The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03
APPALLING RAILROAD DISASTER.
A Train Plunges From a Righ Bridge
Fifty Feet Observation-Disclosures Per-
sons Killed and Twenty-Five Others
Injured.

| CHARLOTTE, n. c., August 27.-A
dreadful wreck occurred on th'
Western North Carolina this morn
ing, two miles above Statesville, a
3 O'Clock, at the long high trestle owe
the Catawba River. a rail had beer
removed at the entrance of the bridge
precipating the whole train into th'
river. News from the scene is meagre
but it is certain that between TWEEN
ty and thirty people were killed anc
others injured. Auditor Sanderlin O
this State is reported among the pas
sengers. The bodies are being taken t.
Statesville as rapidly as they can be re
covered. Much anxiety is felt in thi:
city as friends and relatives CT many
here are returning from the mountain:
every day.
| RALEIGH, n. c., Aug. 27.-Eighty
five passengers were on board OF the
train wrecked at Statesville. Killed
already brought to Statesville are re
ported as follows: Percy Barnett anc
Charles Barnett of Hendersonville
Sam German of Asheville, William
West of Salisbury, a fireman, lady
unknown, Julius Phifer, drummer
a porter unknown, Charles Webber o.
Carson, Conn.,; a colored man, un'
known an old lady, unknown; Mrs
Poole of Williamson, n. c.. W. J.
Fisher of Campobello, S. c.; a white
man, unknown; w. S. Winslow o.
AshevilIe, N. c.; William Houston o.
Greensboro, VIM. Davis of Statesville,
J. B. Austin Of Hickory, Rev. J. NJ
Sykes of Clarksville, Tenn; Doc Well
| (porter) Of Louisville, KY. Mr.. Nc
Cormick of Alexander, Buncombe
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 mo t disastrous rail
road wrecks known in the anna's o.
this State occurred this morning
about o'clock at Sos.on's bridge, two
miles West ofStatesville, on the West
ern North Carolina read. Passenger
train No. 9, known as the fast mail
which is made up at Salisbury pulled
out on time IA. n.y. loaded with pas
sengers. 1t was composed of a 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 a good number o.
passengers from Northern points, anc
last night was no exception. The rur
to Statesville was made on time, s
distance of five miles; but just after
leaving Statesville there is high
stone bridge spanning Third creek, anc
down into this creek plunged the en-
tire train, a 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 anc
about twenty badly bruised and shaker
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. L
was only through the most heroi'
efforts Of those who had hurried to th'
scene of the wreck that the injured
were not drowned. The acciden
was caused by the spreading o
rails. The bridge was not injured
and trains are running Oh schedule
time. The dead bodies are now lyir&
| in the warehouse at Statesville. Th'
injured are having the best Of care a
| private residences and hotels. Follow
| ing is the list of the killed:
| VIM. West, engineer, Salisbury, n
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. -ender
sonville, n. c.; w. J. Fisher, Campo
bello, S. c.; J. B. Austin, Hickory
n. c.; T. Brodie, drummer, New
York j. NJ. Skies, Clarkesville, Tenn.
Mrs. Poole, Williamson, n. c.; Jul
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, newsboy, S. T.
Conductor Spaugh; Sleeping Car Con
ductor, H. c. Cleeper, and F.agmal
Shoaff.
Among those who escaped with iDju
ries more or less serious are: Cole B
Cameron, Northampton County, c.
Otto Ransom of Norfolk, Va; Worth
Elliott of Hickory, n. c.; Geo. Bowl
of Atlanta; Col. o. w. Lawson of Louis
vile, KY; Miss Lewellan Poole of VIII
liamston, n. c.; Mrs. r. G. and Mis-
Ophelia Moore, Helena, Ark. Mrs
Poole was drowned before aid coul'
reach her. Three bodies have beel
identified. One of these these is an oil
lady; another is lady with a ticket il
| her pocket which reads: "Mrs. Georg
Mccormick and mother, Elmwood, \
c., to Alexander, n. c." The third