Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, September 08, 1903, Image 2
Scraps ami iacts.
? Commander Robert E. Peary, of the
United States navy, is to go out on
another Arctic expedition. The navy
department has given him three years
leave of absence, and he will start
with his expedition about the first of
next July. Mr. Peary has already made
several trips in search of the pole and
is thououghly well qualified for the
work.
? The authorities at Washington seem
to have given up all hope of the adoption
of the Panama canal treaty by the
Colombian senate. Several senators
from the department of Panama, are
said to have announced their intention
to secede from the United States of
Colombia and establish the Independent
state of Panama, after which they will
proceed to negotiate a treaty. Reports
are to the effect that the standard of
insurrection has already been raised.
? Charleston Post: President Roosevelt
is put in a tight place on the Negro
question by the demands of the
Suffrage League of Boston that he repudiate
Booker Washington and all his
?"-1-" onrlu nn mfiro tn that COl
UI IVO, anu WFFIJ t*v V - ? ? - - ored
educator for political advice. The
Boston Negroes have some voice and
vote in the country, and the president
is very much concerned in the people
who speak and vote. Down in this part
of the country, where Booker Washington
works, the Negro doesn't amount
to anything as a political factor. President
Roosevelt broke up the Lily
White movement in the south at the
dictate of the Negro voters of the
north. He has set the pace, and he
must keep it. Booker must be sacrificed.
? London cable of September 4: The
news received from Lagos, British West
Africa, September 2, that the development
of the cotton trade in the interior
of that part of Africa was so great
that the local railroad officials had
been obliged to run extra trains in order
to bring down the large supplies to
the coast, somewhat surprised the cotton
interests here, cotton growing in
West Africa being still regarded as in
a largely experimental stage. Thirty
tons of cotton from Lagos arrived in
the Mersey this week and was pronounced
to be of excellent quality. The
seed sent out from here and sown in
June, is expected to yield 4,000 bales.
The first delivery of this crop is expected
at Christmas. If the cotton growing
experiment is successful the cultivated
area will be increased as rapidly
as possible.
? New York dispatch of September
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i: arures ui niiun<ucu hvuku iwiv
beaten John Nulty, recently discharged
from the navy, into insensibility in
Madison square because he attempted
to hug Fortunito Lorito, a pretty girl
of fourteen years. Fortunito, with her
two sisters, was listening to the band
playing In the park when Nulty came
along. "I am going to kiss you," he
said to Fortunito, and grasped her in
his arms. The girl screamed for help.
Instantly hundreds of women rushed
to the scene. They rained blows on
Nulty and finally felled him. He was
kicked on his sides and his face was
torn by sharp finger nails and hands
full of hair were torn from his head.
Nulty cried for mercy, but the women
gave none. Men tried to get him, but
the women waved them back: "We'll
attend to him!" they cried. "Lynch
the cur!" shouted the men. The cries
of Nulty had sunk to low moans when
two officers arrived. After forcing
their way through the crowd of struggling
women the police found that
Nulty had fainted. He was carried to
the police station and locked up.
? Secretary Hester's annual New Orleans
Cotton Exchange report was issued
in full last Saturday. He puts
the cotton crop of 1902-03 at 10,727,559
bales, an increase of 46,897 over the
crop of 1901-1902. The crop of Tex
its UI1U me iliuiu.il ichhuij oiiuvvo a
decrease of 162,000 bales as compared
with last year. The average commercial
value of the crop during the year
just closed was $44.52 per bale, against
$41.01 the previous year. The total
consumption of southern mills was 2,000.729
bales, and the total consumption
of American mills was 4,017,000
bales, an increase of 29,000 bales as
compared with last year. One of the
most interesting features of the report
is the showing of the world's consumption
of American cotton for the
past season, which Is put at 10,859,000
bales against 10.657,000 last year, a
gain of 202,000. He quotes an eminent
English authority for the statement
that the surplus stocks in the mills of
Europe at the close of August, 1903,
was 716,000 bales against 557,000 last
year. An interesting feature of the
year's cotton movement was the return
of American cotton from abroad for
delivery during July and August on
contracts entered into at New Orleans
and New York. Mr. Hester shows that
it amounted to 42,376 bales. This is
the first time in the history of cotton
that any considerable quantity of
American growth has ever been returned
to the United States from
abroad.
? Says a Constantinople cable of
September 7: War between Turkey
and Bulgaria is now regarded here as
inevitable. It is even believed that the
outbreak of hostilities will occur before
me t-nu t?i otrpieiiiut?!, \\ lieu uie ie-tfiiforcemeats
from Asia will have been
concentrated in Macedonia, and in the
vilayet of Adrianople. It is not thought
that there will be any formal declaration
of war, in view of Bulgaria's vassal
status, but that some frontier incident
will precipitate hostilities. The
Bulgarians and Macedonians residing
in Constantinople are in terror of massacre.
