The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01
GROSS NEGLIGENCE
Two Killed, One Seriously In
iured in Wreck at Manly.
THE SWITCH WAS LEFT OPEN

No. 5--The Matter Will Be Thor
ough!y Investigated--Who Composed
the Train Crews Engineer Peasants
Severely ScaIded.
A terrible accident happened at Man
w, near Southern Pines, on the Sea
board Air Line, night before last.
The killed are:
ISAAC BEAMAN, colOred; train
hand. who lives at Pee Dee, Richmond
county.
WALTER FLANAGAN, colored,
fireman; who lives in Raleigh.
The injured are:
Mr.. THADDEUS PLEASANTS, en-
eineer: who lives in thisc city; seriously
scalded in the face, and on the hands
and arms.
Mr.. Peasants was brought here on
the :. A. L. mail at noon yesterday
and now lies at his home in this city
The body of Beaman was CARRIED to
Pee Dee. where he lived.
The body of Fireman Flanagan was
brought here on the freight at o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
HOW THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Freight train No. 5 took the siding
at Manley to allow freight train No. %
to pass. The latter was bound for Raj
eigh When the engineer of % came
down the track at lively run he saw
at the switch the signal for clear
track. The train Numbered along.
the engineer thinking all was safe, I'M
til it reached the switch, when it was
thrown into the siding.
In a moment there was a collision
The engine crashed into the caboose
and freight cars. And in an instant
the fireman and brakeman were dead,
and the engineer was terribly scalded.
1t was all the work of a moment
The engine crashed into the freight
cars and tore them into splinters.
In a cattle car were twenty-eight
head of mules. Nearly every animal of
them was killed or wounded. People
who passed there on the ATLANTA Spe-
ciaI'' few hours later say they saw
dead animals strewn about in every
direction.
A few moments after the accident
happened physicians were summoned
from Southern Pines, and in a short
time were on the spot.
They rendered all the help possible.
Engineer Peasants was tenderly cared
for. But the brakeman and fireman
were beyond all the aid the surgeon
could render.
THE BRAVE ENGINEER.
Engineer peasants was brought
here yesterday at noon.
A reporter saw him at his
residence, near Johnston street sta
ton, yesterday afternoon. He was "
ing in bed and had been sleeping under
the influence of morphine. His face
was swathed in yellow cloths, and his
hands and arms were wrapped in poul-
tees.
The doctor said he was getting along
as well as could be expected under the
circumstances, and that his injuries
are not so serious as was at first re-
ported
He was able TO falk little. but de-
clined to talk OF the accident as it was
against the rules of the railroad com
pany.
Mir. Peasants stuck 10 his post. A
steam fixture burst and threw the
scalding water all over him
WHERE DOES THE BLAME LIE?
According to the best information
received there are two switches on the
siding at Manly The conductor or
fiagman of the train on the side-track
closed one, but left the other open.
This piece of gross negligence is what
caused the accident
Mr.. Joe Dunn was the conductor OF
the side-tracked train. He arrived
here yesterday, and is said to have
been examined by the master of trains
yesterday afternoon.
Where does the blame for the ac-
cident lie?" a reporter asked Superin-
tendent Moncure.
lie was ayerse to saying anything
about the accident
WAS the accident due 10 the care
lessness or negligence of amy person
in the offices here - was asked.
NO he briefly replied, mo one ~
the Offices here is 10 blame. II was a
piece of gross carciessness OH the part
of some Of the tran-fnen. II was not
the fault of anyone here"
He refused TO give the names of the
conductors and crews Of the two
trains.
lie said the matter had mol vet been
investigated, because the men had not
all arrived.
10 speak OF the matter IN advance,
he said, would be like examining Wit
nesses before the trial"
CREWS or THE TRAINS.
Mr.. Joseph Dunn was conductor Of
the train that was standing on the
siding, and MIR. VIII Stronach yas
1lagman.
Mr.. Emmett =. stone was conductor
Of train No. ~, aud Mr.. Hugh Knight
was flagman
FACTS * THE CASE.
There were some thirty-fiye cars on
train, No. %.
There are two sidings AT Manly. one
on either side the track One Of these
switches was locked, the other was
open. Train No. % ran into The open
switch.
Seventeen ears were thrown Of the
track.
The embanlrnent there Is some
fifteen feet deep.
Twenty-one mules we're Killed out