Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-11

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Observation-Disclosures Tiniea
SERIOUS ACCIDENT on THE SOUTH SIDE Rail.
| ROAD.
The first Information Of this accident reached ycs,cr
day afternoon about three O'CLOCK by telegraph from
farmrls The dispatches and such other normation
could gather immediately placed bulletin
board for tho public. We also caused them be put
type as will DO by reference to tho t.esapho de-
partment OF the paper, not knowing should receive
further particulars Last night about O'clock the train
arrived. and have gathered the following details from
gentleman Who witness TO the scrnc having
narrowly escaped With his lfe They may be relied
on a. strictly correct:
When about mil. on this side Of the High BRIDGE
and miles beyond Rcc rsion about quarter TO 10
O'Clock, the engine 'Nottowsy, encountered cow and
the brake passing over tho tho engine turned
oil the track and down embankment Of about 2b
feet deep There were 10 passengers in the cara very
large number from Rcbmond being added at the June
ton. The train consisted 81 locomotive tender baggage
filed with passengers. On the whistle being blown w
" Davis, the baggage agent and his two brakesmen
to the brakes aud by tremendous effort stopped the
force and a. their baggage wagon swung the
head downwards, it most miraculous hos Mr.. Davis
able to hold to his position the brakes which no
did to the last moment The pascnccr coach breaking
from tho couplings turned its side over the en-
bankment. bruising AMI hurting all the passenger except
half dozen Their cries awful aud il IL sur
prising that none severely II not mortay wounded
The engineer, L. Jones steady at his po-t NJ The
locomotive oil, and IL IL suppossd thar had NOT the
negro Bob lesped oil, he would have been killed Mr.
Jones' right hand scaldcd. Cant W. L. D,yi. lilo
CONDUCTOR in front Of the passenger car and was in
jcd ineriorly by the shock lie spat up blood frequently
during his journey to Petersburg. Alter those who
unhurt aud free had cS,irated the passcngcr 90,
IN order out o the ruins of the locomotive which
works the gravel trans, the bridge. AMI inn
med atey dispatched to Fanmvile. There. Mr. w n Ds.
Wis, baggage agent srnt tho engnr Powha,in Pamp-
ns inform Capt. Childcy of tn. occurrence. ~ the
down train must, according rule remain that station
till it hears OF the np train. Conductor Chlrcy nnic
diately came on TO the spot took NJ all who hound
for l.ynchbnrg and returned. Thnsn bound for Penrs
burg safely and arrived about hacpast seven last
| evening.
The persons worst hurt are:
Mrs. j. ID. Ety. Firmville, collar bone broken.
Mr.. J. il. Ely, Firmyillc, badly bruised.
:. ID. NcDcarmon, of Appomadox, severe flesh wound
| on the mouth, and side badly hurt
J. H. billiard, Farmvile. severely cut the head.
+. Anderson, Cumberland, elderly gentleman face
| sadly gashed and nose much cut.
Willis Wilson, Cumberland, cu the head.
W. D. Jones' Buckingham, side injured and severely
| bruised.
Mr.. Bruce, OF G.ynchburg, hand and head cut.
Mr. DesaEer, Charlotte, badly injured and delirious.
C. T. Senable mail agent leaped from the train dislo-
eating ankle.
Mrs. McGsvock of Pulaski, formerly Miss Lyon of
Petersburg, Was buried beneath the wreck and came
near suffocatug; she rescued in airnp condition
| but afterwards revived.
Many others sustained niures but the above
| all recoected by our informant.
Considering the accident calmly and coolly we think
that such occurrence could happen again ono tim
in hundred with such slight personal injury being the
consequence Blame cannot be attached to any party
except to the unucsy which caused the nisbap a
have heard much praise, land from all accounts well
perited given to Mr. W. Davis, baggage MASTER upon
whom the charge OF experimenting matters devoyed
after Capt W. r. Davis, the conductor, was injured. He
worked, after narrow escape with his fe with much
energy relieving the passengers consoing aud salts
Tying a and getting every thing into order. His brake
| man, Manuel also deserves praise for the manner il
| which he chung TO his post.
Men were Immediately set to work to mend tho track
| and remove all distinctions to the usual travel
TIC regular trains will PISS up aud down tho road to-
day.-Pster'6urg Elp'e", Nov 10.
THE RE-ULr RscESr TRIALs YoR MuRprR-Th.
jury verdcts in the Commonwealth "f Christian
North aud Winn sfird of serious contamination
In each case the prisoner auaigned before a jury
his and decdrei by their verdict be guilty Of u,
crime against the laws OF his State In each case ia,
murdered man was unarne1 The question now ari es
does the law and public opinion Justify the use Of f.a
weapons even To the destruction Of life upon All unarmc,
assaant? And further, If il does cannot designing
malicious man. induce any one he may have reason {,
bate TO make the assault and then take his life with impu
nifty having concealed weapons upon his person.
We have neither time space, desire, into
discussion OF tho respective merits Of each of these
suffice il that speak Of facts with common 20
In neither tn. defendant in eminent danger OF
iosins his lie, ani does the law
justify the dc.ruciiOn OF life protect one from bod
injury? Jures seem TO lie impressed with the opinion
that there ~ intermediate degree Tor the noble crime
oil maislaughtcr or mnric--thit either b,
hung, or acquitted entirely aud carried of "A fiumoha
procession o his friends They have idea Of any in
ermrdiac crimlnaiiy the skirt OF the pr.oncr must b
either aI pure "A the rcen of the crime
him. or Oully black Is il gr. alter offence AZ iist III
good being acd wcf,r. Of society steal few b,rs %
pig-metal worth perhaps forty fiy dollars from maj
mat can loose 1t without being Effected to take III
life OF an unarmed man, lest should get a knot upo
former is unplrdonlbIe, aud that tho litter il pcfect
hereafter carry concealed weapons that he might potcc
his life IT, after getting into difficulty thing 10 wh,c
all men liable. he should dcoyer his adversary TO
neutrality-suspicious. Republican.
CRIME .. GREAT BgITAIS-TmE OYrEScEs AND THE o.
yEsbtRs-Thc statistics Of crime in Great Britain FL
1888 have just appeared. Tho tables together will, III
remarks embody much interesting information. TIL
commitments aud convictions for the last Eve years wef
az follows:
1879, o7sI
1880, % NJ
1881, 81 90
1852, 81 I'll
1858, 27Os
Total, ls7I5
During the year, eight persons were executed. A
were male, and convicted Of murders Of nm ngrl
waited character One for the numbering Of sged couple
iof the purpose OF pundeiUg their dwelling. One "a
the murder OF aged female during the Of diyn
service, and plundetng tho rccoryhousc in her charge