The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-07-07
ANOTHER RAILROAD DISASTER
4 Fearful work Of Death.

happened in this State. The loss of
life was most fearful. It occurred last
Monday night about hall past nine
O'Clock, at the bridge ovef Harpeth
river, fourteen miles from Nashville,
on the Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad, by the Western bound pas
senger train being precipitated through
q bridge over the river. Three coaches,
the smoking car, ladies car and sleep
ing car all fell through the bridge, a
distance of some twenty-five feet, into
the river, which was some five or six
feet deep.
We gather the following particulars
from the Union and American and
Banner:
HOW IT HAPPENED.
The train was moving at q very
moderate rate. AS the locomotive
and baggage car passed over, there
was loud crash, and the bridge and
the three coaches fell in. The sleep
ing coach went aslant, tine ladies'
coach turning end up, the lower part
striking the bottom end of the sleeping
coach. The passengers in the ladies' fell
to the lower end and were crushed by
the upper trucks, which came down
upon them. The next car, containing
fourteen people, came down between
the ladies' car and the abutment,
grinding it to pieces.
John Campbell and another, name
unknown, SWAN out and saved the
twelve others who were in the car.
In the ladies' coach every seat was
filed.
THE NEWS OF THE TERRIBLE DIS
AsTER
| reached Nashville at twelve O'Clock,
and Superintendent Thomas immedi-
ately left on special train for the
scene, accompanied by Drs. Briggs,
BUST and Nichol. The train from the
wreck, arrived at Nashville at twenty
minutes before five o'clock Tuesday
morning, when the wounded were
quickly removed to different places
throughout the city, where all the ne.
cessary comfort and attention could
be given, and the dead taken to the
undeltakers establishment of r. H.
Grooms & Co.
| THE KILLED.
The number so far known to have
been killed is seventeen, as follows:
| Hon. ]. q. Hornberger, of Clarks.
vile; John Marshall, Chas. Camp
bell, wife and child; of Nashville
Alex Wright, White Bluff; John E
Crockett, William Crockett and Wylit
c. Howan, of Chapel Hill, Marshall
County; Miss Hettie Jones, Ohio; Mrs
Emma Moon Yeatman, Memphis
Mrs. +. Dunn, Kingston Springs; Mrs
Burns and child, Smiths Station; Mrs
Lynch, Newsom's Station; and Depu
ty Sheriff Pendegras:, of Dickson
County.
Thomas Vain, Nashville, bruised
w. w. Ghee, breakman, leg broken
Miss Sophronia Heard, Trenton
badly cut and bruised and injured in
ternally. .,.s.
/ w. Brown, Jacksonville, slightly.
Mr.. Crutcher slightly.
Capt. w. +. Yeatman, Memphis, in
ternally.
Thomas Yeatman, Kingston Springs
hurt in spine and side.
| v. Halle, Point Isabella, Indiana
slightly.
Thos. NJ. Dunr, Kingston Spings
fatally.
John Campbell, Nashville, head Gu
leg bruised.
Mr.. Wilhoite, Nashville, leg broken
! ~ hoy A mt
house, Virginia, hip bruised and cut il
face.
Miss Clara Leaae, Broad street, arm
and wrist broken.
Conductor Lands, leg broken.
Robert Daniel, Bedford County, arm
broken.
SIS. Brown, jaw broken and intern
ally injured.
: ally injured.
w. ID. Walker, formerly of Column
bia, but at present resident of Uniol
City, is reported as having his hea,
badly mashed, and unable to speak
his back is slightly injured.
A MEMBER OF THE NASHVILLE BAL
KILLED.
Among the victims Of this appall
ing calamity was John Marshall Esq.
one of our prominent lawyers, an,
the son of the late Hon. Johl
Marshall, of Williamson county, re
garded and recognized in his lif
throughout the entire country as on
of the ablest jurists of the age. Ii
was OH his wav to attend court a
, Charlotte. Mr.. Marshall was educa
ted to the bar by his able and icarne,
father, and about the close of hi
studies entered the Confederate ARM
with which he remained in the artil
f lery branch till the close of the wal
: On his return to his home he re
viewed his low course, and com
menced the practice in this city il
1866, as co-partner of David Camp
bell, of Williamson. He was a law
yer of solid requirements, and wa
: rapidly making his way to the from
, ranks Of the profession. Il
f the social circle he was everythin
that Is genial, frank, admirable an
kind. In the "sweet small courtesie
of life" he was never at fanlt. All hi
: home, at the assembly, at the bar
: everywhere his presence and in
f tercourse was so pleasing that fror
: a child to the most exactins repre-
sentative of the age, from all his pre-
fessional associates, and from a
classes with whom he came i'm cor
tact, he was esteemed one of Nature
q noblest men, and won "golde
: opinions" from all sorts of people
Suddenly cut Off in the early NOR
of an active and useful career
John Marshall's death brings more {
u deep, sincere sorrow, more of re;
: anguish, to the hearts of all VIII
!. knew him than is vouched to few, G
any, of his age. The head of yOun
family, a devoted wife, with th
C bright opening of high career, hi
g death is an affi"tion not only sad
the immediate friends, but substar
3 tial loss to the city and the commun
e ty at large.
!, PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE CLARK:
d WILLIE BAR KILLED.
: The name of j. G. Hernberger
: Pears in the list of killed. lie al
t lived at Nashville from Clarksvill
on Monday night, and made clos
!, connection with the Inflated trail
being on bis way to attend Court &
II Charlotte. Gen. j. q. Hornberge
s was born in Stewart county, in TIN
= State.
t In 1866 he was elected to the Les
islature from Montgomery count.