The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-18
DIES FROM THE FALL
Mr.. Samuel Cohen Succumbs
to Injuries,
The Bridge Had For Weeks Been Regarded as
Uns fe. A Civil Suit May be
Instituted.
(Staff Correspondence

Goldsboro, n. c., April 1.-THE pass
accident at Falling Greek Bridge and his
critical condition, was mentioned in my
special of last night, at the hour of one
O'Clock this morning, has cast a shadow
over the city. The sympathies of this
people go out to the bereaved wife, sons
and daughters, especially so to Mr.
Maxey Cohen, who was present, himself
having a narrow escape when the acct
dent occurred. 1t is said of Maxey, that
he kept cool head and by a heroic.
effort held the head of his unconscious
father above the rushing waters till
help came.
Mr.. Cohen had reached the ripe age of
65 years. He was prominent among
those engaged in the beef and cattle in
dustry. His remains reached the city
this afternoon and will be inferred in the
Hebrew cemetery tomorrow. He died at
the home of DR.. j. B. Kennedy where he
was removed shortly after the fall of
the bridge.
Our County Commissioners are being
criticised for their negligence in not
repairing the bridge, which, for weeks
has been regarded as unsafe: Both of
the str1ngers were rotten, one of them
broken. Litigation will likely follow the
catastrophe Of course, the county is
not amenable to action, but the Commits
sioners are, and it is already suggested
that these will be confronted with civil
proceedings as a result of the untimely
death of Mr.. Cohen.
DR.. w. H. H. Cobb and Messrs. John
HI. Hill and M. N. Epstein have returned
from Monroe, where they were in at
tendance upon the meeting of the Grand
Council of Royal Arcanum. They report
delightful session
SOIL INVESTIGATION.
| The Bureau of Soils, under the United
| States Department of Agriculture, is
| locating a party at this place for a
study of some of the soil management
| problems presented by the different
| types of soil in the Goldsboro district
| Two years ago a soil survey was made,
mapping the different types of soil found
in belt of land ten miles wide, extend
ing from Raleigh to New Bern. The re-
suits of this survey have been publish
| ed in report which contains a large
map of the region surveyed, showing. in
colors, the different types of soil found
in the district together with descriptive
text stating the different crops to which
| the several types of soil are specially
| adapted
1t is the purpose of the work this
season to make a study of the amounts
of the different kinds of plant food,
readily soluble in water, which these
different soil types contain, and
| to measure from time to time
during the season the amounts of
dissolved salts in the different crops,
growing upon the soils, actually OBJ
tanned from the ground
The fundamental object of this study
| is to assist in establishing more ra-
tional and economical methods of soil
management suited to the district and
| the special crops which are or may be
| grown there.
There is at present a party of three
men, Messrs. King, Belgs and Palmer,
at work; three others are expected to be
| added before the middle of June and the
work will be continued through the
growing season.
| There was a great educatio rally
! held at LAGRANGE this morning. 1t is
| conservatively estimated that there
were 1900 people in attendance Large
| numbers came from New Bern. Kin
ston and intermediate points. Governor
| Aycock delivered the address
ANOTHER BRIDGE ACCIDENT.
There has been another bridge acct
dent in Wayne county Advices Just re-
| celVed say that one span of the bridge
across the stream at Ford's Mill, near
fikeVlile' gave way this morning while
pelng crossed by Mr.. Ed. Exum, and that
MT. Exum had one leg badly hurt in the
collapse. c. J. RIVENRARK