The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-09

ers from headquarters telling him net 70
exceed that speed and to be careful ms =
watchful eye keeps sharp lockout and his N
train enters a cut. The grade was steep,
md he lets the train run down OF it's own
As IL comes from cut, ana j
the eve of the engineer glances down tne
rails on the embankmeut he can detect no'h-
ing wrong. =
Suddenly the engine begins to drop. In
one instant the engineer realizes that "hn'
he supposed wns great solid embankmen''
is an ABYSS. He barely realizes the si'ua-
ton. In Que moment more the engine has
struck thirty feet below, and the engineer
and fireman have been hurled into eternity
The sleeping passengers are awakened by
.harp shock, followed by fearful crash
-rfe7s IS nSt sound save The continued roar
Of the rain and wind, and the Kissing oi
escaping steam. Soon the nostris OF 'hs
passengers detect tho smell of human hesh
burning.
The above is in brief the s'ory Of the hor-
,ible railroad accident by which engineer |
jack Germany aud fireman Thomus ID.
Henry of the Richmond & Danv'lle rni'
road lost their lives Mt 1853 o'c'sck ycster-
day morning, at point ust two miles ana
balf on this side of Ridgcway, only twen-
ty.ono miles from Columbia.
The sad intelligence of the death OF the
popular Jack Germany and his gentlemanly
fireman spread over the entire city ana II
was not long before crowds were gong
towards the Richmond & Danvillc Offices TO
ask for details Mr.. Germany woS very
popular with all classes Of people.
1t was 1910 before the special rc'urnc"
to the city, bringing the passengers OF the
ill-fated train, who had been transferred
and the remains of tho eng inecr and hrc-
man. There was an immense crowd Mt The
depot TO meet them.
Mr.. Gerpany was fearfully scaldcd. But
he had been dead before the steam touched
him, as wns shown by large wound IN me
for ehead and the bruised condition OF the
body. An examination showed, too, tha'
the vertebrnl column Ind been broken.
The fireman's body was badly mutiated
if anything, even worse than that OF 'h'
engineer. There was holo through .ht
head rs largo as ones finger aud about t"'
inches in depth, where bolt had gone
through. The skull vas broken in scvera
other places.
The railroad shops were shut down anc
the employees showed their high regard FOL
the two men who had lost their lives by th'
manner in which they assisted when they
were permitted to do so. The death oi 1T
man in the service could have ahccteu then
more than that of Jack Germany.
HOW THE BODIES WERE EXTRICATED.
'a-aiueer Germany was found pinne
snce Written In .Si of the boiler with his basl
"'or' anu he was under IAiul. ii
ma HOW 1T HAPPENED. ---s'
The wreck occurred nj n spot whore =,
authorities have never had any trouble wit
water before, and expected none a Gu
'e'I a'loweu The water accumulatnp thor
TO How through aud 90 ,lown into IN
low place OH the other side and In
""In.u I; the e'nonnkment entirety away fc
Instance CT 100 feet. The force of Il
wafer was so great that it swcpt this oar,
about two hundred feet down IN. lin nm
The track had been left suspended.
GOV. TILlMAN AT THE WRECK
superintendent McBee and Governor Til
msh' ny strange coincidence mot mt IN
wreck ond watched the cle,ring proocs
Hom under tree. The Governor, with I'll
members OF the Industrial school board hn
conc uo"h rom Rock Hill and had to sto
off ut tho wreck 1'
tol. McBce had the bodies sent on I
.olumola as soon as possible, nutwiths,ond
ING The coroner of Fairfield was th,re n,
wanted TO delay for an inquest.
commissioner Duncan went all over th
scene OF the wreck.
hhg'ne No. 231. running special 10 Cha,
lS''e, crossed this place in safety opl
apout an hour before the wreck occurred
The financial condition. at ,n-..e v,ue
Nuifs, IA Ina Ora -rcftuots and in nj
"'sn schools. We are nearing Il tn,u
ca Crisis We cove Europe, having impor,
N'o ,han We exported: the balance i,
Il 'manded in gold The coyernmcn, ha, uon !.
" millions o. g.d Oh hand. Il !, n,;;.r.i
"'t III lhree months 40 millions moro vii
eaie' Tor; possibly there NAV b, ,
s'ehiiuhl on gold. People fear they moy ho
reed to take silver dollars. which nv,
s',ony ,,n on'y ~ cents; man who il owcl