Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-06-20

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Mr.. William schear3t. f41I*s "a
The : tate Ramking M..sn ! q <e0-
ark, y. l., who vas raeofls4 ksnanN
The victims u che Iellnaf0wn Disaster.
returned 10 hls home FpsAnrlsF mnah
10 he relief u his fazaslx AL = lafKe
circle 81 friends. Va So an8alfN
the passengers on Ihn "a i8tHA sIAV
express on the fvunsFlx.mla AAIlFamA
that ief fiitsburg Al , osei8k o. m.
on The nov historic Frislay hsafna To-
Aew York.
There we're SONS dalayn lmeldensal
% the Goods In the Conanasn4h Va.
icy before the traia reae - 1ahas-
town. further delay "a sha polnt,
and Tie train was casssiaesed sehsnd
time when a left JohnstoWa Saia NJ.
schevrer; The parlsf ~ So fats
ocruPied " hen went isbsaaa llae tFaia,
AMI q seat vas aruurdinniY glsea ans
~ the sleeper AZ the rear faa % ll1e
train. There were several asses
gers "a this ear, among thea sonBe
ladies. u was raining hard I'll the
tisiie ahd we were not very excited
nor happy crowd, bat were Willing
aNaY TIE titne IA reading aad In look
lnn 81 tie swollen torrent "a the river.
VERY Tea u the people were apprc-
hensiYe ~ any danger Ia tie sitaatlon.
even after we had been held up Al
1uheiiiahgh Toe hsarig Eve hours.
The railroad tracks where car train
stopped were full 10 feet above the
level VI tie river, and there was a
large number II freight aud passea
ger cars and locomotive. standing GA
the tracks near us and slrung along
up The rad Tor a cvnsiderab.a d..
tanoe. lssineen W rxed AMI the
hill thaA layAmt Gus a W ditsh
through whirh the Mater that came
down froua the hin was running like
mill race. ID was . moaot0uOas
wait % all ~ u, aud after a time
many Inquiries were made az % why
We It'd bot 90 ahead. some ~ the
passengers who made the inquiry
we're answered laconicaliy, "Wa.A-
out, aud with this they hai 10 D.
-aiished. ! bah been over tAo road
several times before aai knew % the
eEisteurg u the dangerous aud threat
sning daia 40 la the South Fork
gorgc aad could not help connecting
I i In uy mind with the cause u our
E dtlaN.
sach possibility A. the carrying
away ~ a train ~ rais Oh the great
fvnnsylyania Railroad was never
1 seriously entertained ~ anybody
I We Aad stood stationary until anoul
I 4 . clock wheA tao uolored pOrtsrs
vent through the care within short
/ time ~ "a IA other looking and acting
rather eNelted. | asked the frst one
what the matter was, aud Ne replied
/ that he did not kR0s. When the
neNi man came along ! asked him Il
ths teserH or had given Say, and be-
I said be thought u had.
~ pat down my book and stepped
I cat quickiy % the rear platform, aud
was Aorriiied AZ the sight that net my
I Eaxe up the valley. ID seemed a. II
a forest were coming down upon
Z a.. There was great val Of
water roaring and grinding swiftly
along, 80 thickly studded With the
I trees from along the mountain side.
I that u looked ike gigautit avalasche
- trees Ot course liggered but IN
instant, Coz the mortal danger We all
we're In flashed upon me Al the trst
sight u that terrible oEcoming ter
rent But in that instaut 4 saw an
I en- CINE lifted bodily Of tn track aud
thrown over backwards into lhe v hiFl-
| p00l. where u disappeared, aud
houses crushed aud broken ~ Ia The
I fash q al eye.
Tbs noise was Ike inces-ant than-
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