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On
Monday, December 6, 1875, Miss Jennie Searcy was run over
and killed by the cars. We copy from the Appeal:-Stoutsville
was the scene of a most distressing and heart-rending,
accident on last Mondav morning. Miss Jennie Searcy , a
young, lady of 16, and a boy by the name of Elliott were
going from Elliottsville to Stoutsville, and were walking
upon the railroad track about a mile and a half from
Stoutsville, when engine No. 35 came along, and overtook
them; the engineer, Mr. Donald, invited them to get on and
ride to the station, which they did. He stopped for them to
get off and they alighted and started to cross the railroad
track immediately behind the engine, thinking it was going,
to move on. At the same instant, the engineer reversed the
engine, and started back, knocking, down tile young lady,
who uttered one scream, and the wheels of the engine
passed over her body, leaving, it a mangled, mutilated,
lifeless corpse. The engine also struck the boy but he
managed to escape unhurt. The girl was a daughter of Mrs.
Searcy, a widow who resides in Elliottsville, and was much
esteemed by all who knew her. No blame was attached to tile
engineer, as they (the girl and boy) were so near the engine
when attempting to cross that he could not see them. |
