NP, ASCY 5/4/1863

From the Southern Confederacy (Atlanta, Ga.)
 
May 4, 1863
 
Railroad Collision
   A serious collision occurred at the 57 mile post, on the South Carolina Railroad, a little before 1 o'clock yesterday morning, between the up passenger and the down freight trains. Both engines were badly damaged and the baggage car was entirely demolished, the tender being driven half-way tho'. Of course there was a general smash up of trucks, boxes, &c. Two freight cars was also destroyed, but nobody was injured.
Constitutionalist 3d

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