The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-22
A DISTRESSING o-CCURENcE


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Atlantic Coast Line Conutcung Ae-
counts Of the circumstance
Last Sunday evening about s-1 O'Clock.
a. we are informed. switch engine NO IA.
I'm charge OF Engineer Charles Wooten.
ran up the yards to do some switching
At a point near Eighth street the tender
ran over Mr. Walter A Galloway. and
be was so badly injured that he died at
1928 o'clock p. m. without being able to
make a statement OF how the accident
occurred to him. The wheels OF the
tender cut his right leg entirely of at
the thigh AMI his left leg was so crushed
and mangled that IL had to be amputated
at a point about even with the other leg.
After the injured mar was gotten from
under the engine. he was removed TO the
city hospital and DIR. John
performed the operation. with DR.. ID. w.
Bullock. the Atlantic Coast Line,i sur
geon, and DR.. Zachary. the hospital sur
geon and physician. present. While the
operation was in progress the young man
died.
The statements as to the circumstance
are conflicting. Friends OF the unfor-
tunate man tells us that he was on his
way to the residence of his sister, Mrs.
A. II. Groom. where he was to take
supper and go with Mr.. and Mrs. Groom
to services at Brooklyn Baptist church.
Mr.. Croom's residence is or Brunswick
street. a stones throw from where Mr..
Galloway was run over. and his cries
were heard at the house. Mr.. Groom
was the first person to reach him.. with
the exception of the fou railroad men on
the engine and Mr.. Branch, the yard
master. 1t was about time for the 1:l5
o'clock p. m. train to leave northbound
on the Atlantic Coast Line. and his
friends advance the theory that he heard
the train coming and stepped from one
track onto the other in front of the
shifting engine.
A colored switchman was standing on
the footboard of the tender. and he says
the first thing he saw of MIR. Galloway
was when he was a few feet away: that
he was lying in the middle of the track,
and he 1.-THE switchman) seeing a shadow
and finally realizing that 1t was a man,
followed to the engineer to stop his en-
CINE. He also followed to the man to
get off the track, but before the engine
o0i SNoP - AAli WV IN 1850
The accident is being thoroughly in
vestigated by the railroad authorities.
and no statement could be had about 1t
till all the witnesses could be examined.
The unfortunate young man was a son
Of Mr.. John w. Galloway, and he was
in the 23rd year Of his age. The remains
were moved to the home Of his parents.
113 North Fifth street yesterday, and the
funeral services were held last evening at
1850 o'clock. There was a large number
of friends in attendance, and very deep
sympathy was felt for the distressed
family. The Rev. J. w. Kramer, pastor
of Brooklyn Baptist church, officiated,
and the singing Of the hymns was by a
double Quartette, consisting of close
friends Of the deceased. namely: Messrs.
Charles Smith, Reilly Smith, Jacob Strick
land, John T. Yates, William Hawkins,
Sam Bessant, William Litgen and Joseph
Lane.
The remains will be sent down on the
steamer Wilmington at $50 o'clock this
morning for interment at Southport.
The following will act as pallbearers TO
the boat: Messrs. George Silvy, Amos
Redd, E. A. Hughes, James Padrick. w.
H. Hancamon and Ed. O. Allen. They
will meet at the residence at s o'clock
this morning.