From the Raleigh News and Observer, February 7, 1896:
The remains of Mr. W.T. Surles, the unfortunate victim of the accident told of in these columns a day or two ago, were yesterday carried to his old home in Cumberland county for burial. Besides the members of his family, the following pall-bearers accompanied the remains: Messrs. James Gattis, C.E. King, C.C. Taylor, A.E. Lloyd, W.A. Slater, and Dr. N.M. Johnson.
From the Alexandria (Virginia) Gazette, February 5, 1896:
At Durham, N.C., Mr. W.T. Surles, aged 35 years, yard-master of the Southern Railway, met a horrible death yesterday while attempting to couple some cars. His foot caught in the frog of a switch near Duke's factory, and his body was horribly mangled. He leaves a wife and two children.
The remains of Mr. W.T. Surles, the unfortunate victim of the accident told of in these columns a day or two ago, were yesterday carried to his old home in Cumberland county for burial. Besides the members of his family, the following pall-bearers accompanied the remains: Messrs. James Gattis, C.E. King, C.C. Taylor, A.E. Lloyd, W.A. Slater, and Dr. N.M. Johnson.
From the Alexandria (Virginia) Gazette, February 5, 1896:
At Durham, N.C., Mr. W.T. Surles, aged 35 years, yard-master of the Southern Railway, met a horrible death yesterday while attempting to couple some cars. His foot caught in the frog of a switch near Duke's factory, and his body was horribly mangled. He leaves a wife and two children.
From the Raleigh News and Observer, February 7, 1896:
The remains of Mr. W.T. Surles, the unfortunate victim of the accident told of in these columns a day or two ago, were yesterday carried to his old home in Cumberland county for burial. Besides the members of his family, the following pall-bearers accompanied the remains: Messrs. James Gattis, C.E. King, C.C. Taylor, A.E. Lloyd, W.A. Slater, and Dr. N.M. Johnson.
From the Alexandria (Virginia) Gazette, February 5, 1896:
At Durham, N.C., Mr. W.T. Surles, aged 35 years, yard-master of the Southern Railway, met a horrible death yesterday while attempting to couple some cars. His foot caught in the frog of a switch near Duke's factory, and his body was horribly mangled. He leaves a wife and two children.
The remains of Mr. W.T. Surles, the unfortunate victim of the accident told of in these columns a day or two ago, were yesterday carried to his old home in Cumberland county for burial. Besides the members of his family, the following pall-bearers accompanied the remains: Messrs. James Gattis, C.E. King, C.C. Taylor, A.E. Lloyd, W.A. Slater, and Dr. N.M. Johnson.
From the Alexandria (Virginia) Gazette, February 5, 1896:
At Durham, N.C., Mr. W.T. Surles, aged 35 years, yard-master of the Southern Railway, met a horrible death yesterday while attempting to couple some cars. His foot caught in the frog of a switch near Duke's factory, and his body was horribly mangled. He leaves a wife and two children.
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