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COLUMBUS, N; C, THIXRSdI AUGUST 20, 1903.
IX.
NO. 19.
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i Wreck Yes-
Uaj Near Melrose,
Via Tryon) N. C, Aug. 13
,t!i freight'-train, imra, no. 0.2,
WvillP- to opari'iuourg, rim
fn Saluda Mountain at 2:15 p. m.
-The engine and thirteen coal
L-n.1 near Melrose At the
rf m. 1 n
llaee vrhart- engineer lunsieus
reeked several years ago.
,in0 ami eleven cars ?re a total
piled up i a L"ut utl1I1Sul,
neer J- H. Averill, .Iri, of Ashe-
it . r a V ill-
Lj Fireman "air, ui Asuevre,-
leil, and are under the wreckag-e.
lioilies?' ani70t Uj found until
Lie is i-ieavM,
, of Swanna
off and will
... u- wfSJ.trill.
emaa g
,1 lv!h lo-'S t'UL
die.
aeer A'verill was a bright younpr
ift-ent-t"iree .waif age, own
j II. Avtrill, of (Umrleston,
ed desperately to release Sherrill, but
it was about thirty minutes before they
succeeded. j ' t ; ! ,
y Nothing whatever was seen of the nl
ueer and fireman. It is presumed they
were buried under the v reck of the en
gine. Sherrill had been caught, between
the tank a coal car.
The wreck took place one half mile from
the big slide that took place F-une weeks
and beyond the scene of the wreck ago
of a! out a month ago.
There were fifteen cars hi th? train. All
jumped the track and piled up except the
four last cars and caboose on roe which
tltoUiih damaged, stuck to the rails. Sher
rill was put in the cab which was rolled
to Saluda and the injured man taken to he
Mountain House. B-jthlegs were amput
ated below the knee. The trainmen
left him In good condition pnd there Jul
not seem to be any reason why he should
not get well. The crew, besides those
mentioned, consisted of Flagman M, 1J.
Trapp, Conductor Howie r d rraiamen
Chas. Ward, Perry Bishop and one oher.
The wreckaiie will ta ke sever-' days to
clear away. No. 10, f.'om the South last
nighuransfe-i-ed l No. 13 at the wreck
and the latter cirae in considerably
behind time.
None of the railroad officers have
any explanation to offer of the cause
of the wreck. The brakes held all
right and every possible effort was
made to stop. It was raining, but
heavy trains have gone down the
mountain many times before with the
rails wet.
It is said that possibly a brake beam
under one of the coal cars may have
dragged the track or a brake chain
may have broken .
All the train crew were out on the
cars going down the mountain, no one
was in the caboose.
father, mother, wife and two
hiUlren, brother ana sisier are
ir the summer at Saluda and all
it), ii three miies of where he
: tin: ;":fly death- . ' f
ill suved 'on his engine with,his
bl fireman, uoin an ne coum u
the speed of the train until the
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tbunea mm.
3ri
be runaway train p?sseu meirose
T XTT T 1 1 1 -
fteraior, J. vv, iieaineriy, ruu uuj
tation house and Fireman Hair
up.his hand i"id smiled. ' iieath-
inted.'
ucn-r Howie and his flagmen,
and Ward were unhurt.
following particulars of the
ttovp oeen maue puniic: '
JSiUmla the train held up about
Ws and took things easy. The
rare always inspected at Saluda,
fcg at the top of the mountain and J through Melrose, knowing that he was
awiar of the steep grade down
lountain. esterdav theinsoector
rticiioularly thorough. Engineer
1 and his brother, who works in
store near the depot, were with
DIED AT THEIR POSTS.
Buried under the wreckage of sixteen
cirs, and hundreds of tons of coal lie
two heroes who passed into eternity in
the disastrous wreck at ''Slaughter
Pen" cut a quarter of a mile east of
Melrose yesterday afternoon. They
lived in A'sheville and their names are
J. H. Averill, engineer, and Charles D.
Hair, fireman. Will Sherrill, brake-
man," lost both bis legs. Of IIatr, it
said that he met his death with a forti
tude worthy ot the fearless soldier who
dies at his post of duty. As he passed
Jeffries Flays Gorbett
In Ten Short Rounds
rushing to certain death he waived his
hand and smiled at the frightened oper
ator. Twelve seconds Iate the crash
came and the brave men who did not
flinch from duty died at their posts.
