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A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT,
IX WHICH TEN PEOPLE LOSE THEIR
LIVES.
The Midnight Kant Tennes«eo Passenger
Telescopes that of Georgia Pacific—
People Ui!J«d and Wounded
by the Escaping .Steam.
Atlanta, December 15.—At 62 minutes
after 11 o'clock last u ght a most horrible
collision took place on the Georgia Pacific
railroad at Collier's water tank, just seven
teen miles frond Atlanta. The EaBt Tern
Vicksburg. Before leaving last night Mr.
Pierce wus at Jones’ livory stable. He
thought of riding. iu the stock car with
Gypsy, and so stated. The gcntlomcn at
the stable dissuaded him from doing so.
Ho then decided to go in the passenger
cosch. The car in which Gypsy was put
was not struck. Had Pierce been in it he
would not have been injured. Some time
THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1885.--TWELVE PAGES.
TOOM15S AT WASHINGTON.
band arrived to-night and is at her side. T ATT) TO
Nathan Stanley, one of the' IjAIU 1U IVEajI.
dead, proves to be from Kingston, N. 0.,
not Anniston, as reported. A telegram was I fHE FUNERAL OF GEN. ROBERT
received to-night to ship his remains to 1
Kingston to-morrow. Relatives of Bernard
Peyton will come to-morrow to bear his
body to Charlottesville.
The coroner’s jury adjourned till to-mor
row at lb o'clock a in. to get the evidence
of the telegraph operator at Mabelton, who
has been sent for. The body of Mr. Pierce
was removed to Jones's stable to-night.
The II'Miip-l’liicn of the Dead Statesman
Draped In Mourning—The Simple,
Uut Touching Cc reinonle*— 1 Tho
Journey to the Grave.
Washington, Ga., Dec. 17.—The funeral
of General Robert Toombs occurred hero
object of Mr. Pierce's visit to Atlanta this where it is watched ovor by William,
time was to sell two carloads of Texas I Robert and Lawrence Jones, bis
ponies, which be disposed of, and to take friends in lifo and death. A telegram was to-day at 11:30 o’clock,
i- Gypsy to his homo. | received by Mr. Will Jones from his yHe | The citizens spent all of yesterday in
i- Mr. Be - - •
Bernard Peyton, general counsel for to-night requesting that the remains bo
ncssee, Virginia .and Georgia cannon ball I the Georgia Pacific railroad, lived at Rirm- sbi]
passenger, No. 12, ran into the Georgia Pa-1 iogham. lie came from Charlottesville, I
ciflo accommodation train, telescoping the I Virginia, wnere his mother and sister re- II<
two passenger coaches in the rear. 1 side. Ho was their main support. Ho ■
Collier's waier tack is one mile and a I camo to Atlanta yesterday on business,
quarter this sido of Austell, and train No. I Mr. Aleck Thweatt thought of going to
52 of the Georgia Pacific, which Birmingham with Mr. Peyton lost night,
bad left Atlanta fivo minutes behind and was on the point of taking the berth
time, had stopped there to take on water, opposite the one occupied by Mr. Peyton,
The East Tennessee passenger No. 12, left when Mr. Cheats persuaded him to go uj
Atlanta abon- three quarters of an hour | the Air-Line road with him. Mr. Thweatt
i for the event. Every
to Abeline,”Tcx. I businesshouso was heavilv draped in mourn-
/midnight the sufferers at Ivy Street ing, as were also many of the dwellings. Even
pital are resting well. Ellison am
ave a chance to pull through.
GENERAL TOOMBS DEA
the trees along the route to be pursued by
the funend procession were wrapped iu
black and white. The gilded bands of tho
clock in the court bouse tower were stopped
at 0 to mark the hour of the illustrious
dead’s last breath.
To-day there was a total suspension of
religions convictions. Ho was not led
astray by false philosophies, but accepted
leading doctrines of the church. God to
him was not a mere first cause, but he la>-
lieved in n personal Lord and Master. He
believed in special providences. He be-
linvod in the necessity of repentance and
the witness of tho spirit. All these things
he believed before he became a
MEMBER or THE CHUBCn.
Previous to tbroo years ago t Geu.Tooubs's
life was not in consonance with his ex
pressed belief. Ho knew right and approv
ed it, while not pursuing the wrong ne did
not take n decided stand for good, llis re
lations with his wife were of the tenderest
character; she constantly prayed for his
conversion and went from death to life with
the hopo that ho would speedily prepare
for tho future beyond the grave. Her
later lenvin" just twelve minutes behind I changed his mind and thus, perhaps, saved he was dying and could las
time! Doth’trains were out of the ached- his life. Mr. Peyton was about forty-five All the day his breathing
ulo time. years of age and a very able man. I every breath seemed to be
be Burled In the Same Grave
Wife.
