The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
WRECKED BY TRAMPs.
Engine ola Seahoard Freight Train Thrown
Down a ThIriy-foot Emhankment.
THE FIREMEa WAS scAlUEO TO DEATH
Ersineer Escaped win slight In.
Juries Some OF tho Cnrs Thrown II
histaaiee of Ono Hundred Feet
wrech Thonght DO Have Been
caused by Tramps.

~ Raleigh N, c., Dec, 30.-tSpeciaD-~At
1:S0 this morning bad wreck of
Z freight train on the Seaboard Air Line
occurred two miles west of here and
very near the State fair grounds. The
train was coming this way from Ham /
let and was running on the schedule
Z OF the vestibuled train. The engine
= suddenly went over thirty foot en-
y banklnent and five cars followed 1t. The
engine turned entirely over and lies
thirty or forty feet from the track. The
fireman. Lewis OVERLY, colored, of Raj
eigh, was caught beneath il. and he
3 was scalded and burned to death. His
Is body was removed after many hours
hard labor. Engineer John Robertson.
also OF Raleigh escaped with slight
injury, the fracture of two ribs. and
walked into the city. The companys
t physician and surgeon was at the scene
in fifteen minutes. No others OF the
crew We're hurt. The track of the Sea-
board at the scene of the wreck Is
( q few feet apart. The cars were thrown
q great distance in some cases, one
loaded with cotton being fully 100 feet
= in a field. Hundreds Of persons visited
ut work and by noon the track was
! clear The belief is quite general
4 that the wreck was due to tramps. -Four
OF these had been put Off train at the
{ same spot late yesterday afternoon. 1t
Is thought their purpose was to wreck
the vestibuled train. a tramp printer
s said to-day that another tramp had
told him there was going to be trouble.
1t is also the belief that the tramps
3 removed or loosened n rail.
There Is positive evidence that II rail
was removed. The spikes and fish
plates, taken from 1t have been found
i near the wreck and the spikes had
been freshly pulled. An iron crowbar
the woods. The bar is the property of
the Southern Railway and had been
stolen. Tracks Of two mn have been
Found leading from the point where the
rail- was, removed. Bloodhounds have
been sent for Superintendent Moncure
says there is no doubt that an attempt
train.
Railway officials deny that the four
4 tramps were put off q train yesterday
where the wreck occurred. 1t Is learned
that two other attempts ut wrecking by
placing obstacles on the track have
been made within three miles of Raj
2 eigh within the past ten days
Bloodhounds arrived late this after
noon from the pen.tentiary farms near
tx weldon, and were Immediately put on
the track. They went In q northerly di-
rection.
GENERALS REPORT
The annual report OF Adjutant Gene
raj Cameron was made to-day 1t saws
the condition OF the State Guard Is ex.
M cellent. Some time during the year II
y was called on to aid the civil authori-
4 ties. One regiment encamped and ono
made an admirable practice march
The. adjutant general recommends tina,
IN future there be no stationary en-
campments, but that practice marches
replace them. There were 90 infantry
companies and three of naval reserves
Two infantry companies were dropped
curing the year and three mustered in
Inc naval reserves are complimented
M NM q a u
phitrite is raped for his sighting al
lusions. The entire guard, 1t is stated
can be modified in a few hours. and
has supplies. etc, for six months ser.
vice That there is interest I'm the
guard is shown by the fact that since
February 1st, 1893, no less than eighty
applications for the formation of com.
panies has been filed. 1t is recon-
mended that the Navy Department be
asked TO exchange the old monitor Nan
tucket for a light draft vessel suitable
Tor the navigation of the shallow
sounds. etc.
James II. Young. colored a member.
eject OF the Legislature, says he will
work earnestly to secure the removal
OF every Democratic office holder and
that 1t is his firm belief every one no
matter what position he holds, Will be
removed. Young declares there are
plenty OF good Republicans and Popu-
lists ready for these places. Young also
Says Populist Will be speaker of tho
House-most probably Hiieman, of ca.
~ parrus.;or Schulken. of Columbus
MIsCELLANEoUs NOTES.
Governor Carr to-day issued a com.
mission to 8. B. Adams. of Caswel]
county, as Superior Court judge The
= latter VIII now appoint the clerk of Cas-
Vel wen. Court, to fill the vacancy due tc
The Rev. Siias McBee, of Lincolnton
YIN lecture In aid Of the ladies' Hospi
tal Aid Association here January 7th
IN order to raise funds to eouip ar
pitai. nus
Among to-day's arrivals are Eugene
% Martin, Of Wilmington; D. Y. Cooper
OF Henderson; T. A. Green. of New
y Berne; 8. B. Adams and ]. r. Donoho
4 of Milton. o''o
In wreck on the Southern Railway
x aesr Old Fort, Monday night. q fire
man was dangerously injured.
Both Republicans and Populists arr
qnletly working to ascertain the view,
OF the Democratic members Of the Leg
1lature on the Senatorial question.