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i RUO D?. Bridge en the Cid 3 Os Gives Way Under a Tra?a. Six Men Kilted and Twenty-four Persons Injured of Whom Five WM Probably Die. The Timbers of the Bridge Were Rotten and This Fact ts Ascribed as the Cause of the Wreck. K Charlotte,^ N. C., Sept 3.- Passen? ger train No. 15, north-bound, on the * South Carolina and Georgia Ex? tension Railroad, formerly the Three C. 's, now operated by the Southern Railway went through a trestle fifty feet high over Fishing Creek, three miles east of Yorkville, about IL 30 o'clock today, killed six men and in? juring twenty-four, five of whom will likely die. Three of the latter are ne? gro passengers. THE DEAD. Engineer Henry Brickman. Fireman Fred Rhyne. Postal. Clerk Smith and three un? known negroes. THE INJURED. Julius Johnson, of Rock Hill, S. C.,*. : perhaps fatally. : ; W. L. Slaughter, Hickory Grove, S. C., seriously. Fred Poag, Lancaster, S. C. P. W. Spence, Roddy's, S. C. J. N. McLaurin, Bethune; S. C. Mrs. J. C. Boyd, Pressley, N. C. Mrs. 5. B. Buist. Rock Hill, S. C. B. F. Wiliiford, Charlotte. ? T. C. Hicks, Lancaster, S. C., seri - ousiy. W. Harry Wilie, 3r., Rock Hill, S. C. R. A. Willis, Edgemoor, S. C. F. M. Stephenson, Kershaw, S. C. -Cunningham, Lancaster, S. C. K O. B. Hall, Rock Hill, S. C. Mrs.. Sadie Caskill, Kershaw, S. C. Two children named Jenkins, of Rock Hill Conductor Ed Turner. Baggagemaster Dukes. Flagman Whifsnant All the above are white. Colored: Billie Beard, Rock Hill; Frank Bnrrisma, Sharon, S. C. ; Alec Hurry, McConneilsville, S. C. All the bodies have been taken out save those of the engineer and fireman. THE SCENE OF THE WRECK. The train consisted of an engine and three cars. It left Rock Hill about ll o'clock with about forty passengers on board. When the train passed upon the trestle the entire structure under the cars gave way, hurling the engine and cars to the bank of the creek, about fifty feet below. Enginear Henry Brickman, - Fireman Fred Rhyne and three negro passengers were instantly killed. Conductor Ed Turner suffered a brc&3n shoulder and W. T. Slaughter, of Hickory Grove, S. C., and Julius Johnson of Rock Hill, S. C., were perhaps fatally injured. Marvin H. Morrow, of Blacksburg, S. C; T. C. Hicks,, of Lancaster, and R. A. Willis, of Edgemoor, S. C., have broken bones, while a dozen or more other passengers were less seriously injured. B. F. , Williford, of Charl?te, who was slight? ly injured, displayed rare presence of mind in helping the passengers. The timbers of the bridge were rotten and this fact is ascribed as the cause of the wreck. AT THE SHENE OF DISASTER. The Work of Relief-Story of a Passenger-List of Killed and Injured. Yorkville, September 2.-Special to News and Courier: The northbound mail and passenger train on the Marion and Kingville branch of the Charles? ton division of the Southern Railway did not arrivo at Yorkville today at 11.23 a. m., the schedule time, and abont 11.45 a telephone message was received here to the effect that the trestle over Fishing Creek, a small stream about two and a half miles east of town, had collapsed and the entire train, consisting of locomotive, mail, express and passenger c?r com? bined, and first and second-class coach? es, was wrecked. As soon as word of the disaster reached town crowds com? menced to make for the scene, your correspondent among the number. The sight that met the eye beggars de? scription. The trestle was about four hundred and fifty feet long and per? haps forty-five feet high at the highest point. The entire structure was down except two benches at the west end and four at the east. No semblance of cars was to be seen, ex? cept the badly disfigured shell of the first-class coach, sticking upright and perilouly balanced on the debris, all the rest being literally reduced to fragmente. The locomotive fell at right angles with the line of the trestle, and no part of it appeared to have ecaped destruction. Lying on the banks of the creek were several dead and dying men, as well as a number of fatally and seri? ously injured, who were being min? istered to by those who arrived early from Yorkville, and the country im? mediately surrounding the trestle, in? cluding Drs. R. A. Bratten, J. A. Barron, J. D. McDowell M. J. Walk? er, Wylie Moore. In a short time there were from five to six hundred people cn the ground, among them scores of good women from Yorkville and the surrounding country, and many of the latter brought with them quilts, pil? lows, linen for bandages, and other articles calculated to be of use on such an occasion. This correspondent made a special examination of the timbers of the trestle and found that every piece, ^except where there was a strip of heart, was rotten and had apparently been so for years. Scores of pieces, apparent? ly sixteen inches square, had been broken in stwo by the fall, and the breaks were of the same character as the result in breaking a corn stalk. Investigation revealed the fact that the disaster had developed a hero in the person of Mr. b. F. Wi ll i ford, the travelling representative of F. H. Andrews, dealer in musical in? strument?, of Charlotte, N. C. Others who arrived immediately after the wreck occurred were telling as to how one man, alone and unaided, had