The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina • 1

1 The News nd Observer THE WEATHER For North Carolina: Fair Wednesday and Thursday Highest 03 degrees: low est 38 degrees precipitation 0 inch DOUBLE THE CIRCULATION OF ANT OTHER NORTH CAROLINA DAILY V91 MM NO 131 RALEIGH WEDNESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 20 1912 PRICE 5 CENTS EIGHT KILLED WHEN TWO SEA OA INS AS EAD-ON 1 I IliROUP OF MEN AT WASHINGTON ARE VERY BUSY FIGURING OUT PARCELS POST RATES MUST FINISH WORK BEFORE JANUARY ALL TRAINMEN NO Mg5110 MgNIAC TAKES CURE Of LOS ANGELES! BRIAN HAPPIER AS A CIVILIAN THAN AS LEER' PASSENGERS HURT TWO ENGINEERS DIE Nos 81 and 84 Both Through Trains Meet at Full Speed Near Splintered Yet Sleeping Coaches Are Left on Rails 1:: 77- 40e' 44Nr40ft I 'tlP 4 441 No' Y114 VX tl kottf----c 4V tN i pc4 ef I to- Alf' Fa: 1 4'i 4e 'it7c -0 I tc) ak Itt? kilifditi' :4:: At '0 7 04 3443 A a 4 0- alt ENGINEER BECKHAM SUPPOSED TO HAVE TAKEN HIS TRAIN BEYOND POINT TRAINS WERE To HAVE MET IS PROBABLE CAUSE Collision at 1 pclock Tuesday Clear at 5 in the of the Dead From of Locomotives and Bodies of Men Scattered Over Wide Boilers Exp1ode'1 Scene is in Fill at Blind Curve Ilurrey johfl Koons undertaken by the Federal government and is expected by its friends to become one of the big boons to the entire nation Ti)(3 new service Is expected to increase heavily the business of the postal department necessitating the employment of large numbers of additional clerks carriers wagon drivers and other civil service employes ito)d A Fisher Robert Sharp clerk to third assistant postmaster John Koons superintentient of div-iston sktlarles and allow-I olives and Hobert Staarp chief pont ollice inspector The work has pro! gressed without FL hitch and Postmastr General Hitchcock has announced that the situation Is well In hand Putting Into effect the new parcels post law is one of the biggest Jobs By BOST Norlina Nov 19--Nos 8t and 84 the fast through trains of the Seaboard tore into each other's crew below Granite this morn ing at 3:54 o'clock and both have a toll of eight lives Drawn by the Union Pacific type of the mightiest passenger engines they charged each other a few yards this side the Virginia: line upon the high fill about half a mile beyond Granite Each with a' weight of '216000 pounds pulling a string of ten cars bore down upon the grade and met where the strain was heaviest Railroad men estimate a million and a half pounds behind each engine when they came hurrying to the center of the fill There is no piece of mechanism however small left on these beauties of iron and steel' The very numbers by which the machines are identified have been faced rtin(1 cacti engine when 1 There is no piece of auties of iron and steel re identified have been el pt The dead men are Cornelha14 Beckham engineer Raleigh will Az ovnavilitouttramerghs A Dick Gray colored fireman for Mr-BeckhamRaleigt Jim Ruffin colored fireman for Mr Faison Raleigh Preddy express messenger Boykins Va running dead head learning the road Henry King express messenger Vaughan Rountree express messenger Jacksonville Tom Bogan colored porter Rchmond The injured are: Brown express messenger running deadhead bruises on the body and suffering from the shock Bryant Richmond baggagemaster scalded on the hands and bead Conductor Tilghman of 24 wounds internally and on the head Conductor Shannonhouse very small injuries both conductors of Richmond Willis Pope porter on 84 Richmond scalded Express Messenger Coates Richmond leg and arm broken Hobo name unknon slightly hurt DEMOLITION AND DELIVERANCE cktatn Rateigt )1) he n- 1 it Arm 1 ANt i 'AIHt cc HU: 4 1 Le A nu i tainl 1111 MI the 1 ltdd Intni 1 tog peril tune 4 1noe leitt) bind mac' 'I oeto i i the big Stitli 1re( 1 red Itara viten lrov of I wail lid 1)081 'IVO froul I injui ertt-1 Ai Polk ii( fnce rea nrri tzred )tzd I lod Fl lite 3Z joke '1' to li and st fent' 4 iy Ili tot a i rlet In tl: "1 Lan( 1 pull A A plea 06 I of A et I fore i try nigh 1 for few' wh if Kit I J1 0 Sr jlOT 1 CO '''0 a''''al 01111 1i 'Pro Sniv I Davi In who with in es Sfor I to prim' built vole! crow A hail) tican fore I bail) 4 (lea 5udg fron Waft I COW' i TI wagt the knd as prist the Who Al ft Iron jitmt Onici lie til the neee i i0t1 flea! foil' and fled Pout 4 loan A "1 thou Let )uff tttTh NV wren 4v I Ci- Armed AND 'kn1 Los Armed on a the liclil knocketd leather toachine 'Detective the Sticks ehance 1r0W11 -of until Tod hospital Save is i- injuries entred Police face red carried