Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-24
TWO KILLED IN WRECK At RALEIGH.
Norfolk g. Southern Train Runs into Switch
Engine with Fatal Results.

yesterday eVouluk aoouS o ~.
o'clock there was collision be.
tween incoming Norfolk & South.
ern passinger train No. II and a
switch engine near Glenwood, just
outside the city limits Of Ral-
eigh. which resulted in the death of
engineer ohm Smith, of the switch
engine, and fireman John Hodge,
of the passenger train, and almost
the complete destruction of both
engines. The accident occurred
on fill about three hundred
yards outside of Raleigh. The news
of Raleigh which resulted in the
city and in short time an i'm
mense crowd had gathered about
the scene. Lying not far from the
track was the body of engineer
Smith, with his head smashed to
an unrecognizable mass and the
right leg crushed off. The body
presented terrible sight and was
viewed with shuddsrs by hundreds
of people. Pinned between the
engine and tender of the passenger
train was fireman John Hodge,
with his legs crushed and scalded
by escaping steam. Bravely he
watched the frantic efforts of the
rescuers, as fer more than three
hours they labored trying to ex.
tricate him from the wreck, which
was accomplished about twenty
minutes passed eleven o'clock.
He was hurried to the hospital
but the shock and loss
of blood was too great q drain
upon him and death came t o
his relief shortly after reaching
the hospital.
Passenger train No II was for
ty. five minutes late yesterday ev-
ening. Engineer Smith, doubt
lsss thinking he had plenty of
time to ran his engine into the
siding, where it stays at night
started out to the switch. Whom
just outside the city limits and
within q quarter or three-eights of
a mile of the siding be met the
incoming passenger train.
1t is supposed that when Engi-
neer Smith saw the passenger he
reversed his engine just before the
crash, for the engine, minus the
cab, which had been completely
demolished, ran back towards the
city for about quarter of mile.
The body Of Mr.. Smith was found
few feet from the track in a
terribly mangled condition. his
head having been crushed to q
pulp and the left leg almost mash.
ed off. 1t is said that a piece Of
his skull almost as large as 8
mans hand was found near the
wreck this morning.
When the crash came, Fireman
john Hodge, of the passenger
train, was caught between the en-.
CINE and the tender, which was
grooved together by the terrible
force of the collision. Both legs
we're pinned fast the body appear
ing above the wreckage. The res
cuers used every means at theil
command to extricate him, while
hui dreds of people stood around
and watched the work, being un'
able to render assistance. An en-
CINE was sent from the yards ane
hitched to the wrecked locomo.
two and an attempt made to pul
it from the tender to release Mr.
Hodges imprisoned limbs. Tht
putting of the engine, the soune
Of axes and the hiss of the escap
ing steam created scene which
will linger long in the minds Of
those VINO wore present. Through
1t all Mr.. Hodges sat there dis
playing nerve and courage tha'
has seldom been witnessed aroune
here. His legs, besides being hor
ribly crushed, were almost roast
ed by the escaping steam.
After working for several hour
one leg was gotten free of tn
wreckage, but the other remained
fast. By chopping with axes, us
ing Jacks and the assistance of tn
wreoking crew, enough was clear
ed 80 that by trimming off por
tion of the flesh the other leg wa
extricated. The injured man wa
hurried to Rex Hospital but die
soon after arriving .-Rale1gl
Times, August 18th.
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