The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-02
THE WRECK AT GREENVILLE.
At Whose Door Shall the Blame OF
This Disaster be Placed?

In his report of the wreck of the
Ogden special at Grecnville, the cor
respondent of the Columbia state
asks some pertinent questions with
view of fixing the blame, saying;
For it does not need to be written
that there was gross carelessness
somewhere A
"A railroad man declared today
that he has seen many wrecks, per-
maps more than 100, and this is the
most appalling which he has ever
viewed. The most complete train
which railroad companies could offer,
accompanied by the road master of
the Savannah division, by the tourist
agent of the Pennsylvania railroad,
in charge of a conductor who has
merited the confidence of the man
agement of the Southern Railway
q train equipped with emergency
brakes and given the protection Of
personal supervision of experienced
railroad men was this morning Il
chain of linked palaces. Tonight three
OF those coaches, approaching per-
lection in equipment, shoulder on the
spot where powerful new engine
was beaten and bruised into shape
lessness by the three coaches which
IN destroying were themselves Splint-
cred and shattered until the very
Names in letters of gold on the side,
could not be deciphered. The embers
which mark the spot where probably
100000 of rolling stock was ruined
beyond hope of restitution tell also OF
the injury to many and of the en-
tombment of poor wretches who,
while being burned to the Vitals cried
aloud most piteously, and those who
would help, turned away overcome
with horror because they could not
nf ar.
negligence somewhere.
Mr.. Ogden Deeply Indignant.
Mr.. Ogden's train left Columbia at
o'clock, on the very minute an
nounced. Mr.. Ogden was in high
spirits over the success of the closing
night of the conference Having
made evident how much he was
pleased with the hospitality of the
Columbia people, which attentions he
had declared to be the browning fea-
ture of the eight years of these con-
ferenceS. Mr.. ogden showed that he
understands the art of hospitality
himself, for it was not until all the
baggage had been bestowed safely,
it was not until all the members of
the party had been settled comfort
ably, it was not until then that he
sought his couch. And when disaster
pleasant trip for the enjoyment of
his friends when bravely the bleed
ing faces of his friends smiled up
into his oWn-represSing their own
pain to tighten the measure of his
suffering-it was then that sorrow was
upon his benevolent brow
and almost in anguish he declared
this to have been the result of gross
of criminal carelessness
demanding an investigation and re-
curing the infliction of the most Sc
we're punishment by law. And it was
of others that he was thinking as he
walked the plowed field around the
wreck and showed now solicitous he
was for their comfort
Why Were They Not Told.
THE Ogden special had lost forty
on account of hot boxes de-
laying the train between Carlisle and
This delay was posted
on the bulletin board at Greenville.
The train was due at 7:15 q. M by
the original schedule and the delay Of
forty minutes would have put it into
GreenVille at 1855 a. m. The wreck
occurred at 1853 exactly, showing that
the freight train had no right to be
on the main line. for the regulations
require the main line to be cleared ten
before the approach Cf the
train having right Of way. Another
hing to indicate that somebody knew
IF the approach of the special was
The fact that the northbound passen- /
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