led the 3Z joke to and i The en a trict in the loean it try hand pull A pie le of 'is awa A orce ht wb JA i pm 'e4c 7ompany "Mr tere SnivelY Davis In who svith in for to F09411011 crowded A bailiff a bailiff Clear judge from was court wagons the and vas the 'who front junt office Patients the cleared foiling end Fled thought InIght tit Hai the Joy of Victory Without' Weight of Its Re- I sponsibility GLAD OF EXTRA SESSION and Senate Will Build Wisely For the Among the Democrats TO MIAMI FOR THE WINTER Declaring that he is happier than he would be if he were president-elect of the United States William Bryan left Raleigh last night shortly at-1 ter 6 o'clock for two engagements in Georgia From that stitte he will go to Florida to a winter home he has purchased near MIaqii He hopes to be there most of the winter if not all of it Discussing the election with Mr Bryan one cannot help knowing that he is satisfied absolutely with the result Cartoonists have pictured him' as envious Of the position won by air Wilson after the Nebraskan had tried three times for the coveted honor' But when he says now that he rejoices in the victory of the party without having to bear the heavy responsibilities of its that its leadership is in safe and upmpetent hands ass he cannot' doubt for a moment his sineerity "I intend to spend at least a part of the winter in doing what I like" declared Mr Bryan yesterda in anticipation of his trip to the Land of Flowers I intend to cut wood aaw wood walk ride and enjoy a complete zest whenever I like These are things I like to do and Mrs Bryan and I expect a pleasant stay on the Florida coast" 31Z Bryan's new home is three 'miles front Miami en the coast' "I am particularly glad President Wilson called an extra session" he said "I was sure he would do so and I am confident that Mr Wilson with a Democratic House and Senate will build wisely for the nation It was the opinion of the Democrats all over the country that the party should carry out its pledges of reducing the tariff as early as possible In convening Congress in an extra session President Wilson is only carrying out the pledges of the party "The Democrats and the country may well congratulate themselves on the harmony of the party One would think that the coming change of administration with the raany offices to be distributed would draw some hard lines early But I have talked with many leaders since the election and I see no division in the party There is no division on the Baltimore platform the party's contraet and covenant" Owing to the wreck on the Seaboard Mr Bryan spent a day in Raleigh whichathe city had not counted on Consequently there were no courtesies of a public nature shown him But he spent a full day and an enjoyable one for the most part The death of Engineer Beckham who vaned on him Monday and who had brought the train to Raleigh on which Mr Bryan arrived seemed to cause him genuine sorrow Mr and Mrs Bryan continued their stay at the home of Mr and Mrs Joseptals Daniels and during the day the party of four drove around the city and suburbs in an automobile idle of the most enjoyable features of the Bryans' stay was a short visit to the Raleigh' Country club where It cheery Food fire in an ample fireplace greeted the party Besides' this they visited the State institutions the cemeteries and other points of I nterest air Bryan paid many compliments to ItaleiSh on its growth and general progress in the past fifteen years He noted with pleasure the many new buildings going up all over the city and for the second time praised the city's splendid auditorium His speech Monday night was the second he has made in this building Mr Bryan and Mr 1 mantelm visited the State officers during the day calling particularly on Governor? Kitchin But the State's chief executive was out of town The Worth Bagley and alcivef monuments were also visited The late Charles McIver was a close personal friend of Mr Bryan Professor McIver died on a special train from Greensboro to Raleigh on September 17 1906 Ile was a member of a committee from Greensboro to inept Mr Bryan and escort him to Greentib011) where he was to speak that night Vhen Mr laryan reached Greensboro as is well remembered he refused absolutely to make a political address but delivered one of the most beautiful eulogies on the life of Dr Meiver ever heard in that city His remembrance of Dr McIver is especially poignant The Bryan and Daniels families were guests of the Yarborough last night at dinner following Vhich the Party went to the