The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-12-15
A RAILROAD WRECK
81 YEARS AGO,
Judge Rosge's Scrap Book Tel. 90
Train Wreck Just Below D,,ct
I'M A iS62.-A Partial Li.tsDf
thsskill<d and the CHppled.-A
via C't,1en: will be Spe-
cially Interested.

~ 'uuse a. L. Roanc, The Sentinel
Is able to print below a partial 10
part OF the article is missing) list Of
injured and killed in a railroad 90.
cident which occurred during tbo
miVil War just below Duck Hill
''the clipping is from the Memrb;s.
Appeal, of Oct. 10, 1862. the date Of
the wreck. ''i
Judge Roane, by the way. is a vo-
rac'ous reader and perhaps has more
unique newspaper. clippings. old let.
tiers. old books and records Of tho
past stored away than any other two
doZen men together in the state. A.
LOOK into his bed room and into his
private desk serves to impress ono
with the Judges wonderful memory
his devotion to high. moral nrincinles
ms militant spirit, both as a soldier
rs well as lawyer and as business
man. He has always been a re-
markabiy active, busy man and goes.
almost IN a run up to this good day.
winch finds him past the three score
and ten mark. He has served his dav
and generation well.
Only "A part of the article referred
to is reproduced:
The casualties were thirtv.fve
killed. and between forty and 6ftv
wounded. Most of the latter were
severely injured. and the attending
phyaiclans gave it as their o%Dipion
That several could not The
severely. wounded were taken to Can
Ton. with the exception of a negro,
"ho was brought to this city. His
arm was smashed so badly as to make
mputation necessary. The follow
inC is a list of the killed. as definite
rs could be ascertained:
"Ed. G. Mealor. Co. d, LIST Arkan-
saS battalion; S. l.. Merritt, Co. H.
l3th Arkansas; J. II. Thompson, Co.
r, 18th Arkansas; S. II. Townsend.
20. y. LIST Arkansas battalion; A. ].
Coyle, Co. X. 10th Arkansas; ]. Fl.
II. Moseley. Co. II, and j. S. Rodgers
Co. X. 10th Arkansas; d. S. Morgan,
Captain T~weedy's Company, William
sons Arkansas battalion; Ashberry
Norman, I'd Arkansas cavalry; w. p.
Buck, Adams regiment Arkansas
yoluntccrs, from Arkadelphia; J. N.
Thompson, Sd Arkansas; VIM. Rey-
holds, Co. c, 21st Arkansas; J. R.
Spirev, Co. G, 9th Texas; II. S. Turr,
Co. Fl. list Texas legion; Geo. R.
Kyle, Co. c, 9Th Texas; j. J.. Alsop,
18th Missouri; r. H. Bowen and
Washington Lott, I'd division. LIST
regiment Missouri State Guard; B..
N. COngcr. Co. G, 22d Mississippi: r.
Wells, from Holmes county, Missis-
Sippi. Il soldier; Augustus Anderson.
Giles county. Tennessee; 3. +. Trigg.
GO. D. SD Tennessee; Ewing West.
teamster; w. A. Clarke, Point Coupee
artillery; Silas w. Trussell. Bledsoe's
battery; Thos. w. Youngblood, 3Sth
Mississippi, and Clifford Thrailkill,
Of French Camp. Choctaw county,
Mississippi. Four bodies of the
whites were not identified. all SOL
diers; and four negroes were also
killed. one of whom was the fireman
on the train.
with a single exception the dead
we're buried close to the spot where
the accident occurred. in a common
grave. Every attention was bestow-
cd and care taken to identify the
deceased. Hundreds of people wit
messed the sad spectacle of consign-
ing to their last resting place on
earth almost two score of fellow be-
ing.. who, but a few hours before.
were buoyant with health-whO had
previously faced the enemies of their
country on the battlefield without
fear. and We're again on their way |
to meet the foe. Strangers as they
we're. their melancholy fate caused
tears to flow from many eyes, that
then and there for the first time be-
hall u,,.k fnarf,,l cl,,,rhfnr n~aI
gentleman. deceased. vas recognized
by a faithful servant to be Mr.. Cliff
ford Thrailkill. of French Camp,
Choctaw county, Mississippi, and his
body was taken charge of by Major
Daniels. Secy. of the Grand Lodge
of F. IL a. NJ. of Mississippi, and
brought t. this city for more decent
interment.
1--WE were unable to obtain a COM
nlete list of the wounded. Several
had been removed before We reached
the scene. whose remains were un-
known. OF those remaining, severe
" wounded. We obtained the names
If :hc following:
VIM. Reynolds. AID Tenn. shoulder
d~islocated; J.. W. Hardin. 23d Miss,
slight; J. p. Henderson. Sd Ark. cav
airy. arm fractured; W. w. Stevens,
list Ark. shoulder dislocated; j. A..
Simpson. LIST Ark. battalion. slight in
he back; Mr.. Gerard. LIST Texas
Logon, slight; Lieut.. Noval, LIST Tex.
legion. seriously; j, Ives, I'd Texas
regiment. seriously; R. l.. Barnett, Sd
Texas cavalry. seriously; w. Roberts,
Go. f. LIST Ark, battalion, slightly
p. l.. Simpson, 10Th Ark. Co. H.
seriously; f Roberts. list Ark, Co.
r. seriously; NJ. Faulkner, LIST Ark.
Go. \. seriously; l.. C. Taggett, 10Th
Co. F. slightly; J. Tidwell. 18th
Ala. Co. X, slightly; S. Cook, 3Sth
Mss, Co. A. slightly; J. M. Stanley.
37th Ala, Co F. slightly; J. WI
BARNES. Sd Texas, Co. F., slightly;
W. II. Polk. 37th Ala, Co. G, serious
w; Lieut.. J. V. Perryman, 37th Ala,
Co. A. slightly; W. Kelly. 21st Ark.
Co. c, seriously; W. H.. Abrams. 4th