The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-09-24
Particulars Of the Railroad Accident.

D following additional particulars o
: the railway disaster.
| The regular passenger train wen
l out on time, followed shortly after
l wards by the road aymastcr's train
= locomotive and passenger car. Th.
up and down passenger train meet al
Nl!iian 's-four and half miles from
LiGhtwood l.uot. Tho down passon
, ger lrain--conductor, William ii
} Tr'ycvant-~lcit the meeting point Oh
tune, and was proceeding rapidly to.
wards Go! nmbia, When upon round.
!ng a curve at Lightwool Kuot
Springs, tbe paymaStc,'s :rain ap.
pcarcd in sight, scarcely moro than
forty yards off. Engineer Robert
Jamison Immediately blew down
brakes, reversed his engine and leap.
cd oil followed by his fireman. The
engineer struck on his head, and
almost Immediately afterwards the
collision occurred, and no Was COM
plctcly covered with tho debris, but
not seriously hurt. Tho fireman was
unhurt.
The supposition is that tho pay
masters watch was slow, as he cx-
pcctcd to mako Stacks Turnout be.
fore the arrival of the down passenger
train, and vas still milo-and -a-halr
OUT when the locomotives struck. As
Che down train hove in sight, the
colorcd fireman, with the prcmonitory
notice to Engineer williamson, "Look
out for yourself boss !" lcaped safely
to the ground. Paymastcr Il. Elliott
Orchard WAS seated i'll the cnginccr's
chair on tho locomotive, as tho
crash came. Hc was jammel under
the wreck and SO severely iniur-
cd that he died shortly after being
released. Engineer Williamson was
also caught and had his right thigh
broken, his ankle injured, and was cut
and bruised about the body. AS tho
clown brakes" signal waa given on
the passenger train, colored man
named James Archer jumped to the
brakes, but before he could g;ro more
than lie or two turns the trains came
together and his legs we're iammcd and
crushed between thew. The poor
fellow fell on his face and died in
short time. y colorod ncwsboy
named Wallace, who resides IN this
city, was Oh :hc platform and got bis
right foot caught and badly smashed
The tenders Of each locomotive wcro
literally tclcsoopcd into the cars in
tho rear. The passenger train con.
'."'." - "%fIS"", oI'o baggage,
one smoking aod ono passenger car.
he hrst express car wos Hruashcu aad
It's contents scattered on .n3 roadside,
while the second, in whiol Messenger
W. 4. Graham was seated, mount cd
the ruins ana was also drmoli,hcd.
The messenger Was thrown several
feet in the air and fell amcnC tic
debris, cutting his head slightly. 1t
was wonderful preservation from
death. The baggage car was driven
into the end of the smoking car, and
1t was here atssArcher lost his life.
The Williamsburg Republican,
edited by $. A. Swaila, (colorcd,)
opchs its official career with Il review
OF the mGnaamus decision, in which il !
says:
"Wc haze carefully read tho de- /,
cision, and must cay that it appears +!
to us TO be more an argument adduccd |!
as an excuse for granting the writ
than sound legal doctrine. The rea-
Soning on many points we consider
weak and bad. For instance, tho |
fourth objection sets forth th, fact |
that the bonds issued under certain
acts were not issued in strict accord.
anco Of Law, and are, therefore, void.
The court decides Chat, under tho
validating act, any irregularities that
may have been connected with tle i,-
sue of the bonds in question arc de-
ciarcd valid. Bat now comes ano,h-