Six Persons Killed and Seven Others
Hurt Mr. George B. Elam, a
Former Resident of Hen
derson, Loses His Life.
From Mr. wade Cheek, manager
in charge of the Western Union tele
graph office here, we learn that a fatal
accident occurred on the Atlantic &
Danville railroad a few miles this side
of Milton early yesterday morning
The east bonud passenger train going
to Portsmouth fell through a bridge
killing six persons outright and injur
ing seven others more or less seriously.
The engine aud coach next to it passed
over safely when the bridge gave way
precipitating the rest ot the cars com
posing the train with its load of human
freightto the chasm below, a distance of
sixty feet; the wreck was terrible and
complete, splintered coaches and man
gled bodies presenting a horrible sight
Among the killed was Mr. George
B. Elam, a well known young tobacco
dealer and warehouse drummer who
lived in Henderson for several years
previous to going to Durhamuast year.
The names ot the other persous killed
and wounded could not be learned at
the time of this writing. Mr. Elam
leaves a wife who we learn is now
quite sick at the home of her relatives
in Mecklenburg county, Va.
Later Since writing the above
fuller particulars have been learned
Those killed were : II. Morris, con
ductor, Portsmouth, Va; W. ll.Eliason
Alton, Va.; J. T. Davis, ot Jiaskerville
Va.; G. B. Elam, of Durham, N. C;
Thos. Lee, colored,. Winston, N. C.
Frances Jenkins, colored, Salem, N. C
Mr. Davis was a cousin of Mr. Elam s
wife, and both men had been to Dan
ville on business the day before.
