| From the Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer |
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| June 17, 1862 |
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| Three Locomotives Stolen |
| The expected usual train on
the Ohio {& Ohio} railroad, that
should have arrived at eleven o'clock yesterday morning, did not com
in, but last evening a hand car reached here from Humboldt, by which
intelligence was brought that some of the engineers and other railroad
employees had taken the locomotive belonging to the train and gone up
the road from Humboldt in the direction of Paris, and with two
additional locomotives from other points -- one of which was engaged
in taking down the wire from the telegraph posts, and another was
attached to a wooding train, had made clear off. At a distance of a
mile beyond Trezevant station, which is twenty miles beyond Humboldt,
the track is partially torn up, and five miles further on a bridge
crossed by the road has been destroyed. |
| Here it is evident the
runaways would be brought to a stand, unless by pre-arrangement with
the enemy repairs had been made to enable the locomotives to go on.
Unless this has been done or there was a Lincoln ????? then the
property may be recovered. On finding what was the state of things a
hand car was sent up the road to obtain information, and last night,
arrangements were in preparation to dispatch a train with military to
bring back the three locomotives. The officers of the road are
naturally greatly annoyed on account of this strange proceeding of
persons in their employment. |
| Memphis Appeal, 4th |
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