The southern argus., 1891-09-03
STILL ANOTHER.
Awful Accident on a North Caro-
lima Railroad.
A Passenger Train Goes over High Bridge
Every Person in the sleeper Killed
The Dead May Number Forty
The Victims.

CHARLOTTE, n. G., Aug. 2S.-The
most disastrous railroad wreck ever
known in this state occurred yesterday
morning about. 2 o'clock at Boston
bridge, two miles west Of Statesville,
on the Western North Carolina rail.
road.
Passenger train No Q, known as the
fast mail, which, made up at Salisbury,
pulled out on time (l a. m. J loaded with
passengers. 1t was composed of bag
gage and mail car, second and first class
coaches, Pullman sleeper and Superin-
tendent Bridges private car, Daisy"
This sleeper, which was from Colds
Doro, usually contains good mum Der
g, t,"aac 4gers from northern points,
an 1, w ri~ht was no exception.
Il 10 T Statcsville was made on
rims & distance Of twenty-five miles,
bnf just after leaving Statesvillc there
II high stone bridge spanning Third
creek and down into this creek plunged
the entire train, distance Of at least
slxty-fivc feet, wrccking the whole
train and carrying death and destruc-
ton with it.
twenty passengers were killed out
right, nine seriously injured and about
twenty badly bruised and shaken up
The night was dismal and to add to
the horror Of the situation the water in
the creek was up and it 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 the rails The bridge was
not injured and trains arc running on
schedule time.
Twenty dead bodies are now lying in
warehouse at Statesville, and the in
jured are having the best Of care at
private residences and hotels,
The following is list of killed:
William West, engineer, Salisbury,
N. G.
Warren Fry, fireman, Hickory, N. G.
Il. \. Linstcr, baggagemaster, States
vile, n. O.
William Houston, Greensboro, N. G. |
4. Barnetr, Ashcville, N. G.
Samuel German, Asheville, N. G.
Charles Bennett, Hcndersonville, N. g.
w. J. Fisher, Campbell, s. @.
J. i. Austin, Hickory, N. @.
L. Brodic, drummer, New York.
\ J. NJ. Sykes, Gainesville, Tenn.
Mrs. Poole, Williamson, N. 6.
Jubc Thefer travelling salesman.
Doc Wells, colorea, Pullman porter.
John Davis, Statcsville, ~ G.
Air. Mccormick, Alexandria, Va.
The injured were as follows:
DR.. George W. Sanderlin, state aud
itor nainfnlly.
vi. N Is. Cameron, Of the governors
staff
Patrick r. Ransom, Northampton
county, N. G.
Otto Ransom, Norfolk, Va.
Worcn Elliott, Hickory. ~ G.
George Bowles Atlanta.
Col. Q. w. Lawson, Louisville, XIV.
Miss Llewellyn Poole, Williamson,
N. G.
Mrs II. G. Moore, Helena, Ark.
Miss Ophclia Moore, Helena, Ark.
A. \. LinlSe AMI wife, Lexington, XIV.
i. n. Estes, Dr., Memphis, Tenn.
Jonn Iagc, ASheylllc.
r. L. Johnston, Newberry, s. G.
Conductors Spaugh and IL G. Leeper.
Flagman Shoaf.
Among the killed was Rev. j. nj.
Sykes, graduate Of the Southwestern
Presbyterian university, Gainesville,
Tenn. He had just been assigned to
work in China and was to
have left for that country September
70 next. He was married.
The Moores are prominent in literary
and social circles i'm Helena, Ari1., and
IRE we'll known throughout the south.
They were returning from summer
ing in the Blue mountains.
Mrs Poole was drowned before aid
could reach her
Three bodies have not been identi-
led. One of these is an old lady. An !
,thcr is lady with ticket in her I
rocket which reads: MRS. George Nc !
;ormick and mother, Elmwood, n. G.,
q Alexander, ~ q" The third is also ]
J lady. Upon her finger is ring en- Y
+raved III. Ii. w. to M. II. r." The J
asst mentioned is believed to be the
wife Of r. H. White, Of Memphis, who !
lad been spending the summer at 4
N u, and was on her !
Vay to Memphis. I
1t is thought that all bodies have not !
zen taken out Of the debris, which is
lied 50 high that Il is impossible to \
make a thorough examination. Crowds \
lave locked to the scene all day. !
Nota soul came out Of the sleeper /,
llivea 1
Il isthought Inc number Of dead may !
each forty. I
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An Allan Ennsnfrnnr