The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 26, 1898, Image 3
TJK Coast Line Wreck.
HOW THE GREAT DISAS?
TER HAPPENED. .
The following account of the wreck
on the Northeastern railroad, near
Ashley Jonction, yesterday oioroiog,
is takec from an account sent to the
Columbia papers ir<>m Ch ule s too It
contains some particulars not given io
the specials published i-i the paper yes?
terday :
STORY OF THE DISASTER
When the collision occurred the spe?
cial was running nearly fifty miles an
boor, while ehe local wai slowing np
for the siding. The road's officials
were at a loss to understand, io view of
thh fact, why the latter train was not
totally demolished The vestibule
was several times its weight and had
the additional advantage of impetus
with which h was moving. Notwith
standing these faots. however, the local
received little more injury ?ban the
special. The body of neither cf the
trains was much hon. Both engine?,
their tenders and baggage ears were
crushed out of all shape The debris
was scattered for a hundred yards
around, bot the remaining coaches were
not damaged to any appreciable extent.
The vestibule escaped almost entirely
without injury. A glass broken here
and there was the only evidence of the
terrific shock it sustained
Only two passengers of the Florida
special were hort at all, and they mere?
ly were braised hy being thrown against
the sides of the oars. The only seri?os
?ojones received OD either train were
those of the officials and employes of
the railroad7 company^
A wrecking train ?as sent oot to the
accident from this city at once, with it
wont several physicians, who readered
all the services to the wounded.
Wheo the company found it would
require several hoars to clear the track,
a special traio was sent oot and the
wounded and the passengers were
transferred to it and brought here.
The passengers went to the hotels io
the city and remained at them till 5
o'clock. By that time the Florida spe?
cial was brought into the city, the
passengers returned to their sections,
and the trip'to the sou', h was contin?
ued.
WH? WAS TO BLAME ?
It will be a difficult matter to fix the
blame for the accident. It seems , that
the Florida Special, No. 37, bas thc
right of way to the Junction, about a
mile this side of the place where the
accident occurred, but the special was
late, and Conductor Webb, io charge
of the local train for Colombia, No
52. bad orders to meet the special at
tho eight mile siding, one mile the
other side of the junction if he had time
to make the siding by 7 19 At 7.17
Engineer Hall, of No. 52, was within
two hundred yards of the siding and
had applied bis brake preparatory to
going into the siding. Baggage Master
MeBoffie remarked to Capt. Webb that
they had plenty of time to get into the
sicing. He was looking at his watch
which pointed to 7.17. Theo there
wss a terrific noise, and the two trains
came together. This is about all that
can be told of the accident at present
A FATED DAY.
. A strange incident io eoooeotion with
the collision is the fact that to-day is
thc sixteenth anniversary of the acci
doet at Adams Bun on the Cnarleston
and Savannah road.
The accident E?xtee H years ago was
similar io all its details to to-day's
collision At tbe breakfast table this
morning Major R E. Mansfield, who
was paiofully and at first thought to
bo seriously injured io the accident,
remarked that it was exactly sixteen
years since he went out of Charleston
on the sooth bound postal 'car and
was polled from ander the debris of
the north bound engine at Adams Run.
The remark occasioned no attention,
for it bas been Major Mansfield's cus?
tom to note the anniversary every year
aa it came around. The chief clerk of
the railway mail service bad oot risen
from ?he breakfast table before he re?
ceived a wire acquanting him of today's
acoident The news seemed to strike
him dumb for a few minutes, so sudden
and unexpected was it.
THE MAIL DAMAGED
Major Mansfield lost oo time in
reaching the junction, where he direct
cd tbs collection of the scattered mail
and looked after the mails and the in?
jured mail agent. All the mail collect?
ed waa brought down to the city aod
stored at the postoffise.
Major Mansfield was seen at his cf
fice at the postoffice building this af?
ternoon. He said that a goodly por?
tion of the mail had been lost, or rath?
er not yet collected Some of it was
burnt, but arrangements bad been
made for the collection aod return of
certain packages which are still miss?
ing. He said that as soon as the de?
bris is cleared away some of tbe miss?
ing packages will be found. The mail
wbict/was brought down ts io pretty
bad shape. Some of it is partly burnt,
paobage? are torn open aod m ooh of it
is wet with water which was used to
extinguished the fire. Among the
missing mail is a poccoh from Balti?
more.