Washington, Ga., December 15.—Gen. ML mf . ■ ■
Toombs died just at 0 o'clock this evening, business, the stores were closed, the mills
It was announced early this morning that were silent and the school houses were va-
and could last but a few hours. I cant. It was thought a targe number of
was uneasy, and I visitors from all sections of the State would
___ . o his last. A little I ussomble to do honor to tho dead states-
TheGeorgia Pacific track between Atlan-1 Mr. E. 8. Hale, whose home was at For-1 while before 5 be was thought to be dead, man's memory, but beyond] perhaps 200
ta and Austell, eighteen miles distant, is I rest Station, eight miles from Atlanta on I but ho breathed a few more feeble breaths residents of the oounty, the number of vis-
used by the East Tennessee rood. The the Central road, was in tho olfice of Frier- and then tho spirit of too great Robert itors was small. Not more than half a hun-
East Tennessee trains run to Austoll and son & Leak, real estate agents. His bnsi-1 Toombs took U| ‘ ”
then branch to the northwest toward Rome. I ness there was to placo in their hands his I surrounded
The Georgia Pacific trains reaching Austell flouring mill at Forrest Station. He took I brother, whom IS „. —. .
kept right on due west to Alabama. The I the train last night for Culman, Ala. j at his bedside. | eral John A. Stephen? and Oomtnlsaioner of
r» a the coboneb’s inquest.
Georgia Pacific accommodation pasaenger
lost night lmd two combination coaches
attached—ono half of each sleeper—the
other with ordinary passenger seats. The
train sped onward to Collier's water tank
and stopped. The East Tennessee passen
ger, just twenty-three minntes be!
Um’o and running at tho rata of
FOKTT MILES AN HOUIi,
once to hold on inquest. He began with
S toe body of Mr. E. 8. Hule.
| The first witness was Conductor F. M.
Duggar, of the East Tennessee passenger.
He stated that he left Atlanta twelve min-
ueneral Toombs sat np in his easy chair Agriculture, J. T. Henderson of Atlanta,
, „ , last Wednesday for the lost time. On Fri- Dr. H. Carey of LaOrongo, Hon Chas Du-
By 10 o clock Coroner Dick Haynes re- j d(i ,. he began to fail quite rapidly, end since j Bose, Judge F. L. Little, Mr. Geo. White
paired to Patterson nnd Broadway,““d UJttimeit h as been evident to all that th eland Mr. Geo. R Brown of Sparta, Mr.
having summoned a jury,_ proceeded at | not far off. Frank B. Pope. Dr. J. H. Alexander, Major
Nearly all his life he expressed a desire to I W. F. Alexander and Hon. Patrick Walsh
be buried at the old family burial-ground in I of Augusta, were among the more promi-
the country, where his father is buried, and I nent visitors. It is not supposed that oth-
near where he himself was born, but during I era failed to come because of any lapse of
the past few years his mind changed on this I memory as to the occasion, bat because of
nect, and it was his desire to bo buried I that indifference common enough about
1 man that has been absent long from
camo thundering around the curve and u tes late, and was twenty-three minntes i , f . •
dashed madly into the rear coaches, plough- be hind time when he struck the Giorgia Wj**; and , linv .
Bo g none«rr^d^^SVwi^pTng nf^Yhe Teno wife's remains were brought in from public life; but General Toombs's own peo-
jnHtahoad. liind time and running such great speed ... , Thnrsdav I Early in the morning tho Toombs man-
The scene which ensued baffles the power | co ,,i d not poshly hold up. P„!L“ w „s„m Lion, on Main st o t, was thrown open to
•of words The shneks ot women the Dr. G. (I. ltay, surgeon of the Borgia X7dX£- B the public. Man, Availed themselves of
screams of children, the groans of dying Pacific, next witness, said: Had examined ..wll n «oS«Gl' December 15 -Please the opportunity thus offered them to gaze
men mingled in heartrending Iborus and dead coolly. N ono died from external nut no^ ta ™ir nawr U" >“t Ume upon the features of one
amul the Buck darkness ami general up- injuries. Lone^ Too nb s wiU 1» tari«l otWaSK whom they knew ‘long nnd well and for
r °Th^*hi8sing U 8team 8 Bhot over the horror- ™ “ TtaX•£ nth.1u“T whom they entertained sincere respect and
Jcken victim*, kissing them into ghastl, l ° "“ft— DuBo8E / | lay in a broiAc casket
®*2J; „„„ steam from the boiler flooded the train.