A large number of them were
arrested a few days ago as a "preventative
measure." and they have not yet
been released. The fear of a massacre
is probably exaggerated, although in
view of the present excited state of
Mussulman feeling, an insignificant incident
might perhaps lead to a massacre.
The terrible accounts received regarding
the conduct of the Turkish
troops have not surprised European
circles here, but ntanj who have hitherto
been optimistic in their views now
accept the prevailing belief that Turkey
is on the eve of a catastrophe. A
consular dispatch from Salonica says
that according to authentic information
the insurrection in the district of
Monastir has been practically stamped a
out. Bashi-bazouks assisted the reg- t
ular troops in the work of repression, h
which is said to have been carried out o
with sanguinary ruthlessness, the ob- v
ject of the Turks being, apparently, to n
exterminate not only the Bulgarian in- C
habitants but all the Christians of
whatever nationality.
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YORKVILLE, S. C.s a
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,1903. J
More than anything else it looks as j,
if the Democratic party is going to 0
have a choice between Cleveland and s
defeat.
When the truth outs, It will become
known that the cotton raising experiments
in East Africa are being prose- J
cuted with slave labor. Civilization
does not mind such things when they C
or-o nrnfitnhlp ' 1'
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The interview with John Gary Evans *
published in the last issue of The En- n
quikbr and credited to the Spartan- c
burg Herald, should have been credited "
to the Spartanburg Journal instead.
The error was the result of an over- *
sight on the part of The Enquirer. *
Fixing the Responsibility.
There has been a general demand 1
that the Southern railroad should suf- s
fer on account of the wreck at Fishing 9
creek, and this demand is further 1
voiced by all of the newspapers that c
have spoken on the subject, extracts *
from which we reproduce today. 0
The Enquirer does not hesitate to 0
say that it is desirous of fixing the a
responsibility where it belongs, and of 8
holding to proper account any official *
or officials of the road, who may have a
been negligent of their duties; but at n
the same time we desire to emphasize 0
the fact that it is necessary to exercise H
caution and discretion in order to avoid r
serious mistakes. s
The investigation of the coroner's s
jury has been intelligent; but it does t
not seem to us that it has been as tlior- n
ough as it might have been. It was P
probably very well to indict "the offi- s
cials of the road," for gross careless- li
ness; but it seems to us that it would V
have been belter to have gone further
and designate by name the officials c
who are to be held responsible. lj
For instance taking the testimony as a
developed, it appears that although Mr. j,
Stukes is master of the section in &
which the trestle is located, he has n
nothing whatever to do with trestles, c
and while Mr. Maxwell has general su- e
pervision of a still larger section of f
track including both sides of this tres- f
tie, the trestle itself is not within his a
jurisdiction. t
According to the testimony of Mr. o
Maxwell. Mr. M. S. Dillard, is super- t
visor of trestles: but it does not ap- t
pear from any testimony adduced that f
it is the business of Mr. Dillard to o
make direct inspection of this or oth- t
er trestles. Equally responsible with d
him, probably, is some bridge and tres- t
tie inspector, and also the railroad c
commission of South Carolina, which t
is especially charged with the duty of a
looking after such matters. t
We would not be understood as try- d
ing to excuse anybody in connection p
with responsibility for this terrible dis- J
aster. We would only impress the necessity
of laying the blame at the door
of the right men. If it should happen
that the blame is improperly fixed, then t
the really guilty culprit will almost j
certainly escape. q
This applies, of course, to the crim- g
inal side of the case only. The inves- t
tigation of the cononer's jury and of ^
the grand Jury, should that body also a
see proper to take the matter up, will r
have but little bearing on such civil j.
suits as will probably develop. The r
question of rotten timbers, broken r
flanges and other circumstances will ^
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court without reference to any mistakes
that may have been made on the
criminal side, and while people who are r
hurt may get money damages all right,
people who may have been responsible ^
for hurting them may escape even
without receiving a lesson of caution ^
as to how they may kill and mangle j,
people in the future.
SOME PRESS COMMENTS.
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What the Papers Say of the Fishing
Creek Trestle Disaster. 'J
Now is not the time to condemn any n
one. Now is the time to express our ?
deep sorrow for the loss of valuable p
and beloved human lives, and our sym- c
pathy for their stricken families. Our
sympathy is also with the officers of (
the Southern road. They are human o
too, and it is impossible to conceive n
of their not being, by now, thoroughly 0
aroused and thoroughly repentant of p
any neglect they may have been guilty u
of. This wreck should not have occur- 1
red. The timber were rotten.?Spartanburg
Herald. d
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There has been a good deal of talk c"
I'uouiitl t\ thu rl nt'i im tramckiif i\f t ho
Southern railway. There may, or may
not be, anything' in it. We are ad- ^
dressing ourselves to the particular ease
of the disaster in York county. The ^
damning statement has been made that 0
the trestle was rotten, and collapsed, in 0
consequence, when the train rolled up- **
on it. There was a condition which ?
