Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-04-29
TWO ARE DEAD
RAN INTO A HAND CAR


Carmichael and David Lewis Out
right, and Causing Injury to Three
a Other Persons, All OF Whom Were
on the Hand Carr
A special dispatch from Mullins
to The State says Thursday night
about 10 o'clock news reached the
city of the awful wreck Of the log
ging crew employed by the Mullins
Lumber Company, Messrs. H. o. and
8. HI. Schoolfield, proprietors. The
physicians OF the town were hastily
summoned and kilograms were sent
to Marion for others. The news
soon spread and many citizens hast
ened to the scene to render such aid
as they could.
The accident happened about two
miles northeast of Mullins and was
caused by misunderstanding OF or
ders. The mill keeps crew OF about
six men. In the woods and these
usually are the last OF the working
force to leave for the night, when
they return on the hand car. Inc
engine usually makes three loads Qi
logs from the woods each. day, but
owing to an unavoidable delay tue
third trip was after dark.
The woods crew under Foreman A.
O. Smith waited for the engine and
finally decided that as 1T was so
late the engineer had abandoned his
last trip and set out for town. On
the hand car were six men, Mr
James Carmichael and Mr.. A. u
Smith and Davied Lewis, Walter
James, Delaware Murray and Jim
Spain. colored. Mr. Carmichael was
sitting on the front of the car. Inc
road being very bad at that section
and the hour late the hands VINO
were at the crank were working hard
and the car was rapidly moving
along. The engine. in charge oil
Engineed Rhoades, was backing down
for the woods with 8 empty flats
when 1t likewise was endeavoring to
make up lost time.
There was no light on the cars
as the engine was backing. 1t was
dark and the noise Of the hand car
made ii impossible for the men tc
notice the danger until 1T was upon
them. or the six men only one, Jim
Spain, escaped unhurt. and. MS es-
cape was nothing short of miracle,
Spain said that he jumped Just as
the cars came together, the fiat car
striking his foot. AS quickly as pos
sible he ran over to where his COM
rades lay buried under the Kreek-
age.
The first one he reached was James
Carmichael He picked him ap In
his arms and saw that he wasfdead
He was rushed and mangle4 fear
fully. Mr. Carmichael's neck arms
and legs were broken and was other
wise disfgured. He then went to
Mr.. Smith, who had a broken leg
and was internally injured Dave
Lewis, colored, was crusls6 Inter
naliY ana Udu all
is died soon after the laccident.
Walter James, colored, hada broken
leg and other injuries.
Delaware Murray. also colored,
received some painful. IL hot fatal,
injuries In the side and arr, Every
thing possible was done fr the sur
vivors. The Messrs. Schtlfield per-
sonaly attended TO their beds. Much
sympathy is expressed fot these gen
tlemen as they seem toiregret the
accident so much. TheiTwives have
also ministered to the @nts of the
sufferers all day and al much af-
fected.
To just what extent tr. Smith is
injured is not known Physicians
have been with him confantly since
the accident and have Hone all in
theiI power to relieve hB sufferlngs
Mr.. Carmichael was buried this
afternoon at 3 o'clock ut Miler's
cemetery.
Just two weeks ago yesterday Mr..
Carmichael was married to Miss Sa-
die Oliver, of Marion, hnd to tn
young bride the tenderesi sympathies
of the community go OFT. She has
not lacked for attention and con-
dolence. for hundreds of friends have
mingled their tears whh hers over
the sad fate which befell the noble
young man to whom she had plighted
her faith and love just two weeks
ago to the day. She returned to her
former home in Marion, accompanied
by her father, sister and brother.
Mr.. Carmichael was a very popular
young man, which was manifested
by the large concourse of friends who
attended the funeral. which was per-
haps the largest assemblage ever
gathered for like occasion in this
section.
Bryan VIII Speak.