1 or a timo all was Mr. Hale snrvived the wreck and died on
jut soon the Hvtag wmembeted the dnt; to | gg “ on %, A ^^u y ™kiuff!!d
. in tho front room on the right as the house
SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE. | u entered. Ho was dressed in black
I An OmlMton From Iu LUt of Appoint- I !'^»to. his feet enc«cd in sUppera
the dead and dying. Messengers were Sis-1 " r :,„ menu that Shout,, be Supplied. I wiTthe'teft rS? upon rX“ bis
patched to Austell, and in a , a.. wero he Bbunswick, December 15.—Our reporter fftC0 waa pai^fniiy emaciated, the promi-
short time Drs. Medlock and Arr : VC( i a.,, r pho two children of I tUstrict appointments I nen ^ n0S0t projecting brow, the lofty
Westmoreland, accompanied by a number Mrg> Brown died on*tho train returning to %L u ijj towhcod, and th P e slight gray beard under
of citizens, repaired to the wreck. or< ^ Atlanta.” Georgia conference. They will bo found I ^ aUgojvell known, were barely sug-
ell, accompanied by several railroad officials, I “\r Y train waa No* 12 and the schedulo I Brunswick hospitality, and will rejoice forehead, a scant reminder of the lax-
left on a special train for the scene of the srieetdepoti. ^cn too‘imero 1 |s around to visU the SwZk’lock, wont to crown bis head
accident. 10-45 o m I left at 10-57 being twelve .^y beside tho Sen. Our reporter is ftl)0 ut tho lips, oltbough they were shghtly
By 8 o’clock this morning the debrh had mi ' nu ,gl behind time Mv ordere staUd abundant in praise of tho Messrs. Blam and I tt t h e ro was a firmness which
been cleared from tho track, and at 8j06 a t j ... t/> mcct /i which w-s a 'heir kind and pleasant families, of which in( j 0I6( i the man’s audacious daring,
coach of No. 12 reached Atlanta with the ,JZ.i rjt Tenneieo tmiu at Cliatta- ho was honored in being a guest. I
killed and wounded, Two terribly man- Md that {jEg5$? Pacifio t r“n Dublin <ll«rlct-H. 11. latter, presiding
r tue I ,„L' L tnau nlina/1 r\9 mo U-mtlll moot thil I Cider.
;led ladle* went put ta a .houee, neer tn. | ^ ^ of me would meet thle t a Brancll>
Wrightsvilie—H. A Hodges.
Swmnsboro—C. II. Carson.
ii - * > * c ' flo depot, where they wore I Blune tta j n ot u tt pi e t on> eight miles beyond
well cared for. Chattahooche, 1 received another order
beven wounded men were borne ‘ o I ™y ovcr t k 0 wire to destroy my first order nnd
Street Hospita 1 , where they were put nn. I ct No u at Concor £ flve m j log fnrthor
dor tho influence of opiates nfter their Qn RnJ onl m iiea from Mapleton. I
wounds were dressed. 1 - u - ’ »
CABRIED TO THE UNDXBTAKER. - H |
At 9 o'clock this morning ten dead bodies minutes ahead ot me, and would pass Aus-
wero removed in an umlortskor's wagon I uj] before I did. At Anstcll we leave the
from the Georgia Pacific depot to tho estab-1 Goorgia Pacific track. When the accident
lLshment of Pattenon A Bowdon, under-1 occurred I was
takers on Lo-
REMOVAL TO THE HEARSE. ^
Promptly at 11 o'clock the shields of but
uished bronze were screwed down upon
tho glass lid of tho casket, nnd aU that was
mortal of him whose fame was once bound-
Snmmertown and Hidvillo—J. 0. Rabon. I less as civilization itself was bidden for-
Morysvillo—Supplied by M. Walker. over from human eyes. A few minutes
Lovett circuit—Supplied by W. H. H. I after tho pall-bearers grasped the bright
B £T tt0iIWW - BnW “ a by W - “■ “• copper rods on each side of‘'the ^ket‘^d
SOtt I Mount Vwnoncircuit—A H. Bazemorc. | bore toeh^rick
shaped walk to the hearse which stood at
the gate. The pall-bearers were all citizens
of Washington, friends anu neighbors of
him whose lifeless body they boro. They
Reedsvillo—J. 8. Gilmoro.
Altamaha—J. J. Giles.
Eistmnn Mission—Suppliod by C. S.
running at tho rata of be- „
a. -“•* “rS?b I rfe
Six men, one woman, three children— jjr. Anthony Stephens said: "My train , - f v
md! A groat crowd followed the wagon wns No. 52, an East bound Oeorghf Pacific Ic!*, ! o' Mimm.
through the streets, and when tue dead train, and my schedule timo for leaving was r Ui'SVw t
wero tenderly lifted into tho undertaker s I i0;lf, p, m., and I pulled out from 8imp»ou I nil
hall several policemen had to be placed at gtreet on time. My order stated that I wes | Darien George O. Thompson,
tho front door to keep the people from to meet the west-bound East Tcenossc*
rushing in. , | train at llnnleton, and that the train foUow-
oud ■HkH
A Fire In .Iael<.onville.
wore:
I 0. A Alexander,
J. T. Erwin,
J. W. Sanders,
Ii. W. Sims,
John A. Stephens,
C. E. Irvin,
F. W. Barnett,
R. M. Smith,
H. P. Quin,
E. G. Binns.
It
scaiueu to uenm. i/r- i ales oeioro r\o, 11 came uj. awviumi iu i 1
physician, examined them in vain for m y orders I knew that No. 11 would have # notice ^, #r# was” raging‘on tho I
Lrokenboneo. Death hail ensued in almost I totraveleightmileatoChaltidioocheetomeet I 8 - -'
every instance from inhalation of steam. No. 12. This would (rive me the some as six- .
