The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-16

day on the bank nearby with mourn
full eyes and muttering to himself
My God, what an ordeal for a man
to bear"
HEAP OF JUNK.
The mass of wreckage Of the two
trains Is like heap OF Junk. Rlil.
road men said that they had never
seen such complete demolition of en-.
gines and coaches. They are lying
iieaped and crushed together. Looking
at the conglcmeratlon, people wonder
that any one escaped. The wrecking
crew from the Seabolrd shops at Alb
beville, S. c., arrived at about 10
o'clock Friday morning and began to
clear away debris. 1t will take days to
get the line in passable condition, al
though the trains are scattered to the
side OF the track and In the ravine
into which the bridge fell.
George 5. Fitzwater, chief detective
or the Seaboard, arrived on the scene
early In the morning and took charge
or the situation until organized helu
arrived. He said Friday afternoon
that he had found some spikes and
bolts and two angle bars which had
been removed from the track with
! claw bars, and he said he was conf.
dent that dirty work had been done.
Mr. F1iZwater sent telegram to
Supt. r. Berkeley at Atlanta telling
him that he had discovered evidence
or malice In this work and expressed
his teljef that some one had discun-
nected the joints in the lower half OF
the bridge.
The stretch Of track in that vicinity
is clear, straight and apparently well
built one. The timbcrs OF the bridge
appear TO have been wrenched from
their fas,enings and those that are
splintered are Of sound wood There
was nothing to suggest that the fouu-
dation OF the structure was under
mined 10y d waSbout although the
ground was somewhat marshy Friday.
The dead bodies were all taken
from the wreck about half past 10
o'clock. The woman who was so bad
~ mutiiated wore simple gold ring
with the inscription, From Tom to
Anna. .Oct. 20, 1885," inside. She
was probably 32 years old, medium
had purse containing 80 i5, return
trip ticket from Wilmington, n. c.,
to Atlanta and baggage check No.
G0359S.
G. S. Coleman OF Bon Air. Va. said
he was the only man in the smoking
car when the train was hurled over
the embankmcnt and he heard lots OF
shouting from the other coaches. In
very few minutes, he said. the
freight train crashed into them and
then silence srttled over the scene for
several minutes when the groaps of
the Injured as they began TO regain
consciousness, pierc d the night air
AN INDIsCRIBABLE MASS
The entire crew being disabled. pas.
sengers endeavored to flag trai ii fol.:
loRiiipz& h.t ere Yi hilhnfs lipn nIs sssls u
'powerless. a few minutes later the
freight engine and car dashed down
upon the wrecked coaches.
The passenger train lies on it's side,
an indescribable mass Of splinters,
timber and iron, while upon the la
dies coach rests the freight engine
and Cn top OF that the caboose car
minus its running gear.
The two ladies killed were sitting
opposite each other in the first class
coach. Mrs. Black was ell route for
Atlanta with her husband, telegraph
operator, to attend court. Mr. Black
escaped with few bruises. Mrs. Nc
Manus was crushed to pieces. a purse
containing small sum and a key and
a baggage check were found and
though TO 6e hers. a wedding ring
inscribed, From Tom TO Anna, Oct.
~, 80" and gold wire ring were TAX
EN- from fer fingers. All of the injur-
ed VINO could travel were sent on. The
oouies OF thcse Killed were taken to
III, ~
with small bahv was takan From, tha
Pullman. the babv unininrnd Nrs
CLAW. thnuph hurt about tha month
and blood streaminu from nor too
was found sitting With the h,hv ~
her breast. Probably moro thon y
thousand people visited the wrocL
during the dav phvsirians fr"n,
Rock hin and Monroe rendered. all tho
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