The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-28
'FREIGHT TRAINS
CRASH TOGETHER
Two Engines DeraiIed at
Method.
A HeAD-0k COLLISION
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Injured

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southern E4aaay . H-aAfc4 4sas
Nest ~ The station Al Mrthal as4r
miles wrst - Raleigh yesterday m fa-
lHE af &N elaEA tst@ esa tN~ we-+
bound local freight >u 4e4 fsam n4
e4Rn and lie first section ~ The eAst
bound fast frc!Fht NJ lst Tbr
~easibound train @As moNtag about -
miles an hour ana fnr -eatbou.A train
vas hardly moving having just start
81 from tie station ii the engine
having been reversed when the tWa
sHglGes came together NJ fatatttfs-
- serious Injuries resulted
The Through freight going east NAs
~ charge II Conductor Charlie Eah
Gltt with Euriurer n NJ Hal and Pre-
Iaan Bob HAL. ru4orri The local
freight from Raleigh was III charge ~
conductor II = stroud WIN Engt
ueer Jack |t,auruau ana Fireman
) Robinson. white
The wreck. according ~ statements
made To Tie reporter Is capt IL -
knight soadInAster. aud m If
the crews ~ the wrecked trains Na.
'A1t@'fl Nv nap bl&EEs GE4FE given
the TWO trains On the ttslatthers
Office IN Greensboro Tn. train from
Raleigh aai 0rders tu meet the mast
section OF the fast tram al Thompson
tween Method ANA cary. ami tie
second section m cary. Tee fast
train had orders to the same eject
but. AT CARY. received an aunulllug
order which gave this train right II
way to Raleigh The fact thar thI.
annulllns order was not furnished tie
w~tstbound train seems t. have heen
the direct Caus. 81 the wreck Capt
Iobbitt. or the eastbuuud train. Wa
expecting to pass the local AZ Raleigh
u Capt stroud. % the N~estbuuu1
train. was expecting to pass the fast
freight al ~ThompsDu'S
Fireman j : Robinson. on the To-
cnl freight. mus ,iescribes the mo
ments Immediately preceding the col
Hslou: were just starting out
from Method Win q light train OF only
five cars. We saw "A train conn. int
sight u the curve. but thought at
first II was on the Srahoard track. CThe
S4aboard and southern form a cubic
tack between Raleigh and CuryD. a
ome later saw IL was on our
track ana prepared to fump telling
the engineer he had better do tn
same. lie sanded the track and re-
versed the nginc but before our train
could be brought to a standktIll the
heavy engln" OF the train
=" iti aDout - ears was upon Us We had
Jumped of and were looking at the
ngine ~ they came together with
a terrible crash and s~rnash-upt IL
happened hat tire reporter heard the
coiored fireman ten a similar story
describing his experience.
The local engine. No. l4l5 u a
small one while the other. No. $50 il
q very neaNy engine. When the coll
lision came the weight ~ the heavier
engine sent all the cars except one OF
the lighter train back down the track
anu they were stopped By soTr one
at the station mounting them ard ap-
plying the brakes. The ender and
first cal, an empty box reared up
from the track and fell over into the
dlteh. The small engine was driven
Fifty yards down the track AMI finally
turned half over into the ditch. the
trucks being almost buried IN the
mud. The tender was lyiug fiat ln
the mud forty Yards from it, engine.
The reporter vie"ed the tWo engines
yesterday morning 80 they stood there
like bulls with horns locked. the small
or one ruined. half turned over and
in the mud. the larger derailed
but standing upright and apparently
70 meet notne such antago-
MIST.
Engineer T NJ. Hay WAS asked for
statement. He asked the reporter IL
was representing the News and
observer. Upon his answer in the az
~ Iiitlht the engineer very lrFifaDIy
SAYS. You viii get nothing from me
2 d. word. I hate the MAJ
lights my meat and bread But
the reporter IL get a word from
him. for he overheard Him say IN
ipeaking Of his thoughts "A me
preceding the collision = knew the
Of my engine would KNOCK out
hat little fellow. but / was afraid my
train would oyermouut me
The working force from Cary
which IS relaylng track on the line
from Greensboro 70 Raleigh came i'm
nediateiy 70 the scene OF the wreck
and began At once to clear away the
the work being R~uperIntendei
capt. g. ". Anderson. supervisor
Of the division. and who spent Last
in Raleigh. The w~recking train
X spencer vas sent here To clear u3
track.
Assistant Superintendent q. v. Pay
ana kOadmaster II u. knight
anne on an excursion train from
Greensboro 10 the scene OF the wreck.
IRVING about II 30 a.. III.
4 large number Of spectators from
he city and the surrounding country
10 see tn- wreck during the day
e5t-rday and eager eyes b. hundreds
from the car windows and
Platforms Of the SeabOard and South
I'm trains. which all passed on the
>-aboard track.