The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-13
ELEVEN we're KILLED
THREE WRECKS OCCUR on
THREE DIFFERENT ROADS.
Eleven People Lose Their Lives and
"a Great Many Are Injured in the
Wrecks.

In a head-on collision in the Will
mington yards of the Atlantic Soast
Line Friday night between an in
coming passenger train from Fay
etteville. \. c., and relief engine
being sent out from the shops to the
assistance of train disabled on an
other division, H. B. Goodnight, a
foreman Of the Wilmington shops; in
charge of the relief engine, and J. B.
Williams, engineer, and his fireman,
Borden Branch, white, all Of Will
mington, were instantly killed. The
fireman Of the relief engine is miss
ing and is believed to be buried in
the debris A score or more passen-
gers on the incoming train were bad
lv shake up but none seriously injur-
ed. Responsibility for the wreck has
not been placed.
Four Killed and Nine Hurt.
Four persons were killed and nine
injured, six o. them seriously, when
passenger train No. 4 of the Georgia
railroad, which left Atlanta at mid
night, collided head-on with a freight
train three miles from Social Circle,
Ca, on Saturday morning just before
daylight. Three negro men and one
negro woman were killed
Officials of the road stated that the
wreck resulted from the overlooking
Of standing orders for freight trains
to take siding at Rutledge station,
between Augusta and Social Circle,
and thus give the passenger train the
right Of way.
The bodies OF the four negroes who
were killed are buried in the wreck
age and so far efforts to remove them
have failed. They were pinned under
the negro coach, which was telescop-
ed by the baggage car.
The two locomotives, telescoped by
the force Of the impact Of the coils
ion, were. practically demolished.
The first class passenger coach and
the Pullman sleepers remained on
the track and while some Of the
sleeping passengers were copsidera-
bly, shaken up, none OF them were
injured.
Four Killed and Scores Hurt.
Four persons were killed and near
iy three score injured Friday night
at Redwood bridge, two miles west
Of West Lebanon, Ind, by the derail-
ne2t Of the Continental Limited
train, westbound, on the Wabash
railroad. All the cars left the rails
ard some of them turned over. A
broken rail is said to have caused
the accident.
The train was going towards st.
Louis and passengers were preparing
&c eat dinner as the train approach
cd the Redwood bridge near the II
linois State line Without jolt at
first, the whole train seemed to
swerve to one side. and then the
choaches rolled, collapsed and piled
un alongside the track. The baggage
and mail cars suffered the most.
Nearly every passenger was hurt
BY the rolling over Of the cars. Those
persons in the coaches that were
crushed suffered severe injuries. One
or two we're killed instantly. Others
we're pinned down or splintermtDpft
were pinned down by seats or splin-
tered timbers. The u1injured drag
ged the injured from the overturned |
cars. with the exception OF those who |
could not be eXtricated until derricks
arrived
Along the snowy banks Of the river
fires were kindled 70 keep the women
and children warm. Residents OF |
Nest lebanon and Redwood cross-j
ing hurried to the wreck with hot !,
coffee and bandaces for the wounded. !