The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-27

from the human heatt.H This awns sHas.
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Mr. Dorsey gave two Of his ininitable
songs, which were received With shouts
of applause. 9i = .sS.e tssse !.
Mr.. Berg gave !"Anuie Laurie, q aud
IA Dutch song. which he was forced 70
translate. 'eis jjf4eeSs..
''Albion" was complimented, and
Mr.. Byles was called upon, who gave an
English patriotic song.
Mr.. Symmers gave Scotland Yet"
There were number of other songs
hour prevents our giving. St
Mr.. Hutohins, with his bag pipes, en-
tertained the party at Different times
during the evening with Scottish airs!
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DEATH OF AN AGED LADY RESIDENT
Another ono of our old citizens has
been called home. Mrs. Sarah Green,
consort OF DR.. +. ". Green. departed
this life on Saturday night, from para
Ilytio affection. Her health has been
delicate for several years. ana dnring
the last few months, she has been very
feeble. On. Friday last, there was
knock at the door, the good lady arose
to call a servant. but fell, and was in
sensible for day and half, when she
breathed her last. She was q warm
friend, u devoted wife and mother, and
an energetic. earnest woman. Mrs.
g. was the eldest daughter OF Willinm
Briggs, Esq, (tho builder of the bridge
which formerly spanned Saluda and
iCongares Rivers.) The deceased had
reached the age of sixty-three. She was
oorn in Jenkintown, near Philadelphia,
Pa. on the 9th August, 1911; was mar.
ried in this city. July 81, 1928. and
lived on the same spot during the entire
term of her welded life-forty-six
years. She has seven sons and two
daughters living. Five of her boys
served in the Confederate army-one of
them yielding mp his life to the cause.
We extend our earnest sympathies to
the bereaved family-husband. sons,
daughters. sister, brothers. Farewell,
kind friend-for friend she always
was. from carrier-boy days to years OF
manhood. As itwas the particular re-
guest OF the deceased that she should
not be inferred until positive evidences
| of death were apparent. the time for
the funeral cannot be stated. i.
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! FATAL ACCIDENT OF 4
LOCOMOTIVE. Intelligence was received
in this city. Sunday morning, that the
locomotive Fort Hill had exploded her
boiler, near Saluda Old Town. on, the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad, kill
ing the engineer, Mr.. John Y. Lane, in
stantly. severely wounding the colored
fireman, Orange Moffett, and slightly
iniuring the white fireman, Scott
Logan. Col. Dodamead Immediately
te.cgraphed for train to be sent mp
from Helena, with the coroner, and to
open telegraphic communication at the
point where the casualty took place.
In short time, the first reports were
fully corroborated. After the matter was
fully investigated, the train returned to
Newberry, and from thence came to Co.
lumbia-the residence of the unfortu-
nate engineer. Mr.. Lane was q native
OF Union, had reached the age OF 6fty,
and been in the employmen of this
company for twenty-three years, and
vas one Of the Oldest engineers connect
ed with the road. Ho was universally
! respected for his many manly qualities.
He leaves u wife and four children and
many other relatives. His death was
instantaneous; fraction Of the boiler
entered his head, ana one of his arms
was broken. The explosion occurred
between - and O'Clock on Sunday
morning. A heavy'pisce of the boiler,
which would have required tho united
strength Of several men to raise, was
thrown nearly 800 yards. The locomo.
tive was badly wrecked. She was run.
ming at ordinary freight speed, with
light train and on light grade. It was
one OF those accidents which cannot be
) accounted for. Mr.. Lane was inferred
yesterday afternoon, in Elmwood Gene