Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-16

Death of General Robert Toombs.
WAsH1NGToE (Gal December 18TH
General Robert Toombs died here this
evening at 6 o'clock.
QUIET AND PAINLESS DEATH
AUGUSTA, December 15th.-Gen. Toombs
had been unconscious for several days, and,
surrounded by his family and friends,
quietly and painlessly passed away.
THE FUNERAL.
AUGUSTA, December 15th.-Gen. Toombs'
funeral will take place at Washington, Ga,
Thursday morning, at ll:30 O'Clock.
Robert Toombs was born in Washington,
Wilkes county, Georgia, July >, 1910. ard was
consequently in his 10th year. He studied three
years at q college in Georgia. and then went to
Union College, Schenectady, n. Y, where he
graduated in 1898. He afterwards studied law
at TIE University of Virginia, and commenced
practice in his native place. In 1886 he took
part in the Creek Indian war, serving under
General Scott as Captain of volunteers. He was
the following year elected to the Georgia LegiS-
lature, and continued a member of the lower
House until 1915, with the exception of one
year. He was then elected to the lower House
when he was elected United States Senator. and
served two terms. tAbOut 1880 he left the Wings
and joined the Democrats) He was always q
prominent leader of the extreme Southern ele-
ment in the Senate, and was foremost
among those who advocated the seces-
sion of the Southern States after the
election of Lincoln. On January 7th
he made an impassioned address i'll the Senate
in favor of that course by the States of the
South which he held to be their right. On the
18th of the same month the Georgia Legislature
passed its secession ordinance, and three days
alterward Mr.. ToOmbS withdrew form the Sen
ate, and the next month was a member of the
Confederate Cong eSs which met at Mont gOmery,
Ala.A few weeks later he accepted from JeiiersOn
DaviS-PrOvisional President the Confederacy
the position of Secretary Of State. He was
succeeded the same year by Robert T. N. Hun
ter, of Virginia. On leaving the Confederate
States Cabinet he entered the army rs a Briga-
dier-General and served during the war After
the surrender of Lee he fled the country
and remained abroad until 1867, in which year
he returned 10 the United States and resumed
the practice of law. General Toombs has al
ways been regarded as q central figure in the
South, where he was greatly admired by the
people, lie remained until his death wholly
" unreconstructed, never for Il moment admit
ting that the South had been wrong in her
attempt to disrupt the Union. As lawyer and
statesman he enjoyed an enviable reputation.
He was bold, radical and uncom promising and
these qualities he displayed in the fullest degree
during the exciting events leading up to the
breaking out of hostllities.l
Terrible Railroad Accident in Georgia.
ATLANTA, December 15th.-One of the
most terrible railroad accidents ever known
IN georgia occurred at DllunlgDt, 1fteef
miles from this city, on the Georgia Pacific
road. The East Tennessee and Georgii
Pacific road use the same track to Anstell
and last night the Georgia Pacific mixet
train, with a coach and one sleeper, stopped
at the tank for water The coach anc
sleeper were on the trestle thirty feet high
The East Tennessee passenger, going at
speed of thirty miles per hour, struck the
sleeper. and went half way through it. Tht
wreck was terrible. :rhe fireman spranl
overheard and received slight injuries. Tht
engineer held to the throttle and was un-
hurt. The following persons on the Georgi;
Pacific train were killed: Bernard Peyton, O
Charlottesville, Va; Nathan Stanley, O
Admission, Ala; Jacob and Mary Banks O
Jonesboro, Ga; B. Bright, wife and TIVE
children, of Jonesboro; a wealth Texan
named Pierce, of Aberdeen, Texas; ant
others of East Point, Georgia Two chill
| dren, who are dead, are unknown Mrs
Eliza Brown, home unknown, who was il
company with Pierce, was fatally injured
About ten others were more or less seri
ously injured. The dead and swouude,
have been brought to Atlanta.