The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-21
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irg sllss sfound thy boiler ofsthe-losomo-
,ti blsw up and inadg conSpletewreckI
iS he machinery; the domsa was throw9ss
seventy five yaras and other heavy
ptseas sqaAlly as far.s Prsaidsnt Magrath
and E1pdfistendent Peake were early at
Ithn scene Of the disaster. and with heavy
gangs of hands succeeded in clearing
away the debris, thus preventing any Sc
rious delay to passenger trains. Stairs
were Built on either side of the chasm
and road constructed: between the two
flights Of stairs, by which passengers
could easily pass from one train to the
other. The road is now in order again,
freight trains having passed over last
night. The express train will resume
their running this evening.
The bodies of the unfortunate were
inferred on Sunday afternoon. Wepub-
lish the substance of the conductors evil
dence before the jury. The train hands
oorroborate it:
''Mr. w. n. Evans testified that the
accident occurred about 4 o'clock, Satur-
day morning. The first intimation he
had was the concussion felt in his car.
At the timo, he was standing in the side
one Of his train hands to put on the
brakes. The brakes were Immediately
applied, which had the effect of stopping
those cars left on the trestle. AS soon
as the cars stopped. he got down into
the swamp and proceeded in the direc-
ton of groans which were audible. He
met Charles Burns, the fireman, with Il.
S. Symes, the Express Messenger; he
assisted Burns to the trestle, and getting
one of his sleeping -chnirs, he, with the
assistance of some of the passengers,
hauled him up. At this time, Mr. Evans
states that the groans of the engineer,
Mr.. Hargrove, were quite audible, and
Mr.. Symes and two of the train hands
went to him. At this time number of
explosions occurred, caused by the fire
communicating to kerosene and whiskey
among the freight. After getting Mr..
Burns in, the conductor uncoupled his
cars from the burning train and went
with an axe to endeavor to extricate the
engineer. Owing to the fact, however,
that ne was jammed between two pieces
of iron, this was impossible. The body
of Mr.. Gilbert was not found until after
the tender was burnt. Ten loaded and
two empty cars and the baggage car,
with the baggage, mail and express
goods were burned; the conductors and
passengers cars being the only ones
saved. The flames were communicated
to the train almost Immediately after the
run of, and the cars were one complete
mass of ruin. When the witness met
Mr.. Burns, he told him that there was q
tree across the track. The witness is of
the opinion that the tree was rotten ut
the root and heart, and fell across the
track; saw nothing to warrant the belief
that 1t was designedly felled. It was
trees in the swamp. The location of the
accident was about three-fourths of a
mile on the Columbia side of the bridge
'The verdict Of the jury was rendered
about l o'clock, and in very few mo-
ments after the examination of the last
witness. It is as follows: we, the jury,
| find that the deceased came to their
deaths by the accidental running off of
the engine and train in Congaree swamp,
caused by the accidental falling of o tree
across the track, on the morning of the
18th of September.
AhS hOAioNAh5 40 bStASNCb W OC u SOl
rect list Of the freight destroyed, which
was intended for persons residing oc the
line of the Greenville and Columbia
Railroad:
DoNSALDs. s.-Kennedy NJ. c. & Cot
bbls., 2 casks bbls. molasses, boxes.
j. p. Kennedy-bbl. molasses. J. P.
Prcssley-bbl. molassea.
GREENwooD.-M. w. Coleman-box.
S. A. & W. II. Bailey-hhd. Riley & J..
Bro.--11 bundles cotton ties.
BELroS.--Co1 4, P.-bbl. oil.
WILLLAMsToN.-G. w. Anderson--6
bundles cotton ties, bale bagging. G. w.
Rankin-cotton gin. Donnald & M
boxes cheese.
PENDLEToN.-J. B. Adger-77 bngs
guano. Sloan-bag coffee, 2 sacks salt,
keg nails, keg molasses. Crayton &
SD bundles ties. P. II. e. Sloan--2
boxes. W. Perry & Co., kegs nails,
2 bbls., box. J. w. Livirgston-5
packages, bag, bundles cotton ties.
ANDERSON & B.-2 bbls., 4
coils rope. NJ. Lesser-9 bundles cotton
ties, roll bagging, 3 coils rope. w. II.
Nardin-2 boxes. J. B. Benson & Co.
2 coils rope, bundle H. and r., 2 bun
dies baskets, bundle paper, nest tubs,