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Wreck on Greensboro Line Kills and Injures Many
News of the Southern Railway disaster near Greensboro reports the death of V. E. Holcomb and several others with drivers and passengers seriously hurt. The crash occurred on a trestle over Reedy Fork Creek, sending cars into a creek and drawing physicians and officials to the scene. Survivors recount the dark, chaotic moments as bodies were recovered and families faced heartbreak. Several named victims and witnesses are listed, with burial plans in Kernersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Holcomb
Greensboro
W. F. Carter
S. P. Graves
RK. L. Haymore
S. Lawrence
J. F. Kirk
F. D. Holcomb
G. Pace
Southern Railway
Charlotte
Reedy Fork Creek
A. P. Cone
Richmond
The
John G. Brodnax, Jr
George H. Cobbe
Munk Clark
Danville
Coble
George Gould
New York
D. L. Johnson
Norfolk
Guilford
Jo. Hadie’s