Engineer Averill had a wife and two
nspector a they began at ihe en- wra- ,lie veu on me corner ui r reuuu
Broad avenue and Fhiliips street, tie
had only been married a little over
three years. Sherrill, who came here
San Francisco, Aug. 14. James! J.
Jeffries, champion heavy weight of the
world, played with Jim Corbett for nine
rounds and a half tonight and then Cor
bett's seconds motioned to lleferee
Graney to stop the fight in onler to save
their man from needless pnnishmeimj
The end c-ne shortly ai.-r the bigie
ning of the tenth round when J. tines,
planted one of hiatyrrtfic left swings onl oi
bett's stomach. The mn who conquered
John L. Si 'livan dropped to the floor i in
agony and the memorable scene at Carson
City, when Bob Ktsrrmons landed! his
solar nlexr blow, was r'niost duplicated.
This time, however, Corbett slaiggled to
his feel and aga'n faced Ids gitranticfad'
versvy. With hardly a moment's' hesita
tion, JefT ies sw.iug his ripht ai?;ain lauded
on Corbett's stomach. Jim dropped to
to the floor rnd then it was that Tommy
Ryan, seemg tht it was r'l over, motion
ed to Referee Grane' Ui stop the punish
meet. . i
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Alone in His Class. i
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The fight tonight demonstrates beybnd
all duuht that Jeffries stands alone in his
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class. Be showed remarkabie improve
ment in both speed and sk;,l. Corbett,
during the f-st part of the light was al
most outpointed and the few blows that he
landed ou Jeffnes were apparently without
sting, JefF'-ies was never in better condition.
lie looked ugnter than U9ual and tne waj'
he moved about on his feet and the 'fre
quency with which he corn red Corbett's
lea'r astonished eve; jbody. Corbett, in
comparison with the big man opposed to
him, looked very light but wps really
heavier than ever bef or. He appeecd to
have lost some of t;s old time speed and
skill during the early pau of the fight, but
this may have been due to JeflVies' maiyel
ous improvement. CorbeU's physical 'con
dition apper "ed to be all 'jat he had c!r"m
ed for it. He stood many of Jeffries' ! ter
rific blows without v lnc;ng and came back
swinging left and li&.its lacd'ig ..equently.
buthisblow8 hardly stung Jeffiies. Jef-
iles was not only stronger, fastsr :i id
cleverer than ever before, but he used h!s
head to better puipose, nd although Cor
bett worM hit h'm hard enough to huk ti eu
nrd4w manJeJErieswouldJKjre
without noticing the blows and would de-
iver filing hits that materially helped in
deciding the result of the fight.
At first Corbett wrs very cautious iand
apprently was outpointod by Jef ues,
)ut later in the fiht he warmed up j and
showed r mie of his old tme cleverness.
'Yom tlie first, however, it wrs - generally
reganled as a hopeless case for Corbett; He
made a gallant fight, but he never, stood a
show to Avin.
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and looked over each car in turn.
brother remarked on the fine
ion of the cars and brakes and
rake shoes. nothe.r cause of the
at Salud;i ws waitini; for the
Jntain hrakesmen.' There are six
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w tirakcsmen and overv Mmn a
rains ahead of the one wrecked and
ind it, and they were waiting
'he hrakesmon tr nnmo 'hnolr Tir
"these men showed un the train
d out.
Victims of The Wreck.
from Swannanoa, boarded at the Phil
ips boarding house near the depot.
Hair also boarded at the same place
Engineer Averill and his crew left
Asheville vesterdav morniner. "Averill
was a . passenger on Conductor Padg
goes down the mounMn two of Ltt' r nn his wnv to the ddnot. "He
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aie taken on to help twist the I was iii'the best of spirits," said the con
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brakes. VPQtrvinv thro U7t. ductor last night and judging from nis
conversation and manner he had no
presentiment of his untimely fate."
