Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-19
Terrible Railroad Disaster

OhLMa, ALA, Ieu' III - e passenger l,so
on the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Van.
through Duucin's bridge. fifty feet hish, Nv.
Mulberry Greek, thirteen miles above SeIn,
about six o'clock yesterday morning. The whoi,
train vas wrecked except the engine, vIio:
jumped from under the cars, and The .sIceni,,
car, which miraculously hung from the b,il,,
ahutmcnt. The struggles of the wounded ~.
seDgcrs ondeavorirg to crawl from beneath Il,
cars we're fearful, many being pinned bctva.,
the broken pieces, unable to extricatc thcns.Ir.+
without aid. The escape OF the passcegers tror
the sleeping car that hung on the brink Of IL,
chasm was perilcus, but vas executed Yj,bon,
loss of life.
Superintendent Stanton and Conductor VIII.
were found, both fcariully mangied. and il !.
believed that both will die. n. Y. lIurtcr
the mail agent, ia also probably fatally itiurri
The first dead bodies discovered were those n
two negroes. then came The mutiIated cotrse II
George T. Evans prominent young Albanian
The total list Of casualties is twenty-lour n
whom three are certainly dead and two missup,
four are fatally wounded and the others NOR
or less severely. The wounded we're carried
back to Selma for treatment and the coips.,
will also be brought here.
A loaded box car, with sixty bales ct cotton
the mail, baggage and express car aud oue p,s
scpger coach were totally burned.
An Investigation cfthe broken tinbcr shovel
that tho bridge was rOtteo through aud lhrousl
and il is wooder that it has not fallen before
Much Indignation WIS expressed at the state
OF the bridge linbcrs. The express car va.
crushed snd its contents lost, but, fortunately
its freight Was Got heavy.
Tho deaths were ail caused By ctushipe
and seem to have been Instantaneous, as n,
bodies we're badly broker.
ANOTHER VANDERBILT MARaIAGE.-Tn,
latest marriage 10 the family o! William l..
Vanderbilt was on different scale from lie
magnificent wedding at st. Bartholomew:
about year ago. Frederick ". Vardeylit
the youngest s0n and tho tlv0iitc grandson i
is said. OF his grandfather, the Commod0Ic
who lett the young man two millions in bis ogn
right, has married c'a0dcstincly the divorced
wife OF his fathers sisters SOD; 10 other w0Tis,
Of his first cousin Alfred Torrance. This LADY
is handsome blonde. who hes always been T.
grea: f4vori!e in New York fashionable sccinly
She is the daughter Of the late Charles l.. An
Irony, prominent and wealthy merchant In
his day, and though she is about thirty w) Of
thirty five years Of age, still looks remarSab;
youog. The bridegroom, who Inherited at
parently from his grandfather d capacity tor
doing as he pleasas, only recently reached H.:
| ms Jrity, and the tao millions the Commoiru
left him. lie looks somewhat older than he j..
aud is called Al cnerpriscg young mao.
| Frederick ". Vanderbilt married the lazy G.
his choice, who assumed her maiden name siitr
securing the divorce. 90 December II last, i; T..
asserted, in c private rarior Of the Wiai,.r
Hotel, where tho clerks GRO ignorant Of the lag!
that such al Interesting ceremony took place
on that day. The son kept his father icuog,n.
of Lis marriagu until six or eight days aga. H.
vas almost . regular Inmate Of his lithcr 4,
mapsioo, whiIo his wife was living with ifI,r!
on Murray Hill. William II. Vanderbilt! is r
ported to have Sid something involving The
idea that it was easier to manage three !aI-
roads than enc Infatuated SOD, when the secret
reached Ills cars. aud TO have shown bis lis
pleasure 10 strong and decided wcys. |: L. IN
derstood that tho happy pair" arc d,bnni
the parental mansion and deprived Ct thu laI-
entail blcssng.-M Y. Tribune