The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-01-20

SATURDAY MORNING, JAN!Y 90

clock in the evening, the car.
bound for Decherd, was thrown
off the track by a chunk of wood
which had been left accidentally
near the bridge. The car ran a
little distance on the c~rossties and
went over, falling some so feet,
one part striking in the water.
Some say that the car fell on the
end and turned over. There
were six persons in the car, name
1y: MIR. Jack Matt, the conductor
and engineer, Mr.. Reed, Mr.. Gill,
Mr.. McMurry, Mr.. Robt. Reeves
and a stranger from New York.
Mr.. Reed was killed instantly, a
stick or splinter from the broken
Car, having run into his body near
the heart. One of his legs was
broken, besides other injuries
done. Mr.. Matt had some limbs
broken. lie was insensiblc from
the time the accident occurred,
and never spoke. He died in a
little while. The other four are
all living, and will likely sccov-
er. The stranger is at at Mr..
Brooks hotel, where he will be
taken care of. Mr.. McMurry is
an old and highly esteemed citi-
zen and is at his home close by.
Mr.. Gill lives, we believe, in Bed
ford county, and had started
home. He is with Mr.. Davis,
wholives close to the bridge where
the accident happened. Mr..
Reeves was up when we heard
from him last. He lives in our
town where his parents reside.
Mr.. Reed, who was killed, had
recently come to our town, and
was doing well. He was a mem
Der of the Baptist Church, and
had won many friends and admir-
ers by his Industrious, upright
conduct. He was an English
man, and leaves a wife, but no
children. He had just started to
Nashville to purchase leather for
his business which he was carry
ing on extensively. His loss as
a citizen will be felt by our whole
community.
Mr.. Matt was loved by all who
knew him. Our own acquain-
lance with him was fraught with
much happiness. He was wide
ly known, and often havcwcheard
him pronounced a "noble fellow
by those who knew him BEST
He was superior engineer and
a gentleman in every sense of the
word. He was also a Mason, and
by that honorable body was taken
to Nashville, where his remains
will be deposited in a vault until
his friends from Philadelphia can
come for them. We believe he
has a daughter at school in Phil ,
adelphia. May God comfort her ,
in this affiiction-in this loss of
a father who had just attained
the prime of his manhood. y
Oh! how heart-rcnding is this /
whole affair. You may talk to
lis of accidents abroad and we will t
listen with regret. We can read r
of the burning of steamers and a
loss of life attendant,
but when an accident occurs at J
our own home, by which those '
we love as friends are hurled into Fl
eternity without warning, and !"
without giving them a chance for o
the last words they might wish
to speak-'tis woeful indeed
Stony and cold must be the E
heart that can stay a tear on such B
an occasion. But a moment be- ],
fore and all was peace and their ::
hearts were buoyant with hopes, Ii
their faces glowing in the enjoy. 81
mept of health. A moment after &c
and death has claimed his victims, m
and their hearts have ceased to j.
beat-their lips are stilled forcv. ',
err. b,
In regard to the cause of this Of
unhappy affair, as we before sta. r
ted, a chunk of wood had been al
left on the track, having been used
here to scotch while the hands G
got dinner. On Tuesday thew