Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-24
SEVEN WERE KILLED
A Bridge Span Goes Down, Carry
ing Several Cars With Il.
Dat Few Passengers Escaped Injuries,
as the Cars Were Brpken 10 spliRters--
seren KILLED and EIGHT Ininred.

bat Few Passengers Escaped Injurtes-
as the Cars Were Btpken 10 spliRters--
Seven Killed and Eight Injured.
MrLT0N, y. c., Aug. I6.-AR awful
accident occurred 81 the county line
irssile, Just cast 81 Milton, this m0rnlag
at $50 o'clock, by which TWO passenger
coaches and sleeper were precipitased
into the creek 60 feet below, killing
seven people outright and wounaiug a
number Of others.
list og THE BILLED AND INJURED.
The following Is the lisE Of the killed
and wounded.
Fl. Morris, conductor, Portsmouth, Va.
w. r. Ellison, Alton, Va.
J. 9. Davies, q farmer, Of Baskerville,
Va.
W. H. Elan Of Durham, n. c.
James 5. Lowe, railroad conductor
ftom the west who was q passenger.
Thomas Lee, colored, of Winston.
Francis jenkins, colored, Of Salem,
NJ. C.
The wounded are: "Mrs. Harvey
Giarsch of Salem, n. c., slightly; J. L.
SIzer Of Richmond, Va, Pullman con
ductor, foot mashed and hurt slightly
inside; ]. r. Townes, colored, porter on
Pullman, slightly bruised about the
body John Davis, hagman, hur. about
head and face.
WHEN THE CRASH CAME.
The train left Danville, Va, at 1885
this morning, and was the regular train
bound for Portsmouth. After passing
through Milton and going over the
trestle, the engineer, Peyton Tunstall,
who says be was running at the rate Of
10 miles an hour, felt the bridge giving
away. He threw open the throttle and
the engine, tender and box car go,
safely over, but the passenger car was
too late, and the span went down under
its weight, the second passenger car and
sleeper following.
REDUCED TO sPLISTERs.
The cars were shivcred into kindlin.
wood and the escape Of any Of tht
passengers was miracle. The water il
the creek had risen to the depth of /.
or more feet and it is tile general belle
that the rise had undermined tn
4 foundation Of the iron piers, causing thu
treslie TO settle.
On the train at the time were abou
Is persons, including the train hands
but only one Of the latter, Conducto
H. Morris of Portsmouth, was killed
none Of the others receiving serious III
! juries.
OCCUPANTS OF THE SLEEPER.
In the sleeper were Mrs. Harye
Giersch, two children and nurse {
Winston, N. c.; Conductor j. l.. Size
/ Of Richmond and J. X. Towncs, coloret
0 porter. The nurse was drowned an
I the conductor and porter were slight
e injured. Mrs. Giersch was on her wa
10 Lawrenceyille 10 visit friends.
G The depot agent at Milton heard tt
i crash and Immediately gave tho alarl
2 by tolling the bell. The people turne
I ont in full force and went 10 work
II once to rescue the dead and iniure
from the debris.
p PLEASE TAKE MAMMA OUT"
l. The little 13. years old daughter
n Mrs. Giersch, not realizing the dang
If through which she had passed, said
e the rescuers: "Don't mind me; am n
hurt, but please take mamma out"
Ia The injuries Of none of the woundt
will likely prove serious. The de;
II were removed to the railroad depot
in Milton, where they we're kept until d
"a arrival of the coroner from Halifi
court house, the accident occurring
the Halifax side Of the creek.
!, The loss will be very heavy to i
a railroad company, as tue cars and q fl
~ span OF the bridge are total loss.