The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-02-28
twelve PEOPLE killed
IN RAILROAD WRECK
RI.ANE PLACED BY INVESTIGA.
TORS ON FLAGMAN
Fetal Rear-End Collision of Passen-
gerTrains on Southern Railway
Near Columbia ON Monday

Columbia, Feb. 25.-Twelve dead
and 81 injured. some of them SER
iously, as the result of a rear-end
fcollision at 2:4O this afternoon be-
tween two Southern railway passen-
ger trains one mile south of Frost,
a small station six and one-half
miles from Columbia on the Colum-
bia-Greenville line. OF the dead, ten
were killed instantly and two died in
! the hospital here about O'Clock to-
night
The cause OF the wreck is debat-
able. claim railroad officials. All of
the dead are white men, with the ex-
ception of one white woman. or the
white passengers wounded ten were
women and "a men. Three negro
men were hurt. Those instantly kill
ed:
| List of Dead
Albert Atteas, travelling man,
Brooklyn, N. Y, identified by Elks'
card from Brooklyn Lodge No. %.
Has letters in his possession address,
ed to him at Ills Lady street, Colum-
bia, S. C.
J. b. Marshall, travelling man, An
derson, identified by letters, one Of
which was from his son, E. w. Mar
shall, Greenwood.
M. A. Leaman, travelling man.
Greenwood. identified by letters from
various wholesale houses.
p. Frank Baxter, contractor and
undertaken, Newberry.
Garrah NJ. Pethel, Kanapolis, N. c.,
identified by Horace H. Early, with
whom the dead men rode from new
berry.
w. w. Richardson. travelling man.
Armour Fertilizer Works. Atlanta.
identified by letters.
Otis Baggott Brodie, Wagner, S.
c.. identified by letters, visiting cards
and Furman University class ring,
"A. B. 1917"
]. p. Matthias, no address; identi-
fed by name of bill container.
H. l.. Ivester, Ware Shoals. S. c.,
identified by travelling card from
Ware Shoals Masonic Lodge No. sos.
Joe F. Meats, Mollohon Mill, New
berry; identified by letter addressed
to him in care Of Walter Cromer, Par
ker street. Newberry. and marks on
clothing.
Those who have died in the hos
pital since:
| w. c. Tomlinson. travelling man,
423 Fayetteville Avenue, Raleigh, N.
C.
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Johnson, Colum-
bia. S. c.
The Injured
The injured are as follows:
Mrs. M. c. Killingsworth, Pomaria,
both feet and lower limbs bruised; !;
badly shaken up.
Mrs. Melvin Robertson. ST. Mat
thews, probably broken ribs and
bruised about the face.
Mrs. J. w. Shuler, ST. Matthews,
bruised about the head and chest !;
badly shaken up.
Joe Ropp, student, 2OO9 Hampton
street, Columbia, lad cash on left
side OF head and bruises about the
body
j. y. Meredith conductor, right leg
fractured below knee.
w. X. Ruff. planter Fairfield Coun-
~. left leg, left hand and left hip
bruised.
j. H. Brown, planter. Westminis-
ter. right leg fractured, and bruises
on head.
i J. c. Franklin, travelling salesman,
Remington Arms Company, Ander-
son, bruised about head and should
ers.
w. S. Bonner, cotton mill inspector
State Department of Agriculture, Co.
lumbia. bruised about shoulder and
both hips.
John G. Kelly. farmer. Holly HILL
both legs crushed.
H. NJ. Morr son, Union News Com
pany, Greenville. left leg fractured.
J. c. McAllister, carpenter. Green.
wood. bruised on left hip, left knee
and head.
Robert e. Leavell, travelling sales
man. Newberry. bruised on shoulder
and chest.
r. Anderson. broker. back sprainet
: and right hand mangled.
w. c. Davies. Walnut street, Dover
: O., right leg fractured and left hill
, dislocated.
+. A. NJ. Kirby. planter. Princeton, lef
leg fractured.
: F. B. Long. engineer OF train AZ
r two ribs b1 ken.
Mrs. JIius Smith. 1902 Elmwood
itr,iumbia. scalp wound.
= E. c. Black, Glendale, Spartanburj
County news butcher scaln cuts