res rar* ! cued a number or injured people from j the first-class car. He was looked up I and asked to tell the story of the dis? aster as he saw it. He commenced by saying that previous to boarding the train he had been told that the Fish? ing Creek trestle was believed to be in a>dangerous condition anri as the train approached it it was running at a live? ly gait, and he involuntarily grasped the arms of the seat in which he sat. The next instaut the coach commenced to fall and it appeared to be dropping hundreds of feet. Passengers were thrown in every direction, some ap? parently the length of the car, when it finally stopped. About fifteen passen? gers were on board, including three women and three children, the balance being men. Words could not describe the scene. Five of the men, including Williford, were only- slightly injured, and four out of the five left the car at once in the face of Williford's entrea? ties to remain and help him rescue the women and children, none of whom were seriously injured, and also to get out the others who were seriously hurt. The four men, who were unknown to Williford, left the car, mme going to? wards Yorkville, while others went to the creek and washed blood flowing from slight wounds from their faces and limbs. Williford, then., single-hand? ed, succeeded in getting all the women and children from the car, and as soon as help arrived assisted in removing those too badly mangled to be handled by one man of his size, he not weigh? ing over 150 pounds. In speaking of, the matter, Willi ford said he almost felt that he would have been justified in shooting the strong, healthy and unhurt young men, who deliberately refused to as? sist him in rescuing those in distress. From the best information obtain? able at this time, there were thirty-one persons on the- train, including pas? sengers and operating crew. Of this number it is certain that six were killed outright as follows: Henry Brickman, engineer, aged 40, whose home was Blacksburg; Fred Rhyne, fireman, aged about 27, home, Blacks burg; C.". J. Smith, colored, postal clerk, aged about 40, home Char-., lesion and three unknown negroes. It is claimed by some that there were one or two others killed, but nor others were found. The following are suppos?d to be fatally injured : Julian Johnson, aged about 20, whose home is Rock Hill. He was hurt internally ; W. T. Slaught? er of Hickory Grove, S. C. ; badly bruised and hurt internally, and three negroes, Wm Beard, Frank Burris and Alex Huey, all injured internally. The following W6re seriously, but not necessarily fatally, injured : T. C. Hicks, travelling salesman for a Rich? mond grocery house, right leg broken below knee and otherwise serious in? jured. His home is Lancaster, S. C., R. A. Willis, Edgemoor, S. C., leg broken and otherwise injured ; Mar vi? H. Morrow, Blacksburg, right leg broken at thigh and other injuries ; Edward Turner, conductor, Blacks burg, shoulder blade broken and pain? ful wound in side ; P. Bomar Whison ant, flagman, Blacksburg, leg . seri? ously injured ; D. F. Dukes baggage master and express messenger, painful? ly injured ; Mrs. H. B. Buist, Rock Hill, painfully nert on shoulder. The following is a list of the pas? sengers wfyo escaped with slight bruises or were hurt at all: P.. W. Spencer, Roddey's, S. C. ; Fred Poag, Lancaster; J. N. McLaurifi, Bethune; Mrs. J C.. Boyd, Pressly, N. C. ; W. Harry Wylie, Jr., Rock Hill; B. F. Williford, Charlotte, N. C.; E. V. Hall, Rock Hill ; F. Mills Stevenson, Kershaw; Mr. Cunningham, Lancas? ter; Sudie McCaskell., Kershaw; Wal? ter and Mary Jenkins, Rock Hill; Miss Jessie Love, Sharon. While all the doctors of this place have a large clientage in tbe surround? ing country and necessarily are out of town a large part of the time it so happened that all of them heard of the disaster and arrived at the scene in time to render valuable services. An extra train was sent from Rock Hill bearing friends and relatives of victims of the tragedy, arriving within one hour after it occurred. On the train were several Rock Hill phy? sicians. A number of the wounded were brought to Yorkville, ' and are being nursed by the people of the community. Others were taken to the homes in the vicinity of the wreck while still others were taken back to Rock Hill. C. J. Smith, the postal clerk-killed in the wreck, was running his first trip as a substitute, and it is said* he received his commission only yester? day. Fred. Rhyne, the fireman, was a most exellent young man and a gener? al favroite with the railroad people. He was fireman for Engineer Jake Metcalf who went down to death at Buffalo trestle, near Blacksburg, sev? eral years ago. Rhyne escaped after drifting down the stream several hun? dred yards. The trestle that went down today is said to be the original structure erect? ed when the old Three C's Railroad was built in 1888. At this time the bodies of the en? gineer and fireman had not been taken out of the wreckage. The opinion is expressed by some that it is possible that if Engineer Brickman had checked his engine and struck the trestle at a speed of less than ten miles an hour it might not have gone down today, but unless it had soon been overhauled and renewed it would have gone down some other day. The