The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-27

Mr.. Gordon Grant. q son OF Captain
r o. Grant. who lives on wrightsvilL.
Sound. sustained injuries yesterday by
being knocked from the top OF an Atk-
ianttc Coast Line freight train that
may prove fatal He Was still uncon-
sc:ous at a late hour last night.
Young Grant Is about twenty years
or age. He has been working for the
Atlantic Coast Line since last spring
and ran as a fiagman las summer dur
ing the fruit season After the fruit
season was over ne worked on the yard
in this city and yesterday was the first
trip he had made out on a regular run
this winter.
He:left here yesterday morning as a
fagman on an extra northbound
freight. He met with the accident at
Dudley. a small station about seventy
1--WE miles north Of this city and only a
few miles this side OF Goldsboro.
Young Grant was sitting on the cupola
OF the caboose and riding backwards
when. a water spout from the tank at
Dudley struck him in the back Of the
head. The train was running at a fair
rate. of speed and the young mar was
thrown; from the cupola with grea-
force. The train vas Immediately stop
ped, m he was placed in the caboose
and carried to GoJdsboro and placed in
the Emergency hospital.
When. he: was picked UP he was un-
conscious n the train crew saw he
was seriously injured. Upon reaching
the hospital 1t. was found he blow on
the back of his head had caused con-
cussion of the brain but the physicians
are OF the opinion that the INJURIES are
not necessarily fatal. An examination
failed to. Disclose any other injuries
more than bruises. A message from
Goldsboro atfa late hour last night
stated that Grant was still unconscious
but the physicians We're a little more
hopeful of his cover
Young Grant was a nephew of Mrs.
Chauncey G.. Switzerland whose hus-
band died yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Grant was injured about IL: so p. IN. n
Mr.. Switzerland died about 2 O'CLOCK.
Captain Grant went to Goldsboro last
night on the $50 train.
Especial to The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, N. c., December IA
flagman on a ~northbound freight train
on the Atlantic Coast Line was severe.
ly injured his afternoon by being
struck by the water spout at the water
tank, one mile south of Dudley.
He was sitting oil the cupalo on top
of the caboose. and riding backward.
The fireman on the last train which
passed that point and took water at
the tank did not raise the water spout
Is high as ii should have been, and the
position which the hagman occupied
did not enable him to see the projecting
spout. He was struck On the back OF
the head and fell TO the roof of the car.
The conductor heard the fagman when
he feR and ordered a brakeman TO see
what the trouble was. The flagman was
found unconscious and bleeding on top
Of the caboose.
Conductor Devane issued orders to
have the train on to G~oldsboro Is
soon as possible and the injured flag
man was taken off the train here and
carried to the Emergency hospital
where Doctors Miller and CHM dressed
his wounds. He has not gained con-
scousness yet, blu his wound are not as
serious as first thought. He nay re-
cover, But his condrtion is now very
critical. His name is Grant, and he Is
a son OF Mr.. Oscar Grant, who was at
one time superintendent of the Sea
Coast railway from Wilmington to
WrightSville.