NP, CO 2/6A/1865

From the Carolina Observer
 
February 6, 1865
 
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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