St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-17

feet. killing seven persons outright
and wounding number of others.
The train bound for Portsmouth left
here at 1875 this morning, and
was the regular traln AfteE
passing through Milton and going
over the trestle, the engineer, Peyton
Tnnstal, who says he was running at
the rate of ten miles an hour. felt the
bridge giving way. He threw open the
throttle, and the engine, tender aud q
box car got safely over, but the passen-
ger car was too late. and the span went
down under its weight the second pas
senger car and sleeping car following.
The cars were shivered into kindling
wood, and the escape of any of the pas
sengers was a miracle. The water in
the creek had risen to the depth of
twelve or more feet, and it Is the geh-
eral belief that the rise had undermined
the foundation of the under pieces,
causing the trestle to settle. On the
train at the time were about sixteen
persons, including the train hands, but
only one of the latter, Conductor II.
Morris, of Portsmouth, was killed; none
OF the others receiving serious injuries,
In the sleeper were Mrs. Harvey
Gersch. two children and nurse, of Win
stoD, n. c.: Conductor J. l.. Sizer, of
Richmond. and j. r. Townes, colored
porter. The nurse was drowned, and
the conductor and porter were slightly
injured. Mrs. Gersch was on her way
to Lawrenceville to visit friends. The
depot agent at Milton heard the
crash and Immediately gave the
alarm by tolling the bell. The
people turned out in full force
and went to work at once to rescue the
dead and injured from the debris. j. l..
Sizer, the Pullman conductor, in speak
ing of the accident, says: II had Just
gotten through with my collections and
had reported to Capt. Morris, who had
passed forward on the train and was
preparing to retire when the crash
came. Fortunately. l was in the
forward end of my car. Mrs.
Gersch's nurse was in the rear end
of the car. where she was found
with her head and chest under the water
and was most probably drowned, as
IiCiC hQo liNRN1 llillOCI Vi dultfilDR
on her body that might have caused her
DEATH" The little thirteen. .year-old
daughter of Mrs. Gersh, not realizing
the danger through which she had
passed, said to the rescuers: "Don't
mind me; | am not hurt, but please take
| my mamma out" The following is the
list of the killed and wounded:
Killed. -
II. MORRIS. conductor, Portsmouth, Va,
w. r. ELLISON, Alton, Va.
j. g. DAWES. q farmer OF Rakersville, Va.
W. II. ELAN, of Durham, n. c.
JAMES 5. LOWE, a railroad conductor from
| the West. who was passenger.
THOMAS LEE. colored, of Winston, n. C.
FRANCIS JENKINS colored, of Salem n. C.
Wounded.
Mrs. Harvey Gersch, of Salem, n. c.,
slightly. -.
j, l.. Sizer, of Richmond, Va. Pull
man conductor, foot smashed and hurt
slightly internally.
J. K. Townes, colOred porter of the.
Pullman, slightly bruised about the
body.
- Davis. flagman, hurt about the
| head and face and foot sprained.
None of the injured are seriously hurt.
The dead we're removed to the railroad
| depot at Milton, where they were kept
until the arrival of the coroner from
Halifax court house, the, accident occur
ring on the Halifax side of the creek
The loss was very heavy to the railroad
company. as the cars ana a full span of
/ the bridge are total loss. The pas
sengers, mail. baggage, freights, etc.,
are passing through, they being traiss
| ferred at the creek.