Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-08-19
VIRGINIA.
Terrible Railroad Accident.
Twelve PcTsesEs Killed ANA
Twenty w 0s,ndCd.

'GREENBRIER, WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS, WEST VA, Aug. G.-There
was terrible accident tonight on the
Chesapeake aud Ohio railroad TO the
up train, At JerTy's run. The next car
from the rear coach was precipitated
down an embankment one hundred
feet high, and shattered in picces.-
Twelve persons killed and about TWEEN
ty wounded. Tho following is the list
OF the Killed.;
Mai. J. G.. Paxton, and son, Licking
ton, VI.
McNutt Paxton, Vicksburg, Miss.
Jno. Morrisctt, Alabama.
Col. VIM. Boulware, King and
Queen, Va.
:. Boyd Headloy, New Jersey.
G.. ID. Cobb, State Senator, New Jcr-
scy.
j. =. Minor, Richmond, va.
9 y. M. Norieet, - "
DR.. r. n. Reed, DanyiIle, Va.
One unknown. lie is n porty, fine
looking gentleman, supposed To be q
German, wearing set Of tiue gold
studs. The number killcd-cleven.
sThe following is the list Of the
wounded:
S.B. Hancc, Prince George Co., Nd /;
severely wounded in the head.
Everett Early, Charlottesville, Vn. (;
badly bruised in the back, cut in the
head and knee-cap knocked Oft.
Robert Ford, Hungary station, Rich.
Fred. d Potomac II. r., badly in head
and loft shoulder.
John FAINT, Hungary Station, r.. f.
Il =. II. r., dangerously in head.
John Greene, King George Va, dan
gerously in stomach and back.
Thus. j. Winston, Richmond, Va,
slightly i'm the head.
VIM. Clement, Hcnrico co., Va,
severely in head.
Ed Harris, Hanover county, Va,
slightly.
Chas. L. Hoge, staunton, Va, badly
in head and wrist.
VIM. Crump, Richmond, slightly
bruised.
]. Pollard, Montgomery, Ala, con-
sprained ankle.
John Kelly, Staunton, hurt intern
ally but not seriously.
Geo. Tyree, Fayette county, w. Va,
badly hurt.
John Spencer, residence unknown,
badly hurt.
VIM. A. Moale, Baltimore, slightly.
- Moore, residence unknown, slight
ly wounded.
Total of wounded II. Eleven OF
them have been taken to the White
sulphur Springs.
All have been taken care of in the
most humane manner possible mt Ale
ghany Station. Gen. Wickham ar
rived at the White Sulphur on sun
day morning and telegraphed for me-
talc collins for the dead. The acct
dent Is ascertained to have been caused
by the breaking of a wheel i'm the front
truck of the coach which fell down
the bank. The train was passing over
an upward grade OF 100 feet por mile,
at n speed OF about six miles per hour.
The train had. crossed over the tressle-
work at Jerry's Run, and had the ac-
cident occurred ten feet on either side
of the point where il did happeE, no
fatal consequence would probably have
followed. The accident did not, there
fore, result from the pressure Of the
rear engine.
The car happened to fall into ravine,
which is not ns wide at that point rs
the length Of "A car The car fell, end
wise, 10 feet and was broken into ffag-
ments. The wonder is that all were
not killed. One passenger ON the car
was not hurt.
EX-PREsIDENr JEFFERSON DAVIS
passed through this town on the cars
on Saturday morning last for the salt
sulphur Springs. In the evening train,
Governor Walker and lady passed on
TO the White Sulphur Springs.
The salt SulphurSprings has II larger
company this year than last year
The proprietor, Col. CharlesT. Peyton,
was ut the White, and was 10 accom-
many Jefferson Davis 20 the salt sal
phur Springs. charlottesville CH~0''t-
Gle 5th.
A CASE OF POCKET PICKING.-Wil-
liam Allen, generally recognized as
Captain Allen, was arrested yesterday,
on the charge of picking the pocket of
John NJ. Vest, of Bedford county, OF
S25, I'm Lawloss' Saloon, on Bridge
street, Tuesday night. Capt. Allen Is
well known as having been some years
ago freight train conductors ana mas
recently boon bartender In several sil-
looms. The ease was postponed by the
Mayor until 90 O'clock this morning,
20 enable Mr.. Allen to procure the at
tendance of certain necessary Ml1hessta
for the defcnce.-L. Rep. llth.
TRIAL or JoHN III. WIMBIsH. Ma
ior Kirkpatrick and Judge Marshall
concluded the argument for the de-
fence In this case yesterday and Mr.
Christian for the commonwealth. The
Jury after retiring fifteen minutes
brought In u verdict of mot guilty,
The announcement was received Wlll
loud applause by thespcctators, which
the the judge rebUkCd I'm strong tetme