The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28
A BRIDGE OF DEATH.
Terrible Work Of Train Wre reckers
in North Carolina.
THE TRAIN PLUNGED EIGHTY FEET

Miscreants Misplaced the Rails and
Thus Caused the Horror Moro
Than Half OF the Passengers Killed
or Injured-A Death List of Forty
Two.
RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. 28.-Later news
of the railway disaster near Statesville
yesterday shows it to have been the most
disastrous that ever occurred to any
railway in North Carolina. The west
bound passenger train on the Western
North Carolina railway went off the
track at Bostian's .iaduct, twp miles
west of Statewide. Eighty-ive passengers
were on board. Few have been taken
out alive.
The entire train went eighty feet.
Many of the Asheville firemen return
ing from the state tournament at Dur
ham were killed. 1t Is now positively
Known that designing parties misplaced
the rails and caused the wreck.
The yiaduct is of iron and spans a
small stream. There was no washout
and the bridge was not broken down.
The railway officials have telegram
that the disaster was due to the moving
of the rails, so that the train ran off the
bridge. Three Pullman sleepers and
two railway officials private cars were
attached TO the train.
List of the Dead.
The dead were taken to Statesyille.
AS far as ascertained they are as iol ows:
Perry Barnett and Charles Barnett, of
Hendersonville; Samuel Garinan, of
Asheville; William West, Of Salisbury,
fireman; lady, name unknown;
Julius Piper, drummer; a porter,
name unknown; Charles Weber, of
Carson, Conn; colored man, name
Mrs Pool, of Williamstown, N c.; w.
J. Fisher, of Campbell, s. c.; white
man, name unknown; W. S. Winslow,
of Asheville; William Houston, of
Greensboro; William Davis, OF States
vile; J. b. Austin, of Hickory, N. c.;
Rev. j. M. Sykes, of Clarkesville, Tenn. I;
Doc Wells, porter, of Louisville, KY. /;
Mr.. Mccormick, of Alexander, Bum
come county, N. c.; J. Brodie, a drum
mer, of Chicago, and II. Levister, Of
Statesville.
The total number of killed appears to
be forty-two. Five others are seriously
injured and five slightly.
Engineer West was found pinioned
uuhSl HIS GdD' w ibull arm D IGdCu VI
him were the bodies of two female pas
sengers. How their bodies got from the
first class coach TO the engine will never
be known.
Daughters Trying Position.
Miss Luellen Pool held the head of her
mother out of the water until her
strength was exhausted, when the head
dropped and the mother was drowned.
Among those seriously injured are
| George w. Sanderlin, state auditor;
| Colonel Bennehan Cameron, a member
OF the governors staff, and Patrick Ran
som, son of Senator Ransom.
The train fell from the north side of
the track, the engine lies partly up the
embankment on the west side. The
first class coach lies on top Of tho sec
ond class, and Superintendent BIidgers
car partly covers the sleeper. The
engine was making about from twenty
| five to thirty miles an hour en- down
| grade when she struck the bridge. Parts
of the sleeper and of the first clasi
coach are in the water. Superintendent
Bridgers was not aboard. His car was
being hauled empty to As.ieville. The
bridge is not damaged in the lesst, and
/ trains will soon be running OVER it,