The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, April 03, 1906, Image 1
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THE LARGEST CIRCULATION
uf Any Newspaper in the ,
Fifth Congreseional
District of S. C.
*■ vgRV ONE PAID IN ADVANCE.
Fhe Ledger.
SEMI-WEEKLY - PU3LI5H2P TUESDAY AND FRIDAY-
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* *v«»*y Advertiser Whs
Uses the Columns sf
This Paper.
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A Newspaper In All that the Word fmpHe« and Devoted to the Best Interest of the Penpl* of Cherokee County.
ESTAGLISHED FEB. 16, 1894.
GAFFNEY. S. C. TUESDAY, APRIL 3. 1906.
•IJW A
HE MEN MEET DEATH IN HORRIBLE
WRECK AT BROAD RIVER TRESTLE.
FREIGHT CARS AT BLACKSBURG BREAK LOOSE AND RUN INTO
SECOND NO. 72.
The Wreck Occurred at 2:30 Saturday Morning—Blame Rest* Entirely
With Charleston Division Shifting Crew—$10,000 Damages—Rapid Work
on Part of Wrecking Crews—Center of Interest Sunday.
By BRIAN BELL.
Oue of the most horrible wrecks in-
dh w history of Cherokee County oc
curred near her«> in the early hours
of Saturday morning, as a result of
wtiicti three trainmen are dead, viz:
Bugineer O. I> WOOTEN, of To-
su*. Ga.
Fireman JOHN I/)OPER, of Green
ville. S. C.
Acting Hrakeman J. A. CAINE, of
Boulton. Va
at Blacksburg about two o’clock and
be^an their fatal run towards this
city. From Blacksburg, their start
ing point, to Broad river where they
collided with the freight, is entirely
down grade and the cars gained speed
as they sped on. A north-bound
freight had left Gaffney about the time
these runaway cars ieft Blacksburg,
and it was seen that a wreck was in
evitable.
The runaway cars belonged to the 1
ville at 8 o’clock, and the one from
Spencer at 9 o’clock. Superintendent
McManus, Trainmaster Weston and
other Southern officials arrived on tfle
scene about 8 o’clock. The wrecking
crews and a large force of hands
employed had the track cleared and
the trains passing as usual i- a few
hours.
Engineer O. L. Wooten, of the
freight, was from Tocoa. Ga.. with
headquarters in Greenville. He was
found early among the debris. He
was slightly cut about the head and
fearfully injured, lingering in this citv
until Saturday afternoon, hen he
massed away.
Fireman Looper, of Greenville, and
J. A. Caine, a former telegraoh ope
rator at Spencer, who was acting as
hrakeman on the wrecked freight,
were buried beneath the wreckage
and were probably killed instantly.
The grant engine, with a number of
tour-up cars, was thrown near the
spot where they were supposed to hav^
fallen, and it was near this spot that
thev were discovered.
Superintendent McManus was inter
viewed by the writer. It was from him
that the foregoing facts were received.
He stated that fourteen cars were
torn-up cars thrown about in wild con
fusion and the contents scattered all
over the hillsides and bordering on
the bank of the river. Lumber, cot
ton. iron pipes and waste can be seen
in abundance.
All day long Saturday crowds of on- ■
lookers and curiosity-seekers flocked
to the scene, some spending the en- MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF
tire day watching t.hp giant derricks; . owvpo rmrooKwe
clear the track and the busy hands re-;
lav the torn-up tra^k. The speed with |
which the track was re-laid was al- j '
most incredibie. 9 «r«ona! Paragraphs Concerning Pop
The number in attendance Saturday
A NEWSY LETTER
FROM WILKINSVILLE,
! could not compare with those that
; hastened to the scene Sunday. All
i possible means of conveyances were
! engaged the dav before and all day
loug crowds could be seen leavin'”
the city At the wreck they thronged
the hillsides and gazed at the awful
sight below, w.here cars were oiled on
each other and the giant engine lay
. their work. The amount of gu&ao
bought this year far exceeds that of
previous years. Much of it is intend-
r'-’ for corn.
The public roads are in bad coadi-
tion. The mud in many places is axle-
tree deep. I n many places there are
dangerous mud holes that mi^- be
filled with rocks by the regular road
hands.
Mesdames Amanda Lee and J. L.
Strain spent the day yesterday with
Mrs. Jimmie Strain.
From what some newseaper corres
pondents say one might reasonably
conclude that the people of Cherokee
county are noted “Sunday" visitors.
