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Show SIX KILLED Specials of Seaboard Air Line Railway Meet Head-on Norlina, N. C, Nov. 19. Six men wore killed and six othern badly injured in-jured in a liend-on collision botween northbound and southbound Florida-Cuba Florida-Cuba specials on tho Seaboard Air Line railway one mile south of the VltglnlivNorth Carolina stale line, shortly after 4 o'clock this morning. All those killed or injured, so far as reported, were members of the crews aod express messengers. Tho dead: C. H. Beckham, engineer, Ruleigh, N. C. W. A. Faison, engineer, Rnlolgh, N. C. O. V. Priddy, express messenger, Boykins, Va. Two negro firemen. EXPRESS MESSENGER KINO. Tho northbound train, known as No. SI, was due at this place, eight miles south of tho wreck, at 2:40 a. m., but did not pass until nearly 4 o'clock. Tho southbound train, No. St, was duo here at 4 o'clock. Tho trains met just outside the yards of Granite, a small station near the state line. The cause of tho wreck has not been determined, but Information received re-ceived here indicates Engineer Beckham Beck-ham on the southbound train confused his orders Many of the passengers and members mem-bers of tho crews of both trains were injured, Including conductors W. R Tllghman and G. G Shannonhouse. both of Richmond, who aro roported as "badly Injured." Wrecking grains were, rusljed tp (he "scene ffrim Norlina, N. C, about seen miles south of the point of the wreck, from Raleigh, N C-, and from Portsmouth, Va |