The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-05-14
Many Others Injured When Rail
Spreads Near Camp
Jackson.
FOUR NORTH CAROLINIANs
Others Who Lost Lives Were
From Arkansas and Tennes-
see-Had Just Entrained for
Camp Sewer.

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~ssS -dmbfa, S. c., May 13.-Eight
esfVers were killed and 26 injured
!Swnef wooden passenger coach
rrying members Of the 321st infan-
By Jumped a trestle at Camp Jack
son Friday morning. The soldiers
2ad just entrained for Camp Sewer
WGreenville and the train was pull
out of camp at very low rate of
bed.
s, 1T approached a trestle a big
XstdA coach struck a speading rail.
TN hurled the wooden coaches i'm
Ineaiately in front down the en-
bankment. ~
Reports from the cantonment
were that all of the injured were
resting well, although four were so
seriously hurt that they might die.
A military inquiry into the cause
OF the wreck was begun by board
headed by Lieutenant Colonel Hal
steadt of the 321st infantry, Eighty
first division, to which all OF the
dead soldiers were attached. All of
the dead were privates.
List OF Casualties.
The official list of the dead and in
jured follows: -
The dead are:
Private Edgar Simpkins, Co. K
321st infantry, father, William E.
Simpkins, Patmos, Arkansas.
Private Philetus C. Swami. Co. X.
list infantry, mother, Mrs. Ninna
yS@ann, 10 1-2 North Park square.
VAUDEVILLE, N. c.
- Private Marion o. Hawkins. Co.
~ S21st infantry, father, S. A.
Hawkins, r. F. d. 2, Marion, N. C.
+ Private William E. Lowery, Co.
X, 321st infantry, father, Samuel
Lowery. Alta Pass, n. c..
Private Jess Reno, Co. 1, 321st in
fantry. father, Tom Reno, Soddy,
Tenn.
Private Andrew Scoggins, Supply
company. 321st infantry, father,
Arch Scoggins, r. F.. d. No. 1, Oolte-
wah, Tenn.
Private James l.. Leatherwood.
Company l., 321st infantry, brother.
Thurman l.. Leatherwood, Waynes-
vile. N. c.
KsPrivate Benton Goolsby, Company
s21st infantry, father, John
fQalsby. Pauls Valley, Tenn.
Vi The injured are:
= Corp. Thomas I. Fitzgerald, Com
Nhy}sEfrg21st infantry Home ad-
eXlTfenton. Tenn, r. F. d. 1.
,..AI Nency adasass Mrs. t. E. Fitz-
odd. Trenton. Tenn. R. F. d. 1.
slightly injured.
Corp. LeftYich p. Ramsey. Com
pany /. S21st infantry, Home ad-
dress Asheville. N. C. 141 Woodfln
street. Slightly injured. Emergency
address, d. II. Ramsey. brother, 141
Woodfin street. Asheville, N. c..
PfYvaI ,Andrew Shoulders, Com
panX J. Fs2 2ist Infantry. Home ad-
dress Diefks. Ark. Slightly injured.
Emergency address. Mrs. j. c.
Bridges. Dierks, Ark.
Private Elsie Mckinley Henry,
Company l.. 321st infantry. Home
address. Willetts. N. C.. Slightly in
jured. Emergency address, Mrs.
Artie Henry, Willetts, N. C.
Private John w. Frost, Company
A, 322nd infantry. Home address,
Gilhkin. N. C. Slightly injured.
Emergency address, Dishie Smith,
Gillikin. N. G. ~
Private George w. Stokes, Com
pany r. S21st infantry. Home ad-
dress. Louisville, Miss, r. F. d. 8.
Slightly injured. Emergency ad-
dress. wife. Mrs. Mamie B. Stakes,
Louisville, Miss, r. F. ID. 8.
!. Private George s. Thompson.
Icompany /. 321st infantry. Home |
nddress, Swayney. N. c., r. F. d. /,
&eriousiy injured. Emergency ad-
drcss. superintendent Cherokee In
dk2p school. Ella, N. G.
Corp. Franklin p. Poindexter.
}Eofnpany G, 321st infantry. Home
'Aaddress. Moonville. N. G. Seriously
INJURED. Emergency address, A. r, |