The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-02-10
RAILROAD WRECK.
Three Men Killed Much Property
:. DESTROYED.
The State of South Carolina.
AbbeyiIle County,

| - destroyed.
The State of South Carolina.
| Aboeville County.
J. e. Bailey. sworn, says:
The death OF Luther H. Nickles, Clyde
Moore ana David Beard was caused by .
head-On collision.
@. Where was that at? A. 1t was nearer
| TO Long Cane than Cana. Number OF trains
Secona No. 20 and Second No. 10. The CO! Is
lon was psyond the sde-track gong fiom
Abbeville to Greenwood. was on tram 10
ing by side track. My orders waa to meet St O.
ond 1s at Long Cans. SECOND III was 70 LAB y =
arrived at meeting when We passed. Second
No. 20 run by place where they should have
stopped. There is little short side track At
Cana, not sufficient to pass Second No. ID.
O What was result OF Wreck? A. Two
en- s lhes was torn up; several cars; three men
killed - names, Luther 81. Mic kles. Clyde
Moore and Dave Beard. Both trains, Second
ule. second NJ. 20 had the right Of way.
Neither one was sidetracked. Second No. 10
should have taken side track, and Second No.
Read aaye JSnes m she oH
ond No. %. This was done February End
about 9:4O o'clock.
@. What time was Second No. 10 dead
A. Second No. 10 was dead at 1877 p. m.
@. Who was engineer on train Second No.
l9? A. Clyde Moore.
Q. Who was fireman on train Second No.
1877 A. Luther II. Nickles.
David Beard was on Second No. 20.
| @. When did you realize there was prob
| ability Of being q wreck and what did you do
oTd seq hs ley was not IA hs sdn
applied the brakes from the rear. ~-.'
q. I understood yon TO say that You had Z,
oroers 10 meet at that siding. Why wa. y
A. The engineer run by; be has the control
OF the pulling power OF train. W M Jones
q. Did Mr.. Jones blow for any signals7 A.
he blew q meeting signal.
Q. Did You answerP A. Yes.
@. By what right we're you expecting TO
meet Second No. 1872 A. By train orders: :!
Q. Did you have ave any non-sir cars next to
q. About what rate Of speed were you run
ming when collision took place? A. About
two 10 six miles an hour.
couldn't see them, but they evidently were
O. Did you ali stop at the siding at all ?
@. Why not? AsI stated before, the en-.
giheer run by and he had control Of 1t.
@. Did the engineer assist In stopping the
train after the air had been app!ieda A. He
e. NJ. Bailey, sworn, Gays:
@. What position did You occupy on that
q. Where was you at when this oolliiion
took placer A. In the cab. \ - ~
@; Who was the conductors, "A. J. e.
q. Which had the right OF way. Second
No. 10 or Second No. 2o7 A. We had a meet
order there. ',H +
Q. Was that at Canas A. No. at Long
q. What was the result OF that meeting t.
A. Second No. 20 ran by meeting point."
@. Where did you meet Second No. l9f A.
quarter of mile north OF Long Cane. ::
Three men Killed named Luther Il NIckles,
Clyde Moore aad Dave Beard.
O. Mr.. Bailey, is 1t rules OF the Railroad
for the nagman to see the orders? A. They
should read them TO me. !,
@. Did you see orders? A. No. he did
not read orders, but told me that we meet
Second No. 10 at Long Cane. =
County. - :
w. M. Jones, eworn, says:
O. You was engineer on what train? A.
was engineer on Second No. %. had meet
order on leaving Shops with Second NO, ID at
shops. / though ht II must be about tne thai
Second No. 10 was dead on schedule. Com
sulting my time gard and watch, and found
that they were dead on the schedule at Long
Cane at 1917 p. M: I passed Long Cane Io3s
p m. according to my watch. Didn't fnd
Second No. Is at Long Cane, and az they was
dead on the schedule (lO eleven minutes. ac-
oordipg 10 my watch, had no right 10 stop
and the result was met them north OF Long
Cane. After the accident met: Conductor
Bailey, my conductor, end made the remark
TO him that Second No. 10 was dead on sched-
ule. He said not. I told him that they
were, because they we're dead at Long Cane
1927 p. m. Then we compared time, and
found that my watch was . hour ahead OF
his The result ofthe collision was that three
men killed and damage OF property. The
men were: Clyde Moore, l.. 81. Nlckles and
Dave Beard
J. A. Nickics, sworn. says:
O. Mr.. Nlckles state what capacity you
hold on Seaboard Air Line X. Rs A. Con-
O.. When was accident. A. Feb. End. in
AbbeviIle county, at s.SS p. m.. at the 1871
mile post.
q. What was your orderss A. Ny orders
about II hours 20 minutes late.
Q. Did you get orders at wood? A;
I got orders at Green wood TO meet Second
meet Second 20 at Shops. When was ready
TO leave Greenwood, my meet at shops was
annulled. and give me meet orders with Sec
ond No. 3U at Long Cane. left Greenwood ct
a. i loHs ms
collision at i27 l.2 mile post, the results OF
this collision Engineer Clyde Moore. FIRE:
was killed. do not know why Second No.
20 passed Long Cane holding meet order
with me at that place.
PHYSICIANS CERTIFICATES
DR.. C. G. Gambrell, sworn, says
I am practicing physician and was called
to wreck at Cana siding. Abbeville county,
Tuesday night, Feb. I'd, '09, about II O'Clock.
I examined the dead bodies OF Clyde Moore
and Luther Nickles. Mr.. Moore came to bis
death from broken neck with other slight
bruises on the body. Mr. Luther Nickies
death was the result Of fractured and lace
rated left arm, and both legs, as we'll as other
bruises over the body.
David Beard-The lower part OF body from
thoraX was burned into q crisp; one arm
burned up and wound In right side OF FORE
head.
L. q. Nickles-Body badly mutilated; left
foot cut off. also left arm: chest crushed; left
arm mashed into pulp.
Clyde eMoore-Neck broken and chest orush-
ed. g. A. Neuher, NJ. D.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
We the undersigned jurors find that L. 81.
Nickles' and Clyde Moore's death was caused
by head on collision on 8. A. L. February 2,
1909, near Long Cane, Abbeville county.
X. G. Philson, Foreman.
M. B. Reese,
G. N. Hamlin,
James Taggart,
j. M. Seal,
7. L. Clark.