| From the Charleston Mercury |
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| February 12, 1862 |
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| Fatal Explosion {South
Carolina RR} |
| A private dispatch was received here
yesterday, stating that the boiler of the freight locomotive, Thos.
C. Perrin, had exploded in Columbia, instantly killing the
engineer and fireman. The engineer's name was Keen; the fireman's name
was not known. |
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