It was stated last night that Mrs
Averill and the children were visiting
at Saluda, and are now at that place
' iii ways the case, the brakes I awaitincr the recovery of the bodies.
applied from the start and the en- listiTPn
"ad to null - dfcritA th rlnwn
hi went well for a mile and a
nt what took place after that was
per story. Cars bean tn slin alnnr Snliula. N. C. Aue". ll Snecial The
r- i n I 1 ... c
trann fastpr nrl tho hrnlrPcmAn 1 Wiaa nf Rncrinfifir J. H. Averill. IT
the coa! cars twLsting on their land Fireman Chas. Hare, who. were
eks as hard as thev could. At I hurled in the wreck on Saluda Mountain
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Is Known as the"33 miles straijrht I on Thursday afternoon, were recover-
f'tch neiir thA "'X miln nrict tYa I uaatcrAav dftopnnnh. ' Trains arfi
- I v 1 f
Da taken on a danererous speed I now Dassinsr over this death trap un
Ioint the crew saw I disturbed.
engineer reverse and give .the! The body of the-brave engineer was
ne -sterm, but the train did not found about 9 o'clock, between the-en-
ei a moment. A drizzle was fall- ffine and the embankment where It
4t tne time. mnU-innr tVo Kiila mof ofnntuul Tf yra a tint, vapv hudlv mane-
ippery. From this point on to led. Fireman Hare's remains were dis-
Khtcr PenCuf'.a mile and a half nnvered a little before 12 o'clock last
net, the train inched at a steadily night.
easms speed, estimated at 60 to 75 Rrakeman W. B. Sherrill, whose legs
san hour. I in 1 t.hft '. wrek died this
u I wcio tun
trig cut r.Vioro m'oo o tn: nu I : TV,n .nmo5na mom fcn.1rnn tn
"e engine .lpft tv.
' " iiic bi (Ko. auu vilf I u 19 IIULUcj u.i unuMuu
Miiict ol top of it it, making slor
e (l' W0t kafro ?.n fltt. irvli oi,r1 fill
the cm. ah thn ... uv! j Hnw in I Jva a
rst train had pannr rifi o e- I ' " ' HTf1 fori Vonrs
me ears. Thev trot together im. I in Philadelnhia recently at the atre o
' JlelJ' and ran to the front of the 102 years, and wr - buried at Woodland
rv . i' - - - .
' "ueie a. horrible sights met Cemetery. Her ir!e for liwng, in her
)e.S. I T j frh nn nf f V o tnn r$ V. I inarai
. - i w iuei in me air, was i "He honest ana aon i worry."
''mU Nhe.rrill knk Uta 1 I KM. nMl,, nA cava mnnav "
i-hprnill
iiiio 113 vina
'Off hno.l A , 7
-u,u uuwnwnrnc Hhn:ii
uLove breeds happiness. "
downwards. Bherrill ' "Keep at work and don't' drink. "
horrible aj?ony. and as hia A rich ffirl can be haoby with a
. uj ub ueggea I poor nvsuauu ii suu runny iv
ou ana release him. "Eat plenty, sleep long ma aon-
'he nuin -, . i l . , I. '. ..
rou.rv, Ui lue can ana botner."
v WILII Wnifln T hOiT rrrl. I (IHTkM A . . A. I MlrA 1T.1T 1 n 0l Q 11 TT n
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When-the
S ,''t:,i
Boils.. Qsyer.
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Propess in
the South.
This is a part pf an edito;;a! in the New
I'::
York Sun:
In a latter to a Richmond, firm, Mr.
Richard H. Edmonds. edi r of Tae YrA-
timore Alan v facte res' Record, gives some
important and cheerful statistics i-i regsd
to Southern prosperity. He estimates that
this yej'rs cotton and cotton seed crop
within the next twelve months wi'l bring
the Southern farmers at least 600,000,000
and that other Souther. 1 agT.cp'ture j pro
ducts will amount to not far from f-900,-000,000,'
a total of about 1,500,000,000 for
one year's faravng; and the manufactt
product exceeds in value the agricultural.
While the cotton crop repnents only
about 40 per cent, of the totil value of the
agriccHural product of the South, it is the
reat money crop. For a hundred years
high cotton has been accompanied I with
general prospevity. v
'Between 1900 and 1902, years of South
em industrial activity and far prices for
ttrn. the erain in the ressed value of
Souther a property was $460,000,030 an an
nual average of $230,000,000 as against an
average of $79,000,00) for the precedirg
ten years. In spite of the prnc of 189.i,
the industrial depression and the low pnee
nf rotton. the South has eastablisbed its
credit and accomuUtd capital cid put its
manufactc-es on a solid bas's." jj ,
RACE QUESTION i
WILL BE ISSUE.
