The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-20

a and q number OF the seats fell on
top of them The widest excitement
prevailed as the cars went humping
over the trestle. As the first class car
was dragged yer the cross-ties the
rear trucks were torn loose and that
end OF the a dropped TO the ground.
When the car landed at the bottom
of the embankment there "a a scram-
BILE to get II Of the car Some found
themselves pinned under seats and
they began { call loudly for help. On
the train was Mr.. H. E. Henderson. 4
lineman of the Bell Telephone Com
pany and who vas en- route to rteslAa.
He was not injured in the accident and
having a Ratchet with him he proceed
ed 10 cut the rear door of the car open.
In a few minutes he had the door open
and most of the passengers got out
this way. but some Of them climbed
out OF the windows en- the upper side
of the car. There was one lady in the
car and her with a little s~ix-year-old
girl. She and the child were pinioned
under several seats and IL took consid-
cradle work to get them out. but Meth
er was injured. They were going II
Leland and when they got out of the
wrecked car proceeded at once ID the
town, which was only a short distance
off. Mr.. Henderson got the child from
under the seats and carried her out OF
the car.
THE SPECIAL TRAIN.
The special with Drs. Bullock ard
Pride J. Thomas on board reached the
scene Of the accident about 1:45 ana
the injured were placed on board and
brought to Wilmington. None Of them
were hurt seriously enough 10 he car
ried to the hospital. The majority CT
the passengers, of course, received a
bad nervous shock and some of them
We're more or less cut about the head.
It is to be doubted if there vas a pas
senger on the train who will net feel
somewhat sore today for all tie ras
sengers were thrown around in the cal
with great force, especially those who
happened to be On the left side Of the
car and were thrown to the lower side
when it turned over.
DR.. Edwards, of Darlington. South
Carolina, was on the train and he rem
ed such attention as was possible with
the limited means he had at hand. He
was uninjured.
Several of the men who were injured
were travelling men and spent the
night before at The Orion. Some OF
them were in the city last night and
they did not appear to be hurt much
but said they certainly got a bad scare
Captain Jones was cut about the face
and received a number of bruises. He
n a passenger were talking over the
amount due on a ticket, the passenger
declaring that the charge made was {
cents too much and just about this
time the train left the track and the
argument ended in a most abrupt
manner
TRACK CLEAR AT 1920.
The wrecking train was sent out
soon after the accident and went to
work getting the cars on the track. BY
1890 the baggage car and also the
second class car had been got on the
track and proceeded to Charleston. A
force in the meantime had been put
to work on the track and by 1920 .. m.
it was in such condition that trains
could pass Over it. The car which
went over the e~mbankment has not
yet been got On the track.
Engineer G. G. Jones was at the
throttle. The engine and mail car, as
stated above, were net derailed.