The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-08
The Dead and the Wounded1
All Lived in Raleigh.
ENGINEER MAXWELL SLIGHTLY INJURED
Two Colored Firemen Slightly Hurt
and Brakeman Mitchell Seriously
Injured. Practice Of Running
Double Headers Condemn
ed by Employees.

ed by Employees.
The Seaboard had it's third serious
wreck yesterday within period of nine
days.
A double header freight, running as an
extra, left the track three miles this side
Monroe yesterday morning at 1870
O'Clock. The dead and injured are as fol-
lows:
c. A. DICKERT, of Raleigh, engineer,
crushed under engine.
INJURED.
S. E. MAXWELL, of Raleigh, engineer,
slightly injured
JAKE SMITH, colored, of Raleigh, fire.
man, slightly injured.
ED. ANDERSON, of Raleigh colored,
fireman, slightly injured.
BUM MITCHELL, of Raleigh, brake
man, seriously bruised.
Both engines and fifteen cars left the
track. The accident occurred at the 160
mile post, three miles this side of Mon
roe. The train, which was composed of
two engines and thirty y-eight loaded cars,
was running at the rate of thirty miles
an hour when it left the track. The en-
gines were badly town up and fifteen cars,
loaded with cool cement and cross ties
were drecked.
The injured were taken to Monroe. DR..
Ashcraft and DIR. Blair, of that place,
went to the scene of the wreck at once.
The nature of the injuries sustained by
the wounded has not yet been ascertain
Cd Engineer Dickert was buried under
one of the engines. His body was not
recovered until last night at 8 o'clock
The cause of the wreck has not yet been
ascertained. There was slight curve
where the train left the track Railroad
officials say the track was all right. A
southbound passenger train passed over
it two hours previous to the accident A
wrecking train went to the scene and it
was expected that the track would be
cleared by a. m.
The two engineers, one of whom was
killed and the other injured, were resi-
dents of Raleigh. They left here yes
terday morning at 1880 on an extra
freight which was operated as a double
header The two firernen and the brake
man. who were injured are also Raleigh
negroes.
The news of the wreck reached Raleigh
shortly after it happened, but it was not
generally known until late in the after
noon One hour after the accident a
special consisting of one engine and
passenger coach left here for the scene,
carrying General Road Master Parsons
and Train Master Winters, of the Second
Division.
Everywhere there were expressions of
sympathy for Engineer C: A. Dickert
whose life was sacrificed in the sad dis
aster. Fourteen months ago he came to
Raleigh from Columbia S. c., and has
since made his home in this city. He was
thrifty years of age and unmarried. Dur
ing his stay here he had made hosts of
friends. He was one Of the most popular
and genial members of the local Brother
hood of Engineers. His remains will be
taken to South Carolina. His father, G.
A. Dickert. lives at Craven Hall, S. C.
He received letter Sunday from his sis
ter who is visiting in Columbia, s. C.
Engineer S. E. Maxwell who was among
the injured, is also resident of Rail
cigh. He came here sixteen months ago
iloih ooiuihpie, tinu IKE MT. Dlckert, was
formerly in the employ of the Southern.
He is young man and unmarried. His
many friends here were distressed to
learn of his injury in the wreck
The injured train crew were also resi-
dents of this city. Jake Smith fired for
Engineer Maxwell and E. Anderson serv-
cd under Engineer Dickert
This train was a double header. two
engines in charge of one conductor hav-
ing one train hand and one fiagman. The
object OF running two engines and making