The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-22
THE WRECK NEAR RALEIGH.
The Wonder is That Es-
caped-Th Injured Doing Well.
With the Exception of
Representative Parker. of Wayne
COunty-The 4. and VI.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, y. g. May 20.
The one matter discussed here today
is the frightful wreck on the Southern
railway just east of the city last after
noon. The officials had a wrecking
train on the scene in a few hours and
a large force of lands worked all
might. BY $50 this morning new cross
ties had been laid and the rails put
down SO that the train from Goldsboro,
due here at Has last night cross over
the point of the wreck at Walnut creek,
and came in at 5:45 his morning. The
track was beautifully ballasted with
rock on the Walnut creek embankment
and was considered a good piece of
road. Some Of the crossties were rot
ten, no one who has been to the scene
disputes this, but some men of consid-
cradle railroad experience declare that
the wreck vas not caused by the con-
dition of the test. The fore wheel of the
heavy freight engine pulling a light
passenger train of four coaches simply
Jumped the rail, the say. Thosuands
of people from Raleigh went out last
evening and tOday to view the diSaS-
ter. which is at the same spot as the
freight wreck of two weeks ago. The
cars are still down the embankment.
HILCll q IcpOI lSI Cdlltu DIT mex nus
pitaI this morning the injured were re-
ported as doing we'll, though the
physician had not made the morning
! rounds then, having been up all night.
Most apprehension was felt for Mr.. H.
b Parker representative from Wayne.
The physician states that his spine is
hurt and he has internal injuries, but
does not pronounce him in a critical
| condition. Mr.. Parker was thrown with
| great violence. Mr.. E. l.. Fleming, of
Wilson. appeared in a satisfactory
state. the nurses though, thought he
has Internal injuries IN his stomach and
chest. Mrs. ]. C. EllingtOn's injuries
are only very painful. being a fractured
shoulder and dislOcated hip. The others
on the rain, nearly all of whom We're
more OF less hurt We're: J.. p. Bland.
of LOuiSbur. confusion of the neck;
lack Hamilton. of Greensboro. bruises:
5. C. Switzerland, of Durham, slight
cuts. w. H. Griffin, of New Bern,
bruised ]. w. COble. conductor. cut
in face and neck and shoulders bruised;
w. H. Fields. Selma, bruised: Mrs.
MObley and daughter, both have frac-
lures; Miss Mary Daniels, arm cut; F.
A. Daniels. GoldsbOro; leg cut and
bruised; H. G. Griffin, baggage master,
cut on the head; Oscar Gregory, of
LOuisburg, bruised slightly; a. E.
Clark, of Goldsboro, badly Jared; E. F.
Lee, of Durham, slight cuts; Miss Jen-
ME Proctor, of Raleigh, shoulder hurt;
[. NJ. Proctor. of Raleigh, nose broken:
w. H. Smith, il, student at Chapel
Hill, scalp cut: Artie Summerfield, of
Durham. slight bruises: Hon.. E. L.
DaughtrIdge. of EdgecOmb, bruises;
Sheriff Sharp. of Wilson. knocked I'M
conscious. scalp wound and may be in
ternally hurt; j. r. Duncan. of Clay
ton. slight cuts and bruises; Marvin
Ellis, of Raleigh. bruised: w. H. By
mum, bruised. These are only the
whites, but five colored men We're hurt
also.
The graduating class at the North
Carolina College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts number SO. These will
graduate as follows: Industrial Chem
istry 6. Mechanical Engineering 9, Tex
tile Engineering I. Civil Engineering 5.
Electrical Engineering II. Agriculture
1. The commencement exercises will
be held in the opera house. as Pullen
Hall is not yet completed. Governor
AycOck VIII deliver the diplomas and
will address the class.