| From the Memphis Appeal |
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| June 4, 1862 |
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| Three Locomotives Stolen |
| The expected usual train on
the {Memphis &} Ohio railroad, that
should have arrived at eleven o'clock yesterday morning did not come
in, but last evening a hand car reached here from Humboldt, by which
intelligence was brought us news of the engineers and other railroad
employees had taken the locomotive belonging to the train, and gone up
the road from Humboldt in the direction of Paris, and with two
additional locomotives from other points -- one of which had been
engaged in taking down the wire from the telegraph posts, and another
was attached to a working train -- and had made clear of it. At the
distance of a mile beyond Trezevant station, which is twenty miles
beyond Humboldt, the track is partially torn up, and five miles
further on a bridge crossed by the road has been destroyed. Here, it
is evident, the runaways would be brought to a stand, unless by
pre-arrangement with the enemy repairs had been made to enable the
locomotives to go on. Unless this has been done, or there was a
Lincoln force to guard them, the property may be recovered. On finding
what was the state of things a hand car was sent up the road to obtain
information, and last night arrangements were in preparation to
dispatch a train with military to bring back the three locomotives.
The officers of the road are naturally greatly annoyed on account of
the strange proceeding of persons in their employment. |
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