Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-09-25
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
National Currency for the South.

- JOnQ Jay huOX, OOIupITolleT VI Lue
Currency at Washington, is reported to have
recently stated that he believes the whole Of
the circulation authorized by the Act of July
ID, 1870, will be issued before the meeting of
Congress, whereupon he will make requisi-
ton upon the Eastern banks for the with
drawal of s25,OOO0OO Of their currency, to
be distributed in the Western and Southern
States, as provided by this Act. He consid-
ers the provision in the law relative to this
withdrawal as mandatory upon him, and not
discretionary, and that the requisition on the
Eastern banks will place the currency ques-
ton under the law in such condition that
Congress will take immediate action upon the
subject, either by repeating the sixth section
of the Act, or by passing law authorizing
the issue of an additional s25,000,o0O for the
West and South, as proposed in his last re-
port, or by both.
Serious Railroad Collision.
On Wednesday morning Of last week,
a terrible and fatal accident occurred on the
Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Railroad,
about FIVE miles above Columbia, at the en-
trance to cut near what is known as Light
wood Knot Springs, by collision between
the down passenger and an irregular train.
1t seems that the regular passenger train went
out on time, followed shortly afterward by
the Road Paymaster's train-locomotive and
passenger car. The up and down passenger
trains meet at Killian's-four and half
miles from Lightwood Knot The down
passenger train-Conductor VIM. H. Treze-
vant-left the meeting point on time, and
was proceeding rapidly towards Columbia,
when upon rounding curve at Lightwood
Knot Springs, the Paymaster's train appeared
in sight, scarcely more than forty yards off:
Engineer Robert Jamison Immediately blew
down brakes, reversed his engine and leaped
off, followed by his fireman. The engineer
struck on his head; almost Immediately after
ward the collision occurred, and he was COM
pletey covered with the debris, but not seri-
ously hurt. The fireman was unhurt.
The supposition is that the Paymaster's
watch was slow, as he expected to make
Stacks turnout before the arrival of the
down passenger train, and was still mile
and half out, when the locomotives struck.
AS the down train hove in sight, the colored
fireman, with the premonitory notice to En-.
gineer Rowland Williamson, "Look out for
yourself, boss" leaped safely to the ground.
Paymaster T. Elliott Orchard was seated in
the engineers chair on the locomotive, and
as the crash came, he was jammed under the
wreck, and 80 severely injured that he died
shortly after being released. Engineer Will
Hanson was also caught, and had his right
leg broken, his ankle injured, and was cut
and bruised about the body.
The passengers in the rear car, knew moth
ing of the collision until it was all over, hav-
ing experienced only slight jar and escaped
injury. There were nearly forty persons on
board, about one.third of them ladies. The
casualties by the accident are as follows:
Killed-T. Elliott Orchard, Paymaster; Jas.
Archer, colored, an employe. Severely in.
iured- Rowland Williamson, engineer; WAL
lace, colored, news-boy. Slightly injured
R. Jamison, engineer; w. c. Graham, express
messenger Jim, train hand.
More Railroad Accidents.
- The railroads of this State, usually
more free from accidents than those of any
State in the Union, have, within the past few
days, been peculiarly unfortunate in the way
of catastrophes and casualties. In another
place we give the particulars of the fatal COL
lision on the Charlotte, Columbia and Angus.
ia railroad and again do we have to record a
collision which occurred last Thursday on the
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta road,
smashing two locomotives, and injuring sew
eral cars; while on the following night
washout on the South Carolina road caused
the loss of four lives, the wrecEing of loco
motive and five cars, and serious injury to the
track. The particulars of this last accident
are thus furnished by the Columbia PheniS
of the 21st:
The express train for Augusta, consisting
of fourteen freight cars, the conductors, one
passenger and one sleeping car, left Charles
ton at 8 o'clock, on Friday night. The recent
heavy rains had materially raised the numer-
GUS water courses, and Engineer Brickman
was exercising great care and watchfulness:
About IL o'clock, just after passing Reeves
and when nearly opposite the fifty mile board,
the engineer discovered something wrong
ahead, and blew "down brakes" when there
was sudden crash, and the train came to
halt The employees and passengers imme-
diately rushed forward, when it was discover
ed that the earth had been washed away,
causing the track to sink, and that the loco
motive, with four human beings and five cars
filled with freight, had been engulphed in the
deep waters-the entire surrounding swamp
being inundated. There was formerly cul-
vert at this point, but it had been filled up,
and was considered perfectly secure; but the
unusually heavy rains had washed away the
embankment There was nothing to be seen
of the locomotive but the smoke.stack. So
great was the impetus, that two of the freight
cars were carried beyond the submerged en-
CINE. The names of the unfortunate men who
lost their lives we're: Henry Brickman, engi-
neer VIM. Dore, fireman; George W. Nc
Manus, train hand Charles Small, (colored,)