Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-23

tt Augusta (GeOrgia) Chronicle Of Sat
uTday contains the following; one of the
most singular accidents in the annals of
the railway occurred in this city yesterday
morning, startling the staid Old town out
of its propriety, and furnishing material
for conversation during the succeeding
twenty-iour hours.
Yesterday morning, between the hours
of seven and eight O'Clock, as the engine
NJ. 7. Siovall belonging TO the Georgia
Railroad Company was coming down the
railroad track near the August Factory
the engineer attempted TO slacken speed
and the throttle valve broke. This acct.
dent cauel the engineer TO lose all control
over the locomotive, aud both himself and
the fireman jumped from the train, MS to
have remained on board would have been
TO needlcssly tndanger their live. The
engine kept the track and came rapidly
along the track and into the Georgia Rail-
road yard. In the meantime the Ashley.
a shifting engine belonging to the South
Carolina RgilrOad Company, had left the
yard Of that company ana was pushing
several freight cars 10 the Union Depot.
When the engine and cars reached jackson
street the engineer and fireman saw the
NJ. L. S'ovall coming rapidly towards
them. As they leaned out the side of the
cab the Georgia Railroad engine struck
the freight cars IN front Of the Ashley.
The shock threw both the engineer and
| fireman to the ground. The freight cars
were badly crushed, and the NJ. 2. Stoyau
was thrown from the track with great VIC.
lence with the tender. The tender fell
very near the spot where the engineer o
the Ashley lay, and he latter only escaped
death by few inches. Before The cngi
neer jumped, however, he reversed hi.
engines the shock broke the dinW bar. III,
engine and tender were loosoncd from Ia,
cars and began to move rapidly Backward
down Washington street and towards Ia,
Savannah river.
The engine and tender were now free
the engine reversed, the throttle valy,
open, aud the engineer aud fireman lyiul
on the ground. The farther it went tn,
faster was the rate Of speed. II wen
down Washington street like Dexter OF
American Girl on the homrstrctcii tn,
cary iiscrs were astunishcd and alarmed
while few snnguinc Greeley men, VIII,
had not lost all hope. Imagined that III,
Liberal republicans had carried Dad
county, and that Ashley was carrying tn
returns to Washington City. Near Rev
nolds street hand-car belonging to Tin
Carolinn road came around the corner
In The car were several wOrkmtn, a quan
tity Of boards and carpenters material
and long and very heavy 81 ok of timber
placed lengthways, and banging over
little in front. When the men saw the Ia
connective coming they smelt danger, an
after trying unsuccessfully to get the ca
of the tracs, they made a most rapid an
mastery ret cat.
The tender struck the beam, which RAJ
under it, wedgCd itself grmly 10 the car
ard carried the latter on With il. Tn
Ashley and its new att chnett wtr
through the rsilio,d yard like the comet
Fortunately the track was clear and III
switches all tight, aud il dashed over Ia
bridge and across the river without hind
rance. The runaway machine did nc
stop until nearly three miles from IN
bridge, when the steam gave out and
came 10 halt. When the engine ha
passed the bridge Colonel Meridith-man
Testing his usual entrgy and yigilcuce-
dispatched a haud-car after II, and IN
fugitive locomotive was brought back I
the city in safety. No damage was don
except to the VI. 7. Stoyall, which fc
from the track. and the freight car
which were crushed by the collision.
was the most novel runaway accident o
record.