I Per haos we all know better than wo
W ilkinsville, March 30.—The wet observe what Is forbidden in the
weather is putting farmers badly be- fourth commandment, which, accord-
ular People and Short Items
that Section.
of
hind with their work.
The newspapers now-a-days are
filled with more or less "Buncombe,”
especially in their dealings with the
ing our catechism, is: "The omis
sion or careless performance of the du-
'tes required, and the profaning the
dav by idleness, or doing that which
is in itself sinful, or by unnecessary
thoughts, words, or works, about our
o" one side near whero the two un- su h]ect of so-called labor and capital,
fortunate young trainmen lay, buried ! ^ s disgusting to see to what extent
beneath the cars and an avalanche Political aspirants will go to accom-1 worldly employments or recreaticwB.”
of dirt and rocks. An estimate places Phsh their purposes. Some, it seems, j The health of this community is ex-
the crowd during the da at several woul <J even P !af * the country on the, ceptionall 7 good for this time of the
thousand. Numbers reached the scene v crv verge ot anarchy if thev can oros-
shortlv after breakfast and remained P er by the deal. \N ith the merest ex
ception. it is now universally admit
ted bv the best informed that labor is
in the saddle and it intends to stay.
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A Scene at the Wreck.
Fireman Looper and Brakeman
•aiue were killed instantly, while En-
finer Wooten lingered until Satur-
•av Aifteruoon before he died, in this
«itv. where he had been removed.
FV>ur tramps, who were hoboing on
the train, escaped unscathed and are
Mid to have rendered valuable as
sistance in clearing the wmeck.
The Wreck.
The wreck occurred at an (-arly
tear Saturday morning a* what is
Charleston di'ision of switch engine
cat's at Blacksburg, with Conductor
Metts in charge. These cars and the*
nortn-bound f/eigut, with Conductor
j -Means, of Spencer, N. C., in charge,
came together at Broad river with the
disastrous results stated above.
When the cars leit Blacksburg a
dis?>2ltch acquaintfing*. him with the
awful situation, was dispatched to Su
perintendent McManus, a* bis aead-
i quarters in Charlotte
completely wrecked. T '-aln Muster
Weston stated that, in his opinion,
the cars had reached a speed of about
forty miles oer hour, white the freieht
i was probably travelling about tuirtv
I miles i>er hour, when the ».Wo came
| together. Sunt. McManus is of the
j ooinion that the property - loss will
I reach $10,.*01). He stated to The led
ger’s representative that the entire
I responsibility of the matter rests
I with the Charleston division of the
until the bodies of Looper and Caine
were recovered, late iu the afternoon.
Tne derricks worked vigorously
diroughout Sunday in an effort to
move the great amount of wreckage
j suft-cieutly to recover the bodies of
I tue train men. Those engaged in the
I work made a valiant effort to recover
| ion bodies beiore dusk fell, and they
| ’.ere barely successful. The shades
i of nignt weru fast drawing around
J those engaged in the work when they
year, and the conditions of the weath
er. Only a few chronic cases are
worth reporting.
We learn that Mr. Henry W. Thom
son of Snartanburg. has sold Mr. Tom
Both farmers and mills are w anting i Wilkerson eighty acres of land Just
hands. Anything like an average across Broad river for $20 per acre,
j-arm h-nd can get $12.50 a month an} and a tract of upwards of 130 acres
board, and some go even beyond that, near Hopewell school house to the
The Toney is not in it for the em- Watson brothers for $12.50 per acre,
oloyer unless cotton will readily bring i From yesterday’s and last night’s
fifteen cents in the market. There are 1 rain Broad river is past ferryin 1 ” at
hundreds of acres of lards lying com- ' Howell’s ferry.
paratively idle in Mherokee county! -If all reports are *rue there wi!’ be
it;.is ve.ir for want of labor to work j ? full crop of candidates in the field
it M.-ch of this has been sown in 1 this summer and a livml? time may
o?.ts, from which the ’and owners or ! reasonably be exnected.
! rente s exF p T to realize something of Mrs. Sam .T. Strain is visiting the
'a profit. It •viT take something more I family of Mr. W. C. Blickwe’l t *ay.
