Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-07-24
Wednesday, July "a, 1901

| be made known. The new dormitory
building is rapidly nearing completion
| The third floor is now ready for use
! This building will provide sleeping ac-
commodations for 200 additional young
ladies. Applications for admission to
the college are rapidly coming in.
Struck by the Train.
Charlotte Observer, Saturday: Isaiah
Davis, colored, Of Charleston, S. c.,
who came to the city on the Yorkville,
S. c., excursion, yesterday, was struck
and badly hurt by the engine of the
Southern's southbound train, No. 35,
last night. Davis mad been drinking
during the day and about 9 o'clock he
wandered down the railroad track.
Becoming drowsy, he sat down on the
end Of a crosstie. at the side track
near the coal chute. He was still sit
ting there. sleeping peacefully, when
No. 35 left the station and departed
southwark. The engine, though not
running at full speed, struck the still
figure SO forcefuily that Davis slept
on, in unconsciousness. The engineer
saw the accident and stopped his train,
and the conductor reported the mat
ter to the authorities at the depot. A
physician was summoned and Davis
was carried to the Good Samaritan
hospital. 1t was found that the en-
gine had struck his left side, breaking
his arm and cutting deep cash In his
shoulder. AS indicating his close call
to death it was discovered that an en-
CINE. wheel had passed over the heel of
his shoe, lacerating the flesh but not
breaking the bone. He will recover.
The Carolina and North-Western.
Blowing Rock special of July 20 to
Charlotte Observer: Information OBJ
tanned from one of the officials of the
Carolina and Northwestern road
tends to the belief that that road Will
not be acquired by the Seaboard Air
Line, Notwithstanding it has been 9TH
erwise stated. Just as soon as the
rails can be secured this road will be
made a broad gauge. At this time 1t
is almost impossible to buy railroad
iron from the mills, on account of the
large orders that have previously been
placed in this country by European
roads. and then, too, the strikes now
so prevalent are retarding the work OF
the big steel rail works. The Narrow
Gauge lost heavily in the recent floods
by losing trestles and by number OF
serious washouts. The road mas peen
thoroughly repaired and is now In ex-
cellent condition. At the Cliffs, an eat
accommodation Of passengers going to
Blowing Rock. Twenty-Five minutes Is
given for dinner, and the train arrives
at the Cliffs at o'clock. when on time.
No time is lost at Lenoir. Hacks are
in waiting When the train pulls into
the station, and those bound for the
mountains are Immediately taken up
and the trip to Blowing Rock is quick
| ly made. Many improvements nave
been mapped out to be made at the
cliffs before another season. This Will
be done by the Carolina and North
Western road. A fine hotel will prob
ably be built to take the place of the
one that was destroyed by the flood q
month ago. The Cliffs is already one
of the most beautiful picnic grounds In
North Carolina, and when this road is
changed to a broad gauge, 1t will be
the scene of many excursion parties
from Charlotte and other points. Gen
eral Manager Nichols is working like
Trojan to get the road bed of the
Narrow Gauge in good condition by
the time the rails are received In the
fall for the broadening Of the gauge.
All trestles and bridges that are being
built and improved are made strong
and broad so that no change Will be
necessary.