Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-07-05

Ell ~ Ith Lumber with IL Terri
BILE Crash Engineer and Fire
man Severely njured and Pas
sengers Badly Shaken Up--Ac-
cidcnt Unavoidable.
The usua! quiatude IF our city was
transformed int) an intense state OF
eX 'itement last night, about 9:4O
O'Clock. as the news was transmitted
from one to another that a fearful
wreck had taken pIa ce just this side
Of the railroad bridge, on the Coast
Line road, near this city.
An investigation Owed that the
Atlantic Coast Line shootiy, No. SO,
slorihbound, ran into a box car load
cd with lumber about IN le frcm
tha coal scnute, aud Engineer Nc
MILAN and the c,,.ored fireman,
Wad5 Che smut, were hotEl severely
injured.
From the bes9 Information we
could obtain it seems that a train
crew were engaging i'll shifting On
the yard, near the A. & l.. depot
Ast night, when the FEAR car, which
was attache 10 the cab,ose, broke
loose aud raa down the grade at "a
rapid rate on the main line. 1t was
unusually dark ani the crew did not
miss the runaway car until the
news Of the crash WAS reported.
A hagman was stationed on the car,
aud when he found out what had
happened, and realizing that it was
then time for the shooly TO pass, did
everything in his power to stop the
Car, but the brakes were out OF order
and would not work and he was un-
able TO do anything to relieve the
situation.
Just befor the car came to stand
still the f1agman saw the shoofy All
preaching and jumped for his life
He had a small lantern in his hand
which gave a RED light, but the en-
gineer failed 10 sac il, or if he did it
was too late for action.
The shoofiy was running at the
rate Of so mites an hour when the
crash came, which was distinctly
heard in this city.
The passenger train WIS in charge
OF Capt. Hart, who at once dis
patched the fagman to the city for
aid. When the negro arrived here
he was almost out of breath and was
frightened almost cut OF his senses.
AS sool as possible a train was
made up end attached t. the Nor
folk shoody engine aud Dr5. Miller,
Ginn and Cobb hastened to tbs scene
and did all possible for the two in.
jured men.
Behind the siloGfy was the Fussell
excursion train. TAis was tagged
down, and pulled up to the wreck
and pushed the engine and train iHto
The city, where the engine was side.
tracked and the excursion train car.
ried the passenger train on through.
The engine is badly wrecked
The front part is torn away and gone,
the coW-catcher is demolished, tbs
headlight torn to pices and the ten.
der is also badly broken up and dent
ed. The box car WAS also demol
ished and the car load of lumber was
splinterei and scattered all up anC
down the track.
! "A Wrecking rain was de spatohe(
| to the scene from Rocky Mount anC
soon had the debris cleared away al,
! the remainder of the car and truck
| which had tumbled down an EN-
banknent sgain placed on the tract
! and iemoved and traffic Was not il
the lea7t delayed. The engine wa
taken to Rocky Mount for repairs.
The passengers were ali badly
shaken up, but no one injured.
Engineer Mcmillan had one rii
broken, his leg badly bruised ant
was also severely injured about tn
body, and his fireman had two rib
broken and was otherwise injured
The injured men were taken Of
through TO the Rocky Mount hos
pital for treatment. The doctor
were unable to determine the exac
extent of their injuries. The wonde
is that both were notinstantly killed
Hundreds of people gathere'
around the broken up engine ant
demolished car this morning., as tn
wreck occurred after most of on
people had retired for the night.
The Pittsburg millionaire still hold
the Iitnelight against all comers.
80 rolls of mating inst received a
| Andrews & Waddell.