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could have been prevented by ordinary
care and by observing the obligations F
placed upon a common carrier by the ^
law. For the dereliction and the dis- 1
aster following it, somebody should b
made to answer, and answer heavily.? 1
Charleston Post. "
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In the newspaper accounts from n
Yorkville the statement was made that il
the bridge material was rotten. It was u
said, moreover, that a passenger aboard J
the ill-fated train, had commented on r
the reports that there might be a dis- .%
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ster in time, and if it was a topic of
alk among traveling people It must .
lave been known to every railroad man
n the Charleston division. It looks
ery much like the most outrageous
legligence, if not manslaughter.?
Jreenville News.
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The dead from the Fishing creek disaster
had not been buried, nor the
Toans of the injured hushed, before
here was a collision on the Western
iorth Carolina railroad, near Salisury,
fortunately, however, unattended
iy any fatalities. It would seem that
he frequency of accidents on the
louthern railway would induce more
are in the operation of trains, but apiarently
it does not.?Charlotte Obserer.
It is to be hoped that the York
ounty grand jury will take prompt
nd thorough action in regard to the
ailroad accident at Fishing creek tresle
the other day. It is said that the
restle had been known for a long time
o be in an unsafe condition, and that
t had been repeatedly reported to the
fficials of the road. If this Is true
omebody ought to be made to suffer.
-Anderson Dally Mall.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS,
udge Townsend to Preside.
Because of the illness of Judge Gage,
Jhief Justice Pope has issued an order
n which he designates Judge D. A.
'ownsend to preside at the fall term of
he courts of general sessions and comnon
pleas for Lexington county, which
ourts convenes on Monday, September
1. It was Judge Townsend who graned
the change of venue in the case of
he State vs. J. H. Tillman to Lexingon
county.
Contraband Fees.
Columbia Record: The question of
he amount of fees due a magistrate or
herlff In the seizure of contraband 11uor
has been a puzzling one for some
ime and Chief Constable Hammett reently
made a request of Assistant Atorney
General Townsend for a ruling
n the matter. The opinion of thjtt
ffice is that the statute is explicit in
Rowing a sheriff or magistrate only a
hare of the value of the liquors when
hey seize them, and where the liquors
.re seized by other officers they have
o right to claim a share of the value
f the liquors. By the value of such
iquors is clearly meant the net amount
ealized through the seizure. For intance
where the liquors seized by the
heriff or magistrate are recovered by
he former owners the officers can get
lOthing, and where the state has to
iay a revenue tax in order to hold the
ame the value is the net value of the
iquors after the tax is deducted.
Vagrants In Horry.
Horry Herald: The farmers have
omplained this year of the scarcity of
ibor more than usual, it seems to us,
nd it is apparent that if the vagrant
iw is not more rigidly enforced in the
owns, where the lazy and unemployed
ike to congregate, it is certain that
omplaint from this source will inrease.
Notice the number you will
ind any^ hot- dayr with perhaps large
amities dependent upon them for food
nd clothing, no resource but daily laior,
who will refuse to work, although
offered honest wages for it. Many of
his class have left the country, where
hey can find regular work on the
arms, to come to town, where by an
iccaslonal penny errand or shade job,
hey can barely keep the wolf from the
loor. How hard it is at this time of
he year to get a little pile of wood
hopped, the yard cleared of weeds or
he fall garden spaded, some of us are
ware. And what prices they charge
rhen they can, by any means, be inluced
to work! The remedy to be ap?lied
to the case is to enforce the law.
Jake them work or go to jail.
MERE-MENTION.
Clarke county, Ga., has given a two
hirds majority for tne issuance or
100,000 of road bonds Gentleman
Jeorge, a well-known New York bur:lar,
was sentenced last Friday to
wenty-three years' imprisonment. He
las a record of twenty-nine burglaries,
.s the result of which his aggregate
ecelpts amounted to $45,000 The
rice of silver bullion has advanced
line cents an ounce within the last
nonth An uprising of Piute Inlians
occurred in the extreme southern
nd of Nevada last week and a number
if ranchmen were slain and scalped.
...Seventeen Fall River, Mass., spinling
mills shut down last Saturday
cith the intention of remaining shut
[own until September 14 The Unitd
States cruisers Brooklyn and San
iYancisco arrived at Beirut, Syria, on
ast Friday.
GOLD HILL NOTES.
Jorrespondence of the Yorkrille Enauirer.
R. F. D., No. 1, Fort Mill, Sept. 4.?
Mie farmers in this section are in
riuch better spirits than a few weeks
go. Since the rains, cotton has been
leveloping more rapidly and the outook
is for a fair crop, unless frost
omes too early.
The Gold Hill school is getting along
l.cely with a fair attendance. Miss
"ara Boyd, an accomplished musician
f Charlotte, has taken charge of the
nusical department.' She has a good
lass.
