The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-08-16

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trouble was caused by truck derail-
sins at the crossing. The train car
.ried about Is passengers, he said, and
was running on time. Mr.. Lane was
In the combination car, which was
partly derailed, but he suffered no in
juries.
Dixiana is about nine miles from
Columbia and automobiles began to
go to the scene as soon as the news
bee ame known. Until a late hour last
nignt there was constant stream OF
traffic. This added another casualty
to the list. Willie Virgins, a negro
living. on Lady street, was knocked
down by an automobile while he was
on his way to church near Dixiana ;.
He was carried to the Good Samaritan
hospital by persons occupying the ma
chine which struck him, but they did
not leave their names. He is MOI
thought to be seriously hurt.
Dave Stephens, the fireman, seen
at the Good Samaritan hospital last
night, said that he was coaling when
he suddenly felt jolting and Earring.
He realized something was wrong ano
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Preacher reaching for his throttle OF
emergency brake. Stephens then
jumped to the left and landed just as
the, engine turned over on it's right
side. He fell on his knees and
rolled over time or two. The next
thing he remembered was some one
picking him up. He had not looked
at his watch since the train left
Savannah but was Of the opinion that
No, was running about on time.
His only pain last night was in the
right side, but he was considerably
Jared by the jump.
J. H. Walters Of Hamlet, n. c..
who was scalded when he attempted
to rescue Engineer Preacher, said las.
night at the Baptist hospital that h.
ran to the engine as soon as the train
stopped, realizing that the wreck was
serious. He said he looked out OF
the Yestibule Of the day coach in
which he was riding and saw the en-
gine in the ditch. He was scalded
when he stepped in a pool Of hot
water and by escaping steam from
the engine. Mr.. Walters made a|
close inspe pecffiion ofthe engineers cab
"a an to locate Eraacha a
ls g E5sdffis
bia on the second felisf train several
hours after the wreck. His feet and.
legs are scalded. little above his
ankles. Mr.. Walters was on his way
from Savannah. to Hamlet:
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Mrs / Mcdaniel, the only passenger
injured in the wreck, was placed in
the Baptist hospital for treatment. /
Her doctor said last night that she
was suffering principally from Shock.
Dies at His Post
Engineer Preacher, who was from
stuck to his post and ,ap-
parently did everything in his power
to bring the train to a stop. HE was
found in his seat, where he had re-
NAMED steadfast to duty, The body
was brought to Columbia shortly aft
His death was due to
scaiding. .gz.%
A passenger who was among the
first 10 reach the overturned locomo-
tive said that Mr.. Preacher, in his
opinion; had ample time to jump had
he desired to do so, but from the po-
sition in which he was found he had
evidently stuck TO- the last, trying to
save the train from being wrecked.
This passenger said that he was trav-
cling in the day coach and had time,
after realizing that something was
wrong to brace himself.
L. c.. Beaver, W. H. Martin and
Ephraim Allen, railway mail clerks,
had about the narrowest escapes of
those not injured. They were shaken
up but not hurt, they said last night.
The mail car was the iirst behind
the tender and was thrown to the left
almost at a right angle. Both trucks
were torn from under it and one part
of tender truck crashed into thef
rear of their coach. Mr.. Beaver said
he was sitting down and the derail-
ment threw him and his companions
all aout the car. The occupants of
the express car likewise escaped in