this morning from
the east were unable to receive any kind
of accommodation at the hotels and were
! pelled<SsSSeek private houses. Man,
people sat up through the night il
chairs. Many of the Richmond and Dan
vile officials have arrived here, includ
ing Col. Andrews, Col. Turk, Col. Brid
gers and others; and everything possible
is being done for the care of the deaC
and the relief of the wounded. The
bridge was promptly repaired, early il
the day yesterday, by a large force O
convicts sent from Newton, and train!
are now running regularly, and have
been for twenty four hours. The worl
of clearing away the debris is progress
finely this morning.
The Last Death.
No death has occurred since that O
Miss Ophelia Moore, who died horribly
at noon yesterday, The condition o
Mr.. Sink is quite critical and his wife il
among the very badly injured, but vii
recover. They were married at LeXing
ton at 10 o'clock Wednesday night ant
this was their bridal tour. Both are bet
ter this morning. The issue is somewha
doubtful in the case Of Mrs. r. G. Moore
J. F. HOlier and r. Z. johnson, the news
boy, but there is good ground for hop
in each case. Mr.. B. NJ. Estes, Jr., passeC
a bad night.
Removal of the Dead.
The bodies of Messrs Houston, Skies
Winslow, West, Fry, Austin and Docl
Welles (colored), in addition to those 0
the Messrs. Barnett and Mr.. German
were shipped to their homes last nigh
or this morning. The body Of MI
Fisher went west on the train to-day
and that Of Mr. Brodie will be shipped t
New York this evening, Qnite a mum
Der of the bodies have been embalmed.
| The Cause.
| Owing to the fact that the pins whic
had held two rails together at the easter
approach TO the bridge were found yes
terday morning unbcnt and lying in IL
. track, and the threads on the nuts on
. scratched, the theory IS advanced by som
: that these pins bad been drawn with ID
design Of wrecking the train. The raj
road people argue this theory quit
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