The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-06-16

new and substantially built with extra
braces. 1t is about three miles long and
twenty feet nigh hut the break is only
about 100 feet in length, and the fact that
such q small section of ii should have
fallen is considered to be proof of the
strength Of the treStle
The work of repairing the break Was
commenced rs soon is possible. Men were
! set to work TO clear away the debris on
Monday night. and were engaged yc>tcr-
! dav in rebuilding the trcstle. 1t is expected
that the break will be repaired in time for
the midday train to pass over to-day.
HOW TIE DEAD WE'RE FOUND.
j. Fisher, colored. buffet waiter Of the
sleeping yar Lena. was in the wrecked
sleeper when the accident occurred. He
was suddenly hurltd downward and found
himself ut the bottom Of the car covered
with pieces of broken furniture. he
escaped with slight bruises. The second
and first class coaches left the track almost
simultaneously The former contained
only one colored boy, who was asleep.
while the latter contained eight paSSen-
gers-four male and four female. They
were thrown to the front end OF the car by
| its downward plunge. when II was crushed
| into bv the rear Of the second class coach,
and six Of them met their doom in the mer-
cileSS trap of death. When the car was
broken into they We're found lying one
upon another with Dr. c. G. kinloch on
top who had his arms crossed above his
chest as if to ward off a blow.
Miss Hannah Wilson was found lying Oh
her head with her heels touching her head.
The face of Capt. Cole was badly crushed.
He was lying face up across Miss Hannah
Wilson. Miss Flora Mclver was asleep
when the catastrophe took place. Miss c..
E. NcWhite was found dead with her
neck. lee and arm broken, and her body
! badly bruised. The bodies of the unf0rtll-
nate victims We're laid in Il boat from
whence one by one they were lifted with
ropes and silently placed ina car. The un
injured lady passengers displayed great for
titude and courage il njnistcring to the
wants of the suffering ones.
THE VICTIMS AND THEIR INJURIES.
1t should be promised in regard to all the
wounded that the physicians will not be
able until to-day to ascertain the nature
and extent of any internal injuries which
may have been received
Mr.. c. \. Price, express messenger OF
Wilmington, y. c., remained unconscious
all yesterday, and died at about s O'Clock
in the evening of conclusion of the brain.
Mr.. T. ". Renneker, mail agent. was
severely lacerated on the forehead, and the
bones OF one leg were possibly fractured.
He has not yet developed any internal inju-
ricS: was L little fevcrish last night, but us
comfortable as coHld be expected.
N
bruised about the head and sprlincd; was
doing Very well yesterday.
Mr. g. G. MaZyck conductor had his
no bones broken. He was as comfortable
as could be expected last evening.
Mr. james Goldman. news agent, and
Mr. w Z. Chandler, of Sumter, passen-
ger, who were slightly bruised, were rap
| idly improving yesterday.
Mr. Henry Husbands, baggage master.
was not seriously hurt and will probably
be out in q few days.
THE PATIENTS At TIE HOSPITAL.
The four wounded colored men who
were taken to the City Hospital to be treated
for their injuries were all doing well up to
last night. Most of them are suffering
from fractured limbs.
Rober; Smith, the colored porter Of the
LENA, is suffering from q double fracture
of the left arm and several severe cuts about
the face lie was also reported to have had
| both legs broken, but this fortunately is not
the case His forearm was slightly frac-
turcd and his elbow very badly broken, but
it is net thought that amputation will be
necessary.
Warren Burgess. the colored wood-paSser,
sustained very bad fracture of the thigh
and also of the left arm. His broken limbs
have been set and his condition was very
encouraging yesterday.
John Wright, one OF the colorcd passen-
gers. has bad fracture of the right arm,
and appears to be suffering from blow on
thespinc It is impossible as yet, however,
to tell the nature Of his injury from this
cause, bat he is not believed to be danger
ously hurt.
Henry Henry, the coiercd passenger who
was reported to be slightly injured. is suffer
| ing from 4 number of severe cuts on the
head. it is not expected, however, that
they willie be attended with serious results.
The Coroner of Berkeley held an inquest
at St. Stephens on "Wednesday, and the
jury found a verdict that the persons killed
came to their deaths from the result of an
accident 10 the passenger train Of the North
eastern Railroad while crossing the Santec
trestle. in Berkeley County, on the 1th day
of June, 1886, the cause to the jury being
unknown
Those wounded in the accident are rapid
| " recovering.
The railroad employees are busy repair
ing the damages to the trestlc.
News agent Goldman and telegraph oper
ator Wilder arc being condemned for bad
conduc, in connection with the accident
inoculation tor Yellow Fever.
The New Orleans PtcayHne, Of June /,
says: In 4 letter dated May 26, 1886 ad-