Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-07-13
Details of the Accident on the Nash.
vile and Northwestern Railroad.

!, dis,atcn daicl Nashville. July .,
zt;.es inc following details of the railroad
scc:dcnt near ,hat city. sseys:
r,,a train wi.ic!. ret with the terrible
NJ ident lefS al h4ii-pasr O'clock on Mon
l!av evening. Oh the Northwestern Rail
t.-oa,l.. IL was composed of an engine. bag
1ace car. TWO passenger cars and one
s.eeping coach. There were fourteen pas
.scngers in the front 'e -"r car, about
thirty in tho ladies e, -.ilu three IN the
sleeping car. Most OF those in the ladies
car we're on their way to Kingston Springs
TO epiov the Fourth of July The train,
as usual, reduced It's speed on approaching
the bridge over Harpeth River, sixteen
miles from the city. The engine and bag
gsgo car passed over pier 6, in the middle
OF the river in safety The front passen-
;er car had reached the pier, when the
tril,rc gave way under it, and.it was pre-
c,pit,,tc,i iacnty feet into the river, falling
oa its side in cighl feet Of water. The la
dies car teil end up on this. all thepassen-
gers falling 10 IKE front, and the seats break
lny from their fa$tcnings, falling on tl.c
passengers III onc corner Of tins car, un-
Ger The water, in the front car, vas Mr.
John Campbell. Of Nashville, whose leg
sa5; head we're injured, but who, With an
o:ber gent.oman, was the only persons that
were left free to move They swan through
re c.rs aud cxt:icated eight or tcu others,
acl brought them out with but slight
Ia,
&ea.s were killed or drowned. and tht
odie5; Mere cot found atdaylight l.: the
...;ies. e&r tl.;rleon cut oE the thirty were
;;..;;4ei Instantly. AID their deed dodies, with
u: broken seats P:!el Up ::ith. aid on the
o;Ler passengers, in this condition !hey
w.r: ,lelr-:hc wounded and dying in the
darkncss. rhc sleeping car ran half wa!
over the break and lodged against the up
-: cntl q the ladies' car The three per-
9uas III it were badly bruised, but soon
ex,..icavvtithcaseives, and climbed down
al commenced taking out the broken seats
piled up o. the dead and dying, and. .>afte,
.:toet az hour. succeeded in relieving
n.aily The engine and baggage car hur
RED on to,K:ngston Springs, where they
svo!,e the operator and telegrapled. to
colouel Thomas. superintendent Of tn.
r,:.d .rt:e news reached him at half-pas
z O'clock, dnd ho at oIce started with q
7,;;1.::..i;1e tcaia and anul:ber Of person:
o;!,.9 scsrc Of doeth Arriving at 2oclock,
tie? wsrt tc removing the dead and dying
Ill this tine -iis wounded were fastenet
up.::sr dead bodies, and unable to move
hand OF ico.. aone praying ior mercy. j.
oilers bewai!ing the loss Of dear ones, and
orhe.s rejoicing tl.a.it vas no worse with
then tran II was.
Ooe Of the wounded, Mr. Williams.
stout nan. Of Nashville, proved himself
hero BY telling one Of the doctors to stanc
cl lis hip, the leg OF which was crushed
telling him to never mind him, but relieve
others who We're in worse condition.
VI. Thompson, OF Amherst Courthouse
F-irginia. vas cut about the head and hip :.
and having his bowels mashed has sine
i;ci He was under the impression hC
aad beea in g great battle, and that can
non hal lad struck him below the knee
when they brought the stretchcr to TAX
him out he said to them: ooh, | know
we'll what that IS. | have been woundcc
il battle before and taken off OF the ticl'
or g stretcher." lie was very Cheerful!
but died dsoon after reaching the city Joh'
Scott, an employee at the Nashville depo
Of T.. road, was in the centre Of the cai
ooaversiag with a Miss Heard, OF Tren
ton, tennessee. John Marshall, of Nash
ville. and Judge Hornberger, Of Clarks
viils, both distinguished lawyers, wert
seated opposite, and Henry Hunter front
ing them were conversing; Mr.. Weight
nan aaG wife, OF Memphis, were scatedin
me next se2t 70 the rear; one Chas. i
Campbell and wife. formerly Miss Celia
Case. OF Granville Ohio. and little year
old daughter, were next to Weightman.
The were al instantly killed except Mr..
.Weichtnlan, who cscaped with 2 dreadfui
wound Oh. the head and it is feared, some
internal injuries Alr Scott was nnder al
these, and escaped with "A bruisc on the
head and a crushed loot The following is
the list Of killed, as far as learned: John |
Marshall, of Nashville; Judge Hornber-
ger, Clarksvillc Henry Howard, Miss
Neightman. Memphis: Charles Campbell, |
wife and child, Mrs. Tom Dunn, Kingston
Springs; Mrs Henningrost, White Bluff :.
Alexander Wright, railroad agent at White !
Bluff; ], N. Thompson, Amherst Court
house and three men unknown. Mr..
of White Bluff. :Eas taken OUT
dive and said, after being laid on the +
,aas of the river, he felt as well as could
10 eypecfed, and only wanted g drink OF
water, which, Immediately after taking +
vas .thre5Hsn i i5s from his stomach together
sftfi \ Si&trs Quantities oil: blood; mid: IN
ens minutes afterwards he wasIead.- It's
cared others in t6sForward car were either J