Sudden Death

The numerous friends of Mr. and Mrs. Rev. J. C. Wortley, of Saline, have been greatly shocked at the sudden calamity which befell her last Friday night. Almost at the last moment, before the excursion of the Michigan Central started last week, Mrs. Wortley decided to accompany her friend, Mis. A. L. Briggs, to the Thousand Islands and White Mountains. They started together, and were on the 11-fated train which was wrecked at Carlyon, N. Y., by running into a freightcar which had been left on a side track and in some manner had gotten on the main ine. With many other Michigan people the ladies were in the forward car which was totally splintered to pieces by the force of the shock. Six were immediately killed and eleven seriously injured. Mrs. Wortley was so terribly mangled about the head as scarcely to be recognizable. She was killed, hut Mrs. Briggs was not, although dangerously injured. This happened at 9.32 Friday night, yet, owing to he difficulty at present existing of getting telegraphic comniuino.ation, Mr. Worttey did not hear of it until Monday forenoon. He at once started East, and upon reaching Detroit was informed that the remains had been forwarded and that he had passed them on the way from Saline. The body was taken first to Saline, then by hearse to Unadilla, Livingston Co., where was her former home. Mr. Wortley there met it, and the funeral was attended Tuesday afternoon. This blow upon him, béng made a widower the second time, is a üird one, and he has the deep sympathy of all his friends and neighbors.