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Prominent Democrat Declares
it Will be Factor in Carrv
paignof 1904
Washington, Aug. 12. A prominent
Democrat who has been regarded jas a
strong candidate for the Democratic
nresidential nomination in 1SW4, ae
clares that the race question w i',1 vbe
a nrominent issue in the next nationa
AmMiffn FTa "sava the sloeram -'No
vaiuj6" "
force bill,r will be one of the most po
tont battle crie3 of the Democrat- ;
President Roosevelt, this gentleman
Bono hftJl effectivelv i-.ised the! ;ce
"ijrs, : . ..'.
issue, and it will be met squp-ely
Representatives, Livingston, of C r-
ffia Swanson, oi Virginia, auu ov.wes,
of Kentucky, express similar views.
N. Carolina's Capital
I to be Modernized.
Raleigh, Aug. .11. Mr.-.I'rank P. Mil-
bvm of Columbians. C, today presented
i!t plan for enlrrging and modernizing 'ie
present state capitol. . The specir1. com
mittee to which thee plens were present
ed were greatly pleased with the worl A
pill wr introduced by Judge A. W. Gra-
hem ' i the last house and passed the leg
islature naming Chief Justice Clerk, Gov
ernor Aycock and two representatives and
a senator judge uranam, Mr. j, j.
Li'ev y p id Senator Harris, being after
wprds npmed by the governor as a com
inittee to consider the question of enlaig-
ng he capitol, have plpns and specifica-
llors made a reporVto the next general
pssemb1". Mr. Milburn presented a draw
ing of the capitol modernized according to
his plan. It preserves the present archi-
tectepal beautv of the building. On the
north end south side wings, 60 by lOOfeet
are added. On the wesi the pn sent prti
co wiu he removed and a wing, 45 ty 75
added for the p jcommodation of the state
"braiy on the first floor, the Supieme ccurt
librp-y on the tb.!-d. The wings on the
north and south w'l contain ade quate base
ments and the first flwr will be utilized by
offices for the governor and state treasurer
on the north and the secreatry of state aud
the superintendent of public instruction on
the south. The first floor of the old build
ing will be devoted to the state auditor, in
surance comissioner and corporation com
missioner. s The second floor of the wings will contain
the senate and the hall of representatives,
vhile the present chambers will be utilized
for comraU.ee roonis and other necessary
offices. The third1 floor will be devoted to
galleries, committee room, a haU of paint
ing and statuary and offices; The details
of the interior arrangraents are of course
; to ? ige aud the commHtee today con
sidered ma'Hy the general exterior( effect.
1 he committee was delighted with the ap
per pnee of the building as provided by
Mr. M!1briin'8 plan and requlstod. him to
nlaoe the d-awing of the modernized capi
tol in ihe goyernor's office, where it can be
iTp cted by visitors. Another meetir.g
w!,l be held early in September and a re
port ' f oimclatr-1 rnd a statement given out.
1 ae . notable point about Architect : Mil
burn's plens is that the present areb'tec
ti:ai stioture of the capitol will De pre
S3r7ed, the beading will hi in even more
beautiful architectural proportions; com
modious haV for legislation w 'T be pro
vided; f-e proof rooms for the s t.e libir.. y
both of wr'ch pve now very; much eAposed
will le provided; two elevators w v ivi,
rom the first floor; there will be record
rooms in the basement and adequate ar
rangements for the reservation of the
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state archives. This modern up-to.-cTate
capitol can be built at a cost of less than
$300,000, and will answer j every purpose
and be a credit to the stats for nearly a
hundred yers, it is believef. if $300,000
four per cent ten year Ijonds were issued
for this purpose the tax would be '"only 3
1-2 on ever? $1000 nowon the lax book
The necessity for more room and' fireproof
place for preserving recor(1ji cannot be long
deferred. Every state in j the union hps
built a new capitol or enlarged its capitol
witPn the past tan years except Kentucky,
Vi'L'r'.f :i and North Carolina, end the
former, have sures n-wjpead'nr for
enlpi-gements of their capi0's.
i
Pius today and, though they- found him
a1 nost recovered, they continued to say
that he 'loir'd tpke a rest and abstentia' 'on
om all ivorf. "But this will mean such
an f. 'ami-;ru n oi worK mat it win kv.
him afterwards to catfh up with it, "said.
the pope in reply. '
Big Lumber (Deal.
