Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-09
I KILLED IN A WRECK
Early This Morning on the
Seaboard Air Line.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ENTIRE TRAIN WENT THROUGH
TRESTLE OVER SMALL STREAM.
Extra Freight Following Piled in on
Top of Wreckag-Fully 35 In
jured-Meager Details.

CHARLOTTE N. c., September o.
Seven persons were killed and thirty-five in
jured in a wreck on the Seaboard Air Line
at Catawba Junction, S. c., early this
morning. Passenger train No Al. from
Portsmouth to Atlanta. five cars and a
sleeper, went through a high trestle over
a small stream
An extra freight train, following the
passenger, piled in on top of the wreck
age few minutes later.
The dead, so far as known, are Engineer
Barksdale and Trainman Ferguson of the
freight; Ed Robertson, colored fireman,
and four women who were in the passen-
ger train. The names of the latter are
yet unknown.
Conductor Chapman of the freight and
Conductor r. 7. West of the passenger
train and Engineer Mears of the passenger
We're hurt Mrs. Sidney Hurbert of Flor
ida was seriously hurt one leg being
crushed. The dead and injured will he
taken to Monroe.
The Superintendent Report.
ATLANTA. Ca, September 9-Tbe d.
vision superintendent's office of the Sea-
board Air Line gives out the following
names Of the killed
Mrs. 7. F. Black, passenger.
r. Y. Barksdale, engineer
Ed Roberts, fireman.
Ihree unknown lady passengers
ne superintendent's Office has received
information of the discovery of the evil
dence that the joints in the track were tam
pered with, causing the wreck
The superintendents office furnished the
following list of injured, the residence of
most of those named not being given.
Thomas Jefferson fireman: j. Frank
Meador, Atlanta; DR.. Edward Banks Mr..
and Mrs. Jerome Silvey, Atlanta; Mrs.
James Clay and baby; Mrs. Sydney Corbett;
j. G. Tanner, Pullman conductor, Atlanta;
q. IL. Mears, engineer, Monroe; V. S. Elsby.
Pullman porter, Atlanta; Mollie Griffin
Tom Mitchell. John Edwards, Arthur
Brewer, John Hyman, Alex. Smith John
Henderson, G. H. Davis, express messenger
Atlanta; w. Farman, mail clerk, Atkinson,
Iowa; r. I. West, conductor, Monroe. N.
c.; g. w. Henson, T. c. Horton, F. G.
Topleman, Mr. and Mrs 7. C. Jerome; ]. J.
Duncan. hagman, Abbeville. s. c.; H. G.
Chapman. conductor, Abbeviie, S. c.; 7. Il.
Black, Jessie Nance, George Marsh, Robert
Zeiger, Andrew Greene; Pink Carpenter
porter Monroe, N. c.; John Thomas.
Work of Unknown Parties.
Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star
PORTSMOUTH, Va, September 9.-The
Seaboard Air Line wreck this morning was
caused by malicious tampering with the
rail joints by some unknown person The
company will at once offer a heavy reward
for the apprehension of the guilty party.
Not only did the train from Portsmouth
for Atlanta go through the trestle, but a
freight train consisting of an engine and
cab Jose went over ON top of 1t within ten
minutes after the disaster This train had
Just been passed on a siding by the fast
passenger train.
1t followed at slow speed, but owing to
the fact that every member of the crew of
the passenger train was killed or INJURED
mn to l..
in front of the approaching freight which
crashed down upon the passenger coaches
which with their human freight lay more or
less submerged in the stream below the
trestle. Engineer Barksdale of the freight
engine went down with his engine and was
killed. Fireman Thomas Jefferson was in
ju1ed.
Special Train to Scene of Wreck.
Immediately upon the receipt of intelli-
gence of the wreck at the presidents office
in this city, Major F. K. Huger, general
superintendent, and Mr.. H. W. Stanley
his chief clerk, started on a special train
for the scene Of the wreck. They are pre-
ceded by trains from Monroe and other
nearby points carrying doctors and nurses
and there was no delay in succor to the
injured.
Reports received at the general offices Of
the company here state the engine crossed
the bridge and then rolled down the en-
bankment beyond The train of five
coaches followed the locomotive but a
short distance across the bridge and plung-
ed through. carrying the structure with it.
Unwarned by signals the freight follow
ing went through on top of the passenger
train.
Injured Mostly Colored People.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
NORFOLK, Va, September 9-Of the
thirty-five persons injured the majority are
colored residents Of North and South Caro-
lima. Some are badly injured, losing an arm
or leg. while a great majority are only
slightly hurt.
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