The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-11-07
6E COLLISION
Col Cody's Show Train Is Badly
Wrecked.
ENGINEER MISSEAD HIS ORDERS.
Second Section of Buffalo Bilrs Wiid
West Show CoIIides With a South
Bound Freight.

Salisbury, N. c., Special.-The little
village OF Linwood, IL miles north Of
Salisbury, was the scene Of An accid.nf
at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning. which
will be heard of with regret by admir-
ers of Col. w. F. Cody and his wild
West show.
Engineer Lynch, of No. IS. the,
southbound through freight, mis:eaa
his orders, hence the accident. He.
! was to pass the second section OF the
show train at Lexington but mlsread
Linvood. As a result the two trains
had a head-end collision haif-mils
north OF Linwood, the collision o:-
curing on a perfectly straight section
Of track.
Both engineers saw the danger in
time to slow Up though not to STOP.
| and the trains were only go ng about
eight miles an hour at the time. Both
; engines were badly smashed aud an
the cars Of both trains violently pl-
ted. Five cars OF the show train were
almost completely smashed. Both the
engine crews jumped and escaped in-
jury, the only man seriously hurt BE-
ing Trainmaster w. A. Williams. OF
Greensboro, who was on the engine Or
the show train. He got violent
shock in jumping. though 10 bones
were broken and be was taken hcss
. few hours later.
The employees of the chow train
were thrown out OF their berths bat
none were injured. Col. Cody was IN.
his private car Cody" at che rear sc
the train. After inspecting the wreck
he left his head cowboy. Ar. Compton.
in charge. and proceeded aerth wnh
his uniniured cars and fresh ensiHs'
sent from Spencer.
But il was among the horses that
the greatest damage was done. ec sf
the poor animals being either killed
outright or having to be shot. Their
bodies lay In heaps among the wrenk-
age, frightfully mangled.
In some cases fragment OF wood
was driven entirely through the body
OF poor animal. disemboweling It. OF
the survivors, almost equal In num5cs
to those killed, there was hardly one
but had torn side, lame foot or .
! glazed eye. The horses on this sec
tlon too, were the finest trainedhorses.
Col. Cody could not restrain his tSafs
at the sight Of the mangled body OF
his pet, the little horse he rode In
breaking glass balls with rife.
The remaining horses were loaded
on cattle cars at Linwood station at
night and taken to large railroad
stock yards at Spencer, where they
will be cared for by the company.
This day was one OF the busiest in
tho life OF Dr.D.H. Manogue. veterina-
ry surgeon nf Salisbury. Promptly az
ter the accident wrecking train was
sent out from Spencer and the track
was>eleared In time to let morning
trains get through averaging several
hours lateas
Tuesday aYternoon the wreck was 4
confused mass-es splinterred cars. en-
gines, tenders and the bodies of the
dead horses lying down 15-foot en-
barkment on the east side Of the
track.
The bodies were sold also cents a
piece to Mr.. II. T. Hatton. of Sallsbu-
ry, who will ship them to.~Baltimore
for the value of the hides ands&saes,.
Railroad officers on hand wereDiSiss-
lon Superintendent n. ]. O'Briaa Of
Greensboro; Road Master A. A. WeMsx
of Greensboro; Travelling Auditor W.
&c. Strachan, of Salisbury; Route
Agent, H. L. Adams, OF Charlotte, and
Capt. w. G. crItchfield agent at Sal
isbury. Col. Cody discussed the oe-
eurrence with some of these, showing
commendable spirit
He was to have given his last per-
formance before wintering at DAN
vile, Va. Wednesday but OF course
this had to be given over.
He had a contract stipulation with
the Southern in case Of accident, stat
ing values Of stock, etc. The total net
loss Is estimated at between $4,000
and $4,000. The careless engineer
did not wait 10 be discharged but left :
for the North on No. 36.
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