Ashevil'e, Aug. 12. dumber dealers
i i .
are interestea in -tne i tact tnat tne
Scottish Land and Timber Company,
a British corporation that for a number
Oi years did a vast business in this
mountain section, is rapidly disposing
ofits holdings. It was stated this
morning that Judge: Council and others
had just purchased a large tract of
timber laud through an vagent of .the
British corporation, and iwpuld soon
begin to turn out lumber on a large
scale. Judge Council, it is understood,
came to Asheville yesterday Afternoon
and left this morning for Tennessee to
inspect the timber; tract. : which is lo
cated on the Pigeon river. , It was fur
ther stated that the deal involved
something like $40,000, and that the
land acquired was .considered very
valuable, as it well may be used for
agricultural purposes after the timber
shall have been removed. , ' ,
It was stated in lumber circles that
blgdeals in t'mber land are few and f ,-r
between now, as there is con p tratively
little timber land left on th'e m rkct at
any reasonable price , h J j
Condition of the Pope. .
C. E. Convention .iri
- Tryon
The annual convention of Western
North Carol ina district of Christain
Endeavors will be held in Tryon, Aug.
1C--0, RevIra Landrith, of Nashville,
Tenn., a speaker of national reputation,
will be present and address the ; con
vention. Mr. E. Hr Stockton", of Winston-Salem,
.will represent the State
Board at the convention.
A deligthfiil program jhas been pre
pared for the occasion including a pic
nic dinner on the grounds. . All . En
deavors will be entertained free. Try
on extends a most cordial '"- invitation.
See progam elsewhere.
, lnnln aIii I nr nf urn a
Miiiray Jiuy rwiuiiis i
' Verdict of Goilty,
Cynthiana, Ky Aug 14. The jury
brought in the follpwiug verdict in the
feudcases: J 1 V
We 'nndtarVs Jett and Thomas White'
guilty, Ed f x tjeir ppiment at im
prisonment in the penitentiary for life."
Thecrrne with whxh Jelt and White
were chred wa? the murder of Attorney
Marcum i i Oe court-house at Jackson
The verdi;t waireturaed whenbut f ew i
personswere in the court room. Je. re
ceive-1 he ver'ct wit'i comp-ative indif
ference and cn".'vres8. W te, who . has .
ber?n ap reijt'y under a severe stain dur
ing t'je t:ia , fiWi .1 up r m h"s eyes fi'.'ed"
wj 'i t- a At or. ey G lVni for re de
fe )e,. it.u d 'at a 'mot on fvrai new t.al
would i - nia-d as ipoan ppssibile,
The ve-e'reion t'e whole u regarded as
a vicioiy forh defense m the prosecu
tion reked that vu6 n'dcue ground betalen.
There l av-j In. 27 I tci ost within, the
past two ye s i i 'ha H vg's-Cockrcll' feud ;
in Brethiti corn and tv is the first con
vic'.io. , No tr. ess. or ini ct-nenta had
b made, un ' 1 n Maiy, when the troops
T A C .Vll . 1 . 1 !
"w"'v " ' " ; wre o' derea to J: ' 3on to prot et the
apartment! for the fi-s. Hme s" ce his ! nd jiry aml af terwr J the trial jury and
J W U 1
and wPlv;n2 in the Vatican carden "list
morring. He remained in the open a'"
about two huurs pnd returned to the palace
feeling much better., All that remains of
yesterday's collapse is a slight "feeling of
lightness in the head. 4 I
Drs. Lapponi and, ; Datauezia visited
Jett U -t'1! uvder indictment for murder
in he fj.a Cfg-e f(t l'nng Town lTr-
shal Ciockrelt. Hf f:nds say he will
have a new ial and erta if he fails in
that efforts V ill be nMtie to have liuVpar
doned in the course of time. "
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