The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-28
SAFE IN HIS NEW HOME.
Rev. J. r. McKlnnoD, After Many
Dangers and Dinlcnliles, Reached
his DestinnliOu Well Pleased.

81 told yout not to start on Friday"
Notwithsianding the remonstrance o.
Friday. January 2od. The evil Consequences
were all that The most superstitious could
| have desired.
Friday morning dawned with gloom and
omiuouS forebodings. II rained all day. The
Seal board vestibule on which We expected "a
| leave was two and n half hours late. Mr.
Fuller was not In his Office when called 70
phone that he had received Q recent order not
10 bill it through. That meant days delay
In Atlanta 10 see some Official high enough 70
upon the faied train that len Atlanta for BIZ.
miugham Saturday afternoon.
When In fifteen miles OF Birmingham. the
train running apparently at i0rty miles an
vioIent shaking up. Passengers were hurled
from their seata and some piled together In
tho aisles. Investigation showed that the
rails hsd spread, and ns result the engine
about thirty persoiis injured and three cars
smashed. The coach We were In was thrown
To the right OF the track. Had it gone 70 the
left. We would have been hurled down thirty
foot embauk ment. As it was, We escaped In
nisht.
We reached Birmipghatu at O'Clock Sun.
day morning: Our trSn.s were or crushed: Sn but bot
repaired and one replaced and 10 collect dam
ages from the Railroad, We were detained 10
Birminghnrn ell day Monday. But even
then. our fatalities were not at IN END; Our
train Monday night was Two and . half hours
late, aud this caused N TO miss our copnec-
nection at Memphis.
Bot that was nos all. When Ne reached
Ardmore, the point n which our trunks were
check cd, and where we changed cars for Ma
rietta, We found that our trunks had not sf.
rived aud, worSs still, We have not received
them get For week We have been wearing
We AZ bsre Sovsver a,,ve and wall. but
We arrived on Friday, and here I am, without
generalization, writing thfs account on Fri.
day: No telling whal else may happen. MOTE
quences OF beginning journey on Friday.
To som up our misfortunes: l. Rsin TO
start with. :. Hitch in shipment Of freight
and delay In Atlantis. g. Wreck Of train.
peopss. s' s. Great ea1 ioss ' to the southern.
Delay In Birmingham. Z. Delay In Mem
phis. 8 Loss OF trunks. o. Great discom. |
dture Of mind. All because We began our
and : enp p6s,ic. % Never DEFY The dictu% Of
But our Trip had It's lights a. well a. its
shadows. In Atlanta was directed 70 Nj.
formation concerning freight. ! found nim
as afIable and courteous No tho Aobevilie
Cheathams. In little while everything vas
10 my entire satisfaction:
Al Birmingham We were delightfully."- en-.
tertained by the South Highland Church NJ
one OF the incest hotels OF the city. When !
Inquired about damages TO baggage was re.
ferrsd TO q Mr.. Latimer, relative OF South
Caroiina'a Congressman.
We stopped over q night and day at Hot
SPRING. and there met my friend Rev. J. Z.
Shive. On arriving at Lebanon. the nrst man
10 greet us was Mr.. Richey, superintendent
OF tue school farm. Then AZ every step %.
miiiar faces or names greeted us. The wealth
or, too, since onr arrival has been most pleah.
ant To describe our surroundings would
extend this communication 10 On unreason.
able leugth, 90 that must be reserved for
another letter.
J.F. McKinnou.
Lebanon, I. T., Friday. Jar. l6, 1908.