The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-19

| MRS. COULD lNJU hlES-
MRS. GEORGE GOULD, slightly bruised
with slight Commissions Of the face. DR..
Whatley carried her up the stairs in the
Brown House, Blackshear, in the excite
ment of the moment, after the party
alighted from his carriage. Mrs GouIds
infant and nurse escaped without scratch.
MIR. Gould is said to have offered $500 for
the privilege Of sending a message over the
wires, and was told that it would be done
! without any extra charge as soon as posi-
lie. The dead and seriously injured had
first TO be attended to, and aid summoned 10y
telegraph Mr. Gould is said to have paid
$50 TO negro to haul his baggage from the
| wreck to Blackshear the distance of a mile
One thing deserves to be said. Within
two hours after this fearful wreck, The Off
Gals of the Savannah, Florida and Western
| railway had all the wounded placed in COM
Portable places, aud the companys chief
surgeon DR.. William Duncan, with physi-
clans from jacksonville, Waycross and
Blackshear at their beIsides alleviating
/ suffering. They made no effort to
conceal and afforded every means available
| to aid in getting at all the facts. The truth
Ill such time is hard to get at best, and
| even then errors of statement are apt to
creep ill.,
| LOOKING AFTER THE WOUNDED.
| There aresome who deserve special men,
ton, and among them are the ladies of
! Waycross, whose dainty hands bandaged
the wounded and ali through the long
nights they stood at the bedside of the sut-
fering and bathed the fevered lips and brows
with lce-water. They were not only SYM
pathetic, brave and helpful. but they did
not draw any line between black and white.
Both colors lay in the "old school
house," and each were nursed
with tender hands and prayerful
solicitude. Among the ladies of Waycross
these names will long be held in grateful
remembrance: Mrs Goodrich, Mrs James
| Meynardie, Mrs, James Meynardie,
Jr1 Mrs. DR.. Redding, Mrs. Nc
Call, Mrs. Bennett Mrs Austin, Mrs
| Weiss, Mrs. Reed, wife of the Roadmaster
| OF the Savannah, Florida and Western,
Mrs DR.. Walker Mrs. Remshart, Mrs.
| Van Dyke. Miss Carrie Van Dyke, Mrs. w.
j. Smith, are Others
| Mr.. NJ. J.. Lilienthal, of this city, worked
all the afternoon on the relief trains and
was up all night with the wounded extend
ing material aid to the physicians and
nurses, in the care and Identification of the
! dead.
| Among the physicians who were untiring
| IN their work of noble charity were Dr.
Fernandez, of jacksonville, DR.. Whatley
of Blackshear, Drs. Kenworthy, Neal, Nit
chell, and DR.. Bacon of jacksonville, Dr.
Frank c. Folks Mayor of Waycross. and
| II De a. IL IltutllLR, III. w dlheT anu LIT.
| Carswel, of Waycross, and Drs. Butts and
| Tucker, of Brunswick.
A HEARTRENDING SCENE.
The discovery by Capt w. A. Shaw of
| the bodies of his wife and little 10 year old
| daughter among the killed was heartrend-
| ing scene. When Capt. Shaw arrived from
jacksonville and before he learned of the
fatal injury of his wife, and the death of
his daughter, no asked particularly about
| her. He described a peculiar ring that she
wore, and as that did not seem to correspond
with the one worn by the lady, he said,
THANK God, it is not herr When he was
brought to where the body lay, he saw tnat
it was the body of his wife. There was no
recognition in her eye which had the CLASSY
seal of death upon it; there was breath. but
it was but breath. Falling PROSTATE upon
| her body he moaned in anguish, but grief
| for the dead could not recall the
vital spark and with a sudden
hope inspiring him, he turned away and
said: "Where is my daughters she is saved.
| Certainly she is safen 1t was a vain hone.
| The next relief train from the wreck
brought the lifelesS remains of sweet little
Mamie Shaw. The husband and father
was doubly bereaved. His wife and daugh-
ter were both taken from him, and the
blow seemed to deprive him of all outward
sorrow.
| ollAhNl Win
He bowed his head, too stricken with the
intensity of his loss to manifest it with
| tear, and yet signs came up from his heart
as only strong men can bear and live
Mrs, Shaw and her daughter had been
visiting the families of Mr.. j. c. Shaw,
| Capt. Shaw's brother, and Mr.. J. c. Cor
nell, in this city, and left Saturday morning
| for home.
Mrs. Shaw was daughter of Mrs. M. E.
| Collins and sister of Mrs w H. Lucas, of
Jacksonville, and Mrs A J Russell, of Talla-
hassee Mrs, Collins, the stricken mother,
is quite aged and rather delicate, being
sufferer from some heart affection. The
| shock was very severe, causing her to swoon
| on hearing the dreadful news. 1t was with
difficulty that she was restored to conscious
| ness Mrs. Lucas and her little daughter
Marion are but just recovering from a
severe illness, and the blow was almost
more than they could bear, and they were
| under the doctors care from the time they
returned to consciousness after hearing the
sad news. Mrs. Shaw and her little daugh-
| ter were in the forward coach, which was
the first TO go down with the trestle.
| Though conscious when pulled out of the
wreck, Mrs. Shaw received injuries from
| which she died in an hour and a half The
back of her head was crushed in, presenting
a sickening sight.
MOTHERS LAST WORDS.
Her last words, after being extricated
| from the wreck, were to beseech those
about her 10 rescue and care for her little
daughter. Having made this request she
became unconscious, in which condition she
remained until death put an end to her suf
| ferings
Upon being rescued she was placed in
comfortable position and tenderly cared for
and every effort made to save her life, all
of which was of no avail, as her injuries
were of Such nature as to defy all efforts
The little girl, Mamie, had her skull split
| open, and must have yielded up her young
life almost instantly, though it is not
| known whether or not she did, as it was
several hours before her body was found
Both bodies were placed in a coach and, ac-
companied 10y the distracted husband and
father, sent TO Wascross, anA from thence
i they were forwarded to Jacksonville