The idea of building a large boarding
louse on our school house grounds is
inder consideration. This is in order
o accommodate pupils who desire to
ttend from a distance.
Mr. W. M. Crook leaves next Tueslay
for Trinity, N. C., college. Mr. C.
diuiikfnsuip givt?? ix pttriy iuiiibiii,
ompllmentary to Mr. Crook.
PARMKR.
ohnson Released on Bond.
Policeman R. G. Johnson of Port
rlill, who was arrested recently on the
harge of responsibility for the death
f J. R. Norman, went before Associate
ustice Jones at Lancaster on Monday
n a writ of habesas corpus. Major Jas.
\ Hart represented the petitioner and
t. K. Wylie, Esq., represented the
itate. After hearing the evidence in
he case Justice Jones announced that
e would be glad to release the petiioner
on his own recognizance were it
iot for the precedent involved, and
indor the circumstances he would
take the bond a light one. He fixed
t at SfiOO. Citizens of Lancaster put
p the necessary security and Mr.
ohnson was released on the spot. He
eturned with his friends to Port Mill
londay night.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 1
J. J. Keller & Co.?Say that they are
headquarters for paints, oils, var- '
nlsh, dryers, turpentines, etc., and ,
are prepared to give estimates for
paints or completed Jobs of painting.
W. M. Garrison, Pineville, N. C.?Wants
to purchase a good second-hand To- i
zer engine.
H. A. C. Walker, Supt.?Gives information
in regard to the opening of
the fall session of the graded schools
which will be on September 14. Information
is also given for the benefit
of music pupils.
J. M. Heath & Co.?Announce that Mr.
Williams is buying fall and winter
goods in the northern markets, and (
expects to buy a bigger stock of better
goods than it has ever been their
pleasure to put on this market. They
are still offering bargains.
Strauss-Smith Co.?Are still talking
about the good qualities of their
Harlem sewing machines, which are
sold under a 12-year guarantee for
$15. See fourth page.
J. Q. Wray?Calls your attention to the
fact that he bought all of .his staples
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and is offering them at the same figures
that ruled a year ago.
J. 0. Walker?Wants a purchaser on
easy terms for an eight-room house
and 15 acres of land, located on west
side of King's Mountain street, Yorkville.
Heath-Elliott Mule Co,?Publishes a
testimonial regarding the good qualities
of the Summers buggy, from
Mr. H. J. Nichols of Wildwood, Fla.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Advise the sowing
of crops that pay the farmer in
the products and at the same time
enrich the soil. They recommend
crimson clover, red clover, orchard
grass, lucerne, etc.
The First National Bank?Invites merchants,
farmers, manufacturers and
all other people to do business with
it. You are cordially invited to visit
this bank.
York Drug Store?Makes a few statements
about its prescription work,
and assures its customers of the utmost
caution in the compounding of
physicians' prescriptions.
Foushee Cash Store?Says the railroad
wreck did not delay its first shipment
of millinery, and makes a special
drive on ribbon prices.
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Railroad Commissioner C. W. Garris
was at the Fishing creek wreck on
Friday. He will make a report on the
smashup at tne next meeting 01 me
board.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? A valuable horse belonging to Rev.
W. E. Hurt died on last Sunday.
? The King's Mountain Military academy
will resume work tomorrow. A
number of cadets have arrived and
others are expected tonight and In the
morning. Col. Stephenson is confident
that his attendance will be larger than
it was last year; but, of course, cannot
give out any positive estimates at
present. It sometimes, happens that
prospective students fall to matriculate
after they have promised to do so.
GAME LAWS OF THE STATE.
There have already been a number of
complaints that the game law is being
violated. It is said that the summer
has been very propitious to the raising
of partridges and the fields are full of
young birds which in some localities
are meeting with wholesale destruction
at the hands of t<bt hunters.- In
view of this fact, it might be well for
the sportsmen who love sport for its
own sake to become familiar with the
game laws so that they can prosecute
pot hunters and stop the extermination
of fledglings.
Following is a digest of the game law
of 1902:
XNOn-resiuenis requireu iu ya-j a. license
of $25 to the county treasurer of
the county where the visitor may be
for the privilege of hunting in the
state. Not obtaining said license before
hunting or shooting shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on
conviction fined not more than $50.
This act does not apply to persons who
kill game on their own1 land.
It is unlawful to kill deer or to worry
them with dogs between the first
day of February and 'the first day of
September, except in the counties of
Clarendon, Georgetown, Colleton, Williamsburg,
Marlboro, Kershaw, Horry,
Darlington, Marion and Berkeley, in
which counties it shall not be lawful
between the first day of February and
the first day of August. Fire-hunting
is prohibited.
It shall not be lawful between the
first day of April and the first day of
November to kill any wild turkey, partridge,
quail, woodcock or pheasant; or
between the first day of March and the
first day of August any dove; or, at any
time during the year, to fire-light any
of the birds named.
