The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-26
TWO KILLED OUTRIGHT.
FIVE OTHERS INJURED IN A
WRECK ON THE SOUTH BOUND.

A Construction Train Piled Up in
Cut Between Graham's aud Camp
bellton-J. NJ. Harrison of Savannah
and a Negro Laborer Killed-Con-
doctor John Rich Fatally Crushed
and Four Laoorers Seriously In
iured-The Wreck Caused by the
Gazing In Of an Embankment.
Two men were killed and several others
will probably die from injuries received in
a wreck on the South Bound railroad be-
tween Graham's and Campbellton, s. c.,
night before last.
j. NJ. Harrison, a contractor Of Savan-
nah, was one of the killed. His body ar
rived here last night by q Charleston and
Savannah train, via Yemassee, accom-
panied by Fred and Henry Harrison,
brothers of the dead man, who reached
the scene of the wreck shortly after it o.
Cured. They gave q full account of the ac-
cident.
THE WRECKED TRAIN.
A construction train on the South Caro-
lima side Of the Savannah river picked uD a
lot of laborers, who had finished work late
Monday afternoon. between Campbellton
and (Iraham's, and started with them to
loaded with heavy bridge timbers in front
of the locomotive, and was hauling fifteen
unloaded fiat cars, with about twenty-five
or thirty negro laborers The train was
running about twenty miles an hour
when it entered cut. The rain
was pouring and had been for nearly
twenty-four hours. The embankments
were newly made and the earth was soft.
The rain had washed the earth from the
sides of the cut down upon the track, cover
ing it about foot deep for several yards.
HURLED INTO HEAP.
When the train struck the buried track
the timber-laden car in front jumped the
track, falling exactly crosswise in front OF
the engine. The engine aad fat oars nearest
1t crashed into the lumber car, pillng VI
over 1t and heapinR up IN mass, buryine
several under the wreck. Mr. Harrison
was standing in the cab and fell between IL
and the tender. which closed in on him
crushing his body from the waist down in
terrible manner. He lived several hours
and died about l o'clock yesterday morning.
John Rich, the conductor, who was in the
cab, was badly crushed about the head and
chest, his skull fractured and his teeth
knocked out. He was alive when the party
left the scene, but is not expected 10 live.
BURIED UNDER THE LOCOMOTIVE.
A negro who was riding on the front of
bue lOCODOUlN6 was thrown Oh, ms engine
falling on top Of him, killing BIN
Instantly. Several other negroes were
injured, four of them seriously, and
will probably die. One Of the negroes had
both legs mashed almost off.
The engineer and fireman escaped with
slight injuries. The wrecked party were in
bad plight with their dead and wounded
in the darkness, with the rain pouring
down. There was no assistance near of any
kind, and no telegraph line to summon aid
A party was sent to Campbellton, the
nearest station, on a hand car, and the
services of two physicians were secured,
who arrived about two hours after the
wreck occurred.
BROUGHT TO SAVANNAH.
]. NJ. Harrison. whose body was brought
to Savannah, had the contract, together
with his brother. A. F. Harrison, for build
ing the station houses and water tanks on
the South Bound. His home was at No. 227
Duffy street. The body was taken charge
of by Undertaken John H. Fox, and his
funeral will take place this afternoon at
o'clock at Laurel Grove.
This serious wreck is a black eye for the
new road at its beginning but it does not
eeem to be anybody's fault, unless the en-
gineer was RAINING too fast for q new
Ioedbed.