The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-02-09
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ptoeass tl,s..st a usisas nsss WHITE
st...s. 80. tss,ana..t,. n. PEARSON.
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Tba Accommodation train frum ManHn,
a.. 49,. :, i0,4p .i.ia.h a al. bad male
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shd was iust setting uhief heahwHf Nhf"
II bsgan ~ cross Tho bfihfe over White
tllxes The train consisted ~ ~ engine,
I'...... 80 ..,,... "a. .wotlnr.e ear aud
~ .',...sss tv \ l..ss 80
'HHes '"Ash' ,on"".e'
~ charge, AMI John hfemtF vas ehFih"'h
The latter, after leaving the station, how
s.ev. mad some Intn the bageageeaf Tor
49, w" 80 ,,'.... ,.asInu J.m.s
snme PuiPn-s "nA"'N"' ''',s ,.'-
Nonsn, the fireman, hn,ihshsfs"oi she e"s'"s'
The bridge was N The ordinary iluwetrusNe
uuttorn. ronslatlnn Of two spans, each 40
49, n. L..,t
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speed OF aonu' ni'esh mne. " wv"
had been attained, aud the Train hau pilleh
~ f,,ll length on tho bridge, when Nnnan
81, N. ,,.'.,.a...,.r .l,t,rg IIs had hla
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hand on the thfo'urNa,'s Nv wv n''"''"'
and instihetiselY pulled her wiue open ~
the enalue slint forward tho bagEuFe'car
plunged downward. and tho tender was
separated nj both ends from IT, connections
aud the engine fairly climbed Into post
linn oi safety on the remaining span, The
Iefk liilsd the tender of the rails, aud u
ran q short distance on the ties and string
ers without leaving the bridge
The nrpt break in tbs bridge occurred NJ.
rertly under tho baggage car, which
seemed 10 be pressed down hy spuie super.
natural power, aud Il dropped like lead In.
~ Tho water below. Tho smoker forged
ahead a few feet and dropped squarely
upon tho forward car. The rear coach
went down through q second break IN the
span and the emanuel was cholted with the
debris of the bridge and Of the forward
part OF the train.
News u the disaster reached the city IN
few minutes. The railroad officials acted
with tho most connrndable promptness IN
dispatchlhg q relief and wrcching Train
Inside of an hour after the accident occur.
red the train was on the ground, wv Hills
could be done owing to the want OF pecui'
lar facilities with which 10 work.
Tho sight that presented Itself was sum.
eient 70 justify the narrowing fnnor, ,hat
rapidly found their way into circulation
through the streets. Half tho bridge was
down ana with the debris OF the ears IN
flames, which originated IRON The stoves ~
the coaches. nothing but the. wheels and
other iron work remained. A dozen men
were sndsavo,ins 70 aasneh ihs ane' snan w
buckets OF water, Dut unHvnliinsly, room
large bucket brigade wa. formed Of vol. OIL
tihteera on the relief tram, ana ,hs purninH
wreck wa. rapidly cooled 20 as topsrlnlt
ahe work OF recoserlng .ue .s non,es 70 ecs,n,;; ~;
The dend nnh seriously injured we're NJ,
confined in the ruins o. The smoker and
| baggage car, ana tneso iythR one on top oi
The other were " deep water near ,s plsr.
Inc river was hlsll hnh W. su,ieh' s,rvnt
and icy, adding 70 the difhcu'tles o. ,he
WORK, whieh WAS quite tenipu', lheIo p,nk
only one SKIN 70 w9rk ~. "ma si.nsn ',
ing and hesrtIsnulng lapor. rw. ,o.n,' ~.
less and almost nnreeVgnaap's ,Iupss "
otner portions o' tne nu,nnn pvy ~T,e
takcn rom .ne smp'aeIE ply. .,i.
names of those Dead toBe'her win 'nei'
residences, wore'
John ". Brewer, engineer, Lafayette.
y. ". Nckctts, baggage master, mvnon'
Abel smith, American Express heshon
ger, Madison.
George Lowry, brakeman buena vista
John bray, D.ming, Ina, PASSENGER.
Lynn olsfk' "eS'hela'a passenger IN
lhrsu iaiaIiyi ~ h.- - -.
sengors save "hite anu iark.r, aref
w y. iionk, "eS'heid' inu'' heah GU
apn bruised.
William A. Aamnrs, ex-nhcrln OF hnmil
Ton county, arm broken, thcs cut, sid'
brulseh'
William 1. swlggart, carmel, skull irne
mfed and NIP hur,, -,
", White, bringemnn, bruised
Charles Parker, bridgeman' lace ana hea'
Gu. v,,. IA. - ..u,
MIS- sullivan ana haby' wifo ana chii
OF section boss. bruised.
, y. ~ Horton, shghtiy scorched hn'
bruised.
Thomas Parr, buperintendent OF bridg
Repair. on tho road, who wns WORKING o
, The bridge when u wnilt down, 10 missing
aud u is believcd his boiy Is undsrneat
the wreck a. tho bottom OF tho atrenm.
The ladies' car was thrown on end, an
frightfui scenes enrued: Mrs; sullivan
: with hpr babe tightly aud securely elasped
seats. bhs was released and al made thei
way out, only 10 hear the frightful cries Q
! The rnor- unfortunate In the front cNs. u
I tho smoker wsre Instance. of unparalleled
sufferings and OF great bravery. From thl
mates, whoss injuries aid mot allow volun
! tary notion. .a.
Tho suspicion raised ny statement Q
Conductor Loscy that three unknown bodie
are yet In The wreck j. strengthened BY ID
report that several persons nrc missing
Among them ara Elwood Moon, msrchnn
, at Hortonsillr, who u said 70 have been o
The train and has not since been seen. u
has vile and ten children. Another pa'
) seugcr o. whom nothing Il known Is Ma
. Hayes, OF louisvilie, travelling agent 70
! Fairbanks hcals company. Ills wife
, the daughter Of y. heCord, Secretary o
the Indianapolis Car Company, who drov
: out 10 the srens OF the wreck In search
his son'inlaw. -.
stay.bolts being tightsnsd ami nut. ~
moved, no signals were displayed eaihpl
; Tor caution IN running over we structure
and the most Ordinary pr.cnu'ohs agnIns
/, | DANGER un1eT thf ttfrum4tahret hFPfaF
have been neglected. H.Nf