Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-29
ON THE WING.
Columbus, Ohio-The Late Accident
on the G. %. Railroad-L. r. Will.


gan.
Especial Correspondence the State Sentinel
Columbus is fair and goodly city, to be sure;
possesses one Of the finest State Houses in the
country; has its own share of business impetus in
the shape of military rendezvous, headquarters,
etc. nevertheless it enjoys but moderate degree
of prosperity. Compared with its sister city
your crowded, busy cspital-it declines remsrka-
bly in importance and progress.
The telegraph has already apprised you of the
accident, on the 2lst inst on the Central Ohio
Railroad IL furnishes its lessons aud its Incl
dents Ii illustrates that there may be accidents
which no care can provide for; as n this instance,
an imperfect truck, escaping detection, or broken
by some unforeseen jar 1t illustrates further
that the greatest safety to passengers when train
is n motion, il in remaining seated inside the car,
for of the eight killed and twenty -four wounded
at that tine not one inside the car.
When the truck broke the engineer attempted
to junp, but was caught back by brakeman
then on the engine. The spot where he would
have alighted was the one upon which the debris
was thrown by the accident, aud had he sue
ceeded n jumping he must have been killed As
it was, be escaped all injury. On each side of a
brakeman man was killed instantly, and yet the
brakeman escaped without injury. A minister
from Illinois left his seat in the car. and went
out upon the platform just before the accident
occurred. aud a discharged soldier entered and
took his place The minister was among those
killed outright. Among the wounded was dar-
key. His foot was taken off just at the ankle.
His first inquiry was for his boot He was told
that il had been thrown aside among the rubbage
OF the wreck. 81 want dat ar boot" he said
II doesn't care anything for de foot, but Use got
a hundred and ten dollars in dat boot" The
boot was recovered for him.
The most interesting matter ! have TO com
municate ia my interview with g. L. Milligan.
After diligent search for authority from which
| to procure a pass, found the Warden of the
prison empowered with the exercise of all dis
erection in permitting visits. From him re-
| ceived the most courteous attention.
Neither Milligan nor Bowles have enjoyed
| good health since their confinement at Columbus.
| Bowles is now n hospital, and Mr.. Milligan has
| but recently been discharged therefrom. / found
! him now improving steadily in health, and, in
| indeed, looking far better than the rigid imprs
| onment he had undergone authorized US to ex-
pect. am glad to be able TO state that he is now
in most excellent hands. however; the present
warden being a humane and courteous gentleman
in an eminent degree. That same calm dignity
and unruffied repose of manner that has chsrsc-
terized Mr.. Miligan's demeanor throughout the
whole of this prosecution and imprisonment, is
exhibited by him in his gresent situation
| 1t was only out OF his tender regard tor bis
family and at the urgent solicitations OF bis
| friends that Mr.. NJ. consented efforts should be
made for the communication of his sentence He
had prepared to give to the public. after bis exc
cution, that which he knew void protect bis
memory and his family from the entailment OF
any stain in this matter, and between death
therefore. and imprson ment for the brief period
yet remaining to him of his threescore years and
ten, there could be bu, the former TO wisely
| choose.
| / am happy to be able TO add that there is a,
length arising some prospect favorable to his par
don. very prominent Republican of Column
bus remarked to me that there was no purpose
further to be subserved by the confinement Of
any political prisoners, Mr. Milligan's case being
particularly in view when he uttered that opinion
| That discrimination in his favor. as between hin
and the other prisoners. not sufficiently set forth
heretofore. is now beginning to be made by the
public, and the general desire is, irrespective Of
party. that he may speedily be pardoned Ii
fine, know a feeling in his favor 10 growing IL
official circles quite encouraging to be observed
| cannot crafty the friends of other politica
prisoners there by any details OF their cases. bu
may remark in general that Government Com
missioner has already examined the merits o.
their Imprisonment, with view of an exercise o.
the parioning power in all meritorons instances
| MEERscHAuN