The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-06-17
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION !
n *A6@ENGI;R VltAlN 11tNONN FROM 4
HIGH TnEkTLE.

II .EA6@ENGER 'rltAlN THROWN F!l0M 4
HIGH TnEeTLE.
an Appalling Accident on the Nortl,c n1trrn
h"t1rond"-"tr'rn Young People K'led nrM
Twelve Wounded.
(Nows and Courier, Sth)
Many homes in Charleston arc wrapped
III gloom this morning, and thcrntirt conn
munlty shares in thu sorrows Of til: afflicted
1nnll1cS in this the awful hour of their
grlc1. Six young souls, hurled into rterni
~ without Il moments warning, and thir
teen crushed, bruised nnd Wunulr.l people
constitute The sum Of the fearful tragedy
OH the Northeastern Railroad yesterday
afternoon.
The cause III the accident will hc the
subject of future inquiry. At present no
ono seems tn know definitely what caused
THIS fearful calamity The trnin which left
Chnrlcsi"n shortly after noon carried the
uS''>l! number of passengers hounu north
ward, among them some ur the brightest
nmo nt:*t hr1"vrd ut the yonny people of
Charleston.
The Snntcr Swamp was reached OH time,
anu mere the '|uWn train due in Charleston
ut q clock Wa< met. This train had lust
crossed the long trcStlr which lies on the
south ol the river and had passed over it
without trouble. y ltW minutes later the
tinted train, hearing It's doomed freight, en-.
tcrcu the trrSlr and in another instant the
work of death hH'} been dnnc
The news "f the f.nrful accident was moi
received in IN" city until about 4 o'clock,
when relief tain bearing DR.. J. l.. An:
crun and Assistant Superintendent l<uyu]
y II H. I>.tlr
pn'rhrd I" the scene IF The accident. re,
m'n'tr* after midnight the funeral trui,
rolled int" the depot with it's burden q
Hc'd amt wounded. and loving hu>ulS ten
drr|y lifted these n,nnylcu for1ns and nur
them t" their desclntcA and grief $ricl<y,
honlcs. Tnr following is the list rl cast,
ultir;:
John l.. Cole, IF thaa]r~"u, ii native. u
Dr. G. q. Kin>"rh. Of Charleston, cl,lr>
son Of DR.. X. a. Kinl"'h
Nl1SS {. j.. MvN hitr III Marion,
William II. Inylt>hv. of Charleston,
eldest son nf Charles ln"1.%bv.
Hiss Flora Mrl>rr uf Charleston
Miss Hannah Wilson. III t|u'uv
Vr! >nEr.
j. &: M"zycl<. IF Charleston. r"n,lu,tur
seriously.
T.. ". K"unvk.r. nf Charleston, mui
agent, ><rnll>v
Henry l|u>}'nn.l. III Charleston. l;lr~nr.
Nn'trr, seriously.
Warren Burgess. r"1"rr.l wood },><rr,
o1 thAr|r<t"n, lr'nlnl||.
James Goldman. news agent ui Charles.
ton. Slightly
William T.. Chandler passenger. III Sum.
ter, slightly. ;>' - '''''
Miss Mnri"n M"W}itr, passenger, TT
hlarun, slightly
". IS. l;Hl'>'>. *1>>,Ilyrr ut I.\nthlllr:r
va. painfully but t>r1 dangerously.
l!cn'H |ttni\. F"1nrtu, passenger >Ii!ltlv
l.. II. H~>> cypress mI**rn",r Of
Charleston. >rri':IrIy
{. y. Price, express l!r<~t.l,::ir. <,r vii
lln&("n. ln"rt1f\.
Il: S!ni'h, '"I"rtd, porter vi Pullman
t'lr, seriously.
J"hn Y right, rt!nr"'l, l':1> .,.n::rr. III vii
min&tVn, seriously.
THE FIRST >'.N:; "F IH1: At1 Ip,>v
Sr. SrErI'E>: June :. .rnr North
hound passenger train No. IL; TN the \rrlh
eastern Railroad mel with Il terrible ace,
dent Ut :.%' This t\rnn" willie it WAS <1,~:;
ing 1hc SHn(tr Ei>rr II. <|r III Il point IV.
and ]"!t miles from this r!a'r Th&
1rr*t]c suddenly gave AWAY ;tud r|'.. train
with the exceptions III lh. engine and IN,
Inst sleeper. plunged ln%.|',n% into III,
runAl below. I}r scene ,hn1 followed
halirS description. |Ir;l> vrr" spent in
G\t'ltAti':; the t|';"l ;1n'i "runI.M from lin.
wreck.
:Iht cause IT '|''' :"vj'!'nl j.; partly IT,
rrll'"i |" ihr recent tl1<hrl. vhicn n:l*
materially injured the |rr>'lr. the hj"h
water thus tar having rrrr.lt.l !, 1I,ur.,1"h Il
examination III tic same
l|It. \lN< IN r|lI:.IIH
Information III the di<l>Irr W;S first II.
ctl|t11 III >hr f!1E about i rrlurI>. 'I1,r