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“…a single scream shrieked in unison…”
The New York Times (New York City, NY), May 9, 1853.
Newspaper image
The portion of Nathan Harris’s story that appears in the printed book, indicating that he was traveling with a nurse, was printed in a number of papers around the country. This version came from the Sumter Democrat (Livingston, AL), May 21, 1853, p. 2.
“…sixty feet across the draw…”
The New York Times (New York City, NY), May 9, 1853.
Image drawn from “Dr. Gurdon Wadsworth Russell’s Account of the 1853 Railroad Accident at Norwalk, Connecticut: A Commentary on the Person, the Times, and the Event,” Michael Mittelmann, Connecticut Medicine, May 2000, p. 292. The image originally appeared in the Illustrated News.
“…hack through the roof with axes.”
The New York Times (New York City, NY), May 9, 1853.
“…howlings of despair…”
The New York Times (New York City, NY), May 9, 1853.
“…a submerged woman blindly seeking purchase.”
The New York Times (New York City, NY), May 9, 1853.
“…the first to climb through the hole…”
The New York Daily Herald (New York City, NY), May 11, 1853, p. 1.
I have focused on Anarcha’s perspective in this scene. News accounts at the time featured the heroism of a man named Brook Carroll.
“…Anarcha’s missus…”
The Sumter Democrat (Livingston, AL), May 21, 1853, p. 2.
“…a purse full of money…”
The Sumter Democrat (Livingston, AL), May 21, 1853, p. 2.