Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-09-09
SAD ACCIDENT.
John Mozingo Run Over and
Killed by the Smithfeld
Train, near this City.
Was in an intoxicated Condition,
and Was Lying With His
Head on a Cross Tie. The
Accident Unavoidable. Capt.
Jenkins Statement,
Div Argus last Tuesday.

Jenkins Statement,
Dai'y Argus last Tuesday.
JOHN M lingo, a white man of
this county, who cane to town
yesterday and had been drinking
freely all day and through the
night, wandered homeWard down
the SmitbfsId Railroad aud laid
down to sleep with his head on
the end of a cross >tie at an early
hour this morning and was struck
by the engine of the train on that
road which left here at 7:2O
O'Clock. The train was stopped
and in an unconscious condition
he was brought back to this city
and taken to the Emergency Hos
pital, where he breathed his last
at 1880 o'clock this afternoon.
The foot Of the pillow Of the ems
CINE struck his head and broke
his skull.
Capt. Collier was in charge
of the train and Engineer
r. G. Jenkins was at the
throttle when the accident occur
redan d to a reporter of the ARGUS
the latter made the following
statement after the return from
his run to Smithfield this morn
ing;
L left on time with my train
this morning. After crossing the
county road about a mile from
town [ always shut my throttle
as there is a pretty steep grade
between the crossing and the
river bridge and the train will
attain to a pretty lively gait
without the assistance of steam.
I had just reached the foot of the
grade and opened the throttle
again when l discovered some
thing lying near the track, which
1 thought to be a log. I paio
very little at! ention to the obi ect
until within a few feet of it and
to my horror l discovered it was
a man with mis- head resting or
the end of a c~ross>tie. l applied
the brakes aud sounded the
whistle, but he eve moved
Every nerve in my body was
drawn to its greatest tension ano
I trembled from head to foot.
knew that the pillow Of the en-
gine must strike him and | was
powerless to prevent it He wa;
lying on the left side of thu
track aud l was glad that I coule
not see the pillow knock his heae
from it's dangerous, resting
place. I stopped the train as sool
as I could and we went back ant
discovered that he Was still liv
ing. We picked him up as easy
as we could and brought hin
back to the city and sent him tt
the hospital"
; Capt. jenkins said after relat
ing the accidents: Il seem to b
+ unfortunate anyway. l have al
ways been as vigilant as any en-
gineer could, and yet l have kill
2 ed a half dozen people while a
the throttle, but have never bee
: censured by the authorities TO
Y 0AJ SQSh oOSAGOhpS LII los Jill
been a few months ago since
run over an cd colored man RICH
, here in Goldsboro and in
I short while afterward I backe
5 my train on an old white woma
and cut her leg off, It is a tryin.
. position to be placed in when 20
discover that you have unavolda
bly, crushed the life out of a hu
. man being"
S Mozingo was about IS years {
age. He leaves a wife and severs
:: children and other relatives
mourn his deplorable death. Fl
It was last seen in this city tn
morning about day break withol
. a hat and in an intoxicated cond:
- ton. It is thought that he wa
making his way homeward whe
he laid down for his last sleep Q
. earth.