On .Major Manifield's desk to-day
was the stamp which was taken from
the bands of Agent Harry Fox, who
was killed in the Adam's Ron accident
when his body was discovered in the
wreck. The date on the stamp bas
never been changed.
LEE'S BIRTHDAY.
How Th-3 Day Was Observed By ]
the School Children
The birthday of Robert E. Lee was ob?
served ^ith appropriate exercise s at the Grach d
School last Wednesday. The regu'ar <xer
cisea were dispensed with and the scsuol did
not assemble until 10-30 o'clock. The seating
capacity of ihe assembly h&ll was Used by tbe
large number of visitors present. The cele?
bration wa3 opened with religious exercises
conducted by Rev. J. A. Clifton.
Dr.Clifton delivered, by invitation, aa ad?
dress oo the life and character of Gen. Lee
and though be was necessarily limited in
time the address was comprehensive and a fit?
ting tribute to the great maa whose memory
the day was set apart to honor.
Dr. Clifton spoke of Gen. Lee as one of the
greatest meo ever born into the world and
one who will be remembered and reverenced
as long as history ecdures. The basis of
Gen. Lee's greaf:oes8, he said, waa io three
characteristics, obedience, strict adherence to
the dictates of conscience and unswerving
trust in God's providence.
Tba salient features in Gen. Lee's life and
career as a man,, aa a soldier and as the great
leader of the people of the South were
sketched in a*masterly manser and with an
eloquence that lent lustre to the illustrious
name of Lee.
Miss Du.'cie Moise and Misa Clemmie Ful?
ler recited appropriate selections.
The quarterly roll of honor was read by
Superintendent Edmunds aa follows:
1st Grade-1st Division-Emma Baker,
Fraoz Teicher, Wendell Levi, Charlie Yates,
Lula Hough. Special Mention-Poul Bow?
man, Walter S.mders, Ada Seymour, Minnie
Bough.
2d Division-E?sie Murray, Cornelia King
man, Marguerite McLeod, Riley Bradham,
Francesca Teicher. Special Mention-Fracces
Joy, Ray Ryttenberg.
2d Grade-Bertha Bultman, Edna Sue's,
Vivian Newman, Katie Keels, Marie De
Lorme Special Mention-Ruby Randie, Mel
brooks Buitmon, Maud Bradham, Roland
Brad well.
3d Grade-Louise Murray, Bartow Walsh,
Charlie McGrettb, Annie Joy, Mary Lowry.
4th Grade-Ralph Geddings, Murr Hall,
Katie Lingner, Katie Moses. Special Men?
tion-Florene? Keels'
5th Grade-Grace Randie, Mary Gaillard,
Gu?gcard Jones. Spwial Mention- Jeanie
Leveoson, Douglass Geddings, Edward Mc- I
Co tehan. ,
6th Grade-Elena Eppe, Isadore Teicher,
Lucile Kingman. 9 ?'
7th Grade-Ruth McLacrio, Alice Moses. 1
. 8th Grade-Special Mention-Salua Nash, ,
Octavia Hill.
9th Grade-Special Mention-Miss Mamie
Sanders, Misa Alice Harby. !
10th Grade-Jno. Richardson, Clifton
Moise, Miss Daisy Yeadon -SpecialMentioo
-Miss MonetaOsteeo.
MAYOR'S COTJBT.
The Mayor's Court assembled Thursday
morning to bear two cases of disorderly con- 1
duct, the hardest gathered by the policemen (
the day and night before. The session wat? of
brief dotation, and tbe cash receipts were 1
emull only $3 being turned into tbe treasury- 1
Tbe first cate was against Sadie Mack, wno I
waa charged with disorderly conduct and ere- ,
a ting a disturbance on the streets. The
charges were substantiated by the prisoner's '
own testimony, and she waa required to pay '
a fine of $3 or serve a term of six days in j
the guard house.
The second case was against Mr. H. D.
Moise, who was charged with creating a dis* (
turbaoce on Main Street and carrying cos- I
cealed weapons. He entered a plea of gnilty
as to creating a disturbance and not guilty
as to carrying: concealed weapoos. He was
put on the stand and made a statement.
Mayor Bossard decided that circumstances ex?
tenuated and excused the offense, acd be
therefore discharged bim without imposing a
fine. .
Observations From Pisgah.
