Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

MIR. Charles Grassland a leading
citizen OF Marlboro county died at his
home at Bennettsville. last Tuesday
after a long illness.
Albert A. Richardson, Of Colum-
bia, former chief game warden. has
commenced his candidacy for railroad
commissioner to succeed John G. Rich
ards who Is In the race for governor.
The coroner's jury investigating
the death OF the IL people who were
killed on the Southern train near CO.
lumbia, last Monday afternoon, put the
blame on the crew Of train No. Is,
and especially on Flagman II. Locklier,
who failed to place torpedoes on the
track to warn train No. AZ.
Attorney General Peoples has Civ
en- an opinion in letter to NJ. j. Mil
ler, secretary Of the sinking fund COM
mission on the act providing for in
surance on cotton warehouses through
the commission. as passed by the last
session of the legislature. The act
is not yet signed by the governor. The
commission al a meeting last week
attorney general holds that "the act
does not in any way subject the funds
held by the commission for the bene-
fit OF creditors in public schools for
the payment OF insurance losses and
in my opinion the act Is a wise one
for the general benefit OF the public,
which will protect the producers or
cotton, the basis OF our prosperity,
against the extortionate and exorbi-
tant taxes, which might otherwise be
laid upon them by the insurance trust
The attorney general holds that III as
Is to be anticipated, the governor. the
insurance commissioner and the comp
troller general use ordinary care In
determining the sufficiency OF the rate
as prescribed by the state warehouse
commissioner and. in approving same
before II is promulgated as required in
this act, there Is no appreciative dam
ger in loss to either the state, coun-
ties or school districts"
Ten persons were killed instantly.
two others died In a short time, and
thirty or forty were more or less seri-
ously injured as the result Of a rear
end collision on the Southern railway.
FIVE miles north OF Columbia last Mon
day afternoon. Train No. ~ from
Spartanburg crashed into train No. Is
from Greenville. No. 18 had stopped
at Frost station for repairs. and about
the time the repairs were completed
and when the train was moving out,
No. ~ crashed into II. All the casu-
alties occurred In the rear coaches and
most OF them In the smoking compart.
ments. The dead are: A. Atties. No.
111s. Lady street. Brooklyn. n. Y: j.
B. Marshall. Anderson. 3. G.; n: A.
Leaman, Greenwood. 3. c.: r. +. Bax-
ter. NewbeTy. 8. C.; Garah M: Pheil,
Kannapolis. N. c.; w. w. Richard
son, Atlanta, Ga; Otis Bagot Brodie,
dress; H. l. Ivester, Ware Shoals, s. c.;
| J. c. F. Moates, Newberry. 8. c.: W.
IC. Tomlinson, Raleigh. ". c.: Mrs.
Sarah Ellen johnson. Columbia. All
were white, and the two last mention
ed died after reaching hospital. The
injured. are; Miss E. II. Moore, Flor
ence, s. c.: Fred Cornau. New York
city, 183 East 93d street: c. l. Wat
kins, Belton, 8. c.; Jim Martin. (col-
ored). Columbia, 8. c.: Newt Suber
(colored). Blair, 8. c.: w. E. White
(colored), Jenkinville, g. c.: Mrs. Julia
Smith, Columbia, 8. c.; E. c. Black
Glendale, g. c.: J. A. Stands. Troy. 8
c.: Mrs. Frank @. Gregory. Independ-
ence, Kansas; Mrs. H +. Inabinet, ST
Matthews. g. c.: G. Gaillard. Orange
burg. g. c.: A. 8. Tompkins, Edgefield
8. c.: T. c. Pool, Greenville. 8. C.:
Mrs. N. c. Kinningsworth. Pomaria, 8
lC.: Mrs. Melvin Robertson, St Mat
thews, 8. c.: Mrs. J. W.. Shulen, st
Matthews, g. Cs Joe Ropp. Columbia
8. c.; J. o. Meridith. conductor. Co.
lumbia, g. c.; w. X. Ruff. Fairfield, g
c.; J. II. Brown. Westminster. 9. c.;
J. c. Franklin. Anderson. q. c.; w. 8
Bonner. Columbia, 8. c.: John G.
Kelly. Holly Hill. 8. c.: H. NJ. Norri-
SON, Greenville. 8. c.; J. c. McCallis-
ter, Greenwood, g. c.: Robt E. Leveril
Newberry. 8. c.; r Anderson. Seneca
8. c.: W. c. Davis, Dover. Ohio: A.
n. Kirby, Princeton, 8. c.; II. r