The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-05
MASnAIt. rrsAs, February a, ls7o


IN my special TO the HERALD re-
porting lhe shocking accident That oc
CURED at Mlneola on Friday, Januar,
llle -slhi ! regret 10 see that severn
erroneous statements which were moi
inulled by me were inserted over m,
signature, creating Incorrect impros
SONS ana placing me in an embarrass
,hg hllllude 70 the fHcts In the I'M
happy affair, So / request that Won
publish this detailed statement which
Is simply what | saw, aud nothing
morei aud In Justice 10 me make cor
fe llon VI the errors which am SUR
were Internationally made by Tim
HERALD, u paper noted IN being one OF
the ablest, most reliable aud worthlesl
Journals OF our State.
came on Captain Gayle's train ia
Mineola, aud had gotten out OF The
cars aud WAS standing on the blank
way, facing the Sanford House on the
sonth, when saw theyouug lady, Miss
Hattie kervlne, approaching, accom-
panied by Mr. Sanford, Jr. At once |
was Impressed with her digniled bear.
ing, Hue personal temperance and hale,
highly developed physique. The PAS,
senger coach and caboose and two or
three freight cars were standing aull
on the main track, north of the depot,
ANA two freight cars lmpeded the thor.
oughlare, and walked up TO the track
aud crossed while three TO five freight
cara which had been detached, and
kicked from the engine were moving
down the main track west and toward
The stationary train. | proceeded down
the north side.ofth the track little way,
and had advanced short distance iii.
agonally northwest, when | saw the
said several freight ears come In con.
tact with the east end Of the stationary
ears, and at the same instant saw Miss
kervine momentarily stopping, or
stepping from the platform into the
coach, fall backward (and not forward
as credited with saying) upon the
track and rolled over beneath the
the beam OF the eust end OF the ca.
boose and her neck and BODY drawn
upon the north rail Of the main track,
and the two wheels Of the caboose run
over her breast and neck and across
her right cheek, crushing out her
young life almost instantly. AT the
moment she fell | heard an agonlZed
scream in feminine tone, and sur
posed il was Miss Kervine's voice, but
Mr.. Sanford, Jr, Informs me that it
was his. Being nearer than any one
else on the side of the track upon
which she fell, l ran towards her to
rescue her II possible; but, alas got
within, may be, twenty feet OF her
when | beheld, as stated above, the
most narrowing and heartrending ca
lamity that ii has ever been
my misery to witness. The trag-
edy was seen By at least fifty
or sixty persons, as itIwas in plain
view of a long line Of stores and all
parties on the street. The people, were
so appalled, and stunned that appar.
emily minute or more elapsed before
any one went to remove the body from
beneath the car. She was kindly and
tenderly cared for and carried to the
Sdndford House where an inquest was
shortly held. A good deal of excite.
ment prevailed, very naturally, in
Mineola, but saw no disposition of
violence manifested,
AS | was SO near an eye witness, ]
was called into the telegraph office and
requested to give my version OF the
accident and as what | have stated
was corroOorated by so many 1t was
adopted and telegraphed in substance
to the General Superintendent, Col.
Noble, at this place. When the train
left Mine0la went with it as far as
Gladewater, and parted with the con-
ductor and all the train men there, and
of course | could not and did not write
that the conductor and train men were
all arrested to await the action Of
Coroners jury. | wrote my commu-
nication while the train was running
and il was dOaJtiCSS incohcrent and
in characters of Egyptian hieroglyhp-
les, yet could and did read it to Capt.
Gayle, the conductor, who approved
il as correct.
Railroad men, in the order of things,
get Injured to lives of danger aud dread
full accident, but | Willingly testify to
the sincere sorrow and deep emotion
that moved and swayed these strong
men. At the time, | was under the
that probably the brake
man was to blaWe, but upon due re-
Election | am satisfied that 1t was one
of those misfortunes above and re-
yond human Intervention, parlaking
of fatality, for which to no one could
Justly be attributed any blame or CEN
sure. The engineer, Mr.. Garvin, was
arrested at Longview and brought here,
and upon full investigation into all
The facts, in an examination trial be-
fore Judge NJ. D. Ector, was discharged
aud acquitted of any fault or culpabil-
ity. e
Miss Kervine was q native of Desc
to parish, Louisiana, had been teach
ing school, think, at Sulphur Springs,
Texas. aud was on her way to Glade
water to take charge of school near
there. She was eighteen years OF age,
lust blooming into womanhood ana
entering upon career of independ-
ence, full of hope and future useful
ness, educated, accomplished ana love
ly. This was sad, deplorable and dis
tressing calamity, but one of the una
vojdable occurrences of an inscrutaole
to which we can only bow
in obedience and bear in grief.
yorrs truly, GEO. II. PLOWMAN.
A couple of gentlemen were playing
a game of cards for small sum in the
Sazerac saloon the other evening"
when Peter Caravan, who was sitting
by looking at the game, remarked that ,9
a few DAYS before he had an extraordi-
nary run of luck, having won nineteen ,t1f,Ll
straight games of SEVENTH. "How
much were youl playing for@ inquired,
one of the players. I'VE Gom, conn, .1oed
ot a dollar piece" said Peter and
doubled the stakes each game" WAS
a all the money put up?" Certainly"
answered Peter; sit was all on the ta-
lie in trade dollars / never play Tor
iawbone.n CHOW much did you take