Tbs dormant energies of our people have,
as usual, come to the front, and farm work
ia rapidly progressing. Stephen Girard, the 1
millionaire of Philadelphia, used to
say that contentment alone brought
happiness ; and possibly our people 1
are realising that tbey can be happy
in raising, say 4 cect cotton this year., judg- ?
ing from the preparations going on. Well, i
if we can raise it at 4 eents, we can at 3 cents 1
next year. Economy ia a great thing, es
jpecially wheo a fellow makes his suit last
three years, and grumbles because it woa't 1
wear out^ But you see, Mr. Editor, we are
just a little "tony" from old slavish notions,
and it ia hard to get out of tbe old ruta. Mr. 1
Girard said be only got bis clothes and vic?
tuals out of his vast fortune, and bis clerks
got that, and none bad the trouble be did ;
but with all that, I will wager that Stephen
would cot swap with bis clerk, and a con?
siderable boot io the trade.
The blue birds, that seemed to have been
killed out by the great freeze a few years ago,
have appeared, nut in very few numbers.
Their pleasant little chirp, as they follow
the plows and pick up the worms, remind us
that spring is near, tboogh in the midst of
winter.
Tbe old saying, -.bat a hot summer is the
forecast of a cold winter, bas not been veri?
fied so far.
The guano wagoos are on the road.
All good men here have no trouble in get?
ting all the Advances they want.
The most contemptible man in America is
Griffith of the Ohio legislature, who allowed
bis wife to be insulted by Hanna's agent and
then voted for him.
We are bard up for news-genuine news
that would interest your readers. Nothing
but the scandal of the day seems to be news.
Rev. J. Walter Kenney has been called to
the new church, recently organized, not
many miles from here.
Mr. Kenney is a fine carpenter and is put?
ting some of hi3 work on bia new boase DOW
geing up.
The Spring Hill distiller has been io this
section with bis petition for the freo holders
to sign. I hear of only one free holder who
bas signed it among the whites.
Mrs. Sallie Brown, an old lady near 100
years, is quite sick.
Miss Minnie E. Evans gave a sociable last
week to her friends, which was quite an en?
joyable affiir. No dancing, but just the
rigtft kind of enjoyment for all. Miss Min?
nie is Dr. G. C. Brown's right band here to
collect for the old ministers, and well she
does it. A noble yoong lady and a grand
cause. She knows how to take care of her
friends and make them feel jost "at borne."
Pisgah, January 25.
Weak nerves indicate deficient blood. Ner?
vous people find relief by purifying and en?
riching their blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla,
the great nerve tonic.
Public Sales For February.
There are only two advertisements, of sale
for utzi iteieday-one by ?be Sheriff and one
by the Master.
BY THE MASTER.
Cn^rles Broadway Roass, Assignee, Plain?
tiff, against liill-ry B Holleman, Defendant.
That lot load ia the town of Mayssville, in
the cono ty and State aforesaid, iying sootb
east of the railroad depot aod is bounded on
tbe north-west ny the W C. &. A. Railroad
right of way, oa the north-east by other lands
of H. B. Holleman, on the south-east by
lands of J?s. S. Mayes, and on the sonth-west
by land cow belonging to either Abel Wil?
liams or Jo3. E. Barnett, the said lot being
composed of lots purchased by H. B. Holle?
man respectively from Bryant Ellis, R. A.
Wilson, Joo. A. Dinkies and J. H. Malpass.
TeraiS cash.
BY THE SHERIFF.
All the right, title, and interest of Hillary
B. Holleman to that lot of land in the town
Df Mayesville, (giving identically the same
description as in the advertisement of the
Master) at the soie of Barnhill, Simon & Go.
AN INTERESTING EELIC.
An Old Hand-Bill About an Anti-,
Subniission Meeting Which WaB
to 03 Held in Sumter.
Mr. Editor : Among my relics of former
years is one which relates to a past that is
abcut as dead as is that fat more distant past
in which Marcus Tullian Cicero, by the magic
of ats eloquence, wielded "at will the fierce
democracy" ef powerful Rome.
This relic is an old hand-bill which lie3 by
me as I write, and which was about an "anti
submission meering" which was to be held in
Sumter. Oo the bill we read as follows :
"A meeting of those citizens of Sumter
District who prefer Secession to ultimate Sub?
mission, will be held at Sumtervilie, oo Mon?
ia}', the 6th of October. Governor Means,
incl the Hon. R. B. Rhett, have signified their
intention to be present. The Hon. W. F.
