Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-18
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Railroad Accident.

AUGUSTA, GA, Nov. H. "A frightful aeei-
dent occurred, last night, on the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad, near Pine
House, abou twenty five miles from Augusta
Alter the regular passenger train LETT Column
bla, yesterday afternoon, for Augusta, it was
followed by a train of sixty cars for Augusta.
The two trains rolled along at the rat of about
twenty miles an hour, one following closely
on the ether. The passenger train had iu: t
reached the sideling and was about to STOP,
when the second train came rushing along, and
the engine teescoped the ladies passenger car,
throwing it and the smoking CIR from the track.
A terrible scene followed. The ladies car was
filled with passengers. Men, women and child
rem We're damned together, wounded, crushed
aud bleeding. After'a few moments confusion
the windows and doors we're broken open and
the passengers emerged from the wreck. 1t
was then discovered that while mary were
bruised seriously but one life Was lost, I'll It of
Garlic Nightingale, bright and loveable child,
about six years old, sou Of VIM Nightingale,
of Brunswick, Ca The child had but slight
wound on the head aud seemed t, have been
steamed to death The SOP Of Mr.. Heges.
helmer, United States coast survey, who was
IN the smoking car, was seriously injured,
and will probably lose an eye. Mr.. Dish
man, OF the Baltimore Commercial Traveller,
Was cut 10 the arm and bled a great deal.
and seemed badly wounded. As soon as DOS.
slole passengers were rescued from the wreck
At last every passenger was brJuglt from the
train EXCEPT the poor boy, whose upt; mey
death is above recorded A few hours later
the outward train reached the 50, t, and being
unable t, pass, brought the passengers IF the
wrecked train to Aueu tt. Reaching the CIT !;
about half. past tn O'clock. The following is
q list of passengers: Mrs. F. f. We>t,u, N.
Y; Miss Rosa Wefolk, and Miss Aunle W.
son, Railway, N j.; Mrs. Coyle Thomasville,
Ca; Mr.. Patti, Baltimore j. Mageut IF,
Aiken, s. G.; q, JacobuS, Now York; X H.
EOgel, Macon. Ca; II. Hoffe, Washugt 70,
D. g.; s. l.. Atkins and w H. d ouglas, New
York; Walter Powell, August ; NJ f. Dshmau
Baltimore; Mrs. W. NJ McCaue, Georgia;
Thomas Bell, Darliogt)u, S. c.; Mrs. and
Misses Nightingale, Brunswick, Ga; Miss
Fowler, Richmond HILL Long Island; MIR.
and Mrs. Hegesheimer, y. S. Coast Survey;
0. G. Jordan, Aiken, s. CT. N. Rusl.ton,
and Hardy Crouch, John,t9n, s. c.; Grove
Chamberlain Columbia, s. e.; A. X Grover
N. Y, and DR.. Deboit, Philadelphia. w. F.
Sprinkle, conductor OF the passenger train, is
net to blame, but there is great feeling agaus,
the mer on the other train for criminal careless
ness. The passengers report that the engineer
and conductor could net be found after the ac
edeut. The passengers arrived here at eleven
O'Clock last mig t, and every attention was
given to the wounded. The body OF little Garlic
Nightingale was carried to Brunswick is
morning. H. f. Dshman. Of Baltimore, is
doing we'll, and 80 is the sou Of MIR. Heges-
heimer Al! the other passengers escaped
some without :. scr t:h and theirs with slight
bruises 1t is al lost u niracie, under the cir.
cumstances, how Any Of t em escaped, as the
engine telescope rig:t 1T the passenger Ca rs.