The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-04-10
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Mr.. John Carl Paddison Crushed to
Death Yesterday Afternoon by a
Train at the Coast Line Station.
No One knows How the Accident
Happened.

An awful fate befell Mr.. John Carl
Paddison yesterday afternoon at S.45
o'clock at Front street station as train
No So was leaving for Charleston. He
was run over and instantly killed. the
front truck Of the rear coach passing
over his body diagonally from the side
to side.
Just how the accident occurred TO
one knows. 1t is presumed, however.
that he was trying to board the trala
as it was passing from beneath the
| shed. The accident occurred bot, a
c~ar-length out from the northern end
Of the shed, and the fact that he was
face downward on h track is evil
dence that he was trying to get on
| the train.
John Roberts. a colored, railroad en-
ploye, was standing in the yard near
the train and saw Mr.. Paddison fall
between the first class coach and a
sleeping car on the rear. He followed
to the porter on the train and he APP
piled the emergency brakes and
stopped the train Immediately.
Mr.. C. H. Keen, a railroad man, was
near, and says when he saw Mr.. Pad
olson he was under the couples Of the
car. When the train stopped he and
another man whom he does not rec0l-
! lect. pulled the mangled man from un-
derneath the car. He gave only one
gasp after he was pulled out, although
several doctors were nevertheless CAL
ed by telephone.
Mr.. Paddison evidently went to tbs
station to see his brother off. Mr.. y
H. Paddison, Jr., told him Sunday
that he was going to Marion, S. G.
yesterday afternoon, and he thinks ne
went there to see him as he had told
him that he would like to see hin
before he got off to South Carolina.
The unfortunate man was sick al
day Sunday and never left his bed. II
was also too sick yesterday to repor
for duty in the general offices of tn
Atlantic Coast Lin where he was EN-
, ployed in the office of Mr.. r. S. Nc
liver, auditor Of freight receipts.
Mr.. Walter Williams a friend of tn
deceased, say he was talking WIT
him a few minutes before the acciden
He seemed cheerful, and in his usua
spirits.
: The unfortunate young man was
years old and was the eldest son G
Captain and Mrs. A. H. Paddisor
= whose home is at 312 North Fourt
street. where he also resided. He wa
was married a year ago on the LIT
n of last January to Miss Gussie Kim
o daughter of Mr.. J. w. King, of Da1
lington. S. c.. She survives him wit
an infant son a month Did. The d.
ceased also leaves his father an
mother. five brothers and six sister
O The brothers are Mr.. A. H. Paddiso
e agent Of the Atlantic Coast Line
Jacksonville, Messrs. A. H. Paddiso
Jr., E. S. PaddisOn, Mr.. George
Paddison, and Master Gordon Paid
& son, of this city. The sisters a
Y, Misses Maude, Nellie, and Katie, WI
lie are grown, and Matte, Blanche al
tie Isabel who are small. The affair W;
an exceedingly deplorable one, Al
there is profound sympathy for t
family who is so terribly shocked al
bereaved.
10 DR.. c. D. Bell, the coroner SUI
re moned a jury and will hold an inque
as this morning at 10 o'clock at his Off
ne on Third street. The remains will
n sent to Burgaw at $50 o'clock II
tn morning and will be inferred the
~ Rev. A. D. Mcclure, D. D., will go
- to the services.