station At luncheon Mr and Mrs Daniels entertained a few -friends These were Mrs Harrison president of the local WOMRIIIIR club Dr and Mrs Hubert Royster and Mr and Mrs Crow Mr Bryan will speak tonight in Waycross Ga and will ell his date in Savannah Thursday night lie will go from Savannah to Miami where he will spend most of the ter The Commoner has been deluged with invitations from North Carolina towns to speak during his present trip But he has declined all of them except possibly two He hopes that he may be able to speak In Wilmington on hie way North on his next trip end in Asheville on his return He ham given Biome two cities half-way yretnises With Dynamite Enough to Blow Up a City Block AN INFERNAL MACHINE Also a Bottle of Nitro-gJycerine and 45-Calibre Pistol Holds Station an I tour HUNDREDS ARE AFRAID By the Associated Press) Angeles Cal Nov with an infernal machine containing enough dynamite to destroy entire city block a bottle of nitroelYeerine 'and a 45-calibre revolver masked maniac took possession Of Central police station today ttnd It for more titan an hour while hundreds of occupants of the build-big and those for blocks around panic-stricken sought safety in distanee When Detectives James Hosick the man unconscious with a "billy" after slipping up behind' him the fuse of tne infernal was automatically ignited but Samuel Brown grabbed box with its fuse sharply spluttering and hurled it into the street of higit power dynamite scattered over the pavement while bunereds of spectators stood apparently paralyzed by fright By a freak of there was no explosion and continued kicking the sticks dynamite and jumping on the fuse he had broken the connection extinguished the fire Menacled to a cot in the receiving the would-be dynamiter who his name as Albert Henry Davie suffering with several never scalp wounds- but the "Polic-e' Sorgeoni say are not serious AVIten DUN'S the outer office of nChle -of- Sebastian this afteroon his and head were complete) cov- with a grotesque mask and he in hie arnig a large box covered with cloth The box was strapped around his shoulders and resemI a small band organ First stertled and then amused by strange spectaele Police Sergeant IBM ycho suspected a practical asked the Mall what he wanted "I've got enothrh dynamite in here blow us all into eternity" he said I want you to send for the highest official of the Southern Pacific railroad" masked visitor reated the box filing' cabinet and assistant Dis Attorney ii Graham who was Office started joking with iihn "This is no joke" said Davis "I business and if you don't believe to take this away from me My is fastened in this box and if I it all die" hole had been cut in the box and cecupants of the room 94 for first time that the man's left hand hidden In the box They began realize that it no joke Davis walked into the office of Police tary Snively which opens private office of Chief SebesMg nd repeated his request that the forofficial of the Southern Paellie rpeummoned Snively asked him if altd any preference in the man he cdred to blow up and he replied that only 'wanted the head man Sniveley then took down the telehone receiver and pretended to hold conversation with Paul Shoup genal manager of the Patine Electric Shoup is busy but he will be in about fifteen minutes" said "Well he'd better hurry" replied "I'm getting nervous" the meantime Chief Sebastian had had a brief conversation the man end realized that he was earliest ordered the street roped off a block either way anti took steps have the Oa prisoners in the city prisosfeemcved I 'lista irs in the builarittrtwe justice courts were in and both court rooms were detective passed the word to a in Judge Chambers court where Japanese was having a preliminary examination On a murder charge before a crowd of his countrymen The whispered to the Judge "Court's adjourned until 2 In the court room" ordered the promptly end there was a rush the city emergency hospital enacted in Justire Frederickson's There were not PI) oirgh pat rol to remove the prisoners from jail to the Deyle Ileights prison two street cars were sent for It an ordinary procedure and the prisoners were Moon on their way to Eastside guarded by the reserves nad been called out Ambulances removed the patients the city Emergence Hospital around the corner from the chief The hospital was crowded with injured in last night's time at St George hotel Realizing the necessity of keeping the man's attention engaged until the building was anti some means devised for hi plans