The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-28
HORROR ON THE RAILS.
A PASSENGER TRAIN JUMPS a
TRESTLE INTO A RAVINE.


rba Accident Occurs at 2 O'clock in
+ba Morning--At Least Forty Passen-
,ars Killed OutriRl1t-A Large Mum
bar wounded, Many of Whom Will
0ia-Bighty Reported on the Train at
the Time.
CHARLOTTE, N. c.. Aug. 2I.-One of the
,,ost disastrous railroad wrecks known in
The annals of this state occurred this morn
inc about 2 o'clock at Bostons bridge,
two miles west OF Statesville, on the West
arm North Carolina railroad. Passenger
train No. 9, known as the fast mail. which
is made up at Salisbury, pulled out on time
n o,clocka a. N. }, loaded with passengers 1t
was composed of a baggage and mail car,
esoond and first-class coaches, Pullman
sleeDer and Supt. Bridger's private car
Daisy
MANY PASSENGERS ON BOARD.
This sleeper, which comes from Colds
horn usually contains a good number of
Messengers from northern points, and last
pight Vas no execution. The run to States
vile was made on time, distance of
twenty-five miles; but just after leaving
StetesvilIe there is a high stone bridge
creek plunged the entire train, q distance of
ot least sixty-five fees, wrecking the whole
train and carrying death and destruction
with it.
TWENTY PASSENGERS KILLED OUTRIGHT,
nine seriously injured, and about twenty
badly bruised and shaken UP.
The scene at the wreck beggars descrip-
ton. The night was dismal, and to add to
the horror OF the situation the water in the
IL vunc nlTr oh la
most heroic efforts of those who had hurried
to the scene of tho wreck that the injured
were not drowned.
The accident was caused by the spreading
Of the rails. The bridge was not injured,
aud the 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 resi-
deaces and hotels.
LIST OF THE KILLED.
WILLIAM WEST, engineer, Salisbury,
NC.
WARREN Fry, fireman. Hickory, N. c.
Il. X. LINsTER, baggagemaster, States
vile, n. G.
VIM Houston, Greensboro, N. G.
P. BARNETT, Asheville, N. @.
SAMUEL GORMAN, Asheville, n. 9.
w. L. WNsLow, Asheville, N. c..
CHARLES BENNETT, Hendersonville, n. G.
W, J. FISHER, CsmpobellO. S. C.
J. B. AUSTIN, Hickory, N. G.
I. BRODIE, travelling salesman, New
York
J. NJ. SKIES, Gainesville, Tenn.
Mrs. Pool, Williamstown, N c., who
was drowned before aid could reach her.
JULIE PHEFER. travelling salesman.
Doc WELLS, colored, Pullman porter.
JOHN DAVIS, Statesville, n. c.
MISS OPHEIlA MOORE, Helena, Ark.
Mr.. MCCORMICK, Alexandria, Va, died
after being taken out of the wreck.
BODIES NOT IDENTIFIED.
Three bodies have not been identified.
One of these is an old lady; another is a lady
with ticket in her pocket which reads :
Mrs. GEORGE MCCORMICK and mother,
Elmwood, n. c., to Alexander, N. c." The
third is also a lady. Upon her finger is a
ring engraved: IT II. w. to NJ. R. R.n 1t
is thought that all the bodies have not been
taken out Of the debris, which is piled up so
high that it is impossible to make thor
ough examination.
THE INJURED:
DR GEORGE w. SANDERJ.IN, state audi
tor, was on the wrecked train. He was
painfully injured.
Among Others who escaped with injuries
more or less serious are:
Col. E. B. CAMERON, Northampton
county, North Carolina.
OTTO RANSOM OF Norfolk, Va.
WORTH ELLIOTT of Hickory, N, c.
GEORGE BoWLEW of Atlanta.
Col. .. W. LAWSON of Louisville, XIV.
MISS LEWELLAN Pool of williamson,
NC
Mrs R. c. MOORE, Helena, Ark.
A. 5. LINK and WIFE, Lexington, XIV.
3. N. ESTES, Jr., Memphis, Tenn
JOHN GAGE, Asheville
r. E. JOHNSTON, Newberry, s. c.
ljOn0nOtOP ID
Sleeping-car Conductor II. C. CI.EEPER.
Flagman SHoAF
Crowds have hooked TO the scene ell day
ala the accident has cast gloom over the
eaura community. Not q soul came out of
tne sleeper alive.
A PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY KILLED,
NASHVILLE. TENN, Aug. 27.-Among
sle Killed in the accident on the Western
9fWth Carolina railroad to-day was Rev.
=. M. Sykes. graduate OF the South.
%Sestern Presbyterian University of
Slarkesville, Tenn. DR.. Sykes has lust
oSen assigned to missionary work in China.
seu o. was to have left for that country Sept
I" de was married.