The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-05-19
WEDNESDAYS HORROR.
Its Fatal Results Developed.
1F1,om the atlanta constitutional

It becomes our most painful duty this morn
Ing to record the saddeSt death which has
ever occurred III Atlanta. Miss Maggie Chap
man Is no more. She fingered until half past
two o'clock yesterday afternoon, when she
peacefully breathed her last. She suffered
but little pain during yesterday morning
and the night before, and was perfectly con-
cious when the summons came. Those who
smoothed her dying pillow say that they had
never seen anything quite SO beautiful as the
resignation with which she passed away.
She was the only child, the idol of a loving
mother, the light md Joy Of fond fathers
life. low exquisite In Its sadness Is the
thought that while that kind. good mother
stands mute with grief above her dear dead
child, that pure. gentle, devoted father who
left her but u few short days ago n thing of
rosy health and happy heart. should l!nger
in q distentSutc unconscious OF his darling's
The funeral will take place this afternoon
ut four o'clock from the FIRST Methodist
Church.
We produce the following from the Column
bus Enquirer of yesterday:
The Intelligence conveyed In our special Is of
the terrible catastrophe ut Atlanta yesterday
will touch many a heart In Columbus. Sew.
ernl OF the lndIcsi injured were born and reared
In our city: The case of Miss Maggie Chnp-
cites the syInpathies OF our entire commu-
nifty. She IL one OF the lovelicst Of maidens,
an only child, and the idol of her parents.
Her father, Capt. Foster Chapman, only last
Saturday left with the Snappcrs on tho steam:
or Jordan for a fishing trip OF two weeks of
Apalachicola and the Florida. coast. Tclc-
grams, even, cannot reach him In several
days. What n blow this will be to his loving
generous heart, for he is one of the truest OF
gentlemen. The families Of DR.. Fallamy and
Mr.. D. P. Ellis lived here for years. All
Columbus tenders the afflicted the tendcrst
sympsthies and hopes for the recovery Of the
We are panied to announce that Mrs. Addie
Hammond Is In n very critical condition.
The physicians were OF the opinion Mt u late
hour yesterday afternoon that she could not
but Is entirely conscious.
We are pleased to say that Misses Madge
Ellis, Katie Mayrant and Minnie Bcliamy,
with the exception pf tmn Of si,Ght FLYERS, the natural a;dna
finely yesterday. We hope to announce
mnrkc ed Improvement In the condition of each
of these young lirlies Tomorrow. The gentle
men wh0 were badly burned IRE doing very
well, with the exception of Professor .Agostini,
who, We regret to say, had q high fever yeStcr-
duy afternoon, and suffered much pain.
Throngs of ladies and gentlemen visited all
the sufferers OIL yesterday, to make inquiries
rs to their condition and tender their services
In minlstering TO their wants.
The disaster is regarded by the public as
purely accidental, and nota whisper of blume
has been heard against any one connected
The noble ladies who managed the enter
tainment are tirclCss In their attention to the
AFFLICTED. ana shOnlu not take 10 hc1rt 100
seriously this terrible accident. We repeatit.
there Is not the slightest blame to be attach
ed 10 the management on account Of this
most melancholy termination of their bcll-
tiful effort TO do good.
The LuirA-Iast night ut half past twelve
o'clock Mrs. Adrlaid Hammond died In great
agony at her residence on Lucklc street God
never made Il grlnder woman, and Heaven
Gun have no brighter angel.
AN EXPLANATION.
ATLANTA. May II. Editors Constitution :
In your very excellent report OF yesterdays
vcrtcntly did Injustice to Il most noble lady
and misconstruCl as great Il piece Of %Sclf-sac-
riflcc ms the writer ever heard Of. You say
that Mrs. Hammond, wild with fright, threw
herself rom the balcony, etc. IN the contra.
~, 1t was quite apparent to the writer, who
was unhappy enough TO witness the tragedy,
that Mrs. HanlnunG's purpose In throwing
herself from tho balcony WAS tOnyold coming
I'm couturt with several young ladies who had