Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-10
THAT FATAL ACCIDENT.
Something More about the Postal
Clerks Killed, and their
Families.
Cincinnati Enquirer. 9th

Cincinnati Enquirer. 9th
1t now turns out that the Cincinnati
mail-car, in which these men received
their injuries, generally follows the st.
Louis mail.car, but in the transfer at
Pittsburg the respective positions had
been changed. II was broken up into
natch-wood by the collision, and the
wonder ia that even one Of its four occu-
pants escaped alive. OF the three who
were killed Joht ston was the most badly
nangled. His head was mashed to a
pulo and nearly severed from the body,
and his arms and legs shattered and
mangled in a fearful manner. He died
instantly. Andrews had his nose cut off
aud his head badly bruised up, and every
bone IN his body crushed out of shape
aud broken. He was dead when found.
Graham had both arms and one leg bro.
ken, besides a badly bruised side and
severe internal injuries. His head was
not dishgured in the least, and he lived
until six o'clock in the morning, most of
the time retaining consciousness, but his
mind occasionally wandering.
MOreau was found under the ruins of
the car, and manifested great courage
and GOODNESS under the circumstances.
When found he had managed to free his
wounded leg, but could not extricate
himself entirely, The rescuing party
wished to attend to him at once, but he
desired them to leave him alone, as he
only had a broken leg and could get
along, but to attend to the other boys.
He is reported to have affected such cool
ness and unconcern as to ask one Of the
party, when they were leaving him, for a
chew Of tobacco.
Mrs. Graham, the young wife, is still
in . critical condition, aud the effect of
the shock, in her present delicate state,
is feared by her friends. The young
couple had been married Just nine
months yesterday. The old adags that
troubles never come singly seems to be
true in the case CT this unfortunate lady,
as yesterday morning, before the news
OF the death Of her husband reached
her, she had just received a letter con-
veying the intelligence that her mother
and sister we're lying i'll with yellow fever
at Pass Christian, Miss and were neither
Of them expected to recover
Mr.. Graham's mother arrived last
night from Oil City, Penn, aud arrange
ments we're Immediately made for the
%iuneral, which will take place from his
late residence, l63 York street, this after.
noon, at half.past two o'clock.
Mrs. Sarah X. Johnston, the mother
Of one Of the men who we're killed, as
stated above, was enjoying a visit to
friends in her former home, in Salisbury,
N. c., when notified OF her sad b%eresve-
ment. This lady, whose only son was
thus torn from her by death, during the
war endeared herself to numbers OF the
boys 10 blue" whom fate had made in
mates Of rebel prisons, by her many acts
Of kindness toward them; and in 1876 a
special act Of congress granted her n
pension Of $50 per month for services
rendered.
The funeral of Johnston will not take
place until after the arrival of his mo-
Their, as she has telegraphed that she is
on the why here, and desired that the
body should be held until her arrival.
Il is stated that each Of the postal
clerks killed by the collision had a life
insurance policy Of $1,000 in the Postal
Insurance Company.