The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-30

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IN TRAIN. NoNSapAsTERN sRAILRoxD,
March 9s=.Soue HfOourre ders, have not
forgotten what fearful Weather VIC, had last
plsht, The elements were verify at war
Dark and angry clouds shut out all light
from the firmament above, rendering the
hight dark in the extreme. The wind wa,
blowing perfect gale, and ia" rain wa,
slqgrlng}u torrents. Amid such scene,
tahd tand with such surroundings as these. the
train bound to Charlestcn d moved out from
flofence, Something over an hour behind
the regular schedule time. AS sho rushed
rapidly forward through the blackness Of
the night, occasionally a sensation Of dread
or horror would come over your corsespon.
dent, and many Of the terrible railroad dis.
asters of tho past would come vividly before
his mind. There seemed also to be a feel.
ing OF unrest; OF uneasiness, pervadipg tho
spasSen Several sxpreeocd -thonSsslS
'sn dec5ded terms as to whether O. not We
would DO permitted to make safe trip
down to the "City by the Sea-" These
gloomy forebodings of ours We're not with
out foundation in reality. 3. We, were run.
ming between Lanes aud Salters at or about
place called Dixie" when an accident oc.
CURED. The train was moving at the rate
OF twenty or twenty-five miles an hour. 40
said the engineer. Suddenly and alarming
y there was violent shock and tremen,
dous crash, and then for two or thre. min.
utes succession of jolts and Jars which
came near dashing the passengers from
their seats. There was little or no con.
sternation among those on board, but the
writer must admit that his feelings were any
other than pleasant, for either from inari-
nation or from fear, the coach seemed to be
gradually sinking, and he did not know
what moment would find the entire train n
complete wreck down among the timbers Of
some fallen trGstlc II was mt loas, a..as
ever, before the train was motionlcss. and
then there was general rush to ascertain
the cause of our coming SO suddenly to a
halt. The voice of the polite and courteous
conductor, Capt, Cain, was heard sounding
out among the disturbed clcmeuts, inouir.
Ing if any one suffered injury. He seemed
to be like any good conductor ought to be.
under such circumstances, extremely -oTci-
tous concerning those under his charge
From the engineer, Mr. Wm. Jackson, the
writer obtained the following points in con-
ncction with the cause and event of the
disaster: Lie was running, as stated above,
at the rate of twenty or twenty-five miles
an hour. The fireman was throwing wood
into the furnace, and light thcrefrom pre-
vented him (the cnginecr) from seeing dis
tinctly any. object ahead. He saw an OBJ
ject, however, and took it 10 be white horse |
on the track. Did not worry himself much, !
.hinking that he could :cnsilp keoak- his OF
Nroo waa G Ti
when the engine ran into pine trcc which |
had fallen directly across tho track So
great was the momentum of the train that
the body of the tree, being about ten inches
in diameter, was cut off aud tho huge trag.
ment was carried forward by the engine;
not very far, however, before she leaped |
wildly over it, tearing way her trucks and |
burying herself i'll the embankmcnt The
engine was completely demolished. The
express and baggage car followed closely on
behind The Car rushed upon the log, and
the result was the trucks were torn loose |
and it was thrown upon its side on the op-
posite bank from the engine. The express
agent was lying upon table, and was thrown
on the foor, sustaining no other injury but |
a simple scratch ON his face The other
caiS ulu uoI ic''o Ihe traCk anu IL Is tnOuSnt |
that the prompt use of thaair breaks preven-
ted them from becoming complete wreck
When we consider the oxtent OF the die
aster and the imminent peril in which all
were placed, it is really miraculous that no
one was hurt. The engineer escaped as by
tho breadth of a hair. He did not leave
his box, but when the engine stopped, step
ped out from the very jaws Of death. The
fireman and wood-passer were thrown off,
but were not injured. AS we left, Capt.
Corrie, with a large number of hands was
clearing the track. Trains will probably
pass through this. afternoon.
an Ncps and Carrier.
A DUEL ON Ho1sEBAcK.-New Or.
leans, March 9.--In eatahoula Parish, on
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