south-bound passenger train crossed the trestle only about forty minutes before the north-bound at? tempted and failed. No white pas? senger was* instantly killed, or has since died, but the opinion of all who saw him, is that Mr. Julian Johnson of Rock Hill, will hardly recover. ONLY $1.75 TO WILMINGTON. Last Excursion of the Season to Wil? mington, N. C. Tie Atlantic Coast Line will operate a special train excursion from Sumter and intermediate points to Wilmineton, N. C., on Monday, Sept. 14th. The train leaves Sumter at 35 a. rn. aud. < eturning. leaves Wilmington st 1* p. m. The faie for the round trip is $1.75 from Sumter, with cor? responding rates from intennedia'e points ; children half fare. On payment of 50 cent? additional passe Jgrers may re? main in Wilmington until regular train leaving 3.45 p. m. next day, Tuesday, Sept. 15th. For further information apply to J.. T. CHINA, Ticket Agent, Aug 27-Sept. 12. Sumter, S. C. OOUBLE TRAGEDY IN NEW YORK. Son of a Former Mayor of the Metropolis Kills Another Man's Wife and Then Kills Himself. New York, September 2.-HeDry Townsend Edson, son of a former mpyor of New York, Franklin Edson, in his apartments, at 292 West 92d street, shot and instantly killed Mrs. Fannie Pullen, of 673 West End ave? nue, and then- shot and killed himself. The murder and suicide appear to have been premeditated and followed a dramatic scene, in which Edson called upon Mrs. Pullen, a elose and honored friend of his wife and family, to desert her husband and children and fly with him to another State. Mrs. Pullen - is a very handsome wo? man, and is said to have been the daughter of a United States naval offi? cer. The double tragedy brought to the surface the fact that Edson, who was "comptroller" of St. Michael's Pro? testant Episcopal Church, bad been suspected of misappropriating funds belonging to the parish, and expert ac? countants are at work on his accounts. It was declared by those related to the family that Edson was financially dis? tressed because of Wall street specula? tions. ? ?Whatever may have been the precise cause of the tragedy, members of the Edson family insist that the man was insane. There are many indications that Edson was madly in love with Mrs. Pullen. On the body of the man was found the following letter, signd the night before : * "Mrs. Pullen-Darling : Trust John implicitly. He will always be a go between and faithful. I know him thoroughly. He will tell you where I am waiting for you, to see your sweet face once more before I go. I am go? ing far, far away, but will die true to you, no matter how long I live. I shall lead a new life, and an honest one and if I can ever come back to you with my past cleaned up, I will, dearest. Oh, my God, let me se? and speak to you once more. I cannot go until you do. I hope and pray that you put in today's (September) per? sonal. Any way, I answered it in to? morrow's. I hope you see it. I cannot sleep. I can only pray and pray that you will come to me once more. Sure? ly you will after all you have been to me in the past ten years. You do love me, darling; I know you do. Come to|me once more, darline, if only to say good-bye. I shall wait here until you see me, no matter how long. John will tell yon my hotel name. Ask clerk for me." . The following "personal" was pub? lished in a morning newspaper yester? day : "B. Loyal-Nothing in answer to message: be good to me; worried about you ; send word today ; just as true to you as always. With love." The fol "owing, evidently a reply to the foregoing, appeared this morning : "Fanny-I am loyal and true ; cannot go till I see you : trust John ; he will tell you where I am. With love." These are believed to be the two personals referred to. Dr. Peters, of St. Michael's Church, who knew the dead man well, is emphatic in his ? declarations that none but the most honorable relations existed between Edson and Mrs. Pullen. She was, he said, Edson's "friend and advisor." Mrs. Pullen lived with her husband, John F. Pullen, an employee at the Grand Central Station, and her two children, Trafton, 16 years old, and Mary, 14 years old. The Edsons were to break up their home this morning, as a result of an agreement to sign articles of separa? tion, signed the night before. The life of the couple had not b een happy. Edson had been acting in a peculiar manner. For that reason furniture movers were in the house packing up furniture and bric-abrac. Mrs. Edson spent last night with her friend, Mrs. Pullen. She was about to go out this morning, when a note came from Edson, asking that Mrs. Pullen accompany his wife to where he was. Edson, his wife, Mrs. Pullen and Dr. David O. Edson, a i brother of Edson, met in Edson's home; During the conversation in the dining room, Edscn is said to have turned to Mrs. Pullen and suggested that she leave her home with him and go to some other State, where they could be happy. Mrs. Edson was horrified. Mrs. Pullen turned away in^disgust. Dr. Edson, after sharply rebuking his brother, left the room with Mrs. Edson, but both returned in a few minutes, when Edson again turn? ed to Mrs. Pullen and began to en? treat her to elope with him. Mrs. Pul? len was horrified at the suggestion and possessed with fear of the man, ran out of the room. Edson, however, seemed