Colcock, and Edmond Bellinger, Jr, E?q,,and
other distinguished citizens, have been in
rited, and are also expected to address the
meeting. The public generally, are incited.
A Barbecue will be provided."
It will be noticed that the date of the year
is not given. The meeting was to haye two
President?, twenty-one Vice-Pr?sidents, five
Secretaries, six Marshals, and the committee
Df arrangements consisted of sixty-nine gen?
tlemen. The names of all the proposed offi?
cers, as well as the ^committee of arrange?
ments, are given. Among tbe Marshals were
the oames cf Cols. F. M. M ellet t and Wil?
liam Nettles, and Major R. B. Cain was on
the-committee of arrangements. All tb ree of
these gentlemen were prominent citizens of
what is now Privateer township, and all three
lave passed away.
lethia meeting was held, and sorae of your
>ld :r readers attended, then this article may
ie of soma interest to them.
MCDONALD Fe RM AN.
Ramsey, Privateer Township, Jan. 24.
Salem Dots.
The farmers of this section are moving
right along with preparations for another
crop. It has been several years since the
wentber conditions were as favorable for farm
work as this January. The oat crop is look?
ing well. I don't know anything about
people's plane.
Several changes of residence among the
white population are worthy of mention as
follows : Mr. John Rhame has moved to the
Plowdeo place, Mr. Jones to Dr. Mnldrow's
pince, Mr. Drakeford to Mr. Geo. Muldrow's
pince, Mr. J. F. McElveen bas repaired the
old Harrington Cooper house and set ap
housekeeping therein, Mr. S. W. Raffield is
farming for Mrs. N. R. Witherspoon vice Mr.
J. S. George who has been there for the last
sii: years, bat is now in Berkeley County,
Mr. D. M. Jones bas moved from Mrs. Rosa I
Cooper's-place to the F. P. Cooper place, and
Mr. J. B. Bradley ts at the former place.
TbiB ie a remarkable showing for old Salem
and proves that "de san do move."
Mr. Hector Ard bad the misfortune to have
a male badly injared at one of the bridges at
Rocky Bluff last week. He was returning
from Sumter where hu had purchased the
mule that day ; at one of the bridges the
male stepped ina bole with the resait that
its pastern-joint is broken. This looks like
a case for the county to pay damages.
Mrs. Ligon, wife of EJitor Lig?n of Aiken,
and ber sister, Miss Retta Dow, are visiting
friends. They are daughters of the late Rev.
J R. Dow, who was for several years pastor
of Brick Church. Their many friends io the
congregation will give them a warm wel?
come.
Mrs. D. K. McFarland is spending the
wiinter with her mother, Mrs. N. R. Wither?
spoon.
Mrs. W. B Corbett i3 visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. R. Muldrow. XXX
Goodwill, S. C., Jao. 24.
Meteorological Record.
The following is a report of observations
of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W.
W. Anderson, for the past week, ending
Jan. 23, 1898 :
Temperature.
SO
ss
Condition.
50
50
46
68
64
68
69
35
42
40
42
45
47
47
42 5
46
43.
55.
54.5!
57 5
58.
K
NB
E
SW
SW
s va
w
.00
.00
.00
32
00
.00
.00
ClonC*
Cloudy
Cloudy
?Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Oa the 20tb the temperature iocreased rap?
idly after midnight, and at 7 a. m. it was
much warmer out of doors than inside
bouses, window paces were covered with
dew on the outside. Maxim temperature was
reached before midday. On the 22d, howev?
er, the maiimum was attained late in the
evening, and on the 23d it was warmest some?
time duriog tbe night before daylight.
Hood's pille are the only pills to take with
Hood's Sarsaparilla. Cure all liver ills.
A CAROLINA COON IN
BOSTON.
J. W. Ramsey Made a Pub?
lic Administrator io
the Hub.
From The New York World.
Boston, Mass., January 21.-The
appointment of Johnson W. Ramsey, a
colored mao, as Public Administrator
of Suffolk County, to fill the place
made vacant by the death of Owen A.
Galvin, wa9 just a bit of a shock to the
"toney" element of the Republican par?
ty here, and the theme ef the appoint?
ment bas not yet ceased to be a subject
of comment.
