| Show telescoped I two freight trains in north carrll ca col N C xeo 27 A frightful railroad disaster occurred on the air line railroad here yards beyond the paw creek trestle and nine miles from this city two freight left charlotte yesterday morning in ns one about fifteen minutes behind the other on the up grade just beyond paw creek trestle fourteen cars of the forward train broke loose and slopped aber running a short distance in the rear car were the flagman bob griffith of this city and six per three of whom were colored when the detached cars stopped blizman griffith immediately jumped olland baving told the train men to notify the passengers that the had broken loose from the remainder of the train and immediately started the second section lie had not gone far before he beard the approaching train then realized the fact that ho could proceed no farther because of the trestle which u yards wide and very heavy lie waved tha flag as the engine in charge of came in sight and his recognition of it by immediately blowing on brakes but his train was heavy aid he was bearin the bottom of one of the biggest gradet on the road hence it was unable to stop As soon as he realized these facts and before crossing the he reversed bis engine ant continued to blow on brakes realizing the catastrophe he left hi seat and in front of the fire box with hia hand on the lever he awaited the shock it came and be was partially knocked down by a stick of wood from the tender but was otherwise unhurt though almost entirely shut in by the mass of debris which was thrown against the en gine hii life was probably saved by the fact that the rear of the tender was thrown to one side thus diverting the full momentum of the train from tire engl neto the eide ot the cut against which tho shattered cars frere piled in an inextricable mass what occurred in the cab is ob bained from the statement made by thomas II 11 barther Oar ther cipf this city who was a passenger and who mira culi escaped though seriously injured having had several of his ribs broken there were six passengers decides the flagman the train which ran into them bad caught up with them at the wood station a few miles back and hence when its coming was announced no one felt apprehensive tho clapman had been sent back as an additional precaution and hence no attention was paid to the train it was upon them before they knew it remembers that he and plilip started to pet out lut before he passed the middle of the car he ws knocked idowu he with the n ol 01 a colored to extricate himself by eifling the lop of the car off the other philip S of tan city charlip Rl lerg whose parents live in pin hood and a negro vw strond were all killed the can telescoped each other and were bilec the greatest the mass caught fire and tho remnants of the oars including that in which were the passengers were destroyed A least one ot them whose name is unknown was burned alive being heard the charred remains were recovered after several hours but could bot be recognized the head feet and hands being entire burned oft |
