The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-11
Accident On The Wilmington Columbia
and sNCnSta Raj! Road.

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aud iNGnSta Raj! Road.
Tie Wilmiugton, IN. c. Star,
| Of yesterday, the Goth instant, says
GA Sunday night, just after tht
train on the Wilmington, Columbia
and Augusta Rail Road arrived at the
junction near this city, Il terrible ac-
cidcnt occurred OH the engine and
tender, which resulted in serious iu-
jury to several employees of the
road. The cnginc aud tender cut
loose from the train at the junction,
leaving it to he taken in charge by
another engine viii III had come for the
purpose Of taking it to The depot here
Tie engineer, Mr.. Ilcnry G,ddick g,
then proceeded 10 take his engine to
the depot, cn ;hc opposite side Of the
river, when, in passing over trestle
about one mile beyond Brunswick fer
ry the engine run over a COW on the
tack, when it, together with the ten
der was prccipi;atcd from the track
and over the tr5,ttc; both Of them
turning completely over.
At the time Of the accident there
were four pcrso's on the engine, to-
wit Mr.. lIsury Gaddick, the Engi-
netr, Ca It. Dukes, Conductor on the
Freight train, and two ii,emcn, al of
whom were b~d'y Scelded. Mr..
Gadlick's injuries we're more severe
than the others. After cxtricatiny
himself from the wreck Of the engine
he walked to the city, distance of
about four miles, 4 feat Under the
circumstances, which displayed al
most miraculous endurance and forti-
tude on his part. DR.. j.. Ftancis
King, who attends the sufferer, in
forms us that his injuries are of the
most serious character, caused princi-
pally by scalding. The skin pealcd
from his face aud hung in jaggcd
fragments somewhat similar to the
fringe on towel, while lis hands
we're literally burned to crisp, and
the ski pcoled off. The skin had
also pcalcd fron his arm. The con.
dition of The slncrcr is NEST dcplor-
able one and his agony intense, as
nay we'll be imagined. Capt. Dukes
was ba1l y scalded, but his condition
and that of the two fremen is not at
all dangerous.
TIE HOMICIDE IN EDGErIELD-Chn
REcrloN. 1t was Capt. George D
Batter who was killed in Ndgcfeld
by Mr.. Winslow Hamilton. Capt.
.. n. Butler passed through Colum-
bia, yesterday, in charge Of the re-
mains of bis brothcr--for intcrment
in Greenvillc. The Augusta Consti.
tutionalist has the following particu.
lars Of the sad affair:
"On Sunday evening last, about
twelve miles from Hamburg, on Ste.
vcn's Greek, Capt. George Butler,
brother of Gen NJ. G. Butler, was
shot and Instantly killed by young
man named Winslow Hamilton.
From the most authentic accounts
we have heard of the sad affair, it seems
that MIR. u. j. Hamilton, the father
, OF the young man who fred the fatal
shot, was on the eve Of removing to
Columbia County, in this State, and
in preparation thereof had penncd his
cattle ready to be driven: Among
the number seems to have been ono
steer or calf to which Capt. Butter
laid claim, which he requested Mr..
Hamilton to llbcratc, and, as We are
informed, visited the house Of tho
latter to secure. Whilo there an an.
CRY discussion sprung up between
them, which cvGntuatcd in young
Hamilton gathering his gun and firing
upon Capt. Butler, the charge taking
effect in his breast and causing immc:
diatc death"
The other day carrier pigeon car
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per Il inches square, with 226 dis
patches rnicroscopically photographed
upon it, comprising the detailed nows
OF the day from all parts Of the world
and there now coucS from London q
description ofthc machinery which did
the printing. 1t makes duplicate
of ordinary handwriting a million
times smaller than the original, so
that it can only bo read by the aid
of powerful microscope. The in.
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print the whole Biblo 22 times Id
the space of an inch, and other books
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Speaker of the House can carry Cush-
ing's Parliamentary Manual entire,
photographed on his thnmb-nai.
Webstei's Unabridged may be print
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Magic aid Of this little machine, tho
total contents of tho Astor Library
may be transferred to five cent
blank book. Add to such COM
pendium small portable microscope
which might nestle nnnoticed in the
nant looms nnrkat and Tho nfnnriHtnr