Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-03-02

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Knee.
Thursday evening about 7.3(
O'Clock, the people living in the
northern part of the city, near the
OLD a. 4 n. &. warehouse, were
s,aitled oy the report that man
hau been run over Dy freight train
anu seriously Wounded.
Upon investigation 1t was found
that MIR. j. Z. Lewis, car inspector
for the HoWlduu Improvement Co. y,
while Inspecting d coupler dt the rear
end of freight train, had been
knocked down anu run over by the
train backing on hln, and his lett
leg and left arm mashed aud man
gled IN a horrible manner.
The news spread rapidly, and III a
very short tune large crowd hau
gathered around the sufferer, VINO
was sitting On the ground near where
the accident occurred, every one
anxious to do something to alleviate
the sufferlngs of the wounded man.
Mr.. Albert HornIine, yard master
at the Southern warehouse, Was the
first man to hear OF the distressing
accident and he hdsteneu TO his size
and remained with hm, until other
assistance arrived, doing all in his
power to relieve his sutierlngs aud
console him.
Drs. Rubt. Miller and rheo. CHM
were quickly summoned and took
charge of the wounded man and he
was taken to his nome on cot,
where, upon examination, it was
found necessary to aInputate his leg
which they promptly did. 1t was
taken off just above the knee. His
arm was also broken, the bones
badly ctuShed aud the flesh torn ana
bleeding, and it Was thought by the
doctors that it would have to be
taken off this morning, but they
informed up this afternoon that they
had decided to try and save it.
HOW THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Engineer Iom Greene, at the
throttle, and gives the following
report of the accident: Freight
train No. 2, due to arrive here at
2:50 O'Clock, was late and did not ar
rive until 6:30 o'clock. They were
shifting at the southern end of the
yard near the "Y' on the west side
of the old freight warehouse. The
train consisted OF twenty-eeyen load
ed cars. The engineer received sig
nal to go ahead and The cars parted,
leaving 10 cars behind and carrying
II cars forward. The engine Was
near the old Acme Machine works
while the last end OF the seventeen
cars was near the Southern ware
house. II was then the duty of the
sWitchman TO change the switch In
order to back back on another track.
The engineer received the signal to
switch had been changed he backed,
and when he did so the cars went
together with a crash and he found
to his aston ohneut the switch had
not been changs q.
Mr.. Lewis was at the rezr end of
the cars that We're struck and heard
them come together and tried to get
out of the way but the car struck
him and knocked him across the
rail, as above stated, and he was
run over.
Mr.. Lewis is a man about so years
of age, with powerful constitution
and wonderful nerve. He sit on
the ground near where he was run
over and conversed with the people
around him, never murmuled, wept
or groaned, and was almost as cool
and composed as if nothing unusual
had happened. His wife and little
daughter approached him weaping.
and his wife threw her arms loving
ly about his neck and placed an af-
fectionate kiss upon hI5 brow, but he
showed no emotion and Camly bade
her return home and fix his bed.
sayeng he would be home in few
minutes. This reporter has witnessed
many like scenes, but the wonder
full nerve displayed by this man is
far ahead of anything we have ever
witnessed.
AT this writing he is doing as
we'll as could be expected under the
circumstances.
The officials Of the road, who were
promptly on hand and did all in
fheir ~nWeT rthC -'uter~- are "epl
.istior I'd 0v "a ac.I-,.n! / ere
eli our pcople-