The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-29
CAUSED BY The SPREADING OF The RAILS
Twenty Passengers Were Instantly
Hurled into Eternity and Nine
Seriously Injured.
The Scene Of the Wreck Beggars
DescriptiOn-A List of the
Killed and Wounded.
RAILROAD WRECK.
Twenty Killed Outright and Many Ser
iously Injured.

Twenty Killed Outright and Many Ser
iousiy Injured.
CHARLOTTE n. G., Aug. 81 One of
most disastrous railroad wrecks known
in the annals of this state occurred this
morning about o'clock at Bostons
bridge, two miles west of States lille, on
the Western North Carolina road Pas.
senger train No. 8, known as the fast
mail, which was made up at Salisbury,
pulled out on time, a. M, loaded with
passengers. 1t was composed of a bag
gage and mail car, second and first class
coaches, Pullman sleeper and Supcrin-
tendent Bridges private car daisy"
This sleeper, which was from Goldsboro,
usually contains good number of pas
sengers from northern points, and last
night was no exception. The run to
Statesville. was made on time, a distance
of twenty five miles, but just after
leaving Statesville there is high stone
bridge spanning the third creek and
down into this creek plunged the entire
train, a distance of at least G5 feet,
wrecking the whole train and carrying
death and destruction with it. Twenty
passengers were killed outright, nine
seriously injured and about twenty bad
ly bruised and shaken up.
The scene at the wreck beggars de
scription. The night was dismal and to
add to the horror of the situation 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 on schedule time. Twenty dead
bodies are now lying in the warehouse at
Statesville. The injured are having the
| best of care at private residences and
| hotels.
The following is the list of the killed:
| William West, engineer, Salisbury, n. c.;
| Warren Frey, fireman Hickory, n. c.;
| n. K. Lister. baggage-master, Statesville,
| n. c.; WV. Houston, Greensboro, n G.;
| p. Barnett, Samuel Gorman, w. E.Wins-
low, Ashville, n. c.; Charles
Bennett, Hendersonville, n. G.;
w. j. Fisher, Campbell, S. c.; j. Ban
stin, Hickory; n. G. Birdsie. drummer,
New York; j. M. Skies, Clarksville,
Tenn; Mrs. Poole. Williamson, n. c.;
julie Piper, travelling salesman; Doc
Wells. colored Pullman porter; VIM.
Davis, Statesville, n. c.; Mr.. McCor-
mack. Alexandria, Va; DR.. George w.
| Sanderlin. state auditor, was on the
J train. He was painfully injured.
Among others who escaped with in
| juries more or less serious are: Col. f.
ID. Cameron, of the governors staff; Pat
rick f. Ransom, of Northampton county
n. c.; Otto Ransom, of Norfolk. Va.
Worth Elliot, of Hickory, n. c.; George
Bowlcs, of Atlanta; Col o. w. Lawson
Louisville. KY; Miss Lewellyn Pool OF
Williamson, n. G.. Mrs. Il. G. and Miss
Ophelia Moore, Helena, Ark; A. s. Link
and wife, Lexington, KY; b. n. Estes
jr.. Memphis. Tenn; John Gage, Ashc
vile; Il. f.. Johnston, Newberry, 5. G..
Conductor Spaugh; sleeping car conduc
tor II. c. Sleeper; and Flagman Shoal.