The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-13
WHERE Is THE FLAGMANp

scene when the inquest was being held
neither was the conductor of the train,
he said.
Mr. Johnson will no doubt be able to
be out in few days. With much
, emotion and a tear in his eye he said:
"Pm going out to see Wesley (Browne)
if haye to hobble there. He was Il
ever had. We used to sleep together
and have always been such good
friends The fireman gave his testi-
mony before the coroner'S jury at Ridge
vile before coming to Charleston.
The reason the headlight of the
freight train was not seen was because
it, was obstructed 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 number of bumpers smashed.
AT TIE WRECK.
Superintendent AgneW went on a
special train to the scene of the acci-
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 1T appears belongs to the
freight train.
HARRY BRISSENDEN.
Henry j. Brissenden was one Of the
most popular and we'll known engin-
GERS on the South Carolina Railway.
lie had hundreds Of friends outside of
| railroad circles. Starting out in the
railroad workshops us "a mere lad he
has continued at railroadlng all his life.
For about ten years he has been in
| charge of Il locomotive, and was gener.
ally regarded as one Of the safest and
nervieSt engineers on the road. 1t was
he who on October I, 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
lumbla at l.02 T.. NJ, with engine 16, the
same one in Friday nights accident,
and rolled into the Charleston depot at
3.32, making the diSta1Ce of one hun
dred and thirty miles in one hundred
and seventy minutes, including eight
stops twas Engineer Brissenden who
was running the engine which was de-
rallied ut 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 Townsville. Imagine his horror
| when, alas, it was too late and he had
crushed Il 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 u little child about
the same age of the tot he had killed.
Lifting 1T up in his arms and pressing 4
kiss on its cheek, he wept like babe,
while he told his wife of the terrible ac-
cident of that day. They say that
Henry BriSScnden has never been him.
self since that fatal day.
Mr.. BriSSenden leaves a wife and
several children. He was AZ years of
age.
WESLEY BROWNE.
Wesley j. Browne was promising
young man of about "a years of age.
lie was a son Of Sergeant-at-arms j. d.
Browne, of the House Of Representa-
tlVes. 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 fireman on the road for
some time. lie had recently been ruiz
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.
\ pathetic incident occurred at
Rldgeville yesterday morning when the
regular passenger train stopped there.
Conductor Nerdrey had received iu-
structions to stop and take the dead
bodies aboard and bring them to Char
lesion. The passengers aboard the
train witnessed the sad sight and it was
not many minutes before tears were
trickllng down the cheeks of every one
Of the twenty or more lady passengers
on the train, and even the conductor
and those who had known the men
gave way to their feeiings.-News and
Courier.