The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-03

Tribe were appointed to accompany
the remains to Chaplin, in the eapaci-
ties stated:
| Escort For Deceased Member.
Rev. W. C. Kelly, young Bouknight's
pastor, who conducted the funeral
exercises over his body, the funeral
exercises over the body Of young Will
liams being conducted by his pastor,
tie Rev. J. F. Magill
Honorary Pail Bearers-Cannon G.
Blease, prophet; O. 0. Smith, sachem;
R. P. Franklin, senior sycamore; B.
B. Leitzsey. junior sycamore; Otto
Klettner. chief Of records; P. F.
Baxter, keeper Of wampum; E. L.
Rodelsperger, deputy great sachem.
Marshall. H. Chappell.
Active Pail Bearers-Van Smith,
James Caldwell, J. N. Guin, J. L.
Williams, H. C. Bouknight, Mason
Wright
Honorary Pail Bearers from the
Council of Pocahontas-Miss Annie
Mae Chappell, Mrs. S. A. Attaway,
Mrs. C. A. Bouknight, Mrs. Rebecca
Rikard. Miss Viola Rikard, Miss An
ME Bouknight, Miss Jessie Coleman,
Miss Lizzie Clamp, Miss Katie Spence,
Miss Bertha Metts.
Courtesy Of The c., N. & L.
Messrs. Blease & Dominick, who
represent the Columbia, NeEberry
and Laurens Railroad company in
Newberry, were in communication
with President Childs on Sunday af-
ternoon and arranged With him to offer
to take the bodies of the young men to
Chaplin, and to take the fathers and
mothers and brothers and sisters Of
the young men, and the pail bearers
and honorary escort from Bergell
Tribe and Cateechee Council, free Of
cost. In making this offer at
the meeting on Sunday evening Mr..
Blease stated that, while the railroad
in no way felt itself responsible for
the death Of the young men, looking
upon it as an accident which no hu-
man foresight could have prevented,
vet the railroad officials, as did ev-
erybody else regretted the unfortunate
tragedy deeply, and in accordance
with his suggestion President Chllds
had readily consented to. the arrange
ment which he had suggested.
Orders Escorted Remains to Train.
The members of Bergell Tribe and
of Cateechee Council met in their hall
at 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning,
and accompanied the remains to the
train in body.
In addition to the relatives and
pail bearers and escort, a number OF
the friends of the two young men ac-
companied the remains to Chaplin. E..
The families declined to accept the
offer Of the c., n. & L.
The courtesy of the railroad, how
ever, was accepted and appreciated
by the representatives of the two Or
ders, who accompanied the remains.
Southern Returned to Newberry.
The Southern train was just pass
ing or had just passed as the young
men were struck by the other train,
the young men having just got out
Of the way of the Southern. Just
after the train had passed two pas
sengers on the rear coach OF the
Southern saw the two young men ly-
ing by the side of the track, and they
also saw negro between the two
tracks. It appears that negro who
was a passenger on the Southern had
lost his hat, his hat having blown
off at about that point, and he had
attempted to jump off the train to get
his hat, and had fallen. The two pas
sengers thought the Southern train
had killed the two young men and also
the negro, and Informed the conductor
Of what they had seen. By this time
the Southern had reached Helena.
Thinking the Southern had killed the
: three parties, the conductor of the
Southern train brought his train back
to the union station at Newberry.
After learning that the tragedy was
on the other road the Southern pro-
ceeded on its way.
The negro who jumped off the
Southern train was not hurt.
Second Tragedy of Kind.
!, Ii was very near this same spot
some months ago that negro, Elbert
Brown, was killed in almost exactly
the same manner. He Was walking
along the Southern track when he saw
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