The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09
THE SMASH-UP FRIDAY.
The Bridge Forces Shanfy Cars
- and the CaboOSe of First No.
6a Smashed Into Kind
ling Wood

loud and rapid blowin5 of
the whistle Of an incoming train. This
was followed in few seconds tine
by a most fearful crash, and hun,
dreds Of our citizens were soon rush
ing to the crossing at the Hill llousel
where it was found that an engine,
with heavy train of loaded cea,
condolas behind il, had crashed into
the caboose of the first section OF
train No, G2. The incoming train
was the second section Of this train.
The caboose and two shanty cas
of Mr.. Brooks trcsilc force, Which
cars had been coupled on in front Of
1st 62's cabocsc, preparatory to NOV
inc them TO Columbia were wrecked.
The caboose and the first, or white
mems shautv, were knocked int" an
uurecogn;zablo mass of debris, amt
he 3rd car, or negroes silently, was
half ;o;n to srliutcrs. TIE engine
came to stand.till about so. yards
from where it struck the caboosc.
throwing the sElintered timb.rs and
planks in every direction. a great
mass Of debris was hurled up into
the side yard Of the Hill House,
twenty feet from the track.
ENGINEER's STATEMENT.
Engineer, w. L. Kirk, of engine
$50, 2ud ettion, train No. G2, says
that rs he was coming down the hill,
Iii. cars had gained considerable
speed, and when he! discovered that
the cabooso was on the Inain line in
stead of the siding hc used every cf-
fvrt in his power TO stop the train,
but the heavy coal cars (l0 of then)
in lis rear bad attained such mp-
mcntum that his engine would not
holl them, and seeing that the engine
would likely 90 into the cab, lie be-
gan Blowing to give warning to all
before striking, and afer everything
had been done possible, hc and his
fireman jumped, in a few seconds
there was Il fearful crash and the air
was filed with the hyinS wreck.
An eye wi,ucss says that the dIiv-
iug wheels we're tuning backwards
as lAo engine passed the power house.
TIE front head Of the bci!er Of en-
CINE $50 was broken in, and tie
The alarm Of fire soon brought TIC
fire reel and company upon the
f scene, who put it OUT in short order.
8 The down passenger arrived aEt
/, was blocked at the power house ant
. scut in'rowcr house siding.
; GencrAl Road Master, Il. South
); gate, arrived Oh this train and per
: soualiy supcrinttnacndcd the clear
); ing up Of the wreck. Several car
J. were blocked and .j,lnmed with th'
wreck. Mr.. Southgate used the p"s
20 ., CIV engine on the north end an'
, lHc engine of ,sr .a"t;nn Of No. G:
Gil the south end ard soon nu,l al
cars that were not totally dcmolishe,
h pHllNd out Of the way, ard by
f o'clock nothing remained Lut tn
!, wheels, broken beams, spIi..tere,
? plank and twisted irons, in cen
. fused mass, and Tie wrecked engine
I. which, however, does net appear to b,
, very badly dum1ged, it's smokes cl
. is broken ,ff aud it's front heac
, stove in, which appears to be abou
the ex cF,t Of the d dmogc.
Mrs. l.. G. Deal aud Mrs. Geo
, Cummings were looking through
, their window VIXEN the acciden
) happened and were the first upon Il,
scene. Mrs. Deal discovered man.
hand sticking up and waving ,hrou Il
The derbris iii the yard, and i1nmcdi
attly called the attention of the rsriI
ly gathering crowd, who set to worl
"lth a will 10 rescue the unfortunate
fellow. They soon had him OUT. Iii.
Injuries were not Of serious nature
!, he having only received cash or
the side OF his head aud hruisc or
lhe leg, lis name is Hair Carter.
Very fortunately every one exccp,
} Carter was out Of the cars at tn,
time of The sTa>h-up. Carter was
III the tool car, and wien he heard
the waiting whistle he made an eflor,
10 get our, a:l Ind reached the plat
f"rm between the two shan,ics. Tn;
"Is't'd OF at once umpir lie hesi.
Eot,d and the crash canc. he was
mixed up in tic wreck and landed rs
aboye stated, fifty yards away and 20
yards from the track.
Ikc cook had pnnn 10 tho ,.,u