John Campbell Loses
Life to Save Woman and Children
Fayetteville, Dec. 9—John Campbell of Harmony died in the
Cumberland General Hospital here this afternoon from injuries sustained while
attempting to rescue the wife and children of his employer from the path of a
train on the Aberdeen and Rockfish road. Mr. Campbell was brought to this
hospital at an early hour this morning.
The traffic accident occurred at Thomas station about 6:30
last night when the wheel of an automobile belonging to C.A. Harrelson, driven
by Campbell, became “locked” in the crossing of the railroad. After the two men
had vainly endeavored to extricate the wheel and unfasten the curtain of the
car in order to liberate Mrs. Harrelson and the children, Harrelson ran down
the track to flag the oncoming train, and succeeded in attracting the attention
of the engineer in time to slow up the train but not soon enough to avert the
tragedy. Campbell was still striving to loosen the wheel, and his skull and right
arm were fractured when the train his the automobile. The woman and children in
the car were unhurt. Campbell was carried to Raeford and later in the night was
brought to this city by special train, provided by the railroad. He was a
married man of middle age and leaves a wife and several children.
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