Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-01

ing way Of the trestle, about fifty feet
high, over Hooper's creek. precipitat-
ing three freight cars and three pas
senger cars and baggage car. into
the gully below.
i Mr.sJohn s. James of Yorkville, was
one OF the passengers on the Inflated
train, being on his way home from
Lancaster. He escaped without injury
other than a pretty severe shaking W.,
and when seen by the reporter yester-
day morning, gave an interesting and
comprehensive account of his experl-
ence.
"We were running along at a pretty
slow rate, not more than fifteen miles
an hour, and possibly not as much as
ten," said Mr.. James, when we felt q
severe jolting and crashing in front
followed shortly by the derailment OF
our own car, which was the last one
The car jolted along the cross ties fol
twenty or thirty feet, and then went
off. settling at a dangerous angle; but
in position that left but little difficult
iy about getting out. which we did as
soon as we could.
Both the other passenger cars had
fallen from the top of the trestle, and
were lying on the ground in front OF
us, under piles of timber and other de-
bris. There was not a soul in sight
from either car, and except for the
shouts and cries to be heard, It SEEM
ed that everybody might have been
killed. There were only men and boys
in our car. and while some of them
were pretty badly bruised and shaken
up, all were able and willing to go to
the assistance of the people in the 9TH
er cars. The next car to ours was filled
with women and children. and the cal
lay In such a position that none OF
them could get out. The passengers In
the other car were also Imprisoned by
the position in which the car was lying
and the wreckage. The engine and
tender had gotten across to the Chester
side In safety before the trestle fell in
Everybody at once went to work res
cuing passengers. and we kept at 1t for
nearly two hours, until there was moth
ing further we could do. Every woman
and child on the train was more or less
seriously hurt and many of them were
helpless They had to be literally car
ried up the railroad bank"
A negro brakeman, named Elijah
Heath. was the only person killed on
the spot; hut v. II. Craft, travelling
salesman from Anderson, died shortly
after his removal to Chester, and there
were reports here yesterday morning
of several more deaths. l.s.r. ..,it,f.
The more seriously wounded were
hurried to Chester, and the other pas
sensers were taken back to the local
stations from which they had started
many Of them to Lancaster. 1t is
stated that altogether there were about
100 people on the train. many of them
being on their way to Chester to wit
ness a game of baseball. The list of
injured, as published in the Charlotte
Observer of yesterday morning, is as
follows: "ta
Lusk Marion, Richburg: ]. M. Ma
dra, Lancaster: e. ]. Hdnson, I.ancas-
ter; c. v. Pratt, Lancaster; s. r. Hope.
Mullins; Thos. Beatty. Lancaster: u.
A. Cauthen and wife, Richburg: F.. M.
Simpson, Richburg; Mr.. and Mrr.
Charley Williams and five children.
Corpus Christi, Tex: T. ]. Kelly, Ker-
Lawn: Carl Turner, Fort Lawn; Clifton
Ferguson Fort Lawn: M. w. Roddey.
Fort avn: A. II. Trainman, Colum-
bia: Rov Clifton. Fort Lawn: Fl. ely
burn wilson. Lancaster: A. B.. Oxford.
Edgemont. N. c.: s. w. Mcdaniel.
Edgemont, N. c.; DR.. r. C., Brown.
Lancaster: w. K. Hinnant. Bascom-
Vile: T. r. Hickland, Richland: DR..
frank Key, lancaster: T. J. Orr. Rich
burg: James Goodwin. Richburg: j. w.
Philips. Chester: Wash Cloud. colored;
Richburg: Fred Latham, colored, Ian
caster: C. H. Turner, Fort Lawn: j.
w. DYE. BascomvilIe: B. F. Roberts.
Macon Ca: Martha Marion, Richhurg:
Lula Martin. Richburg; Lewis Saun-
ders. Chester; o. w. Brady, Exon, N.
C.: ]. P. Yandle. Chester: William A.
Cureton. Fort Lawn: Carrie Sad'er.
Rock Hill: Maggie Sadler. Rock Hill:
John Taylor Richburg: ]. H. Halle.
Atlanta, Ga; W.. M. Greene, lancaster:
T. H. Melton. Richburg: Jim Good
win, Richburg: E. w. Gibson, Rich
burg: Johnny Jones. Chester.
Asked as to the probable cause of
the wreck, Mr.. James said he could not
say with certainty. He had understood
that the railroad people claimed 1t was
because a freight car had jumped the
track; hut as to this he was not GER
tain. Among the broken timbers OF
the trestle he had noticed some that
were unsound: this fact impressed him
IA ther more than the other reasons as :
ejpped