The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-11

The reason the headlight of the
freight train was not seen Was because
IL was INSTRUCTED by "a box car on the
side track immediately ahead of the
freight engine.
The passenger engine, No 16, was
badly damaged. Her car box was split
and a number of bumpers smashed.
AT THE WRECK.
Superintendent Agnew went on a
special train to the scene OF the acct
dent. and had the road cleared before
the arrival of any of the passenger
trains. OF course, as can be readily
seen, there cannot be even a suspicion
of blame attached to any Of the higher
officials OF the road. Whatever wrong
there was it appears belongs to the
freight train.
HARDY B~RISSENDEN.
Henry j. Brissenden was one of the
most popular and well known engin-
GERS on the South Carolina Railway.
He had hundreds of friends outside of
railroad circles. Starting out in the
railroad workshops as a mere lad he
has continued at TailroadIng all his life.
For about ten years he has been in
charge of a locomotive, andwas gener-
ally regarded as one of the safest and
neryiest engineers on the road. 1t was
he who on October z, 1887. made what
Is claimed to be the fastest run with
Capt. George Cleary, from Columbia to
Charleston, that has ever been made on
a Southern road. The train left Co
lumbia at 1.02 Z. NJ, with engine is, the
same one in Friday nights accident,
and rolled into the Charleston depot at
1852, making the dista ice of n hun
dred and thirty miles in one hundred
and seventy minutes, including eight
stops. 1t was Engineer Brissenden who
was running the engine which was de-
rallied at Langley's on the night of the
earthquake.
About four years ago he saw what he
thought to be a bundle on the track
near ROwesville. Imagine his horror
when, alas, it was too late and he had
crushed a poor little child, who had
been playing on the track, to death.
Mrs. Robinson, the Mortified mother,
saw the danger when it was too late.
When the sturdy engineer went to his
home he, too, had a little child about
the same age of the tot he had killed.
Lifting it up in his arms and pressing a
kiss on It's cheek, he wept like a babe,
while he told his wife of the terrible ac-
cident of that day. They say that
Henry Brissenden has never been him.
self since that fatal day.
Mr.. Brissenden leaves a wife and
oefeIdl CulluIcu. Il6 WAS az years OI
age.
WESLEY BROWNE.
Wesley j. Browne was a promising
young man of about "a years of age.
He was Il son of Sergeant-at-arms j. ID.
Browne, of the House of Representa-
tives. lie had gone on Friday morn
ing to get some articles he had left on
the line and was returning to Charles
ton on the engine Friday night, helping
his friend Johnson, the regular fireman,
when he met his death. Young Browne
had been a fireman on the road for
some time. He had recently been run
ming on the watermelon trains and was,
it is said, soon to be promoted. His
body will be sent to Columbia.
BRINGING THE BODIES HOME.
a patheti; incident occurred at
Ridgeyille yesterday morning when the
regular passenger train stopped there.
Conductor Verdrey had received in
structions to stop and take the dead
bodies aboard n bring them to Char
lesion. The passengers aboard the
train witnessed the sad sight and it was
not many minutes before tears were
trickling down the cheeks OF everyone
of tie twenty or more lady passengers
ne train, and wen the conductor
and those who had known the men
gave way to their feelings.-News and
Courier.