Secretary Sniveley the hetectives in the room car on 4t conversation with him "Wipof' didn't you go down to the Poutht4'n Pacific and blow up the wanted?" he was asked "ell" he replied thoughtfully "1 the police could handle it better and I wanted to do a good job I have killed the wrong ones Iferwl se" While the conversation Wall in pro-Wrest Werel policemen and newspa- latinued on Page Two) Left to right: Geoetre Wt 'Washington Nov 19--All summer and fall a little group of men at Washington hove been hard at work figuring out the parcels post rates and rules which go into sffect the first of January This group 'S composed of George Wood superintendent of division of rural mail A A Fisher chief clerk to second assistant postmaster general llurrey chief JOINT FUNERAL Or Au ENGINEERS Will be Conducted From Edenton Street Church 3 ORDERS WILL ATTEND Vtalson bldest Engineer' o'n Local lie and Mr Bcekham Popular The funeral services of the kite Beckham and VV A Faison the engineers killed in yesterday's Seaboard wreck will be conducted Jointly this afternoon at 9:30 o'clock from the Edenton Street Methodist church of which both were members Lev Harry North officiating The funeral will be attended in a body by Masons and Odd Fellows and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer and the members of these respective lodges are requented to meet In their halis promptly at 2:30 o'clock to attend the funeral William Alpheus Faison was 51 years of age and was born in Raleigh His father Rufus Faison also an engineer was killed by au explosion of the boiler of his engine His mother is living and for many years mado her home with the only son William Faison first began his railroad work as an apprentice with the old Atlantic and North Carolina known as the "old Mullet" railroad now a Part of the Norfolk Southern system Rising from apprentice he beetone engineer and in 1886 Caine to the Seaboard Air Line as passenger engineer and for twenty-six years served In that capacity being at the time of his death that road's oldest eugineer in point of service Ile was respected and loved by every railroad man on the divistoM and highly esteemed by all who knew him Ile always had a kind word for all and waei a conscientous Christian He wasa Motion and member of the local lodge of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers He was married about twenty-fourl years ago to Miss Massie Horton of Raleigh daughter of the late Rufus Horton At the time of Mr liorton's1 death he was the oldest engineer of the local division of the Seaboard Air Line in point of service Besidea hii wife he is survived by four stins and one daughter: Rufus Faison of Richmond William Thomas Earl and Margaret Faison of Raleigh Cornelius IL Beckham has been in the service of the Seaboard Air Line twenty-three years He was a native of Raleigh and was born forty-six! years ago He was educated at idornor Military school and later at Wake Forest college After graduating from college he entered the employ of the Seaboard and began his work of en-1 gineer on a freight train He was elevated after a few years to passenger engineer Ile WWI twice married His first wife was Miss Mary Chnningham Gibson His second wife who ViVPS him wail Mies Jennie Rowland of Middleburg He is also survived by two daughters Mn Albert Bretseh of Wilmington and Mrs Partin of Raleigh Mr Beckham was ponular to a large degree and well known by railroad men all over North Carolina Familiarly known as "Pig" he was jovial and good natured being able to win friends and knowing how to hold them lie Was a member of the Edenton Street Methodist church The following notice has been issued: "All members of Seaton Gales lodge No 64 are hereby notified to meet at Odd Fellows hail Home building promptly at 2:30 o'clock today to attend the funeral of our late brother Capt It Beckham deceaaed "Members of Manteo lodge No 8 end also meMbere of all other lodges are also earnestly requested to meet with us "By tinier of tile neble grand "141101 LOOT Rec See" -I FREIGHT MEN IcNE111 11 HECK V1 CONTE 1 Engineer Tudor Heard Both Engines Blow FOR SAME ROAOCROSSING Mr- Fills On's Watch Recordecl act Time of Crew Helped Rescue When Seaboard train No 84 with Mr Beckham at the throttle passed Granite station yesterday morning it I was traveling about fifty nillis an I hour and in seemingly perfect con- trot of the engineer according to I Samuel A Tudor freight engineer I Who was the hist man to see Air1 Beckham able Air Tudor also says that the engineer knew of