■ The hearse was on open one.
-zr-v-T, . I ,, ,c_ | ■— c; ,vt \, | Washington, December 10.—At 11:15 to-1 draped with black and drawn by two
horrible snecta- l n 2 me . w0 , ni 8 llt tdegragh communication with Jack- htraes! At their heads walked two colored
dim hall presented,a most.horrible specta- tahoochee I received ordera at Mapleton K0UTi , le> wu interrupted. Shortly grooms, both of whom had been in Geo.
cle. It was plain toaeethat allhadbocn to , ide track, and I remained there tenmln- it waa temporarily resumed, and Toombs's service.
J? r< ,^^.'n th v # .Z a “SI fSS e No y- ll wouMtaiie “*« Union telegraph operator. the ecneral services
o Chattahoochee to meet Sto aide of tbo^tr^A .S^kSe°Sia of to° k P'« c0 too Methodist church, which
B give metheiame aa aix-1 * n atnro oa to neccskitato the imme-1 111 *l mt0 ncar Toombu mannion. Tho
THE names on the dead. I teen mile, ahead of No.12, or 32 minute*, dlaU| of inatmmenU. No par-1 U » brick “^‘“0 capable of seat-
Bernard Peyton general connect of tho » * nd “«« ra “ 1 toirty tioaIan wero gi Ten ud nono have been re- “»™ toan 300 penonj-perhap.
iteriinrii i eyton, gi utimi mile, an hour. My train waa allowed cigb- —i Ted „d to 12 JO a. m twice that number crowdod into it to-day.
'7^ i>j ere . of San Antonio, Texas. Ken miles an hour. I did not know that Jacesonville, ^la., December 16.—A fire Ar P T .*K til* ctauch th* casket, pre-
F T t.u’ of Forest* Station, Central No. 12* orders had taen changed. Had I brok „ ont in o^ jj i Iab t«nl’a warehonae 11 P«‘or°!the
roiwi *' ’ | known that tiie two East Tenneaaee trains | on the dock about 11 o'clock to-night and | church, IUght Rev. John W. Beckwith,
Nathan Stanley, of Anniston, Ala.
Jacob Banks, of Feirburn, Ga. Mary
D. Uri^hl* o( FSrtmn,^ Q*. T -°-l e “* | to U mwb Uapletou. TU-1 'i.Um.w'h!.' 1 !*. 08 ''’ "- 1 —| .u .lo-ly b.rac up ll..,-t.tru S.lo to Ui.
Mr*. J. D. Brown, of Howory Branen. wbdo j thought No. Pi wa» thirty-two min- TnoMAsnuje, December 16.—Yesterday the scripture selections found in the Mcth-
the wounded. utes behind me, it was only fifteen at 1 o'clock Oliver Spinks and Charles odist burial service for the dead at the sol-
Mrs. Jane Clara Bright, of Fayette conn- minute¥ j[y train had barely Stnbbs bad a fight, in which Spink* w*a emu procession moved np the aisle, the
ty. Breast crashed in and terribly scalded lto p. wd v hen the accident occurred, the agraeaor and vn* wonted. They met organist at the same time playing a volnn-
about the face, neck and hand*. Mrs. jojgjag (rota the force with this morning and after some words Stnbbs ta^r:
Bright was ea route with her husband “d I which my train was struck, I think No. 12 fired at Spinks who was standing iu the Come Ve DUeoeeolaU."
child, and her father and mother, Mr. and w(u running at the rate of forty miles an door of Mack Bullock's stoic. The ball The family and near relatives of Genera
Mrs. Banks, to visit friends in Cnllman, bonr . There is a down grade from Maple-1 missed Spinks and bystanders interfered Toombs followed the casket end took sett*
Ala. She is tho only one of the five now l tQQ t0 u, e wa t C r tank. It is generally on-1 before another ehot was fired. The diffl-1 in the pews ta front, specially reserved for
alive, and her condition is extremely crib- den tood on both the roods that we take on cnlty on yesterday arose from a long stand- t icir use. The church was a
cal. __ water on tho sevenleen-mile tank. I had I ing unpleasantness and it is feared may mass or uorenn eitht mi
Mrs. D. a Brown, of Flowery branch, two m*,, lt the rear end of my train, have a more serious re*nlt yet, although , '„
Hall countv, mother of two of the children j, a .junai post a mile on each side of both parties are under bond to keep the ,.^ b<s 'J*?”?? “f 11
anil smIus.^Slra. Brown WO.ra rau/.^to| ‘ I didnothear No.12wSVhen | BmHMOND^mbJris’^The jWi-Uowj^o-whieh,tavtole^v™ worked
white flowers
aeroha it in
death led him to consider more closely tho
necessity of making preparations to moot
God. He expressed tho intention to join
the church but did not do so at once be
cause of the unfavorable circumstances
which surrounded him. Some time after
lie expressed to Bishop Pierce, his life-long
friend, his desire to unite with the church.
