Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-12-29

Lodge of Knights Of Honor Of Virginia,
and in 1877 aided in insbitu5ing the Staun-
ton lodge of that order. He was a mem
Der of Stonewall Lodge in Richmond.
Il D. W. Hogshead, express messenger,
was found pinned on the heated dome on
top of the passenger engine the steam es-
Gaping or him. his face scalded until his
eyes were closed and his hands without
any. skin on them. And yet in this horri-
bic situation in which he remained from
midnight until 4:30 A. M, he displayed a
GOODNESS, nerve and vitality which was
amazing. He showed no excitement and
coolly directed the work going on for his
! release. He was the first to suggest that
be could only be relieved from the pres
sure Of the car above him by a jackscrew
and that if it could be raised only quar-
ter Of an inch SO that be could get his
breath he would .bs all right. Being asked
if any of his limbs were broken he replied
that he could not tell as his limbs were as
cold as DEATH He often said if he had a
jackscrew be could work himself clear.
His only cutlery was when the body of AL
sop, then dead, whose legs were entwined
in his was being pulled off He then knew
that one Of his own legs was broken
Young Hogshead was released at last by
those assisting cutting open the mail bags
which wedged him in, and pulling him
down legs foremost. He was carried to
the hotel where he asked to be laid before
fire as he was very cold. Though his
eyesight was gone he recognized the voice
Of Mr.. Ailstock, an old railroad man. who
came into the room. and in. reply to a
question said he hoped to pull through the
accident. But he had Inhaled great
quantity Of the steam and later in the day
began to sink and died. His ven
cradle father, Mr.. Tnos. s. II )gshead, of
Augusta, accompanied by Mr. Jacob Bum
gardner of Stanton, reached here last
night and took the body home.
THE WOUNDED.
Hon. G.. W. Haekworth, of Cabell, who
was sitting in the combination Car, was
in the wreck, and was badly cut and in
haled some of the steam, but he isr now
living at the Millboro Hotel in q fair way
to recover His wife arrived tonight. H.
M. McDonie, the news agent, also III the
combination Car, escaped with mashed
hand. He says the FIRST theng he knew he
was out on the ground.
INCIDENTS.
Among those who were most active. in
assisting at the wreck. were Mr.. Aspin-
wall, Mr.. Ewell, of the passengers, Mr..
Darnell, Of Milboro, John Bell (color ed)
Of Mlllboro. a former slave of j. l. A.
Trotter, and the two colored passengers.
Capt. Moody had a headache and went
into the Pullman car, and if it had not
been for that would have been in the IA
ted combination car.
Mr.. J. W. Warren, the proprietor of the
Millboro Hotel, threw his house open to
the wounded and dead and every facility
at The command of himself and household
was offered for the tending Of the former
and the care of the latter.
DR.. j. ST. p. Gibson, the Division Sur
geon Of the g. Il o. road, was telegraphed
for and arrived at Mjllboro at $50 Christ
mas morning. He was unremitting in his
attentions to the suffering. DR.. G.. NJ.
Nickel. formerly of Goshen, but now Of
Milboro, also rendered valuable aid.
THE CAUSE OF THE SLAUGHTER.
The cause of the disaster lay with Con-
du'tor Lane and Jacob Woodward, the
ruhs Of the road, am told, holding both
CONDUCTORS and engineers of freights canal
s2oaanDle for the running of their
tra&s could not see either of these Of
fices, but the explanation of the conductor
| au Informed, is that his watch was thir-
ty-five ninntes slow. [ have heard of no
explanation By the engineer. The whole
story ofthe disastrous affair convinces me
Of wha5 [ have long advocated that these
things ihould be made the subject of legal
iiaUesttettio1 IN the counties m Wlaicb they 0c
Cur. Is there only that the law against
criminal negligence can be put into effect
agains, the negligent and there only that
calmand dispassioned Judgment can be
heard On the plea Of those who may be in
nocenj. The idea that the slaughter of
human beings can be adequately dealt with
by mere railroad company is against
common sense as 1t is also against common
justice.
lave made particular enquiries about
Lam, the conductor, and Woodward, the
engineer, and 1t is justice 10 say that both
are veil spoken Of as to their character for
reliability prior to this calamity. Both
are sober men, Lane not nsing liquor at
ALL low their watches could have gotten
thiriy-five minutes slow without their
knowing it in a business in which life it
self is dependent on accurate time, is
something that the two men themselves
viii have to explain. FL. q. I.