Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-16

on the Georgia Pacinc passenger train,
when the East Tennessee locomotive
made its fatal plunge and telescoped our
car. There was instantly a burst OF scald-
ing hot steam which filed the car, and, as
! afterward learned, the floor was instant
ly flooded with scalding water, causing
terrible and instant death TO every one
who was thrown to the floor and rendered
too helpless to get up.
LEAPING THROUGH THE WINDOW.
AS soon as l felt the steam burning and
binding me l broke the window and
jumped head first TO the ground, bruising
myself somewhat, as you see, but escap-
ing the terrible scalding that most of the
others have suffered. | believe | escaped
with fewer bruises than any one else in
the car, because | got out before the
scalding food reached me in its full force,
but you see that Valise of mine there In
the cOrner2 Well, that remained in the
car on the seat, aud il the steam was hot
enough to crisp that leather as you see.
what chance was there for human flesh
ROLLING DOWN THE BANK.
| "After recovering somewhat from the
shock sustained in my head by the long
! jump and tumble heels over head down
the steep embankment on the frozen
ground, got up and got out OF the way
OF those people who had rallied and were
making desperate and heroic efforts to
rescue those who were less fortunate
| than myself. The doctors, G.. q.
Roy, j. McF. CASTOR and j.
! Powell, of Atlanta, | think, and
Drs. Medlock and Westmoreland,
Of Austell, were soon there, and they did
work nobly to do all in their power to al
leviate the terrible suffering of the in
| jured, especially of those who were
| burned, as the frosty night air rendered
their pain intensely eXcruciating. The
other men whom you see here were all IN
the sleeper with me and many others,
large number of whom were killed.
A WHOLE FAMILY SWEPT AWAY.
"One whole family, consisting offather,
daughter, son-in-law, and grandchild,
were so terribly bruised aad scalded that
| in a few moments their sutierings were
over, and happy family OF few mo-
ments before had entered eternity under
| circumstances OF terrible suffering. The
| confusion Just after the accident was
dreadful. The air was mingled with
kissing steam, the yells and groans OF the
| dying, and the shouts Of those who were
making the greatest efforts possible to
render assistance"
THOSE AT THE HOSPITAL.
The wounded men brought TO the Ivy
| Street Hospital were:
w. U. Cook, ofIFayette county, badly
cut about the head and slightly scalded.
G. w. BELToN, of Fort Worth Texas,
stock dealer, and partner Of W. Price,
OF Fort COnchO, Texas, who was killed al
most instantly. These gentlemen had
been in Atlanta, and had started for home,
and had on the train the famous GIpsey
mare which they had bought, and We're
| taking TO Texas in q box car. Inc car
| was totally wrecked, but the mare came
down on her feet in the debris unhurt.
This was one of the most remarkable ln-
cIdents OF the accident. Mr.. Bolton, al
though terribly scalded all over, and badly
bruised internally, NAV recover, although
he is in critical condition.
sCALDED INTERNALLY.
NH. ELLYsoN, ofRiverside, Ala, was
badly scalded internally ard was unable
to speak. His sufferlngs are very acute.
j. W. IRwooD was horribly scalded all
over, the flesh on his head and hands
being literally cooked.
JOHN BRYANT, of Oxford, an old gen.
tleman, was badly burned and bruised,
but will undoubtedly recover.
At 10 o'clock this morning the NEWS
correspondent, waiting patiently on the
porch OF the house on Jones avenue, be-
longing to the railroad, next TO the bridge,
tor the wounded TO be dressed and relieved
OF some of their sufferings, was ushered
into the room where lay the two ladies,
Mrs. Jane Il. Brown and Mrs. Bright, the
wife of the man who was killed.
POSITION OF THE LADIES.
They were in the room nearest to the
bridge upon two pallets, both with their
| beads TO the street. Mrs. Bright lay
nearest the bridge on her back, and was
totally unconscious OF anything, except
once or twice when she attempted TO drink
some hot coffee. 1t evidently panied her,
and she was left as quiet as possible.
She seemed at that hour 20 be dying. Her
face was completely blistered and in
many places the flesh had fallen of 10 the
bone. Her breast was also very badly
scalded.
MRS. BROWNS EXPERIENCE.
The other lady, Mrs. Brown, was lying
on her left side, and though her face,
arma and hands were very badly scalded,
she was enabled TO talk a little. She said
the first thing she knew was there was
loud kissing noise and a shock, and she
was thrown violently forward TO the floor
in the aisle. She said II was TERRIBLE"
"terrible,n - "terrible." She said she was
travelling alone and was gong TO meet her
father, Peter Edwards, a well-to-do plan
ter Of Claybern county, Ala. her husband
was the Sheriff OF Fayette county, Ga.
Her face was swollen very badly, and the
skin had peeled from her fingers TO the
bone.
THE CAUSE or DEATH.
Drs. Alley and Boring, after a careful
examination OF the bodies, said they all
met their death by the Inhalation fbot
air, as none OF them had any severe CON
tus0ns internally or externally. This
morning was an exciting one. Friends
and acquaintances Of the employees gath
cred in knots discussing the lamentable
accident. The accident was the chief
topic OF conversation, and as the list Of
the dead increased the people became
more excited than ever.
BRINGING IN THE DEAD.
At 0:30 O'Clock Messrs. Patterson &
Bowden's wagon, together with large
furniture wagon, came into the city over
the Marietta road. bringing In the untOr-
tunate victims OF the disaster. The va
cant house owned by the Georgia Pacific
railroad next 30 the Jones avenue
bridge was used 70 place the bodi =
Of the dead IN one room aud
the two injured women In the other. The
spectacle presented in the room was a
weird one, and on the outside large
crowds OF people cOngregatcd 10 catch a
glimpse Of what was going on inside. The
dead were wrapped In bed-quilts.
Bonds of Naval Paymasters.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.--The Secretary
of the Navy has, nc the suggestion of