The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-01
FATALRAILROADAC ACCIDENT
Two Men Instantly Hurled Into
Neutrality-suspicious. One Seri-
ously Hurt---Particulars of the
Ch1oI>,rr A. oir


Seaboard Air Line, within the yard
limits at this place, about 5 O'Clock
last Friday morning. A through freight,
delayed several hours on account of an
accident II miles this side of Raleigh,
was run into by another train following,
completely wrecking the passenger
coach and caboose or conductors car,
killing two men outright and badly in
jur!ng third.
The first section of the train, Con-
ductor Coley in charge, had stopped on
the main line, the engine taking water
at the tank near the station. Capt.
Coley left his car aud walked the full
length of his train. and beyond, dis
lance of probably thirty-four car
lengths, to the Office to get his bills
and was on his way back when the
accident occurred. A passenger who
left the coach after Capt. Coley did,
had walked to the hotel, secured a
room and was partly undressed when he
heard the shock Of the collision. This
all goes to show that several minutes
had elapsed before the stopping of the
first section and the time it was run
into by tho second section following.
The facts appear that the accident was
was due to no other cause than that
the flagman failed to go back far enough
to signal the second section, although
he had ample time to do so. Whether
OR not Capt. Coley was responsible for
the fagman not being sent out sooner
or his failure to 60 back sufficient dis
lance to have warned the approaching
train in time to have prevented the ac-
cident we do not know, although the
verdict Of the coroner's jury censures
him. But as the matter has not been
ended yet and Capt. Coley will prob
ably be here to-day in response to a
warrant that has been issued against
him, the GOLD LEAF will venture no
opidion of its own.
The two men killed were Rev. w. D.
Shaw, Baptist preacher formerly of
Fulton, Miss, but more recently from
Kentucky, who it appears had been
doing mission work as an evangelist;
and Mr. L. Bowman, a horse dealer, of
Va. Mr.. W. G. Brodie, of
Warrenton, travelling salesman for
Hicks & Howard, wholesale grocers of
had his thigh broken just
below the hip, besides receiving slight
cuts and bruises about the body and
limbs. He was able to be taken to
his home in Warrenton shortly
afterward, a special train being fur
nished for the purpose by the rail
road authorities.
The bodies of the dead men were
taken to Barnes undertaking establish
ment near the scene of the accident
and prepared for burial. The Baptists
took charge of that Of Mr.. Shaw and
had it removed to their Sunday-school
room and every attention and respect
was shown the dead man although he
was stranger among strangers. A
short while ago he had conducted
revival meeting at Littleton, and we
are told his preaching and demeanor
were such as to favorably impress
the people among whom he labored
and the meeting is spoken of as good
one. So we'll did they like the man
that as soon as the news of his sad and
sudden death reached the friends there
they requested his body to be sent to
Littleton for burial which was done,
Rev. Mr.. Dunlop coming to Henderson
for it. It seems that Mr.. Shaw had
no near relatives and this fact being
known to them was one reason our
Littleton friends were anxious to take
his body in charge and give it proper
and decent burial.
A son of Mr.. Bowman's who was in
Louisburg, where the unfortunate man
had just been on business and was re-
turning to Henderson, having stopped
here few days before in passing, was
informed by telegraph Of the death of
his father. He came to Henderson at
once and took the body to Richmond
for burial. Mr.. Bowman had visited
Henderson occasionally, having a son
who lived here, and many of our peo-
pie knew him.
The whole thing was a most shock
ing and deplorable affair, one of those
sort of accidents that it seems might
have been so easily averted and yet
such as happen some times despite the
most careful and precautionary meas
ureS.
See those beautiful parlor suites just
in, at WATk1NS'S.
If you feel that you have but little
money to buy your groceries, dry goods,
hats shoes, &c, with, you should go to
see Fl. Thomson, where a little money
will go long ways in making your
purchases.
See big stock children's shoes-75 cts,
81 90, $1.25 and $1.5O-hats, cravats,
shirts, &C., something new and good, at
WATKINS'S.
Election Of Officers Third Reg
iment.
At 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in
the armory of the Durham Light Infan-
try, the officers OF the Third Regiment
met to elect a lieutenant-colonel.
Capt. B. s. Register was chairman and
Lieutenant f. H. Osborn, recorder.
There were present, Capt. B. S. Roys-
ter and Lieutenant E. H. Osborn, of the
Granville Grays, Company E.
Lieutenant Goodrich, of the Vance
Guards, Company
Lieutenant Gwynn, representing the
two Reidsville companies, G and 1.
Capt. T. Winston, Lieutenant Junius
H. Sneed, and Lieutenant j. F. Cothran,
of the Durham Light Infantry
The Burlington and Winston compa-
MES were represented by proxies.
On the first ballot Maj. Henry Perry,
formerly captain of the Vance Guards,
was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the
Third Regiment.
Capt. B. S. Register was then unan-
imously elected Major of the First Bat
talion.-Durham Globe