Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-18
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FRIGHTFUl RAILROAD ACCIDENT
A GEORGIA TRAIN TELESCoPED
a WkSHINGTcNIAN INJURED
MOODY AND SANK
BISMARCK AND THE BISHOPS
NE ~ YORK FIIL RE =
a
NEU YORK FIILUREs
COLLISION On A GEORGIA RAIL
ROAD.
one Passenger ktIted and several
m Inn

AUGUSTA. GA, Nov. lS-A grighffll acct
dent occurred last night on the CnarIorfe
Columbia and Augusta railroad, near Pine
House, about twenty i've miles from Au-
gusta. After the regular passenger train LEFT
Columbia yesterday afternoon for Augusta
IL was followed by a train OF empty cars for
Augusta. The two trains rollei along at the
rate of about twenty miles an hour. one fol-
lowing closely on the other. The passenger
train had just reached sIdeling. and was
about 10 stop. when the second train came
ruSbir g along, and the engine telescoped the
ladies passenger car, throwing IL ana the
smoking car from the track.
A TERRIBLE SCENE
followed. The ladies' car was filled with pas
sengers. Men, women and children were
iammed together, wounded. crushed and
bleeding. After few moments confusion
the windows and doors were broken open,
and the passengers emerged from the wreck
II was thea discovered that while many
were bruised seriously but one life was lost,
that Of Charlie Nightingale, a bright aud
loNeable child, about SIX years old. son Of
VIM. Nightingale. OF Brunswick, Ga TIE
Child had but a slight wound or The head
and seemed 10 have been
STEAMED to DEATH.
A son Of Mr.. Hegc ShelmeT, OF the United
States coast survey, who was ia the smoking
car, Was seriously injured, and will probably
lose au eye. Mr.. DIshman. OF Baltimore,
commercial traveller, was cut in the arm and
body gre eat deal and seemed badly wounded.
As sOOn as possible the passengers were res
Cued from the wreck. Al last every passen-
poor boy whose uDtimeiy death is above re-
corded. A few hours later an outward train
reached the spot, and being unable 10 pass
brought the passengers Ou the wrecket train
10 Augusta, reaching this city about half
past ten O'Clock. The following il
LIST OF THE PASSENGERS:
Mrs. r. r. Weston. New York. Miss Rosa
Woliolk. Miss Annie Wilson. Railway, New
jersey; Mrs. Coyle. Townsville. Ga Mrs.
Patti. Baltimore; J. Margertoff, Aiken, : C.;
r JaCobus. New York; r.. n. Engel, Macon,
Ga; ii. Hoffs, Washington. ID c.; j. l.. At
kin s, w. II. Douglas, New York; Walter
Powell. Augusta Dishman, Baltimore; Mrs.
W. NJ. Mobane, Georgia; Thomas Bell, Da.-
lingion. = c.; Mrs. and Misses Nightingale,
Brunswick, Ca; Miss Fowler, Richmond
Hill. Long Island; Mr.. and Mrs. Hegesheim-
er, United States Coast Survey; q. &. Jor-
dan, Aiken, =. C.; r ". Rushton, Hardy
Crouch. Johnston, =. G. Gov. Chamberlain,
Columbia, =. c; a. X. Grover, New York;
DIR. Deboit, Pbila.
w. I. Skinxle, conductor Of the passenger
train is
NOT To BLAME.
but there is great feeling against the men on
the other train for criminal careleSSne>s.
The passengers report that the engineer and
could not be founu after the accident. The
and every attention was gwen 10 the wOun-
Ged. The body Of little Charlie Nightinga e
was carried 10 Brunswick this morning. y.
F. DiShman, of Baltimore, is doing well, and
SO il the son of MIR. Hege sheimer. All the
other passengers escaped. some without a
scrai ca and others with sill ht bruises. IL rs
almost a miracle under the circumstances
how any OF them escaped, az the eugin e tel
escoped right into the passenger ears.