| From the Carolina Observer |
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| February 6, 1865 |
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| Explosion |
| The Rowan, a new {this
engine had been on the road for about 8 years and must have just come
out of overhaul} and elegant engine on the North Carolina
Railroad, blew up on Thursday near High Point, killing James Martin,
the engineer, and the fireman. |
| Raleigh Conservative, 28th |
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