Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-04-17
/. from EHa a. the h Cumberland Telegraph.

From the Cumberland Telegraph
On Wednesday morning. as the early coal ,,.:-
from the mines of the Cumberland Coal and Inu
Company was coming down the grade about fonl
O'Clock, the train ran over large boulder which bd
rolled down from the embankment Immediately pn"u
the center Of the track The locomotive passed no
it with slight !amage but the balance Of the tr,n
including the tender, had every brake ripped on,
from one end Of the train to the other The br.Io
man becoming aware Of this fact, seeing in momn.
that the cars could not De controlled, going dow
grade OF over one hundred feet to the mile thinkns
discretion the better part of valor at once left tk
train. On it went, and at each revolution of ~,
wheel the momentum increased until the veloo.e
became absolutely frightful. The whistle sounIo5
10 rut down the brakes, but the OILY answer was
wild, unearthly whistle reverberatng among Tho
drowned by The rafting of the swift revolving wheeS
upon the iron track. At length the engineer became
convinced that something must be the matter
| Adjusting his valve he began cautiously 10 pck
his way to the rear OF the train. AS he advanced
through the thick darkness he tried to put down the
breaks of the first one and then another of the car
All We're broken off or damaged by the rock on bo
track. He at length felt his way back to the two
cars at the rear of the train. Pulling out the conn
ling pn he elt sure that be could control them when
detached from the train. But they were in the sama
condition All were broken No control conld ho
| mo-
fearful speed. What to do /? was the next cons;d
Grafton TO jump seemed like certain death. wb;lo
10 remain upon the train promised no exemption from
similar fate. A moments thought determined tho
course OF the intrepid engineer. Clinging for mo-
ment to the rear car, he commenced climbinc dnnr
I'm Ill he could feel the ground with his feet He
then let all holds 60, falling against the ground with
much violence, but escaping with few painful brpisps
| o. went the train at fearful rate The two de.
tached cars were thrown from the track before going
great distance, One of the other iron hOppers had
the truck knocked from under it, and was draros1
some distance, completely ripping out the bottom but
finally checking the train some three miles above
town. Take it altogether, it frightful occur
renee and seen in the deep darkness ofhe mountain,
whipping in and out amongst the gorges of the noun
tain, with the sparks and steam issuing from the 10.
comove in vast column, with a solitary man
cnging for life to the rear car or cautiously climb
ing down 10 escape from almost certain death, must
have presented scene of fearful import. The name
of the engineer was MIR. George Myers
ORGANsHIp.-Th Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia North American has the following
in reference to the Union
AS it is now decided Mr.. Appleton is TO 60 out of
the Union, the next question is, who is TO come in
This is the subject of no little embarrassment at the
West End of the town, because there Is an inclna.
ton 10 discard all organshp, and lei the Adminstra
ton wag on without official spokesman. Organs
are pests to all parties, and if the Union were quiet
! ly dumped into the Potomac it would be most for
tunate relief to Mr. Buchanan. He probably could
get certificate to that effect from Gen. Pierce who
had to submit 10 the infection of its support for four
long years
As long as the paper stands, the administla alton
will be held responsible for lis opinions they
be countenanced or not, and consequently, it must
either be recognized or closed Being the lever by
which the propetors behind the curtain have seized
upon the vast patronage connected with the printing
of Congress and the departments, it is their interest
10 keep it afoat, whether the President selects an ed
ior or they provide one. And if the alternative be
presented, they would prefer the latter course,
furnishing still greater opportunity for securing the
gigantic monopoly by which hundreds of thousands
of dollars have been amassed in the last few years,
Notwithstanding the liberal fees distributed for polt
ica influence of various kinds in and out of Con.
gress.
Members of the Cabinet, familiar with the facts,
which notorious to every body here, have grown
FESTIVE under the imputatons ~ which they are in
directly compromised, and are seeking the means OF
relief The President cannot be insensibe 10 the i'm.
pressions which abroad, and with his own high
sense of integrity must the Importance of discon-
Meeting his administration from influences that are
basely venal, and wholly regardless OF principle in
making the means justify the selfish end.