It shall not be lawful for any person,
except upon his own land or upon the
lands of another with the consent of
the owner thereof, to net or trap a partridge,
and it shall be unlawful for any
person to sell, offer for sale, or ship or
export for sale, any partridge, or quail,
or deer, or wild turkeys for the space
of five years from the approval of this
act; provided, that nothing in this act
shall prevent the importation for sale
of any partridge or quail. Any person
violating this section shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding
$30. or by imprisonment in the
county jail for a term not exceeding 30
days.
THE TRESTLE REBUILT.
The rotten trestle that crumbled under
the westbound passenger train at
Fishing Creek last Thursday morning
has been replaced by a sound new one,
and the work was done in three days.
Even before the wreckage had been
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citfurcu away me wurK ui rcuunumg
trestle was commenced. While kangs
of men were clearing away debris, and
others were laying a track from the
creek bottom up to the main line, still
others were sawing timbers for the
foundations of a new trestle.
During Thursday night, new timbers
began to arrive and during Friday and
Saturday they were cut to lengths and
put into position. Bridge and trestle
men from other parts of the system
assisted in the work, and at ten o'clock
Saturday night, there remained only
four benches to complete the gap
across the hollow. During Sunday the
gap was completed, and trains ran over
the work on Monday morning.
One of the boss trestle builders, a
man from the Savannah division, was in
charge of the work on one of the
shifts, and the reporter had a short talk
with him Saturday night. He said that
the frequently published story that
trestles are framed on trains on the
way to wrecks is riduculous. There is ;
nothing to be done in the way of framing
he says until the ground is reached,
for to anticipate anything is impossible.
i
As would naturally be inferred, this
emergency work is of a heart breaking 1
nature on bosses and laborers. Both
are picked up without a moment's I
warning, and hurried off sometimes
severai hundred miles, often without
opportunity to either eat or sleep.
There were 215 laborers employed on
this Fishing creek bridge, and It was a
common thing for them to sink from
exhaustion and crawl off into the
bushes to sleep. Some dropped asleep
almost in their tracks.
When the work was Anally completed,
and ready for a test, Supt J. A.
Heether, mounted a car, and signaled
the engineer to go ahead. He was the
Arst man to cross the trestle, and as
the train landed on the other side, the
crowd below sent up an enthusiastic
cheer.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
As stated In the last Issue of The
Enquirer Coroner Louthian immediately
after the wreck of last Thursday,
empaneled a jury ef inquest with a
view to Axing responsibility for the
death of the Ave persons who were
killed. The jury was composed as follows:
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T. N. Thomasson, foreman; J. C. Lilly,
W. S. Gordon, John A. Jenkins, C.
L. Burris, G. R. Wallace, J. C Steele, J.
B. Dixon, Thos. McClain, J. A. Shilinglaw,
M. H. Jackson, S. L. Brown,
j. A. uinion, j. \J. nuuinaun.
In all eight witnesses were sworn
and their testimony was developed by
questions from the various members of
the jury. The following condensation
embodies all the material facts that
were adduced from the different witnesses:
W. A. Bolln, lives within a short distance
of the creek. He saw the train
as it went on the trestle. It appeared
to be going faster than usual. The
crash came after the engine had passed
over four or five benches. The tender
and baggage car went down first
and the engine rolled backward into
the break. Witness had been acquainted
with the dangerous condition of the
trestle for a long time and had called
the attention of the section master to
the fact. He saw five dead bodies as a
result of the wreck.
W. S. Peters lives within three-quarters
of a mile of the trestle and had
begun to notice the rotten condition of
the timbers as far back as a year ago.
He had noted repair work in progress
from time to time, but could not say
whether or not any repairs had been
made duriner the present year. He
3aw the bodies of the men who were
killed, and knew that they lost their
lives In the wreck.
T. L. Sullivan saw the wreck immediately
after the occurrence, and noticed
the rotten condition of the timbers.
Arthur Watson lives within a quarter
of a mile of the trestle, and heard
the crash. Had often noticed the rotten
condition of the timbers.
Alt Starnes, colored, lives within
three hundred yards of the trestle and
saw the train go down. Tender and
baggage car went down first and engine
rolled backward into the break.
Had frequently seen the trestle shake
as trains passed over, and considered
it unsafe.
Milus Miller lives within a quarter
of a mile of the trestle and saw the
train go down. He had known for a
long time that the timbers of the trestle
were rotten and when he called
the attention of the Section Master
Stukes to the fact Mr. Stukes said he
had reported the information to the
n^Hnlola flhni'A
Mr. J. A. Maxwell, sworn, said he
was supervisor of the track and had
nothing to do with bridges. Mr. M. S.
Dillard of Charleston, is the supervisor
of bridges.
