Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-11-07
HORRIBLE COLLISION
COL COdy's Show Train Is Badly
Wrecked.
ENGINEER MISEEAD HIS ORDERS.
Second Section of Buffalo BilrS Wild
West Show colIidcs With a South.
Bound Freight.

Salisbury. n. c.. Spcc!al.-The little
village OF Linwood. IL miles north OF
Salisbury. was the scene OF an accihCn:
at O'Clock Tuesday morning. which
will be heard Of with regret by admir-
ers OF Col. w. + Cody and his wild
West show.
Engineer Lynch. Of No. IS. the
southbound through freight. mlsrcad
his orders. hence the accident lle
was TO pass the second section ot tho
show train at Lexington but mIsread
Linwood. As result the two trains
had head-end collision hair.milu
north OF LInwood. tho collision oc-
curing on a perfectly straight section
OF track.
Both engineers saw the danger In
time 10 slow up though not 10 stop
and the trains were only going about
eight miles an hour at the time. Both
engines were badly smashed aud NIL
the cars Of both trains violently tol-
ted. Five cars OF the show train Vnye
almost completely smashed. Both tAs
engine crews jumped and escaped In.
jury, the only man seriously hurt fr-
ing Tralnmaster W. A. Williams, OF
Greensboro, vino was on tho engine OF
the show train. Ho got violent
shock in jumping. though no honoS
were broken and he was taken homo
few hours later.
The employees OF the show traa
were thrown out OF their berths but
none were injured. Col Cody was In
his private car Cody" al the reaE Of
the train. After inspecting tho wreck
he left his head cowboy. nv. Compton.
in charge. and proceeded north with
his uninjurod cars end a fresh engine
sent from Spencer.
But 1t was among the horses that
tho greatest damage was done. % Of
the poor animals being either killed
outright or having 10 be shot. ThcIr
bodies lay In heaps among tho wreck.
age. frlghtfully mangled.
In some cases n fragment OF wood
was driven entirely through tho body
Of a poor animal. dlscmbowelng t. Ot
the survivors, almost equal in number
TO those killed. there was hardly ono
but had a torn side. a lame foot or n
glazed eye. The horses on thI6 see
ton too, were the finest trainodhorses.
Col. Cody could not restrain his tears
at the sight OF the mangled body OF
his pet, the little horse he rode in
breaking glass balls with u rife
Ia int
on cattle cars at Linwood station nt
night and tnken 10 a large railroad
stock yards at Spencer where they
will be cared for by the company
This day was one OF the busiest IN
the life of Dr.D.H. Manogue. votcrina-
~ surgeon Of Salisbury Promptly af-
ter the accident a wrecking train was
sent out from Spencer and the track
was cleared In time to let morning
trains get through averaging several
hours late.
Tuesday afternoon the wreck was
confused mass OF splintcrred cars, en-.
gnos, tenders and the bodies OF tho
dead horses lying down 1J-foot en-
bankment on the east side OF tho
track.
The bodies were sold at 80 cents "A
piece to Mr.. II. I. Hatton, Of Sali6bu-
ry, who will ship them to Baltimore
for the value OF the hides and bones.
Railroad officers on hand were Divis-
ion Superintendent n. J. OBricn, OF
Greensboro; Road Master A. A. Wells,
OF Greensboro; Travelling Auditor W.
c. Strachan. OF Salisbury; Route
Agent, II. l.. Adams. OF Charlotte, and
Capt W. G. Crutchfeld agent at Sal
isbury. Col. Cody discussed the oc-
Gurrence with some Of these, showing
q commendable spirit
He was to have given his last per-
fOrmance before wintering at Dan
Vile, Va, Wednesday but OF cour8e
this had to be given over.
He had contract stipulation with
the Southern in case Of accident stat
ing values OF stock, etc. The total net
loss is estimated at between $40 900
and $50, 900. The careless engineer
did not wait to be discharged but left
for the North on No 36