J than wind-work aud political strategy Those who miss th-' reading o' ^ev!
i to cor . ct this state of affairs. If Frank DeWitt Talmage’s sermons lose
; some efforts were being made to unify j more than a hundred times tb® nrire
and con?oii late the Interests of these j of the paper. The present Dr. Tab
; two great pi’la s of our material wel-1 mage is truly a scion from the o»4
} fare, a much better state of things j stalk, and his discourses are i-nch
woul 1 be the outcome. As it is. dem- j more than a fiow of elegant language
agogues and th' ir allies are at work, couched in well rounded sentences,
to widen the breach rather than to , Lis sermons are not mere jargon.; of
Dour tne oil of contentment into the j ecclesiastical nonsense. We pity the
open, aching wounds which sooner or ; intelligence of the man or woman who
later will sap the foundation of our j thinks they are. Tli<. ten gronest
materia: prosperity and b'ing desol a- I preachers of the world, from the be-
Uon, discord and ruin to our country, j ginning of the Christian era. were:
Wu would not be understood as claim-! Paul. Whitfield. Massillon. Bassnret.
ing that some causes for discontent- i Luther. Spurgeon, Beecher, F'uller.
ment do not in some measure exist, i Tar lor and Luox. There is no doubt
but they are, no doubt, magnified to a j hut that Talmage will occupy - high
great extent by those wh 0 expect to , position among those of the twenUetti
i thrive by fanning the flames of dis-1 century laiil succeeding centuries,
j content. i Through the pulpit and press he
As the Confederate reunion is soon j counts his auditors bv thr> mi'lkms.
1 to be held in the city of Columbia, we i He has preached to more people than
would most respectfully suggest to the any of his predecessors, except it be
committee in charge, of the same, tna* * s e p«h.i se—--ons are
they require of each veteran attend- 1 translated into several different lin
ing (who expects to enjoy all the priv-j images. Th P responsibility that such
iliges usually accorded haem) thtat a man must carry with him to the fi-
thev present a certificate of member-1 rial judgment no finite mind can corn-
ship of good and regular standing in i prebend, estimate or imagine. Iu eur
some camp of United Confederate Vet-1 travels we find every now and then a
eraus, in this or some other State. Be' i boy named Talmage. This is an evi-
sides its social leaures the Confeder-1 dence that the parents of this c 3a dry
ate Veteran Association has certain) are not altogether ignorant of the
financial obligations to meet in order ' greaness of the man.
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that the organization may be keot up.
This is only fifteen cents per member
—a very small affair, but considered
enough for all practical purposes. No
veteran will consider it an indignity
to present his certificate. He will do
that with pride, and we don’t think the
suggestion an unfair or unreasonable
one. It will be a*' little trouble for
the committee to 'ake up th
I cates as to hand out the badges. And
j besides, in this way a list of veterans
present will be kept.
1 In computing the Ume it will be be-
i fore another February comes that will
i have no full moon, one calculator says
! it will be two million, five hundred
j thousand years.
! M'e regret to hear that Mi ;a Perla
Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Wood, of Spartanburg, died at her
home last Saturday after a Ion*” and
"tinfii] illness. She wag a .-ounp - ladv
of high intellectual attainments, a
member of the senipr class in Con
verse college, and w P want ng better
authority than thai of Or. Pell for s:\-
ing: "She was the brightest girl In
her class.” This is no reflection
whatever on her ckoolmates.
J. L.
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FRED DESTAFFINO ACQUITTED.
Former Gaffney Bov Charged with Lar
ceny of Diamonds in Alabama.
The following clipping from the
Montgomery Times win prove of in-
tens*. local interest, a s the F>ed L. La-
cert ifl- tham here referred to is well known
in Gaffney, where he was known as
Fred L. DeStaffino. The announce
ment of his acquittal will be a scarce
of gratification to his friends here. It
will be remembered tha* he wa^ ar
rested in this eitv rml taken back to
Montgomery som P time ago to stand
'Hal. 't is good new-, to hear of the
acaulttsl. as DeStaffino w*Te in the
mtv h?d always seemed to be a v un'”
man of good^rha-a^te.-, enstraslpg an
extraordinarily nleasir. ,d 4 -ess and
sinmfi-rlv g rod rersonal'ty. Th e dip-
pin" follows:
“Fred L. Latham, a white barber of
f tIs eity. is i*ow g, liberty after ian-
miishinr in the jail here for sev. ral
months.
, “Fe wus cha^d b- his landlady.
The | ’■! Mattie Tem-Je. a boarding in/use
high esteem in which =he was held j keeoer here, with ti-c larceny
was evidenced by the entire bodv of; diamond and Pearl rings val
• onverse students, together with that ♦l.'O. But the iurv a- n-:>n t?
of the city sdools of Somanburg at-
j tendin~ her funeral, which o*ok place
f rom th<» Firs; Baptist church of that
1 citv-. The funeral service was ron-
| ducted by Fey. L. M. Roper, ber pas-
! tor.
