The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-03
4 HORRIBLE DOUBLE
TRAGEDY ON SUNDAY
TWO YOUNG MEN KILLED BY
PASSENGER TRAIN.
Charlie Williams and Ernest Bouk-
night Struck by c., N. & L. Pas
senger Train No. So.

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Southern railway, On which they were
walking, Charlie Williams and En-
nest Bouknight, two young men, en-
ployees Of the Newberry Cotton Mills,
stepped on the parallel track Of the
Columbia. Newberry and Laurens road
Immediately in front Of a passenger
train approaching them from the rear.
and were struck and killed opposite
the residence of Mr.. NJ. N. Satter-
white, about fifty yards below the
jCline street crossing, and about three
hundred yards above the union sta
ton, shortly after three o'clock on
Sunday afternoon.
The young men were walking down
the Southern railway track from
Helena to Newberry, and had just
passed the Cline street crossing when
they saw the Southrn passenger train
No. IL, bound from Columbia to
Greenville, approaching them. This
train, which is due in Newberry at
2.47. was about thirty minutes late.
At the point where they saw the train
approaching, the tracks Of the South
ern railway and Of the Columbia,
Newberry and Laurens railway are
parallel and very close together.
Seeing the Southern passenger ahead
of them, the young men stepped over
on the track Of the Columbia, New
berry and Laurens railway. Almost
Immediately after they had got on the
c., n. and L. track, with their faces
toward Newberry, they were struck
from the rear by the Columbia, New
berry and Laurens passenger No. So,
bound from Laurens to Columbia.
Train Close on Them.
Shortly above the Cline street
crossing the c., n. and L. track makes
sharp curve, and it is impossible to
see a train for any distance up the
track. The train, however, was on
the young men almost Immediately at
ter they had stepped upon the c., N.
and L. track. The engineer states
that he had given the signal for the
crossing, and that he blew the warn
ing signal and applied the emergency
brakes as soon as he saw the young
men, but that it was human imposs1-
bility to stop the train before it
struck them, after they stepped upon
the track.
Both young men were horribly man
gled. Williams was instantly killed,
and Bouknight lived but short time
afterwards.
The body of young Williams, and
young Bouknight, with barely the
breath of life in him, were brought
to the undertaking parlors Of Mr.. P,
F. Baxter. AS stated Bouknight llged
only a very short while. s
Inquest Today. :
On account Of the fact that young
Bouknight had not yet died while the
train was in Newberry, but that there
was no possibility Of saving his Life,
it was decided to let the train go on
to Columbia and to bring the crew
back to Newberry for the inquest.
After the death of Bouknight two ju-
ries Of inquest were empanelled, and
the bodies were viewed and the testi-
mony Of DR.. J. K. Glider and a part
of the testimony of Jno. Andrew Sat-
I'terwhite, the only eye witness except
the egineer and fireman was taken. Inc
inquest was then adjourned until this
morning at s o'clock.
The young men had just begun their
vacation of two weeks out OF the
Newberry Cotton Mills. Both bore
verv excellent regulations in the COM
munity and had many friends. Neither
was married. The former homes OF
both were at Chaplin, where their bod
les were taken for lnterment on the
c., n. and L. train which left New
berry at Sat o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
Mr.. Williams was son of Mr.. T..
P. Williams. He was aged about Il
years, and was an active member OF
Bergell Tribe, No. "a, Improved Or
der of Red Men, and Of Cateechee
Council, No. 4, Degree of Poeahontas'
Young Bouknight was son OF Mr.:
E. R. Bouknight. He was about II
years Of age.
Red Men and Pocahontas Meet.
A joint meeting of Bergell Tribe
and of Cateechee Council was held on
Sunday evening at eight o'clock to
select pail bearers and an escort OF
honor for the remains Of Mr.. Will
liams, their departed brother. The