Saturday, March 28, 2026

Felton McMillan, Eugene McMillan, Lacy Evans Died in Fire, March 29, 1926

Three Negroes Perish in Fire. . . Burned to Death in Bed When Shanty is Destroyed

Fayetteville, March 27—Felton McMillan, Eugene McMillan and Lacy Evans, negroes employed by the state highway commission, were burned to death in their beds when a shantytruck in which they were sleeping was consumed by flames at 3 o’clock this morning. The tragedy occurred at a camp southwest from Fayetteville on the Wilmington road, Route 21.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Monday, March 29, 1926

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