NP, WV 9/26/1861

From the Winchester Virginian (Winchester, Va.)
 
September 26, 1861
 
Distressing
   On Thursday morning last, a young man of this place named William Willis was run over by an engine and tender, on the Winchester & Potomac Rail-road, about a quarter of a mile south of Stephenson's depot. Both legs were horribly mangled, causing death two hours after the accident. He jumped from the train -- an extra one, which had followed the passenger train that morning -- and was chasing a squirrel across the track, when the engine struck him. His age was about 18 years. 

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