The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-26
A TERRIBLE COLLISION.
TWO Engines Dcnolished and Coaches
Smashed TO splnters.
A speciaI 6ispatch from Charl

a special dispatch from Charleston
to the Columbia State gives the par
ticulars OF a terrible collision on the
Northeastern Railroad about eight
miles from Charleston Friday morn
ing, by which two colored fireman
lost their lives and q number of others
were badly injured. The two men
killed outright were Robert James,
colored, the fireman on No. 81, the
Florida special, and Wesley Bishop,
colored, the fireman on No. 50, the
local train for Columbia.
The others injured were;
Engineer Nicely, of Florence, of No.
81, very badly mashed and scalded,
ore side badly crushed and his reco7-
cry is doubtful.
John Sellers, the colored porter on
81, left leg badly crushed and numer-
Gus bruises; suffering great pain, but
no bones broken.
E. R. Lilies, baggage master on No.
81, left leg badly crushed and numer-
Gus bruises and cuts over body.
Electrical Engineer F. R. CLARK of
No. 81, bruised and cut, but compare
lively slightly injured.
Conductor Bullock OF No. 81, few
bruises and cuts on the face.
Engineer E. T. Hall OF No. 50, lett
arm broken, probably in several places
and left shoulder mashed.
Mail Clerk J. H. Bingham OF No. 81
left leg and arm broken and otherwise
injured.
NJ. McDuffe, baggage master OF No.
81, bruises about the head.
J. a. Powell. express messenger on
No. 50, leg broken.
a. J. Gourdin, OF Charleston, pas
senger on No. 50, cut in the head.
j. ". Hood, of Knoxville, Tenn, q
passenger on No. 50, cut in the head
and injured on left side.
Both engines and tenders were com.
pletely demolished, the engines being
turned completely over and lay about
a car length from the point were they
came together at the side OF the track.
The front end of the combination.
mail and express car of No, 50 was de.
molished, and about half of the first
Putnam car of No 81, which was q
combination baggage carand employees
sleeping car, as well as the car for the
electrical apparatus, was smashed to
splinters.
Fireman Bishop of No. 50 and Fire
man James Of No. 81, both negroes.
we're instantly killed. Bo:h were
buried beneath the wreck and were
crushed beyond recognition. They
were merely tangled mass of fash
and bone and blood. Engineer Neely
suffered severely and it is doubtful If
he will recover. He was badly scald,
ed and one side badly crushed. En-
gineer Hall of No. 50 had his arm
badly crushed aad his shoulder severe
ly injured. He was suffering intense
~. John Sellers, the colored porter
of the special, was in the first Pullman
with Electrical Engineer Clark. Sci
lers was badly scalded about the face,
and received internal injuries. Fec
trical Engineer Clark was badly bruis.
ed but not dangerously injured.
Baggage Master Lilies OF the special
was in the front end of the first Pull
man. He had a quantity OF baggage
to handle, and as the car received the
full force of the collision, he suffered
severely. So die Express Messenger
Powell of No. 50, and the only thing
that saved his life from being crushed
out by the 5000 pounds of freight in
his car was that he was shielded more
or less by the water cooler, against
which he was thrown. There were
<izty.six passengers on the two trains.