This he wished to do, not as
regenerated nyvn, lint as
earnest seeker after truth-
Ho carried out his intention and was bap
tized. Gen. Toombs made a grave mistake
not joining the church sooner. He bim-
Bclf admitted Iris mistake. lie waa a frank
man in all his opinions, and utterances. In
so important a matter, he ought to have
noted with his usual decision and arrayed
himself upon God's side. The preacher re
lated a conversation which be had with
Gen. Toombs early in the present year.
A SAD CONVERSATION.
One day when they were alone Gen.
Toombs said to his pastor. "If in God's
providence it should fall to you to preach
my funeral sermon, what would you say of
mc." "I evaded the question,'' said the
preacher, “telling him that 1 did .not
wish to think of death as coming
to him." “I insist that y>
shall answer my question," the General i
joined. "I tolil him then," continued the
preacher, "just wbat I have said here to-day
over his dead body. He admitted the en
tire truth of what 1 said. 1 then told him
that if 1 should have to preach at his funeral
I should also say that in accordance with
the spirit of the time at which he was form
ing his habits, be became bound by some
that were wrong; but I said to him that on
account of his perfect, frankness, his free
dom from hypocrisy, whenever he should
declare be waa a converted man, everybody
would believe the truth of his declaration
At this point he changed the subject, but
before X left tiiankea mi for what 1 had
said.
It is often the case,"said the General, "that
funeral discourses aro made the means of
fulsome eulogies upon men who do not do
serve them. Often too they tend to put I
iremium upon procrastinating repentance.
. hope you will remember this conversation
and if you should preach my funeral ser
vice. Yon will say then wbat you have
said now.”
“In direct accordance with bis wishes,'
continued tho preacher. "I hove said what
I have said." Alluding briefly to Gen.
Toombs's
BRILLIANT PUBLIC SERVICES
ho said, what a mistake that he did not
early Ufe throw aU his powerful influence
upon tho sido of tho pure nude filed religion
of Jesus Christ. Nevertheless, ho continued,
“mennro sometimes saved ashy fire,so I be
lieve it was with Gen. Toombs. Young
men, 1 urge you to imitate bis virtues
but to shun bis errors. 1 thank God h *
spared General Toombs until bo made
public profession of bis conversion. 1 be
lieve that he was n truly converted man
nu ]withstandin<- ma^- of bis habits were
not wltfcLi his power’’to throw iff. M 1 * j
the blessing of God be with you as I sin
cerely believe it was in tho end with him.”
By request both of General Toombs'*
family and of Rev. Mr. LaPrnde bishop
Beckwith addressed the congregation.
THE BISHOP** ADDRESS
was a rare burst of eloqueDco. Even a per-
balim report would not do it justice because
” ion it
another man s servant; but God gave hut
only begotten for tbo redemption of men.
Believe that our friend was r divined. Shun
his errors, imitate his virtues.”
THE JOURNEY TO THE OBAVE.
At the conclusion of Bishop Beckwith's
address, Rev. Mr. Brown delivered the
closing prayer. The hymn,
"Why Should We Start and Peer to Die,"
was sun" to tho tune of “Old Hundred,"
General Toombs having expn u liking
for it upon funeral oceu-ions. This hymn
ended the cervices tfacchnnh. After the
casket had been placed upon the open
hearse, the funeral procession, fully half u
mile in length, began the journey to tho
cemetery, three-quarters of a mile distant
from the church. The route was lined with
spectators, who maintained a solemn si-
lence. At the cemetery the eiskat m
lowered into a grave, beside that of his wife.
Bishop Beckwith read tho burial servico
the Episcopal church. The grave was
tilled in and then the throng quietly dis
persed to their homes. Throughout tho
r not a single bell was tolled.
3v way of comment it may be said with
th, that the funeral services, while sim-
i >le, were very touching. It seemed * fit-
ing close to a life that lias been so stormy.
All was quiet and peace. The day was a
lerfect one. No untoward incident occurred
>ut every arrangement was promptly and
successfully carried out.
Gen. Toombs, perhaps (he greatest of
Georgians, has returned to the bosom of
mother earth. Even his enemies may join
wi;h his friends and say: "Peace to liis
ashes.”
TAKING a PLASTER CAST.
Mr. Orion Frazee, a sculptor of Atlanta,
arrived here this morning for the pnrposo
of taking a plaster cast of Gen. Toomus's
faco. Mr. Frazee was not sent for by Mr.
Gabriel Toombs, but by other members of
the Toombs family. Mr. Frazeo succeeded
in obtaining an excellent impression of the
stateiman's features. He found it necessary
to change somewhat the position of tho
lips, as they were considerably drawn. It
is not yet determined whether a statue or
bust will be made. Tho family will ogreo
upon one or the other next week.
