New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-08
THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD DISASTERS


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II was cur misfortune TO witress most heaftreni'
ing sceue of suffering ard death yesterday morning.
a. the daylight train from Macon VAS crossing rm,u
culsel about mile and hall from this city, tue 0-
conceive ard tender were Irec itat mo tle wafer
the bar K, wbch was about four feet high, having
BEEN washed away. The tram VAS mosing slowly at
tie tin hut the NOM r'un was sutci ut u urge ne
f. rw6rd part ot lie eIgiLe up on TIE oauk, "hie
tie hilrer part IN the water. La tie
II ar OF this xas the sndeY in reery perpendicular
tueitoI ard clo.e 70 tie ergine as to conhne be-
tween tie two the bocies o two fre net, one white
mat by the came Of Walker, ami the other a negro,
who We understand, is the property OF NJ John Il.
Must an President OF the road. la this situation they
wete crushed rr scaded H. de-th. Tue accident oe-
cmrca about $3.50 O'Clock. Every effort was made by
the ards passe gers II extfc6,e Tine suhrttfs,
but without success. Mr.. Walker was pr"o'oiy Killed
by the shock, a. be never epoke af'crTord. T1e
negro however, conscious fer bah an hour, hS II
tetued to us that for So lo0g tune his screa MS
thtiltd his sympaIh zlug but impotent bearers.
Tie er oil,er, Mr G.or. ito, was thrown IRON
Il engire cistatc OF zen feet and either by the
fal or the blow which cAu.ed il, had thu bore o his
uuser law broken. ltwas SET by DIR. BozomHn, from
wl,m We leala thst be is not dangerously itJaitd.
nc responsibility can r,as'n"bly a'.aeh 10 tle eogl
reer or the s,oid-It. lie rutn'ng very canous.
ly ard so.y ord over part Of the roao wh"n hif
l.. en safe,y crossed by arohor train but a lew iuu
n,es before. Tie sho.k to tie passenger car was
veiy si,ht-haId!y sufficient to arouse one from a
sound sieep.
ANOTHER.
Tie oct fatal railroad accident that has ever hap.
rened in Georgia occurred yesterday morning Mt D
o',lotk 70 tie passenger uain iron Co'uhDus 20
Mgcor The iwV ,ru uue-Ope irom Columbus and tie
q; r from Macon bad passed at the station. and the
.oxuer w6s psssrg oveTtce hrcgo nj Ra ldas Creek,
fifteen niles from this city, when tne cuyeIts gtvo
wny rYecpisaticg tie whole train itto toe swo'"o,
sugiy stream b-.uw. II vac qu'te dark sud the rain
wss railing in torrents. The engine mm.distey sank
to tue bottom and ore was thrown upon 1t IN the
stIe,m. Ill.,
sepgers halt awsbeled from sleep, aod themselves
inccs,d within the usrIoH hints u, car, Struggling
for ii cir liyer L. is rot kLowu ~1ttDer there wae
wirc, y up in the csr not, the persoos VINO
were saved rescued give any account o theif man
rsr II escape. The stream was 81 ficletty Gctp u
de The had it sunk, etd the heiget OF the oScgs
from tLe water go feet oTdiUayI was great rs t.
csp.e ne car 10 torn over III the swcileo torrent.
There were about % persons, including engineer f-
mrr ana tIekeiuen upou the tain Uf thls nu aber
II oIe k.o4L 10 have ioutda warery grave.
ItssopposeG that some OF the lanes have rot yet
beer COW ced.
The passepger cor hoa;cd down the stream and com.
ing IL c. lIsiy nith tee wagon road brdg, some %
var. below TIE latter vas forced TO give way, aud
both car ard bridge iloGted about one mile beloS the
sceTf of dlsaster.
DR. Pt iips f Po'mnn Comfy, saved his life by
cltele 10 a nee baG mIle below the bridge. While
thus hang to the tree, lie rescued negro boy hoat-
ngI thu h,m an uItiin.y Sesth.
AIetro n, N b.lo. glng =" Mr.. Mustiao ofthis city,
al.o eaved the life Ut Mr. Gamuiel supposed nanel,
Il g railroad seGLt at HcSafds station. Ode vi Mr.
GrmuclfsI,b was broken.
Mr. ST. I'll the Conductor, lad bis nose broken ny
tf { tall oftEe Car, though saving bis HE.
TIE booies Of lost cannot be brought now to the
CITY 90 the cr,eks are ssoen aud the bridges 20
in pared b, thu recent heavy rains as to render the
nm IIs If The trains dangerous exc, IitueDt. the
numb, saved al more or less Injured. Tae ladies'
al lost.