The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-11
WRECK ON
SEABOARD.
Freight Trains in Head-On
Collision Near Raleigh.
FAILED TO GIVE ORDER
Nearly the Whole of the Raleigh Fire
Department Go to Durham to Take
4 Part In the State Firemen's
Tournament.
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RALEIGH. N. c., August 10.--A serious
wreck occurred on the second division of
the Seaboard Air Line. four miles from
Raleigh. this morning about O'Clock. It
was head-on collision between freight
trains. Both were slowed down for
crossing and running at only about ten
miles an hours else the damagesswould
tave been far more serious s'S's''ysE
AS 1t was, one fireman had his hand
badly mashed. the engines were right
seriously smashed, and five freight cars.
most OF them loaded with lumber, were
considerably broken up.
Tho wreck was taid to be due to the
failure Of an operator to deliver an order
TO a northbound freight train. 1t seems
that the extra freight southbound. engine
No. GAS, In charge of Engineer Sweet re.
ceived orders to meet the northbound
freight train. extra. No. ESQ, in charge OF
Engineer Stone. at Cary, N. c. The OPP
orator, 1t Is said allowed the northbound
train to proceed without the order. and
tho trains met about half mile north
OF Cary. Part of the wreck was strewn
across tho Southern Railway tracks.
which parallel the seaboard Air Line at
this point, and blocked the, Southern
Railway.
NEW CHARTERS.
"A charter was Issued to-day Tor the
gomery county. The capital Is 10000 au.
thorized. $1,000 subscribed. j. r. Blair.
o. NJ. Wade, w. A. Cochran are among
the !ncorporators.
A certificate Of increase OF capital from
$4,000 to $4,000 was filed by the Standard
Ice and Fuel Company, OF Charlotte.
A charter was issued to the American
AquahoSt Company, OF Winston salem.
tho purpose being TO manufacture water
hoists. pumps. rice we'll fixtures. agrtcul-
tural implements. etc. Jacob TIce. r. W.
Tice and T. II. Tice are the incorpora tors
FIREMEN OFF.
sirty.fve members OF Raeigh's fire de-
partment will attend the State Firenen's
Tournament. which meets at Durham
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
The horses and wagons were shipped to-
day. There is considerable complaint
about allowing SO much OF Raleigh's pro-
lection from IRE to be out OF the city
at once and for SO long.
FARMERS TO MEET.
Colonel John s. Cunningham. OF Person
county, Is, as president OF the North Car
olina Farmers Protective Association
making a special effort to have great
meeting Of farmers generally at Rocky
Mount on August 2lst. He Is, now In
Raleigh and says he expects large at
tendance, and urges not only the tobacco
growers. but all the farmers In the State
to send representatives. He thinks It
would be wise for the ,warshousemen and
the business men to attend, as the low
prices OF tobacco is very hurtful not only
to the people OF this State. but to all the
tobacco growing States OF this country.
He would be glad to have representatives
from South Carolina, Virginia and other
States.
Mr.. E. e. Winters. for three years past
trainmaster OF the second division Of the
seaboard AIR Line. has resigned, and Is
succeeded by Mr.. Charles F. Whittet. of
this city. Mr.. Winters came to Raleigh
from Bluefteld. W. Va. where he was
in the service OF the Norfolk and West
eru.