the approaching wreck a few seconds before end applied his brakes just before the collision Air Tudor was engineer of through freight No it mouthbound from itiehniond to Raleigh with Josrph Kirkpatrick of Raleigh conductor lie said that he received orders from Richmond to wait at Granite and palled into the siding at 3:30 No S4 was due t2 pass him at 340 as per orders but did not do so until 3:50 When the train sped by Air Tudor says that he saw Air Beckham sitting in his mutat position in the cab and as the train passed Air ihsrikham the itation bb)tv followed a few minutes later by the Signal for crossing Almost directly after this crossing blow Air Tudor says that he heard 81 Mr Faison's train blow for the sante crossing When the seperate blows of the trains which were speeding towards each other at terrdic rate were heard Air Tudor said he and the other members of the crew of the freight fully knew what would within a few minutes be the result The crash followed shortly after Freight Crew Leaves Almost at the time of collision the freight train crew started for the scene which was about three-quarters of a mile distant The crew first ascertained from Conductor nighman that no passeng(''S ware In ana then hurried to the front part of the train ivhere they assisted in pulling the dead and injured out of the wreckage Air Tudor says that yotirot Ow express messenger Wall the tirst one taken from the Engineer Valson's body Nino lying on the left side of the track and his lireman's body on the ft the sante position occupied ity'both while on the engine Air Tudor says that he went to Mr Faison's body and took all his belongings from his pockets COnlittn Mg a little over $79 and railroad passes: also his watch which recorded the time of the wreck 3:54 o'clock The crystal of the watch was broken which seemed to be the only damage to the timepiece Ile said that it was the worst wreck that he has ever seen in his railroad experience and is the first head-on collision between paSSehger trains on I the SP aboard system In fourteen years the time he has been with the Seaboard Air Line News and Observer 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Busy 'Vaughn Nov 19--Williton'INyati l'cgrata age 17 years son of Pcgrant a merchant of this place and 2IahI lOtlife Brown nge 14 )earts (laughter of It Brown section foreman on the fireenleaf Johnson railroad were to have been PM rvied In Haleigh last night lout owing to the issue of the rnarriaw being pithilFhed In idny's News mat Oltser ler the irnt 1'w centrioaing partics loyt no time In getting the licerE41 CittiCellt Ci btfoe thvy could elope They did Still her flALEIGH QUICKLY GETS THE TIDINGS And Relief Train With Doctors Goes at Once FOURTH SIMILAR SMASHUP On SeaboAres Through Train This Out of Five Engineers Live The first news of the wreck was received In Raleigh shortly after 4 o'clock when a rail for physivians and nurses was sent from tho scene- A relief train was quickly Made up at Johnson street end left at about :15 ii'clock carrying Dr It Rogers Dr MK Tucker Dr James IV McGhee Dr John Watson and Lewis Archer general foreman of the Raleigh Seaboard shops At Ridgeway this train met the special bringing the injured to Raleigh and Dr atson and Dr McGhee returned with it to the Ally Dr Rogers and Dr Tneker went on to the scene of the wrt ck ho list relief arrived in Italeigh tout 9:30 o'clock and brought tho following injured: Itountr of Jacksonville Fla PXpress messenger scalded and injured toil rnallY: died at tho hospital lest night at 8:10 o'clock Brown of Vaughan Va ex-Press messenger: 11'11180S on body and suffering from shovic injured slightly Bryant of Richmond baggage master On NO 84 HPILIIICLI on head and hands will recever Willis Pope negro porter on No 84 of itiehmond scalded on had and l'acc will recover The white men were carried to Rex Hospital and the negro porter Pope taken to St Agnes The Ft(111(1 141)Icial arrived at 12:15 o'clock anti brought the dead A Faison engineer Jim Ruffin fireman for Mr Beekham Dick Gray fireman for Mr Faison and Priddy express messenger The bodies were taken to Brown's undertaking estabEst-Intent and prepared for burial Both Through Trains Train No 84 with Beckham as engineer and Captain Tillman of Norfolk conduetor was a through train running from Jaeksonville to New York It Wag dile here at 12:40 11 111 Sind was b011t MI 11- Ute4 late leaving Johnson street yards at exactly 1:37 Train No was a similtar train aouthimund It was due in Raleigh et 665 a am and was In charge