| From the Charleston Mercury |
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| February 3, 1862 |
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| Rail Road Accidents |
| On Saturday morning a collision took place
between the down train, from Augusta, and the passenger train that
leaves this city at 7 o'clock, about fourteen miles from Charleston --
breaking the cowketchers of both engines. Fortunately, nobody was
injured, beyond slight bruises. Col. Jim Meredith was Conductor on the
train going up. He bestired himself in getting things righted, which
was accomplished in as short a time as possible. |
| It may be proper to mention that the down
train was due in Charleston at 4 1/2 p.m. The collision occurred at 8
o'clock. |
| The Columbia Carolinian, of
Saturday, gives us the following concerning a "run off"
which occurred the day before: |
| The night train from Charleston, which
arrived yesterday morning, had a run off below Fort Motte. The engine
and several box cars, with the second passenger car and the third and
fourth got off. They bounced and jolted at a sad rate for two hundred
yards, when the train was stopped. Nobody was hurt. A delay of an hour
and a quarter took place, but the engineer and conductor did their
duty manfully, and the connection was saved. A large number of
soldiers on furlough were aboard. |
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