The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-11
[RE|GHTS CRASH,
ENGINEERS JUMP
Seaboard Trains Wreck Near
Cary Yesterday.
ORDERS NOT DELIVERED
At Close Range Before Either Train is Seen The
Collision Comes With Much Properly Loss;
No Lives, and But One Man
Badly Injured.

1t was dark as pitch yesterday morning
when two freights dashed headlong into
each other.
1t was near Cary and the north and
southbound Seaboard freights were driving
along, engineers and crew without thought
of danger.
The southbound train was being run by
Engineer Sweet. He saw the on coming
northbound freight and showed on the
brakes, then seeing the collision must
come jumped, his fireman, w. w. Wall,
going off also.
Engineer Tom Stone, on the north
bound train had his first intimation OF
danger from the oncoming freight when
he saw the fire flashing from the wheels
grinding on the rails as the brakes closed
down. He put on the brakes and jumped,
landing on the Southern track and being
bruised
Ed. Anderson, the colored fireman OH
the northbound was the only one severely
injured. AS Engineer Stone put on the
brakes Anderson sprang to the the side
of the engineer who told him to jump anG
then quit the engine. Anderson stayed
and was wedged in between the coal and
the fire box. His left hand was caught
and mashed, the skin on the back of his
hand from the fingers to the wrist being
scraped off. ard his finger mashed, neces-
stating the sUputation of the little
finger and thur;
Engineer stoS injuries consist of
bruises about the We and right shoulder
caused by his jump; Engineer SWEET, who
also jumped, is but slightly bruised Fire
man Wall sprainedF lis right forearm J.
C. Jones, conductor of the northbOund
freight was slightly bruised as was the
conductor in charge of the southbound
freight.
The trains were not going fast, their
speed being about twelve miles an hour,
hence the mash up did not do the great
damage expected in a head on collision.
The engines telescoped the southbound get
| ting the worst of the collision. The pilots
and fronts were torn up and the cab of
the southbound engine was badly wrecked
The cars behind drove into each other,
one being forced almost through the one
ahead, but the damage was confined to tho
cars near the front Three empty vent
lated box cars on the southbound and two
open lumber cars on the northbound were
most severely smashed and were sent 70
the repair shops.
| The wreck was caused by non-delvery
of orders at Apex. There was no red
board displayed there and the northbound
train passed Anderson says he saw the
operator standing in the door, while there
is also report that he was asleep. AT
any rate he failed to deliver the orders
he had for the northbound to take the
siding at Cary, and Engineer Stone went
ahead, thinking the track was clear.
Speaking of the collision he says that
shortly after crossing the Southern Rail
way took at cary about 3:45 yesterday
morning, he first saw sparks of fire from
The wheels of the southbound freight He
says he saw no headlong and burning. He
put on the brakes and told his fireman,
who came to his side, to jump, and then
jumped, without getting on the steps, TO-
wards the Southern track, on which he
fell and bruised himself, but got away
from the train. Anderson his colorcd fire
man, says he just stayed and was caught
that it was pitch dark and that while he
was wedged in it seemed long time TIL
any one came to get him out Finally he
was released.
Just as soon as Engineer SWEET saw the
|
on his brakes, for he knew there was
danger. He say the trains could not te
stopped in time, so he Fiand nireman Wall
jumped at once, neither being bruised very
badly.
Durnb the day the wrecllage was clean
ed away and last night trains were able
to pass. Neither of the enquiries or any
of the cars left the track and the Sea
board passenger trains used the southern
track between Raleigh and Cary. In the
afternoon the smashed engines and cars
were brought to the Seaboard shops in Raj
elgh for repairs.
| The loss is not 40 great one, and rail
road men say that this is wonderful be
cause it was a head on. Anderson, the
only man severely injured, is in Rex hos
pitaI and is doing well. DR.. Rogers, who
attended him. thinks he will be able TO
use the three passengers left on his hand.
He is a very popular feshy man, weighing
about $50 pounds and because of the flesh
on his hand the tendons escaped serious
injury.