The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-01
THE RAILROAD CENSURED
By the Cor0ner's Jury In The BaStlan
YiaduCt Disaster
THAT JOURNALISTIC WAR OF WORDS.
The Alliance Organ Comes Back Mt the OPP
posing Paper-Raleigh's Electric ears
Running-North State Notes.

| RALEIGH. N. c.. August 3l.-lSpecial. 1.-The
| coroner's jury. after setting four days ano
| examining large number Of witnesses IN the
case of the Bastians viaduct disaster. neal
| Statewide, TO-DAY brought in the following
verdict: The jury finds from tho evidence,
and our own personal examination, that
the killed persons came to their
death by the wrecking of the train
on the Western North Carolina railway
bridge over Third creek in Tredell county.
n c.. on Thursday morning. August q, 1891.
The said wrecklng of the train being caused by
a loose rail. bolts and spikes of the same hav-
ing been taken out by some person or persons
unknown to tho jury. with tools or imple-
ments belonging 10 the said railway company.
which said tools or implements were by gross
negligence on the part OF the said railway
company. eft in an open shed, accessible to
every passer-by.
TIE RAILWAY CEEsURED.
we also find that sc veral If the cross ties At
and near the break In the said railway track.
where tho said loose rail was displaced was
unsound and should have been replaced. and
that tho supeNtructure OH the bridge was IN
part defective and unsafe.
Further. tiat the high rate of speed main
tanned in running trains over this bridge de
serves and has the censure and condemnation
of this Jury, L G. Cation. foreman George
+. Sheppard. J. Stephany. j. L. Lambrecht.
81. G. Williams j. 5. Ramsey. jurors, u. W.
Clegg. coroner
THE Rail rAMPERED WITH.
This verdict. while censuring the railroad in
particulars namel, accepts the theory that
the prime cause OF the wreck was the mali
cious removal of the rail by some miscreant.
The tools which were used were
house. which is only about one-eghth
Of mile distant and which was
left open. The theory that the wreck
was caused by malicious person has been
gaining within tho past day or two. and the
verdict is generally accepted as u Just one.
The verdict practically exonerates the rail-
road from all blame
All the wounded at Ststesyille are reported
as improving to-day. aad there have been no
other deaths
THE JOURNALISTIC WAR.
The Progressive Farmer, which appeared
to-day. deyotes almost III entire issue TO iu-
silade upon the News ald Observer. OF this
city. and It's editors IL charges that paper
with sending ont false reports 10 various
newspapers and says:
That tho people are familiar with the
doings Of the SANDER bureau at Washington,
and another branch OF the Washington concern
has been established in Raleigh The News
and Observer office Is the headquarters. For
the past two weeks falsehOOCs have been tele-
eraphed regularly TO the Northern and South
ern papers,
NORTH STATE MOTIFS.
The electric cars Of the Raleigh street railway
system began running here regularly to-day,
and will continue from now On. Every car
has been crowded to-day.
The office Of Colonel W. A. Turk assistant
general passenger agent of Che Richmond and
Danville railroad. was today moved with all
the office records, outfit and furniture. to