The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-08-30
FIVE MEN ARE
DONE TO DEATH.
EEKHIlII.E Er"IDENV OK SOUTIIENW'S
MEM STEEI. BRIDGE
NnsRiv" GirdCr FUiia--Two Caught, Pinned
Down and Cru,h,d Undcr the Hugo
isCnm- Some Wore Thrown In.
to the Eivor by Another.
Estate, . 1tll. |

that has shocked Tho people Of this
community i'll many years happened
yesterday morning. AS Il result livo
mon wcro killed, several boing mash
cd TO bloody pulp and number sus-
tanned injuries OF diIrcront degree.
1t occurred Oh tho now bridge Of tho
Southern railway over tho Congarco
river, which is III progress Of CON
struction. Tho mnssivo now beam
bridge IS being constructed upon tho
plors OF tho present bridge and as
fast as q section Of the now bridge is
rnt i'll tho old bridge is taken ont.
Ii Was two Of thcSo massive beams,
weighing about 10000 pounds oach,
that came down, and ono upon tho
bed Of tho old bridge; tho other going
on into tho river. Thoy wcrc sus-
pended from tho derrick supports
about 10 feet above tho bed Of tho
old bridge and these supports gavr
way. Tho Southern railway was in
no way concerned in tho accident, tho
responsibility resting entirely upon
tho PhocncX Brdg, company of
Pennsylvania, tho contractors.
The fall Of the massive boums cnmo
very near knocking tho bridge to
pieces. Ii trcmbled and shook from
tho shock, but stood tho test given.
Tho sccno about tho bridge for sovor.
al hours afterwards was ono that will
long bo remembered by those who
Witnessed it.
Five men woro killed, four out
right and Hcvora! wore wounded.
Til: DIii:.
T. }. Castlcbcrry, white, Of tinoroo,
Spartanhurg county.
Job Tobias, colorcd, Of Little
Mountain, Nowborry county.
Rcubon Alston, colorcd, Of Dy-
sons, Greenwood county.
Jim Reese, coiorcd
Sam Williford, c0lored, Of Anler-
son.
ri INJURED.
Davo Stiles, celorod, leg and arm
broken.
Henry Coleman, struck in head
and slightly iniurod.
II. Il. Thornton, colorod, of Book
land, blood vessel of lung rnpturod
Tho dead rs soon as possible wore
COTTON ont from under tho heavy
weight and the manglod remains
wcro laid on the ground on tho Lox-
ington siao OF the river. Tho wound
cd wero also taken there. Sam
Wllliford: q negro from Anderson,
who had jn8t started to work few
hours before, was terribly injured
llo WAS takon back to tho shore and
laid upon tho ground. Lator on he
died
1t was just about $50 yesterday
morning that the fatal accident oc.
Cured. Tho bridge was filed at the
timo with workmen and spectators,
it boing tho purpose to take out the
span Of the old bridge and lower tho
new girders TO receive tho track.
Ono of tho girdors had been got
ton finally into position on tho sup
ports during tho morning, tho othor
having been placed in position on
SATURDAY last. 1t socms that tho
guy ropes dnrinH tho night had ho.
como very wot. When iho sun camo
out yesterday n,''nji3 striking tho
ropes on Ga" SIDE Of tilo gjrdcrs thoy
began 10 contract. No ono was no.
ticing until after awhiIo it was scen
that the girdor was being pulled over
out OF plumb. Ono Of tho forcmon
called to tho men as no saw their
danger, Tor it was oy1ont that tho
beam WAS going to tumble. Some
jumped, but not all had the time,
and before these could moyo tho mas
slvo weight was upon thom, pinning
them to tho floor Of tho trostlo and
crushing their lives out, while tho
second boam ljkcwiso topplcd from
it's supports and went on into the
rivor, carrying several with it as woll
as tho rigging used in tho supports.
NcTo Of the ropes broke.
The mon woro working between
J tho third and fourth piers on tho