The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-08-03
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IN A COLLISION ON THE SEA
BOARD AIRLINE.
smoDg the Number Are Two Colored
People From the Town of
Bennettsyille.

A dispatch from Raleigh, N. O.
says the head-on collision between
Rockingham and Hamlet on the Sea
board Air Line resulted In the death
of 30 persons and the injury of %.
The regular local passenger trair
vas an hour late and instructions were
wired from the train dispatcheys of.
fee hare to hold 1t there for ap extrs
freight going west, but for some rea-
son the order was not delivered. The
operator at Rockingham Is w. E. Lu-
ther. The distance between Hamlet
and Rockingham is six miles, and En-
gipeer Bandy Of the freight, seeing
the approaching passenger train when
three miles from Hamlet stopped his
bre.n and jumped before the collision,
The dead:
White. Frank B. Lewis, engineer,
Hamlet; Ell. s. Byrd, baggage master,
Rockingham.
Oolored: Thomas Hill, fireman,
Watt Began, portsr. Adesboro; Rev.
Thomas Jones, RookiGgham; Gllberd
McFadden, Hamlet; Sandy Caples and
wife, Leurinburg; Cert. Harrington's
baby; RJter DuPree, Bennettsville, 3
O.; Mary Land, Bepnettsville, s. G.;
Mary Bell and child, Rockingham;
Hannibal MeNair and child, Laurin-
burg; George McLaurin, Hoffman, N.
o.; Jane Russell, Hoffman, N. o.;
Brinker Russell, Hoffman,; two un.
known men.
Two other unknown mon died en-
route to Charlotte on special train.
The white injured are: j d, Bowden
Of Wilmington, N. @, conductor pas
senger train; G.. S. Birmingham,
Rockingham, N. O; E. A.. Carter,
Rockingham.
The colored Injured are: George
Morgan, Rockingham, N. O; Cicero
Thomas, Laurinburg, N. O.. Oscar
Lee, Hamlet, N. O; Cert Henton,
Hamlet, N. O.; O.car Flowers, Lilies.
willie, N. O.; Rich Douglass, Bsnnetts.
Vile. 8. O.; May Douglass, Benefits
vile, 8. O.; Ivie Oxindine, Lum berton,
| N. O.; frank Soost, -; Jim Odom,
| Gibson, N. O.; Lizzie Bowman, Ham
let, N. c.; Perry Clark, Laurinburg
N. O., Mamie Lee. Hamlet, N. o.;
Ootavia Jackson, Hamleb, N. G; Jane
Stewart, Laurinburg; James Stewart,
Rockingham; Garry McNair, Laurin-
burg; E. A. Radley; Rockingham
June Rsdley, Rockingham.
The freight train was an extra and
was Bouthbound from Raleigh to Mon.
roe. Conductor Hunter Is not report
ed hurt and Engineer Bundy Ia very
slightly injured.
The mail train was No. A, running
from Charlotte, N. g., to Whining
ton. This train was in charge Of Con.
duotor John d. Bowen, formerly OF
Raleigh, and brother Of Capt. j. j.
Bowen Of the Southern Express comp
any here. He WIS slightly Injured
Engineer Frank Lewis OF Hamlet,
Fireman Thomas Hill of Hamlet, bag
gagemaster II. S. Byrd of Whining
ton and Porter Began Of Wadesboru
Of the Grew Of this Inflated train were
all killed. The baggage car and eight
cars OF the freight were derailed and
some of them piled upon other cars
and crushed to pieces.
Why the order was not given to the
passenger train at Rockingham is not
known, and will be in vestigated by the
superintendent OF the road. 1t is said
that the operator st Rockingham is an
experienced man and has been faith.
full and careful employe OF the company
for several years. When news Of the
disaster reached Raleigh Monday nlght
superintendent jerks went immedia.
tely to the scene. a train was made
up and the injured taken to Charlotte
as soon as they could be gotten from
the wreck. Caskets we're sent from
Raleigh and other points to Hamlet
and Rockington to receive the bodies
Of the dead.