Blount County TN Archives News.....News Articles May 1, 1878
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MARYVILLE INDEX May 1, 1878
Wednesday, May 1, 1878



Lucy Lynn, an old colored woman, died a few days ago in Greene County; aged

110 years. Chronicle.



A correspondent of the East Tennesseean, states that little Varden, 9 years

old, son of Mr. James A. and Sally A. Tedder, of Rockford, was drowned Friday

of last week.



Disastrous Runaway---Yesterday evening between four and five o’clock, a

disastrous runaway occurred out on Kingston Pike, a short distance below the

toll-gate. Mr. M.R. Henderson and his sister, Miss. Blanche Henderson, Misses.

Sallie Henry and Minnie Copley, who live at Holston College, Blount County,

had been in the city, and were starting home in an open two horse wagon driven

by William Miller. While they were driving along, Mr. Henderson discovered the

bridle of one of the horses falling off, and jumped out over the wheel to

prevent them from running, but before he could reach them their speed was so

increased that it was impossible to stop them, the bridle being off of one.

They had gone but a short distance, however, till the vehicle was upset and

all the occupants thrown out. The horses, luckily, became detached at the

instant of the overturning and kept running, but were caught about Lyon’s View

and brought back to the city unharmed. Maj. E.T. Wadlow’s carriage came along,

and, taking them up, brought the ladies to the city, and Dr. J.H. Morgan was

summoned to attend them. Miss. Copley was left at the doctor’s house, and an

examination revealed the fact that one bone of her right arm was fractured,

besides other injuries, and she had suffered a severe mental shock from the

fright. Misses. Henderson and Henry were taken to the residence of Mr. Foust,

near Dr. Morgan’s. They had numerous and painful bruises, but no bones broken.

The driver was also very badly hurt, and is being taken care of by the keeper

of the toll-gate, Mr. A.J. Hood. While the ladies are pretty badly hurt and

suffered severe shocks, they are not dangerous, and will, we hope, soon

recover under their skillful treatment of their physician, and it is very

fortunate that the damage was not greater. Mr. Henderson and his sister are

brother and sister to Mr. George W. Henderson of Kingston.  Knoxville

Chronicle, April 26.



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