New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-22

train Of Saturday from Columbia. comprising & bag
gage and four passenger cars filled, was about six
miles this side of BranchVille, rail gave way, and
the three passenger cars following the engine were
dashed of and badly shattered. 5
The last passenger cars and the baggage tender
passed safely over the track, and the occupants
promptly assisted in rescuing the sufferers from the
wreck and rendering assistance Mr. D. 7. Heriot.
o conductor. was badly cut and bruised the head
and hands, but assisted efficiently in relieving others.
Mrs. Means, from Fairfield, was cut in the face The
most serious injuries suffered by Mr.. Oliver
Ryan, son of Thomas Ryan, of this citya conductor.
who was standing on the platform and jumping off
at the shock was caught under the and suffered
painfully severe compression for some time.
Among the passengers was the Rev. J. Bachn1an.
D. D. of this city, who, after the passengers were
reassembed, and it found that, contrary to all
belief lives were Immediately lost, offered prayer
OF thanksgiving for the assemblage.
Mr.. Ryan is under the medical care Of DR.. H. P.
Frost and at latest accounts last night his condi
ton indicated encouraging symptoms. 49,. q.
Mr.. James POyas route agent, was badly bruised
on the chest and limbs. Emma, servant of E. B.
Scoty, was bruised, but is doing well at Summer
vile, her destination. [Charleston Courier, 18th.
CorToS N MIDDLE FLoR1pA.-From what We can
learn, says the Savannah Georgian the planters Of
Middle Florida will with few exceptions, secure very
fair crop OF, cotton Notwithstanding the disastrous
storm OF the last Of August But for that mishap the
crop this year would have been unprecedented in size.
HARD TO BEAT-Some of the western "river men;'
are not slow coaches in telling long yarns. During
the late low water times, the river folks had nothing
else to do than sample fluids and solids, Whittle
smoke and spin yarns. About 4 dozen well known
river captains, pilots etc. congregated the other day,
when one of them led off with =
Capt. Mac, laundering cool morning.
Cool says Mac, "don't begin to be- Why. boys.
I've the water cool up the Missouri that when
and Bob Graham got into skT to cross the river.
a norther swept down the stream and the water De
gan to chill Pull says ; Bob stick in your pad
die, its going to freeze
f'Tis said Rob
Pull saysl and the ice began to get as thick as
window glass; atore we got out ten rods further the
ice thick as beef steak, and though Bob and
kept breaking up the ice aud pushing the boat.
it got ahead OF us that we dropped the skitf she
was froze in we got out on the ice and run like
to get ashore before ,ce tf1o=e to death ~
Not So very cold, that warn't nather,'' says a
weather beaten pilot 'now, there's Jimmy Gaglin
and were once driving q flock Of sheep across c
prairie near the Illinois one of them north winds
swept down upon us we found we were going to
freeze, we takes to our feet and runs about two
miles to a woods there we started a fire and laid up
for the night. 1t was awful coda fellow would
roast the side to the fire and freeze on the other
Well boys, the next morning we goes out to the
sheep they We're huddled together We comlneneed
starting EN- up; none of EN- would move, and by
thunder and Goliah We found 'em all dead-t.ro=e
| together all in Il lump"
THE RAILROAD EsG1SEER,-The life of A. railroad
engineer is graphically depicted in the following eS-
tract, which we copy from the Schenectady Star:
| " But the engineer, he who guides the train by
guiding the iron horse, and almost holds the lives Of
passengers in his handS-hs is a life of mingled dan
ger aud pleasure In little seventy apartment
with square holes each side for windows. open be-
hind and with machinery to look through ahead, y0n
| find him he is the Pathfinder leads the way in
all times Of danger checks the iron horse, it
to speed ahead with the velocity of the wind at will.
Have you ever stood by the track Of i dark night.
and watched the coming and passing OF train?
Away off in the darkness yGu discover light, and you
hear noise and the earth trenuies under your feet
The light comes nearer: You can compare 1t to moth
ING but the devil himself with its terrible whistle
the sparks You imagine, come from eezebub's nos
triio the fire underneath, that shines close 10 the
ground causing ynu 10 think the devil walk. on live
Goals. 1t COMES close to you you back away ana
shuddcr you look np and almost the devils back
rides the engineer; perhaps the 'nachineH shries,
and you imagine the engineer is applying spur to the
devils sides.
- A daring fellow, that engineer you can't help
saying ana you wonder wherein lies the pleasure Of
an engineer. But so he does, day after day, night
after night Moonlight evenings he sweeps over the
country-through cities and yil!ages-throu2h ta4y
scenes in forest and clearing be looks through the
square holes at his side, ard enjoys the Toon-
light, but he cannot stop to enjoy the heanty
Of the scenery Cold, rainy, muddy dark nights,
it is the same perhaps the tracks are under
mined or overfowll with water: perhaps scoundret3
have placed distractions in the way, or trees been
overturned across the track, and in either case it is
almost instant death to him. at least but he stops NOT
Right on is the word with him. and on he goes,
sarless Of danger, weather and everything save the
well doing of his duty Think of him, ye who shGd-
der through fear in the cushioned seats of the
.,ld get warm BY the fire that is kndled for your
benefit.
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