The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-07-16
DIED HAND I'm HAND.

senger train No. IL, ON the East Tenness, Q
railroad ran over lady and gentleman on
the copper mine trostle three miles south
of Dallas yesterday morning killing them.
The lady and gentleman were bride and
groom of twenty-four hours.
The train which did the killing left
Atlanta yesterday morning at 6 O'Clock
and eighteen minutes. 1t was q through
train and was scheduled to do some lively
running. Conductor Evans, one Of the
most careful men on the road, was in
charge and at frequent intervals gave his
engineer Mr.. Bowers instructions 10 pull
up. Three miles south of Dallas is a long
trestle known as copper mine trestle.
Trains going North approach this tres.lo
on heavy down grade and around a
sharp curve, which prevents engineers
from seeing the trostle until they are al
almost upon it. Engineer Bowers was
moving at lively speed when he struck
the top Of the grade leading to the tressle.
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 watch
out, yelled:
"Quick, there's man aud woman on
the trestle."
The freman's cry was a startling one,
and as the engineer threw his eyes to the
front he saw man and woman walking
across the trcstlc. They were moving in
the same direction as the train, and were
evidently unconscious of their impending
danger. They were hand in hand, and
we're in the middle of the track. The pic
turo sent chill to the engineers heart,
and with hand as firm as u rock he grab
bad the lever. In an instant the air
brakes had been applied, aud the engine
was rattling forward under a reverse mo-
ton. At the Same time the sh1il whistle
sent forth an alarm which attracted the
attention of the man just as the engine
was in the act of running him down.
When the man turned his head and saw
the engine it was ouly few feet away
He did not lose his presence of mind,
however, and die without a struggle. He
drew his left arm around the lady and
made q leap towards the side of the trestle
evidently with an intention to leap down
into the gorge below. But he was TOO late,
and just as he reached the rail the pilot of
the engine hit him. For an Instant he
and tho lady seemed to rest upon it, but
as the engineer was beginning to hope that
they would cling to tho pilot until the en-
gine crossed the trcstle they both flew
high into the nir, and as thoy went up the
lady left the mans grasp. The lady, after
whirling through the air sh ,rt 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 just in front of the
engine as it camo to q standstill.
The Instant tho engine stopped the en-
, ginoer 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 knowledge 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
a car and made easy. Tho woman was ly-
ing under the engine and the mutilated
body was picked up and placed in the car
and then tho train moved on to Dallas At
Dallas the wounded man was removed to o
hotel while the remains Of the lady were
placed in the depot and the coroner sent
for. The dead lady and the Injured man
were strangers to everybody who looked at
them. The man could not talk and no
papers were found in his clothing. In the
ladies dress pocket, however, was found
card on which was written W.. G. Horton,
j. p, 633 Marietta street, Atlanta, Ga.
The coroner reached the depot about
eleven O'Clock and organizing jury began
to hold an inquest over the remains Of tho
lady, but during the progress OF the in
quest tho man died, aud tho verdict was
the same in both cases. The dead people
wero not identified during the day, not
withstanding the fact that the East Ten
nessee road is doing everything possible to
ascertain who they are Judge Horton
SAYS that from the description piyen of tho