The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-08-30

| 'N'', '''' ~ Nl'' ilo'' u was Il ST.
we're test for tho structure. Ono Of
the mon, Jim Reese, was standing
upon tho edge OF tho bridge ut the
tlmo of tho accident. iin looked at
1t for moment and thrn delibcr.
Htely turned ns if from somo irrc
SlStlblo Impulse and jumped into
tho river. Ills body elisapvoNrcd in
tho water and has mover boon found.
1t was supposed that tho grdcr that
went into tho river fell upon his body
and pinned it to tho bottom, bat one
of tho divers from tho government
tug yesterday afternoon searched the
river bottom around tho sunkcu beam
without being ahlo to get trace Of
tho body.
Two OF tho victims wcro caught
under tho beam and instantly killed.
Ono was Cnstlcberry, whuso fore
head was crushed in. lie was a
large, iino looking man about 80
years Of ago. Tho other wus Rouben
Aston, whose body was badly
crushed. Another ncgro-tho water
boy-was pasSing along the trestIc
and between two crOSstirs, lust ns
tho beam camo down and held him
thoro without iniuring HIM. His
was miraculous escape. A picco Of
timber struck Job Tolirs and
crushed his houl, killing him instant
ly. Sam Williford was knocked into
tho river by the scroud beam and
was horribly lnjurcl. Davc Stilos
was among those Knocked of thc
bridge. lilo managed to got an over
hanging bough, however, aud though
ono arm and ostc lc" woro broken no
clung to tho bohgh for dear life. Az
forwards ho WIS rescued ny the gov.
ornmcnt tug, which atoNmud up from
lis position Il quarter Of milo down
tho river and pulled out all who
woro struggling in tho water. Stiles,
whom brought ashore, coolly asked
for r. cigarette and calmly smoked
it. Henry Coleman wus struck on
tho head by Il pioco Of timber, but
was not seriously injured. Thorn
ton WAS struck by picco Of timber
also and had Il blood vessel in the
lung rupturcd.
Stilos WAS aftcr awhile brought
over TO the city and placed uudor tho
caro- of II physician horo. Tho other
wounded woro attended by DIR. Bar
ron OF Brooklnnd.
Tho Southern railway officials,
wero promptly notified of the acci
dent, but were given no "details.
Thinkingit WAS something with whicE.
the company had to do, tho officials
ran out yard engine and speedily
sont " relief train to tho bridge, car
rying tho company surgeons, Drs.
Taylor and Mcintosh, whose services,
however, were not needed.
Finding tho bridge blocked and
ono of its passenger trains nearly due,
tho Southern's officials immediately
arranged to uso tho Scaboard bridge
until tho beam could bo hoistod on
the flat cars and rollcd off. by af-
tonoon tho bridge Was cloar again
and WAS once moro being used.
Mon mover worked hordor than
did that cntiro force Of employees in
their attempts to remove the girtlrr
from tho bodies Of the mon pinned
beneath. AS fast rs tho dead and
wounded could bo gotten ont thoy
were carried across to tho LoXirpton
sIdo Of tho river, tho dead being
IlHCc'l llltloT mo tfOcS ana LEO
wounded cared for in tho tents of
the company officials. This ovor
with thore was no nl.ying for tho
workmen. Back to tho bridge and
on tho worry spot whcro Il short whilo
before for" Of their number had lest
thor lives they went and started the
work of clearing tho track. Nerve
must havo played no small part in
that move. There were tho dead ly-
ing n fow yards away: yondcr tho
dying with thoir cries Of yufforing
But hero was job not to bo stopped
by casualties, twas merely chap.
ter in tho work, which was closed.
Tho coroner Of Lexington county
was notilihd and tho bodies had to
stay whore thoy had boon placed un.
til that official could arrive. 1t was