"I thought we had got our fill of the
colored man in the twelve months of
'Ike' Allen as couo6iller,'; said one of
the party machine men in the corridor
of Youog's Hotel, the day after the an?
nouncement of Mr. Ramsey's appoint?
ment.
But Mr, Ramsey is a different kind
of a mao. Allen was remarkable ody
for bis rise to the position which he oc?
cupied, while Mr. Ramsey seems to be
in every way fitted to fill the position
to which be has been appointed. Had
he not been, Gov. Wolcott would not
have appointed bim. The Governor is
fair and impartial in everything he
does, and even his enemies cannot ac?
cuse him of "playing politics.''
Ramsey, white, could not be one
whit better able to fill the position of
Public Administrator tbao Ramsey,
black. He is youog, about 30, bright,
ambitious and energetio, and since his
admission to the Bar in this city be bas
worked up a business which brings bim
$10,000 yearly. About thirty years
ago. when Mr. Ramsey's parents
who had been slaves-were living
in Sumter, S. C., Mr. Rammer was
born. He was sent to school when very
young and at 10 be displayed signs of
the ambition which bas lifted him up
io life. With the aid of his very poor
parents, and by his own efforts, he was
enabled to take a course at the Fisk
University, in Nashville, Tenn. Dur?
ing vacation he taught school.
While Thus employed in a rural dis?
trict of Georgia Mr. Ramsey was or?
dered to quite tbe country oo pain of
death. It happened this way : Ooe
day while taking a walk io the woods
after school hours be came upon the
body of a negro woman skewered to a
tree. A placard over ber bead warned
any one against removiog her until
dead, uoder pain of a similar fate.
Ramsey oot only released the woman,
bot spoke agaiost the outrage and was
ordered to leave the country. He
left.
From Georgia he went West aod set?
tled in Arkansas. He got a position
as assistant to the county derk of Crit?
tenden County, and while thus employ?
ed he tried to make peace between the
whites and blacks. Fie was once more
compelled to change his' domicile. He
went to Memphis and dabbed a bit in
politics. In 1892 be was a member of
tba class of that year in the Boston
University Law School. He was ad?
mitted to the Suffolk C- "?oty Bar and
since graduating hat. jen practicing
law io this city.
His cases are nearly all civil, aod he
is counsel for a few big business
bouses. He has a suite of three rooms
ia the Suffolk Baok Building, aod he
employs a stenographer, bookkeeper
aod office boy. He is fond of books
and good horses. He is good looking,
dresses elegantly, is athletic believes
in football and cleao boxing, and stands
about six feet io his stockings.
Storm and Blizzard Raged.
Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 23-The
most severe blizzard which has visited
this seotion for years continued its fury
until about 6 o'clock this morning.
Snow to the depth of 18 inches has fall?
en aod with the wind blowing at the
rate of 50 miles an hour, great drifts
were formed io all parts of the city,
making travel almost an impossibility.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 23-The
Mississippi river from Cairo to New Or?
leans is rising rapidly, and there is
enough water in sight to send it above
the danger lioe from Cairo to Vicks?
burg. The water rose a foot here to-day
and in four days it will probably be
above the daoger line. At Cario the
danger line has been passed.
YELLOW FEVER NEAR''
EDWARDS.
Washington, Jan. 24-Surgeon
General Wyman bas received a dis?
patch, dated the 20th instant, from
Dr. Stewart, at Memphis, stating
that the secretary of the Mississippi
board of health reported one, and
possibily three, cases of yellow fever
near Edwards, Miss Surgeon Car?
ter of the marine hospital service, was
ordered to Edwards to investigate,
and reported on Sat urday that was
on his way. Mail reports io the
surgeon general state that the sus?
pected cases are oo a plantation about
\ twelve miles from Edwards, where a
man, his wife and several children
have had symptoms resembling yel?
low fever As no cases have occur
red at Edwards since December 10
these reports from an isolated quar?
ter are not regarded as serious
There are no reports of fever in any
other section.
-MIT-- ll I
Cheap reading matter can be bad at the
boook store of H. G. Osteeo k Co. Five
hundred paper bound novels just received.
Five and ten cent edi tic ca.
M?ales, j jIjUji^j ^?!^e?a
I haye just returned
from the West where I
purchased a
CHOICE LOT OF MULES,
With a few nice horses,
and am prepared to offer
to my customers some?
thing that I am sure will
fill the hill.
Give me a call.
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Sumter, S. C., January 26, 1897.
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