The Work of Manager l'mest.
The Telegraph's representative was ac
companied to Washington by Mr. J. 8.
Ernest, manager of the Southern Telegraph
Company's office at Macon. Mr. Erneat
cat bis company's wires, established a tem
porary office in Mr. J. S. Chapmen's store,
and as fast as the pages of tho report of
General Toombs funeral were sent to him
telegraphed them to Macon. This was en
terprise for both Mr. Ernest and his com
pany.
GEN. TOOMBS'8 FORTUNE
'tune
i’Afililngtcm to
the surroundings under whic
t .°? k £!? Ce '“.V’S °““rt A “* m . b A y - purple, odorous violet*. On the left ws*
Atlmuution to the gallerie* and floors of the
Riverside, Ala.) scalded about hia hands, # mj 32 minutes behind me.
fa ^,M-SS. offslrbura, ggtt* UrK Bright died *r*bont 3 o’clock this I the Spesker of the Horn* and President I in“J^ d I^“t^‘5ioir«ng—
; head cut by. glM* “ d toinila | afternoon /’ M„. Brown's chsnce for recov- pro letm of the Senate. The eastern gallery I - B .
-• ■ - —'of the House »nd the only gallery of the
„ , „ - , , , . , , u .,.,or made of flowers, resembling ta
House and Senate was by cards signed by whiteness unbeaten snow. When *11
and cat
lv iNtiiorv of tf, I How vrbrn be die*.
r,«-iRR»E«Y were reserved for ladle* and both BeT * iIr * L*Fr*de then read the ninetieth
were filled. In the Senate, John W. Daniel " ritb el<K l ne J t Turning to the
w cn ii Yearwood. of Jsckson county; eryl* small She may die beforemeraium ofthel
j«?’abont Thefaco and hand*. The coroner . jury adjourned st 6 o clock I
h *\r tt Vllison. of lliverside, 8t Clair I until 10 o clock to-morrow morning. _ . nominated bv M r Wimrfleld of Ul»e Teatament, he read a selection from
^ ^le ^ ta. b7 nomiZtiof ^ondM^ ^ Cortathtaim.
LmlCMidtateraally tajurad by tahMing ^ b y Mr ^X^on^ wn^ McCormick hw;
■tesm. . v „ to wlratdispositionslulube made oMk Six Stubbs. Gen. Mahoue wo* placed in nomi-1 Balttow
J. H. Sink, of Salem, to doU ars was found nation bv
Meridian, Miss., taco scalded and hnndu It wiU be forwarded nominatlo
no wo* placed in nomi-1 -unt row U CbrUt rUea from tLe drsd. 1
■ Mr. Gains, of Nottoway, and the I At the conclusion of the aoriptnre lessons
Lion was seconded by Norton (col-1 was sung the hymn _
ca h . I r‘hU wife ^ I ored) of York. Daniel waa nominated -I would not Ura alwtgr."
0. W. Belton, of At •o’clock the seven woundod men at ta the Hons* by Beverty B. Munfonl, of TblswssGeu. Toombs’s own selection,
face and band* badly **lded, | 8tfe «t hosDitsl were doing pretty well. | Pittaylvsnis, and the nomination was aec- | Ue loved the sweet old song and before hi*
— is Iver Street hospital were doing pretty well, tattaylvsnis, and the nomination was sec- n e ( OTed the sweet old song an
ly injured by inhaling steam. ^ N.Kllison, of Riverside, Ala., '>nded by Mr. Dunlsp, of Richmond, and death expressed the desire to have it sung
serious. , . .....—.norter and CharlenW. Belton, of El Paso. Texan, Mr. Btusrt, speaker of the House. Msbcme kt his funeral. The hymn was followed by
Jack Scott, colored, sleeping car po , l wQnt ifott these was nominated by Mr. Martin, of Norfolk, e ioqaent prayer from tlev. Dr.HiUver. Rev.
mwldfd ,Tmnesvec nr a inhaled some steam and are hurt In- and seconded by Wise, May* and Hama Mr. LaPrade then delivered an address.
Engtaccr Owens, of the East • They may not live, bnt will If* xo azenox was pbxac*ed,
Imma and Georgia train, acaWi'i auuue 'idTr" All tile wounded are suited as followa: IHniel 70, Mahons «. , _ . ,■
irginia ana ueorg el^d ^,,r and atacomforteble. The two houses will meet ta joint conven- it ^“8 toe desire of Oen. Toombs and the
h'iPKT' ^Tton LZNa^arHaSley wire tion to-morrow, when the result of tbe vote that the funeral ceremomea should
of Gypsy, c te tK acc-itenL Aa it oc- will be announced ami Daniel declared »>•of the «mptest character.
■ 2SZLI ^^-^bbMunt/Se “roner of that elected. .. Mr .Ufrodtt? .ytarera w- unhiue.
