NP, ASCY 6/16A/1861

From the Southern Confederacy (Atlanta, Ga.)
 
June 16, 1861
 
Explosion of a Locomotive
   On Friday night we were informed by passengers on the State Road {Western & Atlantic RR} that an explosion of a Locomotive took place that day on the Nashville {& Chattanooga} Road as the train was approaching Chattanooga, killing the fireman and engineer, and one soldier from Mississippi who was standing with the engineer. Several on the train were scalded. The engineer, being in conversation with the soldier, neglected too long to supply the engine with water. It got dry and red hot, and when water was let on, the locomotive exploded instantly.

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