to recover his self-possession, and all went into the dining room again. A very few moments after Mrs. Edson, who was weak and trembling from the ordeal, was assisted to an? other room by Edson. A moment later, according to Woods, a furniture man, working near by in the hallway-, Ed? son pulled a revolver from his pocket, and, pointing it 1 at Mrs. Pullen, shouted: "You must go with me. If you don't elope with me I'll see that you go with me anyway." In terror Mrs. Pullen started to run from the room. She bad gone but a few steps when four pistol shots rang out in quick succession. The first bul? let tore Mrs. Pullen's left cheek and the second entered the right side of her head. According to Wood, Edson looked at the woman for a moment and then turned the muzzle of the revolver to his head, firing two shots almost simultaneously. Both entered about the middle of the forehead and he fell, his head striking and resting on the feet of Mrs. Pullen's body. At the first shot Dr. and Mrs. Ed? son rushed to the door of the room, reaching there just as Edson fired the shot which ended his own life. Mrs. ? Edson fell to the floor in a faint. Coroner Jackson, after making a thorough examination of the house, I said that the evidence showed that the I murder and suicide were premeditated ; j that he had found letters and other papers in Edson's possession which | showed that he had a love atfair. Mr. Pullen, the husband of the murdered woman, who is a vestryman of St. Michael's Church, made a state^ meat tonight, in which he branded' Edson as a defaulter and forger, and . said that he had stolen from the funds ? of St. Michael's Church. He also de-! c ared that Edson had attempted to kill, Mrs. Edson, but missed and kill? ed Mrs. Pullen by error. Mr. Pullen's statement was not borne out by the investigation by the coroner's physician, O'Hanlon, who found powder marks on the dead wo? man's face, showing that the pistol must have been held very close. Dr. Cyrus Edson, a brother of the sucide, said tonight, that the intima? tions of improper relations between his brother and Mrs. Pullen were ab? solutely false. His brother, he said, had recently been acting very strange? ly and had "admitted that he was in? volved in financial difficulties. His family Dr. Edson said, had become so alarmed over his mental condition that arrangements has been made to have him examined by an alienist. The shooting, Dr. Edson declared, was undoubtedly committed in a moment of maniacal fenzy. MORE COMETS COMING. Some Facts of Se?era! Interest and Some Popular Beliefs About Them-Brook's Comet. The announcement that Brook's period comet, which last approached the earth in 1896, has again put in an appearance, has called attention to the fact that one of the most important of all these peculiar bodies is again approaching, and in fact, has already been sighted by astronomers. This comet is known as Halley's, taking its name, as do the others, from the as? tronomer who discovered them. Halley, s comet is one which basan interesting history attached, and several superstitions are laid at its door. It is one of the oldest known to astronomers and is the first whose or? bit was computed Its perihelion dis? tance throws it within the orbit of the earth, and there has always been fear, among many people, that each visit would mean a collision between the earth and the fiery visitor, the only result of which would be the destruc? tion of the earth. There are no grounds for this belief, as the two bodies, the earth and comet are far enough dis? tant from one another to prelude any danger of a collision. The comet is one ?f the largest known, and has a tail that is especial? ly conspicuous, and this has made it a particularly fearsome object. One case is recorded, however, when the comet was taken as a good omen. This was in 1066, when it was seen by Wil? liam the Conqueror as he was starting on his invasion of England He ac? cepted the visitor as good omen and ordered it embroidered on the Bayeux tapestry, this sign of the faith that the Conqueror placed in the comet be? ing in existence today. The popular belief and the legends that have been handed down state that when the comet visited the earth in 1455 that it was formally ex-com? municated by Pope Calixtus III in a bul1 issued that year against the Turks. Historians have differed, howerver as to the foundations of this legend. lt is regarded as certain, however, that the comet furnishes the origin of the ringing of t?e church bells at noon. The comet should become visible to the naked eye during- September 1911. It has already been sighted by astro? nomers with the aid of the telescope, and ?3 reported as approaching rapidly. It is large and brilliant with brightly flaming tail. It was the first of the periodic comets whose return was pre? dicted and'the first whose orbit and period was computed. It requires seventy-five years and a few months for the comet to circle its orbit. The last visit to the earth was in November 1835. The Brooks comet, which has just been sighted is one of a number that were discovered by Dr. W. R. Brooks, professor of astronomy at Hobart col? lege. Its period is seven years, the last visit made to the earth occurring in 1896. 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