The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-16

locate his people in Greenville, but
on Friday morning his father was
located at Gafney. Whether he had
any other people is not known. The
body was shipped on Saturday to
Greenville.
The following was, the testimony
before the coroner's jury:
Joe Lawrence, the man who was
walking on the track with Berry
when the accident occurred, testified
as follows: We were walking on the
railroad track from Columbia. There
was an engine just passed over the
other track. We were watching it
and paying no attention to the train
on the track we were on. Next thing
I knew the porter and young man
had hold Of me. I was on the left
hand SIDE. Berry was in the middle
or on the crossties, [ don't know
which. His name was Logan, Berry
We were walking.
Joe x Lawrence.
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" A. P. Rice, ;trainmaster Of the c..
N. & L., who was on the train at the
time, testified as follows: Was on c..
N. & L. train No. 50 coming up. Be-
fore accident happened saw Southern
freight. 1t was standing still. Just
after we passed engine Of freight ]
felt the air brakes applied and the
train came to sudden stop Thought
air hose had burst. Got off in a few
minutes and saw others going back
Hurried out and got there as Mr.
Lawrence was being lifted up by por-
ter and others not known to me. Saw
dead man lying out on ground; went
to him and saw he was dead. Engine
blew below there for road crossing;
not positive about hearAg any but
that.
A. P. Rice.
D. McCrany, the engineer on train
No. 81, testified as follows: Was en-
gineer. on train No. 81 on the c., N.
& L. road yesterday. After coming
out Of part Of last curve between 50
and 80 mile posts I saw two men
walking on The track with backs to-
ward engine, at a point 80 feet in
front of engine They were coming
toward Newberry-same direction as
the engine was coming. I sounded
danger signal and applied emergency
brakes, and it looked like both Of
them would get off, as one Of them
looked back; they had ample time to
do so. Train stopped $50 yards from
point of accident. Injured parties
were looked after. There was no OBJ
struction to obscure their view from
either road. Signal was blown for
road crossing, which was 200 yards
below there.
D. McCrany.
T. ". Hornsby, the fireman on No
81, testified: Was firing engine when
I heard danger signal sounded. When
I looked out saw two men on track;
saw one man look back, but be did
not have time to get off track before
engine struck him. I did not see but
one man hit by engine, but when ]
looked back saw two men lying in
ditch. I heard danger signal.
49, Thos. ". Hornsby.
W. G.. Webb, conductor Oh No. 50,
testified: Was conductor on No. 50
train for Greenvilie yesterday. Nov.
H., 1908. Was sitting in rear car
talking. to deputy sheriff of Green
vile. Heard all road-erossing sig
mails blown, when my attention Was
attracted, by application Of emergency
brakes. Train was stopped by Engi-
neer McCrany and backed up within
short distance of scene of accident.
In looking at the point Of accident We
found the body of Mr.. Logan Berry III
the ditch, it being taken out by Mr..
Caldwell and my porter. There were
two laps Of tongue and he passed
away. Everything was done that hu-
man skill was known to avoid The
killing and to care for the injured.
This happened at los p. N. The bell
of the engine was being rung as we
crossed over the crossing.
W. G. Webb,
Conductor 81.