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uiav cnoose a shining
Though Death
n*ark.
Th P Christian need not fear;
The hand i;rt stills the
heart
Is one that cannot err.
of four
valued at
But the jury a* 3:30 Thursday
af'ernoon acmtiGed it’ - ' of the charge,
iu the criminal divi;io» of the city
court.
‘There wer<> some s'-nsational ff-at-
ure-, in the evidence and a large crowd
was present during the trhl.
“The Hv/ye s fr,- the defc-’is'*. '*111,
Hill Matthews, set up the fact that
Mrs Tem'ni3 hrd given f e e i^w»ls
robbing ' 18 r'omentoc s o' her af
: on f or him. a nd nrovr.j t to the
•rt»'*f.".ction of the 1 rv ” R
Our botrtfelt sympathy goes out *n
■family of the decease^ in this
hour of •.•.dr great bereivement.
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'Mrs Wood was well known ‘o « o; , th T T‘ v *
e>dr. _ l s . : k 2 ?'■ 1 " ' W
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cr
•fjcae.
•camouir deL.ij-.ua-ed* as Iboau river
trestle. ai>out louj- miieH from Gifl
aeL tvew,; of the accident roacaed
•afawr earl/ in the morning, and -at
crowds began to flock to the
e rile reached tne scene,
soo* af’ei ne wrecking doriic.es from
ffre*nriiii i C., ..uj 3ponc<*r N. C.,
h&d arrived and U n th*-ir opera
Boat
F^oni tlie facts gathered then |« ap-
.geaiA that h bunch, consisting of six
ft mis escaped from the yards ,
Drraji River Trestle.
fr»«r <
:at i*>. add
tp ou. th
cl. are v
| goo-’ hi > escape,
i Me'-srs. Sal) L
r
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was
bvVenteen later the ctra
and freight met. ns a re/dt ul aiiic.i
in t 'p ota thf rear of
eei'.uA the uiipatch informing uim ‘ vi^.cf - cm tber r. !e
that th.- care ^eiv runuiug wild L»e-
twien Gaffney ;.nd Blacksbur*” on a
down grade, gaining momentum at
ever' rpv'>b*Moi of the whe-w*. Hue, wheu, had It been proper
iii*t a wreck wa* inevitapte, Ruuer- th.. caid .vou’d heve run off at !
intetideut •Ic.wanus ordered out the 1 du»i* inatead of r/uciiing the
wrecking derricks '»'iU tlubr cr<*ws | Hoe ut all.
from Bpencer aud toeenville. Taese i TTia spot where the wnck occurred
dorricks arrived, tne one irom Greea-1 u a scene of cuaos. with Lrokuu and
p-IiV by ku
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, ro sn**, ! ® r church in Gaffney a. 8 oVoc,. «„ » -d-
F-rda - morri ig. br t he trade | Bdav Aori] <th . A „ , re
int* rested are cordially imiied t ■ *>e
• resent. 1 Ip? p .su^r a'ul cw>ue “ ''a-
Hon of th P -Bu/o'd Sir c” M^fho bst
c ur<h are expected to at " d. i* is
to ; ' P regretted tbai 'his T i , «-tiii« r will
se-m to conflict w-itu i p re-- jii
ervices now - g(*i'*g on iu Gaffney. i>ut
it. is unavoidable.
(Cor.ttuueq on paq e 5.)
frain and I^esli**
.... *1| rf-nt T> Gr.ffncv tj’av ot:
dr.e-s.
r l e almost jnees tn vaiu ' 'a v c e k
« 1 “pt your corrcspondei.i la-doo s.
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rev. J.
bins-at
la'.nno in t' at
he- co.’ lit I'm,
iproved.
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Tlie f’iep.'s o
tea. ere g’-eatlv indt
?. Knox, of Coin ibia
‘.be hospital for th P
city and report ine
wnich i^ somewhat !
Ti p most pitiable and contemotlblp
object in the world Ik a “smart Aleck”
clad in eilico. Could she but see her-
s' lf as other people do. a reformation
in her conduct would be Inevitable.
Ffarmers are getting lehi.id with
—See my line or .D. if
n need of Lre -..- j i > ir*
rail.
—Shoes fjr eierytfud* at alku^mer
prices at J. I. Sarratf*
— Big lot of Quilts from io $!.
at ^ I. Sarratt’s.