The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-29
Railroad Disaster.
ALL ON BOARD PERISH.

SNcooCne Valley, Ill UeorSlit, CnlS Sluo OF
Griffin, via Anderson, and when at
that town he learned that thore was a
break in tho road noar Pondleton, and
that it was useless for tho party to
proceed farther After stopping at
Anderson telegram was dispatched
to Col. Dodamead by Mr.. Williams,
asking if ho would not that evening
havo his Car dispatched to Grccnvillc.
An affirmative answer was given and
the conductor and engineer with the
train hands, went to Bolton. After
uncoupling Mr.. Williams car from the
train at Bolton it was talxen to Greens
vile by another engine.
THE FATAL TELEGRAM
1t is said that the Superintendent
of the road telographod to the con-
ductor of tho Anderson train to remain
ovor all night at Bolton, which would
have deferred tho catastrophe until
next morning, but the conductor asks
cd to be. allowed to make tho trip that
night. The Superintendent consented,
and the Anderson train started back
between eight and nine O'clock. When
it arrived at Broadway trcstle the
conductor stopped his train and walk
cd across tho bridge with his lantern
and examined the trestle rs well as
he could, and then concluded to risk
his train. Getting aboard, tho train
at ton o'clock in the night, whom q
hoavy rain was falling, moved on the
trcstlo which gave way and the cn>
gine, tendcr and mail car were preci-
pitatod to tho distance Of seventy fiyo
feet to ,tho watcr below, and all on
board wont down TO death. Instant-
~ tho conductor, the engineer, tho
fireman and the baggage master wore
killed, but tho brakeman lived somo
oight or ten hours. The brakeman
was caught in an upright position
with one hand clinchod between hoa-
Wy timbers while his leg was crushed
between other timbers. In this cons
d;t!on ho remained until tho next
morning, whom he was released and
carried to ncighboring house whore
bo died in tho afternoon.
TIE ONLY WITNESS.
n colorcd woman who lived noar
the trcstlo on tho opposite sido Of tho
creek from Anderson, saw tho con-
ductor's light as he carried it ovor the
trcstlc, saw the train move off, and
heard the terrible crash whom it won't
down. This fact she immediately ro-
ported to some one who at onco in.
formed Mr.. VIM. Holmes who immc.
diatcy set off for Anderson, and ow.
ing TO- tho swollen waters ho had to
60 by Provost's mill, far out of tho
direct way, in order to roach tho viI>
lago, at which place he arrived at half
pastthreo O'Clock in tho morning,
conveying tho intelligence that the
whole train with the members of Mr..
Williams excursion party had gone
down in the trostlc, and that all ,ycrc
killed.
Immediately tho fro bells wcro rung
and the peaceful slumbors of the town
at this hour when stiffness ordinarily
rclgns supreme was all bustIo and
tpmult, and soon hundreds of citizcns
were assembled at the C. III. with
buckets rs if going to fro Tho real
cause OF the alarm was quickly known
throughout tho town, and tho groat~
ost excitement prevailed. Every vo,
hcle and horse in town was immodis
atcly got ready to carry passengers
TO tho scenc of the disaster, and al
though the rain was coming down in
torrents, hundreds of mon, both white
and black, hurried off by daylight to
ronder any assistance possible.
TaE SCENE WAS AN APPAUL1No ONE
In the fall the eugine and tender
we're folded together as if they had
been fastened togethcv by hinges
The engineer, Mr.. Jack Wilson for.
metly Of this place, was under the
tender with his head and body bo,
meath the water and lis feet playing
in the waters above as if tied bv !