N. M. Stukes, testified that he was
section master ,of the track on both
sides of the trestle; but had nothing to
do with the trestle itself. Outsiders
had frequently called his attention to
the condition of the trestle; but he
considered it reasonably safe. However,
he had more than once called the
attention of engineers to its condition
so they would know to slow up as they
crossed it. The trestle had been standing
for about fifteen years. There were
some rotten ties across the top, but
these did not affect the strength of the
structure, nor were they necessarily
dangerous except where there were
several together. He had never reported
the trestle as being unsafe:
This was the verdict: "The said
Bob Burris, Richard Wagener, Fred
Rhyne, H. C. Brlckman and mall agent
(name unknown) came to their deaths
in a train wreck on the Southern railroad,
at the aforesaid trestle, which
trestle was in a dangerous and unsafe
condition, being due to gross carelessness
on the part of the officers of the
said railroad."
On Saturday the coroner issued a
warrant for Mr. M. S. Dillard, charging
him with responsibility for the wreck.
The warrant was placed in the hands
of the sheriff for service.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. Frank Happerfleld of Gastonla,
was in Yorkville yesterday.
Miss Pearl Whisonant of Wilklnsvllle
is visiting Mrs. J. P. White.
Mrs. Janie McKenzie spent Saturday
and Sunday at Piedmont Springs.
Mrs. J. C. Blair of Blairsville, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Grist.
Mr. Paul G. McCorkle and son, of
Chester, spent Sunday in Yorkville.
Mr. Samuel Neel.v of Chester, spent
Sunday with Mr. H. A. D. Neely's family.
Misses Annie and Mary Rawls of
Lesslie, are visiting the family of Mr.
W. 0. Rawls.
Mayor Willis and family returned
from Piedmont Springs on last Saturday
evening.
Mrs. A. Y. Cartwright and Mrs. W.
H. Fowler spent Saturday and Sunday
at Piedmont Springs.
Mrs. R. L. Ferguson returned home
today after spending a month with
friends in Spartanburg.
Mrs. H. W. Provence of Alnsley, Ala.,
is visiting in Yorkville, the guest of
her sister, Mrs. W. E. Hurt.
Miss Mary Epps of Georgetown, left
this morning for Augusta, after a visit
to Mrs. M. S. A. Bludworth and family.
Mr. J. A. Watson and Miss Annie
Watson opened school at Lowrysville
on August 31st, with a good attendance.
Mrs. Jane Thomas of Sharon, passed
through Yorkville today on her way to
visit relatives and friends at Bowling
Green.
Mr. Sam Herron of Steel Creek, N.
C., spent from Friday until Monday
with the family of Mr. L. W. Louthlan
In Yorkville.
Mrs. W. F. Bray and children who
have been visiting relatives in Alabama;
returned to their home in Yorkvllle
last Friday.
' Mr. J. L. Williams of the firm of J.
M. Heath & Co., is in the northern
markets.
Miss Mamie Hughes, who has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. McNeel
for sometime past, left Monday for
her home in Union County.
Mr. E. B. Lowry has accepted a position
with the firm of B. N. Moore &
Co., cotton buyers.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Witherspoon, left
today for Camden, where Mr. Witherspoon
has charge of the Graded school.
Mrs. G. W. Foster left for her home
at Verdery, S. C., this morning after
spending two weeks' with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Steele.
Mr. Carl Hart of Columbia, came up
to Yorkvllle on Sunday and returned i
on Monday, spending the time with his I
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. S. Hart.
Little Miss Margaret Virginia Miller <
returned to her home in Rock Hill yes- 1
terday after spending a week with her i
grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Wil- I
Hams. i
Mrs. S. A. Carroll, Mrs. W. R. Carroll 1
and child, Mrs. J. E. Carroll and chll- i
dren and Mrs. O. E. Grist and children J
are spending this week at Piedmont
Springs. I
Mr. Dewey F. Schorb and son, Robert,
and daughter, Sarah, left for their
home in Columbia, on Monday after a
visit of ten days to the family of Mr.
Geo. T. Schorb."
It was Dr. Baxter Moore Instead of
Dr. Wylle Moore who gave his assistance
at the wreck. The two gentlemen 1
are brothers and the reporter had their
names mixed.
Messrs. T. C, Hicks, W. H. Wylle, Jr.,
and Express Agent D. F. Dukes were
removed to their respective homes last
Friday afternoon by way of the Carolina
and North-Western.
Mrs. Mary R. Wllllford and children
will leave tomorrow for Sumter, where
they will make their home. Mr. W.
M. Allison and family will occupy the
house vacated by Mrs. Wllliford.
Mr. Geo. W. S. Hart, Esq., went to
Rutherfordton Sunday evening to take
part in the trial of the case of Harrlll,
Ad'ms. vs. S. C. & Ga. Ex. R. R? which
involves the death of Engineer Metcalf
at Buffalo creek. Mr. Hart represents
the railroad.
Mr. R. E. Heath of Monroe, N. G.,
arrived in Yorkvllle this morning in
company with his brother, Mr. G. C.
la MAuf lA/>QtoH In T.annfls
ncdlll, >* ?V 10 UV?f ?
ter. Mr. R. E. Heath is to take the
position that his brother formerly held
with the firm of J. M. Heath & Co.,
and expects Mrs. Heath to Join him
here in about two weeks.