of Conductor Shannonhouse of Charlotte The engine to the northbound train was No t4 I Mr Ealson's regular en gine and of the southbound train No it3 mr Beckham's engine It is $aid Ithat the etnineers exchanged engines only a few nights ago The change was temporary The death of IT Beckham and A 11118011 and the wreck of these two Florida-New York trains makes the fourth railroad aceident to the system's through trains within the present year In January northbound through train NO 66 was wrecked at INIcketiny Va about torty-one mtles from yesterday's wreck In this wreck Engineer It Itishep was eeriously injured and hil fireman with otlers was killed About RIX weeks ago tho same train No 66 was wrecked at a Place only five miles from the previous wreck The engineer Mike Tighe and his tire man were injured The baggage master A Pegram of Hamlet was killed Twetve years ago Engineer Watson refining on one Of these through trains was killed three mhos from I la lelg Two Engineers Survive fir the tivo engineers Watson Beckham Faison Bishop anti Tighe vim been in eharge of engines pffilima the through trains for the last fifteen years only two new are alive TighOind thetivp The two extremes of complete demolition on the one end and complete escape from the destruction at the other tell a story rare-If heard in such a wreck and crash of matter From pilot to day coach there is nothing but broken timbers and tortured irons to suggest the leviathans of the rails Behind that short trail of death and disaster there is a recorTof deliverance from evils almost miraculous in its extent Leaning low to take the grade upon one of the sharpest of curves the engines met apparently well steamed The very sight shows the fury of the plunge The six-foot drivers lying close to each other mark the spot of earth upon which the lunge of took place They had a steam poundage of 200 They were keyed for a pull over the two hills They met at the maximum of pressure down grade The wheels alone are left of the wreck They are but little hurt Digging out their dead the railroad men have hardly had time to make the investigation that vil1 place the blame They know a few things the orders they gaN and the failure to undet stand But until the shock is over they will make no report further than that Engineer Faison and Conductor Shannonhouse had the track upon which Engineer Beckham and Conductor Tilghman came too soon 'i '12 of i 1 I boiler flee to a height above the pine trees and fall fifty yards from the culvert over which the two trains appear to have met The flying of Ca boiler however places the locomotive in the rational position Foremen Sought Safety But the firemen unquestionably saw their plight and sought safety in a wild leap Engineer Faison's fireman WIIS found on the side upon which the northbound train rolled down the embankment and Engineer Beckham's man was picked up near Mr Faison Coming into the station at Granite the supposition is that Mr Faison wag running at ordinary speed with his steam cut off But there is not enough difference in the measure of distance to make a calculation Both trains very long and heavy must have gone furiously at each other What prevented demolition to every day coach and wreck and ruin to the whole machinery no man can say Not a passenger VHS actually hurt and some of them thought that the brati3O had merely droppcd and that pastocirlaers on the Builmans were aroused by (Continued on Page Two) he bralp passM( oused by to) Marks Mired The wreckage Wan too general to letve any mark from which to work with certainty If tho two trains came together on the crest of the till the parts of machinery that drove the trabna through each other were too scattered to identify' the position of the men running them Men who knew both engineers scout the suggestion that either raised the flag of fear There is every evidence that both sat in their cabs and chose to (He genie Whether either knew what happened or we4 to happen there is no man living to say Along Ete track traveled by Engineer Bockham there was a trail of sand His engine was too much stripped of Its 'warm to see what the throttle had done Besides plenty of persona who knew his pet declare that the monster managed by Faison as supposed and by which Mr Faison was found was drive by Mr Beckham that tilte mouth-going engine leaped to the left and reversed and that the northbound took the seme position On the west side This apparently impossible view is aided by two colored men who declared that they Raw the Beckham ek? 1 1.