The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-06-10

is That the wound on my
head was caused by striking the sharp
edge Of one of: the seats as l was being
hurled.sas 1 then thought. into eternity.
Strange TO. say, after reaching the bot
tom ofthe car. L Inexperienced but little
reached the last possible
place ,ssthe end OF the Cur. Just rs it
strucksfthe ground. Through the WIN
dows / saw the water, dashed into foam.
rise high aboye.the car, but all of q sud-
den it subsidized, and the fear Of drown
ing, which was my first sensation on
seeing Sthe. water, disappeared. Then
for aninstant all was still. Twas dazcd
and dhInst know what TO do or to think.
Both tile colored persons were out of
sight, spossibly,qlnder the seats. l
thought at first that the car was then
the ssiest.place, but T changed my mind
and dragged myself through one of the
windows. twas only then that / found
that Twas seriously hurt. The wound
on my head bled profusely and l was
half. blinded by Ethc stream of blood
which had flowed all over my face.
When I reached the outside world again
1 was absolutely appalled, by the extent
of the damage. Just ahead Of me were
the mail and baggage trains smashed
Literally to pieces. The lirst-class pas
sengeg coach. which was Immediately
behipS7us, had topped over with trc-
mendous force and was lying. half on its
side just to the right. Behind that was
one Of the two slecpcrs which had
fallen after the passenger coach. On
the rails still was the rear Pullman car
Just short distance :rMn the break
through which we had i'll come in such
incxtricablc confusion. 1t was some
time before. any sound was heard save
that of the engine, which was ahead OF
us, and whichdlad not left the track. 1t
was lust as ifI was the sole survivor Of
a general death and destruction. In
few minutes, however, people recovered
from heir fright andF attention was I'M
medl4tely turned to the rclicfol the SUI
ferinG. -.
TIE officers of,the train worked hero
ically and in short time, considering
the circumstances, an arrangement was
made BY which we were taken from our
varioas positions up to the track. The
bench of the track which had given way
was utilized. and with the help Of ropes
and the bell lines VIC were lifted out OF
our uncomfortable places. The reports
as to, the number killed were much cX-
aggesNed, the first being that nearly
cvcryApdy on The train had been either
killeGGutrighL or fatally wounded. We
learned, as you know, that this was
not true. When we were made as conf
Portable as possible: the ladies volun-
tecreG itheir.seryiees. on lehal1-nLtI,e
Z 1y1 =! X Ht1lIS INC -IIld 4 noble days
worn. {. Ghy'S work which certainly
none ui us will ever forget. remember
enc lady. Miss Campbell, from SUM-
mcrvlllc, who was every place allcIla-
ting the pam Of the sufferers. There
was also a lady, Miss Bailey, | think.
was her name. who rendered me and
many others timely and much-nccdcd
assistance. She said that she WIS on
her way North. with her mother and
four brothers and sisters. all children.
Not one Of them was in the slightest
degree injured.
"Thc sadlcst death oiall. i'll my opln-
ion. was that of Il Miss White, | think
was her name, who took the tram ut st.
Stephens Depot. As we rolled up To
that place she was standing on the plat
form eagerly expecting the train which
was 10 take her to her home in the up
per part of the State. | helped her on
the car with her baggage, little thinking
that within less than five minutes she
would be one of the number who would
never reach their homes again. Alter
she cot on the car ! never saw her again
until saw her through window OF the
passenger coach as it lay enclosing It's
other victims some fifteen or twenty
feet below the track. She was dead;
and must have been killed almost
instantly"
We renamed in the sleeper until the
arrival of the train which was sent up
from Charleston to relieve us. The
physicians who came with it Immediate
set to work. and in an cXcecdly short
time they had done ali that human aid
could do to help the unfortunate suffer
crs. halfwishcd at times that Twas not
able to look around, as l did, on all the
sorrow and physical anguish that l saw
and heard. Many OF the wounded were
in intense agony, and even the bravcst
man alive would not rcprcss cry or 4
groan under such torture rs MANY OF the
men endured. Manglcd legs, contorlcd
arms and bruised and battered bodies
were here. there and everywhere. 1t
was slckcning. and from time to time l
had to close my eyes to relieve my
own sullcrings, so much intensified were
they by the agonizcd expression on
every face saw. AS told you shall
never ior.ci the circumstances. we
were brought into the city about |
O'Clock last mi~ht. The rest you
know. News and Courier.
\ Warming.
Mannin. Enterprise. june 3 On last