The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-11-17
Terrible Railroad Accident.

ble<accident on Thursday of last week. twelve
miles above. Columbia, fnear Cedar Creek.
The locomotive passed over the trestle safely,
but the baggage, second class and two passen-
ger cars were precipitated to the ground-a
distance of twenty-five feet. One passenger
car remained on the track, and another was
upheld by the wreck of those in the chasm.
The crash was-terrible, and the injury to LIE
and limb truly fearful. The following is
list of the killed aud injured: -
Killed-Mrs. Fogartie,y of Charieston-who
was on her way from Anderson with her fami-
1ly: Charles Joy, of Newberry; Grace Mon
tangue, the faithful colored stewardess Mi
nerya Parr colored woman, formerly residing
in Fairfield
Fatally injured Stephen Smith, of New
berry; Hutson Lonax, colored Senator from
Abbeville.
Seriously injured-A Barnes, express mes
senger; Conductor G.. E. Isaacs; Col. James
Hagood; Miss NJ. Joy, of Newberry; Major
Lod. Hill.
A great many were slightly injured-few of
those on board escaping without cut or bruise.
1t was truly Providential that so few lives were
lost.
Mr.. Stephen b. Smith, of Newberry, and
Senator Lomax, of Abbeville, died on Satur-
day last. Messrs, Isaacs, Barnes and Hagood
are improving.
Investigation into the cause of the accident
shows that one wheel of the express aarbroke,
thus throwing the car off the track-the trestle
gave way andthe other cars fell through. The
trains are running as usual, the break having
been repaired.
Mr.. James A. Hoyt, the editor of this paper,
who was on board the unfortunate train, gives
the following information to the Columbia
Phgnir
The accident occurred at Cedar Greek tres
tie, in 200 yards of the bridge over Cedar
Creek, at haif-past o'clock p. m. The engine
passed over safely, and when the weight of the
entire train was upon the trestle that structure
gave way, and precipitated the baggage car,
second class passenger CAR and the foremost
passenger coach into the chasm. The second
passenger coach, occupied chiefly by ladies and
their attendants, was perforce thrown into the
wreck, and those in the front part of it were
buried beneath the rubbish. The sufferers by
the accident were mostly in the second class
car and the foremost passenger car, although
four or five persons were injured in the ladies'
coach.
The engineer had Stacked up to cross over
the bridge, and was just beginning to increase
the rate of speed when the crash came. But
for this fact, the loss of life and limb would
have been fearfully increased as the train had
been running at fifteen miles an hour, and was
behind time In less time than it takes to re-
cord it, there was a scene of indescribable suf-
fering and agony. Anxious, inquirlns faces aces
among the fortunate, and shrieks for help
among the wounded, revealed terrible scene.
Those who escaped injury we're at once rescued
from the debris. and the work began of extri-
eating the dead and wounded. The men were
cool and calm in the discharge of their duty,
and the women behaved nobly. Every assis-
tance was almost instantly rendered to the suf-
ferers, and all united in the utmost exertions
to alleviate the pangs of the maimed and dy
ing.
Dr. o. B. Mayer, of Newberry, was the only
physician on board and actively engaged his
valuable services for the relief of those most in
need He was without means, however, as
there were no remedial appliances at hand, and
there was no dwelling in the immediate neigh
borhood
The accident might have occurred at any
time, as the trestle was positively dangerous ac-
cording to the judgment of well-informed per-
sons whose attention had been previously called
to it. The train could not have been as heavy
as many freight trains passing almost daily.
About one hundred and twenty persons were
on board the train, and it is miraculous that so
few were wounded or killed. None realized the
danger until all was over, and there never was
such a fearful scene perhaps in which the
participants acted so deliberately and with such
apparent presence of mind. The chasm was
not over twenty feet deep, nor more than forty
feet wide, and into this space was ushered
mass of human beings, covered by the falling
timbers and particles of the breaking cars.
Messengers we're despatched to Columbia at
once, and walked the entire distance, about
twelve miles. A train went to the relief of the
sufferers, as stated yesterday, as soon as it could
be got ready, and at II o'clock the welcome
sound of the whistle announced the news to the
eager watchers that relief was at hand.
THE SURVIVORS MEETING.-One of the