The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-08
DIED HAND IN HAND.
A BRIDE AND GROOM RUN DOWN BY
A TRAIN.

A TRAIN.
A Young Man and q Young Lady Over
takensOn an East Tennessee Trestle and
Crushed to Death-,Iarried Only the
Day Before.
ATLANTA, July 4.-North bound
passenger train No. -, on the East
Tennessee railroad ran overA lady and
gentleman on the copper mine trestlc
three miles south of Dallas Yesterday
morning killing them.
The5lady and gentleman were bride
and groom Of twcnty-four hours.
q. The; train which did the killing left
atlanta Yesterday morning at 6 O'Clock
and eighteen minutes. 1t was a through
train and was scheduled to do some
lively running. Conductor Evans, one
of the sfiost careful men on the road, was
in charge and at frequent intervals gave
his engineer Mr.. Bowers instructions to
pull up. Three miles South OF Dallas
is long trcstle known us copper mine
trestle: Trains going North approach
this trestle on heavy down grade and
around q sharp curve, which prevents
engineers from seeing the trestle until
they are almost upon 1t. Engineer
Bowers was moving at lively speed
when he struck the top of the grade
leading to the trestle. Without taking
up his engine he rolled along towards the
trestle, and like flash darted around
the curve and upon the trestle. Just as
the engine turned the curve the fireman:
who was on the watchout, yellet:
ssQuiek, there's q man and woman on
the tpsstle."
The ireman's cry was startling one,
and as the engineer threw his eyes TO
the front he saw a man and woman walk
Inc across the trestle. They were mov-
inc ills sthe same direction as the train,
andEWefe evidently unconscious Of their
impending danger. They were hand il
hand. and were in the middle of the
track. The picture sent chill to the
enginaer's heart, and with a hand rs firm
as a rock he grabbed the lever. In an
instantihe air brakes had been applied,
and The engine was rafting forward un-
der aireyerse motion. at the same time
the shrill whistle sent forth an alarm
whichiattracted the attention Of the man
lust as the engine was in the act of run
ning him down. When the man turned
hlsheadand saw the engine il was only
a feRs feet away. He did not lose
his presence of mind, however, and die
without. a struggle. He threw his left
armareund the lady and made a leap to-
wardsahe side of the trestlc evidently
with :a.E intention to leap down into the
gorge edelow. But lie was too late, and
luz islle reached the rail the pilot Of
the engine hit him. For an instant he
and the lady seemed to rest upon 1t, but
as the engineer was beginning to hope
that they would cling to the pilot until
the engine crossed the trestle they both
flew high into the air, and as they went
up the lady left the mans grasp. The
lady. after whirling through the air a
short distance. dropped back upon the
track and in another instant the heavy
engine was crushing the life from her.
The man was thrown much further than
the woman and landed upon the track
lust III front Of the engine as it came to
a standstlll.
The instant the engine stopped the
engineer sprang off and ran BACK to the
woman. A glance only was necessary
that nothing could be done for her. He
then hurried to the man. whom he found
living, but unable to talk. Conductor
Evans, to whom the sudden halt and
the danger whistles conveyed 4 know
ledge of some trouble: hurried forward
and reached the man about the same
time his engineer did. The man was
breathing and was barely alive and was
carefully carried into car and made
easy. The woman was lying under the
engine and the mutllated body was
picked up and placed in the car and then
the train moved on to Dallas. At
Dallas the wounded man wds removed
TO hotel while the remains of the lady
"""e placed in the depot and the coro-
l. sent for. The dead lady and the
lnIured man were strangers to every
body who looked at them. The man
could not talk and no papers were
found in his clothing. In the ladies'
dress pocket, however, was tounda card
on which was written w. G. Horton,
j. p, G33 Marietta street, Atlanta, Ga.
The coroner reached the depot about
eleven O'Clock and organizing a jury be-
gan 10 hold all inquest over the remains
of the lady, but during the progress OF
the inquest the man died, and the vcr-
dict was the same in both cases. The
dead people were not identified during
the day. Notwithstanding the fact that
the East Tennessee road is doing every
thing possible to ascertain who they are.
Judge Horton says that from the de-
scription given OF the pair. he thinks
they are John Courscy and his bride,
! On Friday a young man. who gave his
name as Courscy. entered his office at
G33 Marietta. lie was accompanied by
young lady Of eighteen years, and. cN-
hibiting Il marriage license. asked tc
lave the ceremony performed. The
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