The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-11-25

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the annexed particulars of the fearful acci-
dent on the Charlotte, Columbia and Angus
to Railroad:
COLUMBIA, November 18, 1875.
A frightful accident occurred last night on
the Charlotte Columbia and Augusta Rail-
road, near Pine House, about twenty-five
miles from Augusta. After the regular pas
senger train left Columbia yesterday after
noon for Augusta it was followed by train
of empty cars for Augusta. The two trains
rolled along at the rate of about twenty
miles an hour, one following closely on the
other. The passenger train had just reached
q sideing, and was about to stop, when the
second train came rushing along, and the
engine telescoped the ladies passenger car,
throwing it and the smoking car from the
track. A terrible scene followed. The
ladies'car was filled with passengers, and
men, women and children were jammed to-
gether, wounded, crushed and bleeding.
After few moments confusion the windows
and doors were broken open and the passen-
gers emerged from the wreck. It was dis
covered that while many were bruised Sc
riously, but one life was lost, that of Char
lie Nightingale, bright and lovable child
about six years old, son of William Night
ingale of Brunswick, Ga. The child had
but slight wound on the head and seemed
to have been steamed to death. a son Of
M. Heigsheimer, of the United States coast
survey, who was in the smoking car, was
seriously injured and will probably lose an
eve. MIR. Dishman, of Baltimore, COM
merci al traveller, was cut in the arm and
bled great deal and seemed badly wounded.
AS soon as possible the passengers were res
cued from the wreck, and every passenger
was broug',+ from the train except the body
of the poor boy whose untimely death is
above recorded. A few hours later the Au-
gu,ta train reached the spot, and being una
Bile to pass carried the passengers of the
wrecked train to Augusta, reaching that city
about half past 10 o'clock. The following Is
a list of passengers Mrs: 7: F.. weston,
New York; Miss Rosa Walfolk, Miss Annie
Wilson, Railway, n. Y; Mrs; Coyle,
Thomasvills, Ga.i;; Mr. Patti, Baltimore
J. 3farenhoff, Aiken, s.. c.; q. Jaeobqs,
New York; E. q. Enzel, Macon, Ga; H.
W. 81. Douglas, New York Walter Powell,
Augusta: m Mr. Dishman, Baltimore; Mrs,
W. M. Mebane, Georgia; Thomas Bell,
Darlington, s. c.; Mrs. and Misses Night
ingaIe, Brunswick, Ga; Miss Fowler, Rich
land; Mr.. Hill, Long Island; Mr.. and Mrs.
Heigsheimer, q. s. Coast Survey; A. G.
Jordan, Aiken, s. c.; s. N. Rushton, Hardy
Crouch, Johnson's, s. c.. Governor Cham
berlain, Columbia, s. c.; A. Z. Grover,
New York; Dr.. Deboit, Philadelphia; W.
T. Sprinkle, conductor. The passenger train
is not to blame, but there is great feeling
against the men on the other train for their
criminal carelessness. The passengers re.
port that the engineer and conductor could
not be found after the accident, and it has
since transpired that they had both been
drinking. The fireman was found in the
cab, drunk and totally unconscious OF the
disaster. The engineer, whose name Febner,
was seen to take two large drinks at john
sons Turnout. dvices from Augusta state
that the passengers arrived in that city about
Ii o'clock last night and every attention
was paid to che wounded. The body OF lit
tie Charlie Nightingale was carried to Bruins
wick this morning. Mr.. Dishman, of Bal.
timore, is doing well, and so is the son OF
Mrs. Heigsheimer. Governor Chamberlain
received q slight wound in the arm, but pro.
ceeded on his way to the Barnwel Fair by
this mornings train. All the other passen.-
gers escaped, some without scratch and
others with slight bruises. 1t is almost o
miracle, under the circumstances, how any
of them escaped, as the engine telescoped
right into the passenger cars. One OF the
lady passengers, who was in the rear part OF
the car when the engine ran into it, found
herself after the accident sitting on the cow
catcher midway in the wrecked car; her in
fant SON was found under one of the seats
close to the locomotive, badly bruised, but
not dangerously injured. The engineer and
conductor of the extra train, who are. re.
sponsible for the collision, had not, at IL
o'clock tonight, reported to the officials OF
the road The passengers report that they
were alarmed several times before the acci-
dent occurred by the extra train running up
close to the regular passenger train: The
damage to the road and train will not
amount to less than $4,000,