The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-02
TRAIN ROLLS DOWN
ANEMBANKMENTON
SEABOARO.0NED DEAD
Carolina Football Team in
the Wreck and Assist
in Rescue
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
is NOT YET KNOWN
Engine, Mail Car and Two
Express Cars Leave Track
While Passenger Cars
Not Disturbed

The Dead--L. Il. Pegrar. ex-
press messenger, Of Hamlet. n.
&.
The injurcd-Tbonras A. Will
liasms, express messenger. of
North Carolina, left hip br"kcn.
Engineer ". W Tighc, OF Raleigh.
". c.. slight cut and bruised.
Abbott. express messenger. Of
North Carolina. cut and bruised.
Wallace Stevens. col0red, fireman.
leg bruised and may be hurt in
terIaaiiy.
Running at rate Of forty rnilee
an hour. train No sc, OF the Sea-
board Air Line railway. was wrecked
al o'clock yesterday afternoon one
mile south Of Rawlings, n. c., near
Mckenney, about fifty-three miles
south Ct Richmond. the engine. two
express and one mail car being over
turned. and one man being killed
outright sssssa threesetaaers 5arsei, @
Authorities OF the railway company
stated last night that 1T had not been
determined shat caused the accident,
but It is' said that the roadbed was
new and 1t Ia supposed that the rails
s.t.rs,at. causing the tga Inc Jump
the track and carry three cars with
IL. The train carried several passen-
ger coaches and several pullmans.
rome of which left the track. None of
ftte passengers WAS injured. and were
made aware or the accident only by
the jar of the sudden stop as the
giant engine leaped into the air and
rolled down the embankment. turning
over twice. IT was said. in its plunge,
Down Embankment.
The mail car. attached just behind,
and tn. two express cars following.
vent with the engine. the express
>ars turning completely over. while
the mali car was partially overturned
L. l.. Pegraul. an express messenger
Nas killed outright He was IN the
first express car. Thomas A. Will
iisnis and another express messenger
named Abbott were also injured. nut
not seriously Engineer Tighe aud
his coiored fireman. Wallace Stevens
were thrown clear of the cab az the
engine burst from the rails and ca
reened downward for its fatal plunge
The engineer fell on soft ground anG
was partly stunned He picked him
self up, and finding that ne was not
seriously hurt, looked for his fireman.
,tstsetts rad been thrown into the top
of tree He was badly hurt about
The right leg, and it was found at
forwards that he was probably inter-
-ftfttty SHlGrTf1s
AS the train came 10 a sudden
stands;ill the conductor. W. NJ
Whitehurst. of 1891 West Grace street,
this city jumped from the train and
ran forward 10 meet a scene of Wild
disorder and confusion. His firs,
thought was for the passengers. and,
seeing that none of them was hurt.
he went over the scene Of the wreck
and gave aid to the injured. Pegram
was past all aid As soon as possible
his body was removed from the over
turned car and laid apart on the en-
hankment.
In the last coach were the mem
bers OF the University of North Caro-
lima football team. on their way TO
play Georgetown university here this
afternoon With them was Travelling
Passenger Agent Max Levin. The
football men. twenty-one strong, with
Canfain TiIIett in charge. immedi-
ately eel themselves TO work TO aid
In the rescue, and performed vaiaable
work. They dragged the two injured
exuress messengers from their car
and aided in solacing the frightened
ns~senrers
One ~ the crew was sent back to
Paintings from where the railway
.m.,aia g., p;chmora wnre rotif,ed
az thr accident SUPERINTENDENT J. n.
WE tr,r,ediate,v raye orders To have
: snecia, train made mn. ana with a
I'M can,n,emept ~ phvsicians who
wsrn nmrr,adiv asked 10 20 Ia the
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