Virginia and Georgia traiu, hardly — - , . ■ ■■
tho legs. being well cared for and are comfortable.
Mr J W* PUrce, tbe owner .mu,....
d min andhasjtira ^^y wiUhoid'^lnquest over them to-
fU° WI }--fiWJUl «»• “ JuUtefore he died, Mr. Hale handed a
the toot ; art. He lived *(79.60, asking him to *5 nd ***»
bnt .? D i* 'this m- rning an-1 w« «° n - hia wife. It *** handed to Dr. Itay, who
Stad-Su Mr. 0. a 'Kb*, .hat
adoos to the tune >» . , „ , lum:: ..«■
sew™ w "iiiwoumtad.waa aittrag i
Belton, who *““ J13r ^thO*r«i »hen |
to difsnK
bis two son*
Victaourgto— •*£
Mr. Here* W silh hha ta a
Xtianta, De.v-mber li.—Jack Scott, th*
taTtwelfth victim. Mm. Brown.
at ^(. hour .mWaight) it staking and not
npretadtoU»evniu morning. Her hua-
. It waa faultlea-dy delivered and at times
Air. Hendricks a Katate. 1 vaa eloquent. Its uniqueness consisted ta
IxdiaxAroLia, December 16.—Mrs. Eliza the nnvarniahe 1 store which it oon-
Henbricks has filed bond as executrix of tained of Gen. Toombs's religious
the will of Thomas A. Ueudtieks ta the experience^ The preacher took no text
He said that the pnblie acta of the diatin-
guiahed dead were indelibly imprinted upon
tbe records of the country. It was with
tho** acta he did not intend to deal. They
were aU open, clear and above reproach.
He vi-hed to speak solely of General
Toombs's religious life, hem than three
yean ago he became a member of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South. He was a
man who ail iris Ufa entertained profound
sum of (17,000, with W. C. Thompson,
Stephen W. Morgan and Thomas L. Sul'i-
van aa sureties. Her affidavit states that to
the best of her knowledge and belief the
personal estate of Mr. Hendricks ta worth
about (85,000. Mr. Hen Oriels was easts led
868,000 on real estate.
Xsrw Twrasu by reading tbe "Srtesee of Ufa."
ttw beta iseairel work aver psbUebed tor yesag
i deliv
ered wonld be absent Ha said that ho
came to Washington not anticipating that
he wonld lie ctdled npon to take partln tho
funeral sereioes. IIo could not, however,
decline the request of the children ami
grand-children of his old friend. Since the
■loath of Bishop Pierce he believed he had
been the minister of tbe gospel who stood
nearest to General Toomlis.
He paid a glowing tribute to General
Toombs's intellect, but notwithstanding
the statesman's giant power intellectually,
be believed before God that the statesman's
pcatest moment was when he pronounced
ill own eulogy. Looking back over his life
he plaood in the hands of his pastor his
»rotest against smothering errors of a man's
if* at the expense ot tenth. "In the pub
lic service he was great,” continued the
bishop. In his relations os
HUSBAND AND rATUKR
lie was great, hut ho was greatest when he
uttered that protest and commissioned his
pastor to warn the yonng men of the State
not to stain themselves with the habit
whit h held him ta its iron grasp.
Infusing the deepest pathos in tbe tones of
his voice, the Bishop aitid it bad been his good
fortune to know General Toombs after he
had passed through th* stormy scenes of
his eventful career. In those scencehe had
been like the stormy petrel, but at their
ecd the etormy petrel tabled his wings and
the evening tun streaked his hair with gray.
Ue knew General Toombs then. His home
life ought to be a sacred memory to all
Georgians forever. Fifty-three yean ego
he stood before the altar s-id plighted bis
troth to his wife, now gone home. Never
did plumed knight plight stronger faith to
the reacne of the holy sepulchre. There
waa a picture he rememliered In it was
a great open fire place. The old statesman
in his arm chur on one side and on tho
other his wife. Tbe eloquence, wit and
wisdom that was caught and thrown inti
proverbs, flowed from (he statesman's lip*.
The wife lending additiouul chum to the
picture by her gentleness and anblime faith
in her husband. Never bnt once hud the
Bishop seen the General
SHAKEN IT A SPIRITUAL THOUGHT.
That wu when listening to the story of ths
prodigal son. When the words "I will arise
and go unto my father” were utter*-d, and
the forgircnes.i and joy of tbe father were
‘Tt
<t by ltellabte Citizen* or Wnhloftl
bo a Wreck.
Washington, Ga., December 17.—It is
currently reported this afternoon that Gen.
Toombs's fortune is a wrock. Thocauso ta
said to be heavy advances to tho Kimball
House Company of Atlanta. Mr. W. W.
