The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-05-24
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Young VANS Brains Crushed Out By q
ralIisr aeek ffcm a Blast 81 the Rail-

A Young Mans Brains Crushed Out by q
.sas rsilIss aeeh ffc~ Blast ss the Rail-
I'm the Midst Of Life We are I'm
0rT, Desih-r r4lf~
We clip the Believing painful intelli-
gence Of the death BY accident, Of Johnnie
Wright, son Of Mr.. Thsles Wright, a
former citizen Of this county, from the
Osceola (Nio. y Weetiy Democrat. and Of
fer to the bereaved relations and friends
ofthe family, our sincere sympathy. We
remember the deceased as remarkably
intelhssst and manly little fellow; al
ways'up with his classes in school. and q
proud defender Of the "Lost Cause. Z"
The tribute paid % his amiable mother,
(daughter Of Mr.. Marquis Helm, Of this
county, by the Democrat, will be re-
gardcd by all who. know her as eminently
just: q 81 a - n W
"It becomes our painful duty as jour
nalists to record the particulars of a
shocking accident which occurred at this
place about 3 O'Clock on Friday afternoon
last, by which Johnnie G. wright-son
of Mr.. Thales II. Wright, highly res.
pectable eitizen-a young man in the
bloom and flush of youth and vigor and
incipient manhood, was hurried from time
to eternity. The particulars of this sad
affair are about as follows:
a 1T appears that young Wright, in
company with two or three other young
lads and Mr.. Caldwell, the railroad con-
tractor, were at the branch just under
the hill and beyond the point at which
the railroad hands are blasting, engaged
in catching minnows for.fshing purposes.
While thus employed, blast was let of,
numberless pieces Of the rock flying in
the direction of the party. As soon as
the noise of the explosion reached them,
Mr.. Caldwell, who was standing in close
proximity to the deceased, saw a large
fragment of rock, weighing perhaps, for
ty POUNDS, flying through the air to-
wards them. He Immediately cautioned
the boys to "look out" and stepped aside
himself; but before young Wright could
escape, the fragment of rock fell on the
hill just above him, and rebounding,
! struck him on the head just above the
left eye, and passing on, almost buried
Itself in the soft earth. As soon as stuck
A. A-s--a-i'.-----i-s Calls.al,-------. =
procure assistance and medical AHA
When reached, it was found that the de
skull was terribly crushed, the ..,o
protruding from the fracture, and x;n
senting a ghastly and horrible apPt~
ance. He was iHpediately convey 4
to bjs hone enIy a short disrasse siFnz!
the scene of the accident, when DIR. Doz-
Ter, after a careful examination, pro-
nounced his injuries necessarily fatal. He
fingered in an insensible condition until
about halfpast II o'clock p. NJ, when
his spirit winged its fight to eternity.
"At the time of the accident the father
of the deceased was absent ut Richey's
mill. but when it became known that
Johnny could not possibly survive his
injuries, messenger was dispatched for
him, and he reached home just in time
to see him breathe his last.
Young Wright was born near Stan.
ford, Kentucky, on the 18th day of De.
cember, 1854, and was consequently in
his his eighteenth year. He was an hon.
est, industrious and upright young man.
eminently faithful and singularly exem-
plary in all the relations of life, and uni
versally esteemed and beloved by all who
knew him; and it will certainly be a
great source of consolation to the bereaved
family to know that the universal excla.
nation of our people, white and black,
old and young, was, "What a pity
Johnny ,oas such good boyr No feeble
words that we could pen would pay such
an eloquent tribute to her who filed the
place of mother to him as these simple
and spontaneous expressions.
"His remains, attended by a large
concourse of citizens. who seem TO have
turned out without regard to age, sex OF
color, were consigned to their last rest
ing-place on Saturday afternoon, the
pall-bearers being composed Of young
men belonging to his Sunday-school class
An eloquent and appropriate discOurs,
was delivered by the Rev. A. X. Mich
OILS, and amid the soft, sweet strains Of /
beautiful dirge, and the sound Of thu
clOds of the valley nttling above him
sorrowing hearts whispered to him Ion,
and last farewell. In life, Johnny wa
ever faithful over few things; may W,
not truts that in death he has been mad,
master over manyT
THE idea Of respectable employment
: is the rock upon which thousands spli
and shipwreck themselves and all who dc
pend ON them. All employments are =,
spectacle that bring honest gains. Tn
, labOrer who is willing to turn his han