ECHOES FROM THE WRECK.
It was stated in The Enquirer that
the three injured Negroes were taken
to Rock Hill. This was a mistake.
They had been removed to Yorkville
before the arrival of the Rock Hill physicians.
*
When the wrecking force arrived
Thursday afternoon, one of the men
was heard to say, "I've had no dinner,
and there is no chance for supper or
breakfast. A gentleman of Yorkville
who overheard the remark was observed
fo saddle a horse and ride oft.
In something less than an hour he
showed up with an armful of bread,
canned goods and other eatables, all of
which he turned over to the hungry
men.
*
In addition to the Yorkville physicians
who attended the wounded, there
were also on hand Dr. J. H. Saye of
Sharon, Dr. Wm. M. Love of McConnellsville,
Drs. E. W. Pressly and J. W.
Campbell of Clover, and Dr. T. B.
Hough of Newport. Dr. Hough was at
the wreck where he assisted, the oth
er physicians. The other physicians
named gave their services to the
wounded who had been brought to
Yorkvllle. All did good work,
i
In talking over incidents afterwards,
one gentleman who happened to be
among the first to arrive on the scene,
told of how after he and others had cut
a hole in the side of the car and dragged
out an injured passenger, two little
boys came crawling through the same
hole. "They looked like scared rabbits,"
said the gentleman, and one of
them was still holding to his box of
lunch. They walked away up on the
hill, and remained there until they
were directed to the house of Mr. Bolin
near by.
There was a story in circulation on
Thursday afternoon and since to the
effect that the crew of the eastbound
passenger train felt the trestle give as
the train passed over and warned the
crew of the westbound train. There is
no truth in this story. Mr. G. T. Radcliffe
of Yorkvllle was on the eastbound
train, and by reason of his vocation
as a commercial traveler, is thoroughly
familiar with the road as is even the
railroad people. He says he noticed
nothing unusual when the train passed
over. Nor was that all. It is a fact
that the train crews were never in
talking distance with each other at
Rock Hill.
*
It happened that Mr. J. A. Maxwell,
roadmaster, was in Yorkvllle, at the
time of the occurrence of the disaster.
He immediately went to the telegraph
office and sent messages to Supt. Heether
and other officials, and also had all
the physicians of Yorkvllle summoned.
When there was nothing more to be
done here, he went on down to the
wreck, and gave assistance like other
Individuals, until the section men began
to arrive when he directed their
efforts. He showed up well throughout
it all, and accorded the highest praise
to the people who worked so earnestly
and Intelligently. Mr. Maxwell remained
with the wreck until it was practically
cleared up.
There were certain inaccuracies In
the story of last Thursday's wreck as
told in The Enquirer of Friday; but
taken as a whole the story was the j
jnost accurate and complete that has ,
been published. This was because The i
Enquirer had experienced represents- j
tlves on the ground to note the situa- ,
tion, and to Investigate all details that ,
appeared to be Important. That some <
important incidents escaped these rep- '
resentatives was natural, and it was ,
just as natural that there should be In- <
accurate statements about others. We 1
do not feel, however, that we are due j
our readers any very humble apologies, ]
for there are few newspapers in this I
part of the state that would have done j
any better under the circumstances. (
But connected with this unfortunate i
tragedy, there are numerous other
Facts and incidents that are calculated
to make interesting reading, not only
oecause of the information that goes
ivlth them hut also because of their
oearing on the various characterls ics
)f human nature.
Among the first of the Yorkvllle people
to get news of the wreck was ! Policeman
W. J. Whitener. He was ju
perintending a force of seventeen Nejroes
at the rock crusher near the depot.
When he got the first Imperfect
>iews of the disaster, he immediately
left for the scene. Upon his arrival he
loined others in the work of relief.
Within a few minutes, it developed
that more hands were needed, and
when Dr. Cartwright began to move
timbers from over the engine for the
double purpose of getting out the bodies
of the engineer and fireman ind
preventing a conflagration in the gieat
pile of debris, Mr. Whitener begar to
collect his force. As fast as he fomd
his men he sent them, to Dr. Cartwright
and Mr. D. M. Hall, who had charga of
the work. He found fourteen of the
seventeen and they aM worked vith
faithful perseverence. \Mr. Whitener
made a list of his workers^and the town
paid them for their services. Mr.
Whitener, however, will present the
bill to the railroad companyA
Among the injured menjytng out on
the muddy creek bank, was a Negro
boy apparently twenty-three or lour
years of age. After he had received
attention from the physicians, he revived
sufficiently to be able to talk. A
gentleman from Yorkville, kneeled c ver
and asked him as to how badly he was hurt.