Simpson, one of tbe wealthiest citizens of
Washington, said in the prcsenco of tho
Telegraph's representative that General
Toombs bad lost $100,000. He also said that
ho repeatedly warned Gen. Toombs not to
visit Atlanta, tlmt tho scoundrels there
would him rain him. Continuing, ho men
tioned two men connected with tho Kim
ball llouso and Baid bo hail no doubt tboy
wero glad General Toombs was dead.
Messrs. Is W. Soovllla and James Thomp
son, of Atlanta, went to tho offleo of Mr.
Dudley DaBose at about 3 o'clock to havo a
conference with him. It is said that tho
contcrcnco was with reference to General
Toombs's advances to the Kimball House
Company. Thero ta a general disgust hero
over these developments.
THE MORMON EXCITEMENT.
Tho Orders Conccntn.tlnB Troop, at Salt
Lalio City Countermanded.
a.,,,,. Nxn., December 16.—It was
■ Oman , » ^ hour 1(Uit that ordera
learned m • military hcadquartera
had been issued truu. _ rescinding
of the department of the PUtio -
tbe ordera of Friday, December 4. Tuo.
latter were tho mysterious orders on which
Bette: ■ M (■
portray ed, General Toomb* manifested deep
feeling, and said, "If that be tra* tlu-n I
wish to know more of it" The bishop al
luded to General Toombs's habits, speaking
of them u being in tbe beginning threads
which afterwards became cords. "Would
you judge him?” Ue inquired, "Who art
thou that judgeat another man’s servant?”
Looking back over the long span
of hia aeventr-five years General
Toombs said to hia family physician: “I
have no resentment against n single human
being and I would not pang a eing'.ehnman
heart” If the spirit of the great states
man ctuld return to earth it would teach
men ths obi story of Christ’s r.sl*. mta;:
love. The bishop spoke in tender tone* o
Mrs. Toombs's influence over her husband.
Forth
!uttery “D,” from
eeded in sach i
Fort Omaha, pro-
'Mr. nil. Ii ■He to
Fort Dongtass, at s .n Uba
City, and which created whidespreail ex
citement over the expect ed Mormon Boris'
ing. Orders wero secretly promulgated tho
same ilato to every post in tho department,
instructing the commander* to hold their
men in readiness to move at a moment's
notice. Adjatant-Gen-">' Beck, by whom
the orders were Usr—d, positively refuses to
say whe ther they came direct from Washing
ton or from Chica-.(n, n point on which great
secrecy haa boon observed titaM Ikaint ’
of tbo departmental commotion. General
Beck says, however, that the reason tho
the first orders nro countermanded u that
Uie authortles are satisfied that all danger
of an ontbreak at Silt Lake is pa*t. Bat
tery D will remain permanently at Fort
Douglas however, to prevent the possibil
ity of a disturbance of huge proportion.
General Beck says a great deal of unncces
gory sensationalism has been worked out o*.
the case.
MARSHAL COLLINS ADMITTED TO BAIL.
■ Balt Lakb City, December 16.—To-day
Deputy Marshal Collins, who shot Joseph
E. McMurrin, which shooting started the
recent excitement in this section, applied
to the court to be admitted to boiL
It Is now known that McMurrin will
recover. Hi* statement, made when it won
supposed he would die, was read in
court ns n baste for grading the
off anas and fixing bail Tbo statement
shows that McMnrrta made an assault on
Collins, without warning or a word spoken,
in an alley leading to the latter's house.
The statement makes no mention of accom
plices and gives no reason why McMurrin
was at that particular place ut the time of
the assault. Marshall Collins was then ad
mitted to bail in (15,000,
RUN INTO A SLIDE.
A llnnk Cavraln on a Train, amt a Messen
ger Sertoiuly Wouded,
Cbattenoofft Tim**.
The cannon ball train for Jacksonville,
which left this city in charge of conductor
Dugger and *Engineer Bowers, at 6:4ii
o'clock Sunday afternoon, on the Georgta
division of the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railroad, ran into a bind slide
one mile ronth of Oltewah Junction and
seventeen miles from this city last night.
The train was running at its usual speed
when it reached a small cut. The engine
had almost passed through when a heavy
land slide fell. It missed the <n-
S inc, but struck the trucks of the tender,
nocking them from under it, which
caused the entire train, except the sleeper,
to be dandled. The express .■ ir turned
partially over and Jo Uradth bl, the mes
senger.'received severe liruis , an.l bail
several teeth knocked o it Hta tajurte*
are nut of a very dun ; raus nature. No
one else was injured. lLi.slfield fives at
Cleveland.
A special train was sent from this citv at
8:15 o'clock Sunday night, and th.- passen
gers were tin: t rred and f--rw r.-.l >ia
Cleveland. Superintendent
or fifty yeora she moved by hia side i wrecking train to the seam* aattt midnight
bl- Ming npon hta haughty,soaring, daring I ms track was aim..-t cleared end trains w ill
pint. Th. n the eloquent speaker closed I e tanning on s b. lul : ... this morning
a pint. _ ^
his sddrefs by saying:""We may not judge 1 The cars are only slightly