The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-17

The seed formerly came from South Caro-
lima. 1t appears very probable to us that it
is a hybrid, and that it will develop more OF
the nature of corn and less of rice each year
that it is cultivated remotely from the rice
neld.-Macon Telegraph and Messenger.
si A SLEEPING CAR ON FIRE.
A PALACE SLEEPING CAR ON THIS GEoRG
IN FLAMES III RAILROAD
PRESIDENT NARROWLY EsCAPRs-soME IN
CIDENTs.
The Atlanta Herald of the 5th inst. con-
tains the following account OF a strange rail-
road accident in thas state: 1t was reported
early yesterday morning, in the city, that
the sleeping car on the up passenger train
had been burned near Stone mountain.
The rumors thickened as the day grew
apace, one of them relating that Judge
John King, president of the Georgia road,
was in the car, with about $1,000 in money
and ? 5000 in Nutting bonds; that it was
known that he was on board with that
amount of money: that the car was set on
fire, andthat, while it was blazing and every
thing in confusion, a man seized Judge
Kings valise and escaped with it, and with
the treasure it contained. The arrival of
the train with the passengers gave fuller
| particulars, though many of the sleeping
car people were not in proper apparel
to be interviewed, having only a garment
apiece left. The best account that we could
| get is from Mr.. Z. Il. Jones, a stove mer-
chant of Athens and Augusta, who was on
the car lust ahead of the sleeper. He saws
that about daybreak he had just walked
across the car to get a drink of water, and
had retired to his seat and settled Town for
a nap, when a lady, partly en- d~ishabille,
came rushing into the car, screaming at the
top of her voice. 1.-THE train is on fire." He
Jumped up and turned to the lady. She was
intQnCQlu frirhfnnQ6 and COnld RXnl0fn
nothing. CHANGING through the rear of the
car. he saw that the sleeping car was really
in a blaze. He awoke ais fellow passengers,
Mr.. r. b. Lucas and FeEdinand Phinizy, OF
Athens, and started back to the fire. By
this time, DIR. Young, of Athens, discover
ing that the bell rope between the sleeper
aud the rest of the train was burned in two,
seized the end of it, commenced ring
ing vigorously, and crying manfully but in
effectually. 'Stop, stop, stop the engIne!"
Conductor Ed. Purcell, who was in the
smoking car, just here entered the car at
one end, while Garrett, conductor of the
sleeping car, with nothing on but his vest
and drawers, and Mr.. Matt. O'Brien, clad
airily in one pair of pants, came rushing in
at the other, bearing a rescued passenger
between them. These three men devoted
themselves heroically to the work,
plunging
INTO THE BLAZING WRECK,
dIu DLiH8AIh OuS OdCn blu10 q pdSS0HRCI- al
length they emerged from the smoke and
turmoil, bearing in their arms a pale and
helpless cid man, which turned out to be
President John p. King. They had taken
him from his berth, he being unable, from
excitement or from debility, to move. His
clothes were all burned up. When brought
10 the car, he was so weak that he could not
LIT his hand. He seemed perfectly dazed
OV the occurrence, and was evidently wan
1arfnn i'm hia mind HQ ooi1 fooklr oe,0-
they had laid him down. "Where is the
sieeping-car?"
SIT IS burnt up, judge" replied a by
stander. lLI
mo, no, no." he replied in an unmean-
ing way and shaking his head dissentiDgly.
at is burned up"
"No, no, no! it can't be. Get ne my
valise."
Mr.. Ferdinand Phinizy, one of the
directors OF the road, and known intimately
to Judge King for years and years, at this
juncture stood squarely in front of Mr..
King, and said, Judge, don't you know
me?;
81 can't say that L do" he replied SLOWLY
and doubtfully. "Where is my v~alise?"
Mr.. +. B. Lucas Just here proffered Judge
King a suit of clothes which he had in his
valise. Mr.. King being able to neither de-
cline nor accept, they were put upon him bv
the gentlemen around him. AL the pas
sengers were saved without injury. After
the train had started again a young lady
with two children, all OF whom had barely
from the sleeper, inquired for her
brother, whom she had not seen sinca
the train started. 1t was discovered that he
was not on the train. 1t is certain that no
one was killed or burned. Mr.. Purcell saws
that be was in the smoking car when he
first heard the alarm. He Immediately
pulled the bell and then ran back to the
De rushed into the car aud brought
out Judge King. Hethen attempted 20 enterl
the car again. in the eDdeavor to recover
Judge Kings valise, but the smoke drove
him back. The back door being locked. the
had no egress save through the front
door. He wet his Handkerchief, crammed it
in his mouth,
GOT ON HIS L FoURs,
and attempted to.force his way in. He was
baff1ed; Mr.. Alex. Roberts, an old
fireman, then tried it, but failed also. The
car was then abandoned, and slowly burned
down. The fire, Conductor Purcell thinks
from the stove in the back of the
car. He utterly scouts the idea of there be.
ing any, foul play. He doesn't even think
that Judge King had either bonds or money
to any great extent in his valise. 1t was
not his custom to carry valuables with him. |
We have good authority for saving that
his Is not the correct view of the matter.
DR.. Logan Thought early in the morning
that the shock had unsettled Judge Kino's
mind, so incoherently did he talk that this
was shared by all present. He was
so Frustrated that he was unable to talk at
and was carried from the train to the hotel
reporter called upon Judge King and
found him still very much disturbed
m mind, but quite pleasant and
communicative. He saws that he sis
so disturbed in his mind chat
be could scarcely give for publication a cor
report of what happened" But, saws:
II had bsen in the car half an honr 800
ply, and had just laid my hat down and put j