Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-14
Tho Rnll Road Accident

The Bristol News gives the subioncd pnr,icu-
lars If the Rail Road accident which was briefly
noticed in our columns last week
On Tuesday night. the mail train from Lynch
hnrg when within six miles of Bristol nearing
Wnllncc's Tauk. met with an accident Of singu
lar M well ~ serious character. The train was
slacking up FIR the purpose ct stopping Mt the
tnnk. when the engine encountered cow on the
track. Had it been going Mt full speed. thc COW
would probably have been instantly killed aud
thrown from the track hy the cow-catcher. As it
wns, she was only disabled and thrown to the side
of the road. and in her struggles, after the two
baggage ears had rnssed, again cuf ,on the rails
by which action the second aud first passenger
cars were thrown completely off the track. and,
breaking their connections with the rest Of the
train were almost complete wrecks. \ number
Of passengers IN the ears thrown off were more or
less severely injured A negro brakeman, nnni-
cd Mike, slave of Dir. Winfrey, who on the
platform OF one "t the passenger cars fell between
them, and was Instantly killed. his head and body
being sh"ckingly manglrd. Among the passengers
most nurcd were
l.. u. Baker, OF Nashville, seriously hurt about
the chest and other pnrts Of the body
Mr. Foster, much bruised about the body aud
limbs.
These two are now ut the Exchange l1oiel in
this place, under medical treatment
Sam Tate Esq. President If the Memphis nnl
Charleston Railroad. forearm broken, aud oihee-
bruised. Mr.. Tate hal his arm 'andagel.
bore his misiorunes with chccrIulne,s that in
spired admiration, and went on West the next
day.
A. K Moore, Esq. editor of the Petersburg In
tclligencer formerly al the Bristol Ncws.) had
his head severely cut in several place, and wns
bruised about the limbs. but IL now doing well.
aud il able to 81 about and receive the greetings
of his old friends
&c. Levy, Of New Orleans, was badly cnt md
bruised, but not sufficiently to prevent him from
continuing his journey the next day.
Several others were more ar less bruised. fhc
Indies and other passengers, who were in tho
hindmost cars. which were not thrown of. csrap-
cd without injury or shock, and with alacrity went
10 the relief Of the wounded. administering where
needed such restoratiyes rs their travelling lays
contained The whole Of the passengers. on their
arrival Mt Bristol went to the Exchange Hotel
where the wounded received every attentio, nd
| care their cases demanded. Furtunatrl, no Ives
save that OF the brakcsmnn, were lost and the
Wounded are all likely to get over their injuries
with only Temporary suffering AID Inconvenience.
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The FNrIu OF JriY,--As this great national
day dedicated 10 Freedom j. rapidly approaching.
t the question ia here rs elsewhere, how it should
/ be most appropriately celebrated. The Na',nal
lntelligencer offers suggestion which with what
ever Of military and civic parade We may other
! wise determine 10 honor the day, cannot iail 10
meet hearty response in every patriotic bosom.
/ and we hope the conductors Of Schools will not
overlook it, but be ready u second il with all their
/ hearts Oh the c ming Day # Independence We
! give the article containing the suggestion en-.
/ tire:
( Whoever can look back FOR half n century can
no, fail to notice how popular feeling IN regard to
the celebration II ouI birthday has gradually d
! miuishtd in intensity. Some time since whit
listening 10 thrilling tones of a large number OF
I children singing Hail Colombia" at the Smithso
nan Institution, the effect of which was to lift the
/ whole audience TO thcir feet in II sort 0r cnthusi
asuc rapture, II occurred to us how grand ana
spirit stirring it would he for the school children
OF all our cities and towns in the Uuiird States t,
assemble on the morning Of the Fourth Of July
to hail the day by songs Of thanksgiving aud pa
triotism. Would not such mode of opening Ill,
celebration be very beautiful and likely to be fol
lowed by excellent effect. We cannot think o
better way Of undressing the young mind witt
deep and patriotic feeling. or of renovatng thu
spirit Ut 10, which has too much nnguisl
among the people. Let set an example here il
Washington, AMI on the morning of Indcpendenc
Day, rs early us six O'clock bring together nil tn
sjhool children, dressed in white and rarlaude,
with fwers. 10 greet the natal day Of their cou ia
iry's independence.
A MARRIAGE Al WA>mINGraN We bcer thu
ON Tuesday the Rev. Mr.. Rogers IN f. the no
tor Of X, land Chapel, united in tie hol, h4,.s
wedl"ck. ST.. Aniohio Buckingham au,i MIR,
Margaret L. Easton. The announcement OF IA
marriage Of this Lady will create quite sir il
the world %! fashion the country over err no on
er in the federal metropolis has been better know
since the accession of Gen. Jackson to the Presi