Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-05

though / uotu that one 81 tie as
patches locates his bone 10 Aisals-
Charles mcconnell, soh 81 the
~treasuFero0f thB Mississippi Cen
|tFal RailFoad Company. vas
apparent that he had suffered fatal
internal injuries, and be died ne
Water Valley some thirty hours
latsraag5as sa uguls1 81. u1fHi
Col Sam Tats President az the
Mississippi Central Railroad, Com
pany, was Standing in the aisle o.
the rear car when the disaster hap
pened, and was violently precipi-
tated TO the lower end Of the coach,
whore he was nearly ~snlfOeated be-
fore the pile Of wouHded, confused
and stunned passengers that were
thrown upon him could be rembv-
cd but L Il SelIsved that he will
sustain no permanent injury.
You have already published As
complete q list ofkilled aud wound-
cd 90 could be obtained. Some Of
the names, however, could not be
had. Two infants were among the
number. One Of these was taken
from under the wreck, clasped with
0 death grasp TO the bosom Of its
mother, who was also dead. Two
cOlOrcd brakemen were killed at
their posts. One. Of these must
have been thrown from the rear
platform Of the rear car, for he
was found face down upon the roof
Of the coach lying In the ravine,
his throat cut as II by . stout Splin-
ter, and his lifeless limbs hanging
helplesSly over the side Of the
coach.
The Snguish Of Surviving friends
Of the killed and wounded was pit.
liable to behold. A husband, wild
with grief at the loss Of his wife
suddenly snatched from bis side by
death, just when be had nearly ar
rived at the home In the new world,
which he had recently crossed the
ocean to lind, drew tears from eyes
not used to weeping. The young
girl, Aggy ElliOtt-On her way to
New OrleaB-exhiblted wonder
full EOrtitude. She was In the rear
Of the middle passenger car con-
Versing with several acquaihtances
the life Of the little circle sur
rounding her when the crash came.
In an instant the notes Of mirth
and frOlic were turned TO cries Of
anguish and lamentation. But
Aggy never lost her presence OF
mind for q moment. BY her side
lay several Of the horribly mangled
dead. Fortunately no part OF the
|. wreck had struck her q blow,
Bruised she was, and stunned, but
no bone was broken. Her lefl
hand rested upon the s~tlifening
limb Of one Of her companion
with whom she had bOen In gaI
: converse q minute before, ana
there Il was held In q vicelikU
4 grasp by . timber Of the lower enc
Of the rear passenger car. Other
0 wise she was free. Calling for hell
9 she stated her situation, and gavl
directions for her own relief. Fol
4 an hour she laid there In the mids
E Of the carnival Of death, exhibit
n ing o patience and courage tina
were heroic. At last the timbe
was sawn asnndeF, her hand wa
released and she was carried away
pitiOusly inQuiring Of those VIII
j. were assisting her whether she wa
= 90 hurt that she could not hope I
d be a future help to her "pOO
o mother"
j. A little boy,siq years Of age, VIII
o speaks English perfectly, and up
It pears TO be of American birth, wa
10 taken from the wreck with broke
r legs, land taken TO Water Vale!
o where the railroad authorities SUP
l. piled him with every attention
10 His mother was killed, and at la
10 accounts, all efforts had tailed I
st obtain from him any statement
to his name or destination-terrC
h and bodily pain appearing to hav
l. completely paralyzed his mcnti
)t faculties.
d Sister Philomela, a Sister {
10 Charity, jOurneying from Bait
Of more to New Orleans, was severed
j. but not dangerously hurt. linn
* diately upon recovering from ii
1f first effects Of the disaster, she W,
conspicuous in her attentions
&c those who had suffered more dec
ST ly.
10 David Henning, Of Ann Harbo
8. Mschigan, was cut about the hea0
Of and had q severe confusion of Il
Of shoulder and arm, but was able
proceed upon his journey.
n The arrival OF the special excu
10 sion train upon the scene, with.
ar thirty minutes after the disastC
o. was very Opportune, as the par
x was we'll supplied with stimulan
in and other necessities. 1t oil
10 brought a physician, in the persC
n of DR.. Wright, Of Louisville, wi
s. was unremitting in his attention
is the wounded. Mr.. Charles
G. Sawyer, Of Louisville, the leader
10 the excursion party, and a gentll
IN man of more than usual energy an
o. character, and many othert Of Il
m visiting railroad men, also joinC
s, the resCurers and lRbored unceai
es ingly until the wreck was eleare
In and all the victims had been fopn
II and cared for. Then the wreck w
d. burned, as the readiest method
Of removing all traces Of the sad a
TO fair. II should have been state
rs before that the cars took fire fro
IN an overturned stove immediate
i, after the wreck, but the latnt
" were subdued before TINY had q
B, fairly under way by some OF atl