The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-18
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Cilronitle says M 8 frank Booth, the
promiiicnt Oconee county planterfwhco
fell from the Seaboard Air Line train
near Tucker, G Tuesday night
about 9 O'clock, regained conscior sness
wednesday morning sabout.a O'Clock to
find two dogs biting him, and to find
himself badly torn up by falling from
train running ut bout 80 miles an
hour. ;s y =, e ;. !: \. u
Mr. Booth had been toSAtlanfa and
was returning home on the Seaboard
train which leaves Atlanta at $40 D.
mi After the. train leftssT Tucker Mr..
Hcoth -tr!st! : to to ppaasss ppaasss from one carfto
another, and in doing so, another
passenger brushed against him and he
fell from the train. Before the traiG
had run q half mile, according to many
witnesses who were on board, the bell
cord was pulled and conductor Lane
was notified that Mr. Booth had fallen
Off. Mayor j. T.. Rhodes, Mr.. Chas.
N. HodgsOn and other prominent men
on the train went to Lane and asked
him to back the train and pick Mr.,
Booth up. Lane was sitting in the ne
gro coach and did not get up; he was
writing and did not move his pencil
from the paper on which he was writ
ing, but replied, in an unconcerned
manner, that when the train reached
Lawrenceville, a distance OF some
fifteen miles, he would wire to Atlanta
and have the next freight train look
out for Mr.. Booth.. Lanes refusal to
back the train such a Short distance,
In a.case like this, completely S5dum-
founded those who appealed to him to
do SO, as 1t disgusted the other pas
s:ngers on the train and many threats
were made against the man.
Several parties decided to board the
engine at the next stop, and while
others took charge Of Lane, hold a
pistol to his head and compel him to
return, for the unfortunate man who
was left to his fate on the right of
way. 1t was decided, however, that
this was not the right thing to do,
and a petition was circulated by a
committee Of passengers expressing
the Indignation Of those aboard the
train, and asking that Lane be dis
charged. The petition, signed by a
number of prominent men in this sec
tion Of the state, who witnessed
Lanes conduct, is as follows:
'Supt. e. Berkeley, Seaboard Air
Line, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Sir: We,
the undersigned passengers on your
train leaving Atlanta Monday night
at S:l0 o'clock, very respectfully SUBJ
NIT that Conductor Lane, of said
train. should be summarily discharg-
ed from the service of your company,
on the following statement Of facts:
Near Tucker, Ca, on your road,
Mr.. Frank Booth, leading planter
OF Oconce county, fell from the train;
two reputable witnesses saw him fall;
the hell cord was pulled before the
train could have possibly run half
mile and Conductor Lane was immc-
diately notified of what had occurred
and appealed to by Il score of people
to carry the train back and recover
said Booth.
(Signed) G. N. Uodgsen, B. T. Hol-
der, Jr., I. 3. Smith, A. NJ. Burch,
Barrett Phinzy, j. G, Hill, p. M.
Smith, G.. o. Niblock, d. A. Watson,
IS. b. Wingfield; ;Jr., j. II. Rhodes, ".
G.. Carthiers. G. D. Epps, II. p. Hin
ton, Paul e. Jackson 4. a. Connrll,
e. D. Sledge, J. A. Wilson, Louis M.
Johnson, J. w. Tuck, w. G. Wing
field, j. N. Williamson, w. A. Har-
ris, b.: G. Turner, L. p. Durham, r.
| lJ.5Turner, w. G.. Harris"