The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-12
-FOUR MEN KILLED.;
OTHERS INJURED.
Train Dashes Into Open.
Switch Carrying Death
and Destruction.
NEGLIGENT MEN
EFFECT ESCAPE
Passenger Engineer is Horribly
Mangled and Buried Beneath .
Overturned Coal Under
Tender Telegraph
Operator Badly
Scalded.
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GREENSBORO. ". c.. Febr,,ary n
This morning at o'clock. as Express No.
o. horthoound While at the western
limit OF the shifting yards. one mile west
OF the passenger station, was approa hing
at nfteen miles an hour, 1t ran into an
open switch and crashed into a shifting
engine STANDING ono hundred yards off.
waiting for the main lire train 10 paas
and killed outright Engineer VIII seIl,r.
and Fireman Charlie Johnson. Of the
shifting engine, and Owen NoryelI cnsiz
heer OF the passenger and express. the
latter being not only Killed, but horribly
mangled. When found he was buried
beneath the overturned coal, nnder the
tender. Simpson Newman conductor OF
the yard engine. died two hours later.
William BAILEY. young telegraph opera
tor was terribly scaided and otherwise
injured, and Fireman w NJ sparger. 81
Mount Airy, On tho passenger train. was
badly injured. None OF the passengers
were injured.
Another engine and crew being speedily
provided, the train sped on Its way north
leaving the awful scene of destruction and
death behind. News OF the wreck was
soon communicated to physicians. and
many went out to administer to the
wounded tra!nmen. They were brought
to the city hospital and have been i'm
proving, the latest news being that they
will recover.
Sparger's Narrow Escape.
Fireman Sparger. OF Mount Airy es-
mad IasI y. tat,, In
tender Just az the train numbered into
the open switch. Engineer Norvell, seeing
death in front, thought to shout to iiim
to jump, and being where he could do So
Sparger leaped and was saved, though
terribly bruised and lacetated by the fall
All the Others Of the dead and injured
gave Engineer Norvel reside in Green's
boro and have families
Norvell lived NJ Monroe, where his BODY
WAS shipped on the Sunday evening train.
The dead bodies were taken TO Poolc's
undertaking establishment and prepared
for burial. TWO or the four bodies were
terribly r1ansled the head of one OF
them being split nearly in two, and one
of the heads being entirely severed from
the body.
The two engineers We're not extricated
from the engines until 3 o'clock, being
literally pinned in between the closely
locked engines. Neither left the track.
but were literally welded together. In
obedience 10 rules, Engineer Sellers. o.
the shifting engine, WAS out in front OF
ii. holding his hat over the headlight.
waiting for "a to pass 1t was speeding
north on one of the two tracks. the shifter
being on the parallel track waiting to
come out.
Turner Welfare and Lawrence Malcolm.
switchnen, are said to have neglected
closing it or putting on the lights. When
the engineer OF 81 saw he was off, the
emergency was applied, but was useless.
The shifter was knocked ninety feet
down the track, both engines were torn
completely clear of pilots and locked
together. solid iron against solid iron.
and the tender of the passenger was
hurled on top OF an express coach be-
hind.
Negligent Employees Disappear.
Realizing the terrible result of their
neglect. and fearing arrest. switchmen
Malcolm and Welfare have disappeared
and cannot be located. A warrant for
their arrest was sworn out this afternoon,
hut officers have failed to find them.
The two dismantled engines were hitched
together and brought to the tracks OF the
passenger yard limit at noon, and large
crowds have visited the scene all the
afternoon viewing the evidences of the
tragic event. and the tremendous shock.
which completely shattered the two iron
monsters. while bringing death to SO
many faithful men.
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