NP, LV 10/1/1864

From the Lynchburg Virginian
October 1, 1864
 
Railroad Accident
   The down freight train on the Va. & Tenn. Railroad met with a serious accident at Big Spring Thursday. Just as the train was crossing the bridge a little this side of the Depot, a wheel of one of the cars was broken, by which three cars were precipitated into the river, and the bridge very much broken up. The cars were loaded with salt, which of course was greatly damaged, and they knocked to pieces. Two negroes went down with the falling mass, but came out from beneath the debris of broken cars, tumbling timbers and tons of salt, but little hurt. Their escape is almost miraculous. The trains will have to change passengers and freight at the river until the bridge can be repaired, which will be done in a day or two.

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