"Pretty bad," said the Nejro,
and then raising , his eyes to the !>ent
rails that projected from the trestle
overhead, he changed the subject and
remarked: "White man!" The gentleman
Indicated that he was Metering
and wanted to hear-what the boy would
say. He continued: "Don't you nover
git on another one of those thingf as
long as you live." Just then anoher !'
gentleman came up and asked: "Is there N"
anything I can do for you, partner."
"I'm going to die," the Negro repl led, .
"You better see what you can do for
some of these white men." "But don't<
you think a drink of whisky would ;
help you? The Negro indicated 'hat '
It would and the gentleman put a l>ot-,
tie to his lips. The Negro took a sural-,
low of the liquor, and a moment liter,
turned over on his side with the quiet
remark, "Good bye, white man: I'm.
gone." It was the last word the ]>oor
fellow uttered. There was a spasm idle
contortion of his body and he was
dead. ,*
LOCAL LACONICS.
We Will 8end the Enquirer
From now until January 1, 1904, for
64 cents. f >"
Settling Claims.
Law agents of the Southern rail (7ay
appeared on the scene immediately after
the wreck and commenced work
trying to settle the various claims. J.
N. McLaurln and P. M. Stephenson
settled for $12.50 and $15 each, respsctIvely,
damage to their baggage. H|tsel
Cunningham was offered $100; but Jfls
father would allow him to accept *iitfy
$25. There are several passengers
are not inclined to settle cheap. '<$&/
To Make Further Examination.
A brother of J. R. Norman, the man
who was recently drowned in Cata Vba
river was in Yorkville Monday trying
to get the coroner to re-open the inquest.
Many of Norman's friends siem
to believe that the man was shot before
he reached the water. The coroner
does not feel warranted in re-opening
the Investigation In view of the verdict
already rendered. It Is understood
that the relatives and friends of the
dead man will have the body raiser on
thplr nivn mnMnn.
All Discharged.
The Negroes who were recently committed
to Jail on the charge of having
attempted to rescue the prisoner Sph
Leech, at the Negro picnic recently,
were before Magistrate J. C. Comer on
preliminary examination last Saturlay.
Some of the defendants were represented
by Thos. F. McDow, Esq., and
others by F. P. McCain, Esq. There
was no evidence to show that any of
the prisoners made an actual attempt
at rescue and all of them were lischarged.
Baptism at Union.
Fifteen persons who applied for
membership In Clover and Union laptlst
churches during the recent protracted
meeting conducted by Rev. John
Bass Shelton at the two churches vere
baptized at Union on last Sunday afternoon
by the pastor, Rev. W. E.
Hurt. It Is estimated that the ordinance
was witnessed by not less than
S00 people. All who have applied for
membership have not yet been baptized
and it Is the intention of Mr. Hurt to
baptize the remaining candidatec on
Sunday, September 20.
Grand Jury to Investigate.
Mr. J. O. Walker, foreman of the
York county grand jury has cslled
that body together for the purpose of
investigating the condition of a number
of railroad trestles that have teen
reported as being unsafe. The grand
Jury will assemble tomorrow and may
be in session for two or tbree days.
In addition to the trestles, it may look
Into other matters that require attention.
Witnesses will be summoned and
if there is evidence to warrant the
same, some important presentments
will be made. From such information
as has been obtained by the repoiter,
it does not appear that the grand Jury
is inclined to be officious or precipitate.
It merely seeks to do its duty to the
public, and it means business.
Accident to a Workman.
There was only one serious accident
incident to the hurry and rush of rebuilding
the Fishing creek trestle. The
victim was Mr. Henry Hardin, a railroad
employe from Shelby,. N C.
While he was employed on the ground,
an axe in the hands of one of the
workmen above slipped from its handle
and struck him a glancing blow on
the head. His skull was laid open and
he was knocked senseless. He vas
brought to the residence of Dr. W G.
White in Yorkville and Drs. White, McDowell
and Walker gave him attention.
His condition improved. so soon as
the pressure of bones of the skull was
removed from the brain in the trepanning
operation that followed. Theri is
reason to believe that he will recover;
but no definite statement can be made
on the subject at present.
some stealing.
There was some stealing of,moiiey.
Jewelry and other valuables at the
wreck the other day; but Just how
much nobody knows. It Is certain,
however, that there w<s some. Amang
the mail matter that %as brought to
the postofflce at Yorkvllle was a rejtls-'
tered letter, the outer envelope of wfc lch
had been torn open; but the inner snrelope
was Intact. An.envelope id*
dressed to Mr. H. H. Beard and said to
contain $50 turned up empty. The inrelope
was found on the floor of the
?xpress car, where It had evidently bien
dropped after the contents had bien
?xtracted. The empty envelope had
passed through several hands befom it
reached Mr. Beard. Route Agent L?ary
of the Southern Express compnny '
Pas been working on the case, niM
las considerable information about thb
probable whereabouts of the mor.ey,
put has not yet seen proper to sw?ar
put a warrant. The matter will be
probed to the bottom if possible.