Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-04-13

The happy and beautiful Easter
season was ruthless.y broken in
upon yesterday by a terrible
and almost tragic disaster.
Abo1t half>past 10 o'clock yes
terday morning a courier
came dashing in tothe city from the
State tair grounds, and brought
the news that there had been al
heart rending accident there.
A large number OF the young la
dies of St. Mary's school, accom-.
panied by DR.. Srnedes and some of
the teachers, were enjoying hollis
day at the fair grounds, their prin-
cipal pastime being the switch
back.
There were probably fifty young
ladies on the grounds, mostly the
juvenile scholars, including many
of the little daughters of our best
known citizens. They were riding
On the switch>back and having
happy frolic, with merry childish
laughter ringing out in the beauti-
full morning sunlight.
TERRIFIC CRASH.
All at once the innocent glee
was turned into heart.piercing
screams of agony. The two cars
of the switch-back had collided
while both were running at ter.
rible velocity and nearly a dozen
MANNED and stunned little girls
were hurled out upon tie iron
tracks aud upon the ground, where
they lay in helpless agony, cruelty
cut and mangled by the splintered
wreckage of the smashed cars.
SEVEN BADLY HURT,
Those who rushed to the rescue
saw as many as seven of the limos
cent little girls lying in state of
helpless injury, some of them
manned for life, aud probably as
many more were badly hurt.
Among those who were injured
we're as follows
Miss Msble Green, daughter of
Col. Wharton J. Green, of Fays
etteville, had one limb broken, and
the other badly il jured, possibly
fractured.
Little Florence Boylan, daughter
of Mr.. James Boylan of this city,
had her face crushed in above the
nose, and sustained the most seri-
Gus injury # any of the helpless
| victims.
Little Annie Root, daughter OF
Mr.. Charles Root, of this city, had
one limb broken.
Little Addie Snow, daughter OF
Mr., Geo. 81. Snow, was badly hurt,
sustaining internal injuries.
Miss Patterson, 13 years old, was
badly bruised and rendered help
less by her injuries, but no bones
were broken.
DR.. Smedes' two little twin
daughters, who sat on the front seal
Of one of the cars we're terribly
hurt. One of the little girls had
cne or possibly both limbs broken
and the other sustained serious in
juries.
! Mits Adele Mort naire, o.
| Georgia, was severely bruised and
cut, but no bones were broken.
AT latest accounts last night the
condition of the sufferers was il
each case as favorable as could bs
expected. Little Florence Boylar
probably sustained the most serious
injuries and her case was considered
the least hopeful. It was, how,
eyer, thought last night that if she
survived the night her condition
would be less precarious. Th,
Misses Smedes were doing we'll al
was also little Annie Root. Addi,
Shows injuries are not now con
sidered serious and she is doin.
we'll. Miss Green was also doin,
as well as could be expected unde
the circumstances and the condi
, tion of all is hopeful.
At midnight the condition O
Florence Boylan was very low an,
the possibilities for her survivs
were considered very doubtful. On
: of Mr.. Smedes' daughters who ha
been unconscious ever since the ae
cident is thought to haye concus
sion of the brain.