The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-02-28
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Mr.. J. L. Jones Meets His Death in
Tragic and Peculiar Way.

| The accident was most peculiar one.
Mr. Jones with several other gentlemen
were walking home on the railroad, they
not caring to take their horses out in the
snow. Clerk of Court Free was one OF
the party, and had turned off to go to his
home only short while before the acci-
dent occurred. The sad ending to lit
tie play which cost Mr.. Jones his life
happened on an embankment of the rail-
road near Mr. j. H. Hadwin's place
Mr. Jones was jolly sort of man; al
ways in good humor, and wanting to
play like a school boy. AS the party
walked along he kept wanting to roll
some of them in the snow, and as they
reached this embankment he and Mr..
Frank Sandifer clinched each other to
roll in the snow They rolled down the
embankment together, Mr.. Jones going
first. Before reaching the bottom there
was steep place of about two feet. Mr..
Jones went down first, and not seeing
this steep place on account of the snow
covering it, he fell sharply, striking a
small snag which had been trimmed off
by the railroad hands. In working along
the right of way they had cut down the
bushes, and this bush had been cut off
about twelve inches above the ground.
Mr. Jones fell on the sharp point, it
entering his right thigh an inch or more,
severing the large artery. Both men got
up laughing, no one, not even Mr. Jones,
knowing he was hurt. AS soon as they
reached the top of the embankment some
one in the crowd saw the blood and ask
ed who was hurt. His attention was
called to the blood on his clothes, and he
seemed surprised, and made some remark
and looked down to examine himself. Just
then he tainted away from the great loss
of blood, and ina very short time was
dead. A physician was Immediately
sent for and those present tried to do
something for him but could not. He
never spoke after he fell, and no doubt
he died without knowing he was hurt.
The body was carried on to his home
that night, and Sunday morning Magis-
tratc H. A. Ray, acting as coroner, held
an inquest. The following jury was
summoned: A. E. H. Simmons, foreman;
J. II. Hadwin, ]. A. ]. Rice, G. E. Sandi-
fer, T. ]. Simmons, D. J. Delk, Shellie
Sandifer, w. P. Hair, c. B. Free, Levi
Churchwell, J. W. Stokes, Adam Grimes.
After hearing the evidence they rendered
a verdict that J. U. Jones came to his
death by accident by rolling down the
railroad embankment while playing,
striking a sharp snag which severed the
artery in his right leg.
Following is the testimony taken at
the inquest.
JIM HADwIN
testified that lie Joined Mr.. Jones and
others as they were passing his house
and were going up the railroad, and Mr..
Jones threw his arms around Mr.. Frank
Sandifer and they rolled down the en-
bankment and when they got up l asked
if either was hurt. saw blood on Mr..
Sandifer's pants. Mr.. Sandifer spoke
and said he did not think he was hurt
and then Mr.. Jones fell over on his face.
Mr.. Sandifer picked him up. staid there
about two minutes and left to let j. Fl.
Hadwin and J. A. Rice know of it, and
when they got there he was dead. They
were just playing in the snow, and there
was sharp snag which stuck in Mr..
Jones leg and he bled to death in a few
minutes.
HENRY JOHNSON,
negro, testified that he was in the party
and they were going along playing in
the snow, and when We got to the place
where the accident occurred Mr.. Jones
said to Mr.. Sandifer, Here is good
place to roll" and Mr. Jones walked up
to Mr.. Sandifer and they clinched and
went rolling down the bank, and when
they got down to the level they both got
up and started up the hill, laughing, and
Mr.. Jim Hadwin asked if either was hurt,
and Mr.. Jones asked Mr.. Hadwin what
he meant, and I looked and saw by the
blood on Mr.. Jones that he was bleeding,
and I said to him that he was bleeding
and must be hurt, and just then he fell
on his face in the snow. I then ran to
Mr.. Hadwin's to let him know Mr.. Jones
was hurt; told Mr.. Hadwin to come quick,
that I thought Mr.. Jones was hurt badly,
and when got back he was dead.
saw the snag later. They were playing,
and it was purely accidental.
The accident happened a little after
dark Saturday night. Mr.. Jones was 4s
years old, and leaves wife and four
children, one of them being a son about
grown. The burial took place Monday
morning at Double Pond church. Mr..
Jones was good man and had many
friends, who deeply regret his untimely
end. He had recently joined the National
Union, an insurance order lately estab-
lished here, and had insured his life for
$1,000. 1t has only been a short time
since he received his policy, and this
amount will materially assist his family.
The little stick which caused his death
was cut down and brought away by some
gentlemen who went out from town. 1t
looked to be from an alder bush, and the
trimmed end was sharp and seasoned,
which would cut one just like knife, if
driven against them with some force. 1t
was about a half inch in diameter, and
certainly looked to be a little thing to
cause the death of man.
Clear Pond Dots.
The farmers of Clear Pond are getting
along nicely with their work. They are