| From the New Orleans Times Picayune |
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| February 28, 1862 |
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| The Accident on the Jackson Railroad |
| The first account of the
casualties resulting from the collision of the trains on the Jackson
Railroad {New Orleans, Jackson & Great
Northern RR}, yesterday morning, turns out to have been greatly
exaggerated. Mr. Bruce, one of the attaches of the road, reports that
the number ascertained to have been killed was only twenty-eight, and
twenty-two wounded. |
| The accident was occasioned by
the lumber train's being run out of time, and without the knowledge of
the conductor of the passenger train. The conductor of the lumber
train, on the occurrence of the collision, made for the woods, and at
last accounts had not been heard from. |
| Superintendent Williams,
accompanied by surgical assistance, repaired at once to the scene of
the disaster. |
| The up train which met with
that accident left the city at 4 o'clock, yesterday morning, with the
7th Mississippi regiment, Col. Goode, which arrived here the day
before, on their way to Corinth. This regiment was formed of the
following named companies: |
| The Bogue Chitto Guards,
Dahlgren Rifles, Franklin Beauregards, Franklin Rifles, Amite Rifles,
Covington Rangers, Marion Men, Quitman Rifles, Jeff Davis
Sharpshooters, Goode Rifles. |
| The Dahlgren Rifles, the
Quitman Rifles and the Franklin Beauregards, were in the cars smashed
by the down train, and of course the number of victims was most
considerable among them. Here is, so far as we could ascertain, the
names of the killed and wounded: |
| Dahlgren Guards -- Dead
-- Joseph Adams, Wm. Boyd, Thomas Boyd, Peter Donoway, Peter Filder,
Daniel Kean, David Roberts, George Sartin, Frank Coglin, Stephen
Reeves. |
| Badly Wounded -- Wyatt
Thornhill, Lieut. James Wallace, Capt. T. B. Williams, Lieut. J. B.
Williams, Smith Filder, Jerry Donaway, George Toms, Isiah Greer, John
Magalllin, John Davis, Isiah Boyd, Michael Ready, J. B. Vinces, Silas
M. Eving. --- Harrison. |
| Slightly Wounded -- H.
C. Hope |
| Of the Quitman Rifles,
eighteen were killed and several wounded. Lieut. Wilson, in command,
was killed; so were Marion Freeman, two of the Whittingtons, and four
others whose names are not known. |
| Four of the Franklin
Beauregards, whose names are not known, were also among the killed. |
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Quitman Rifles -- Wounded -- J. A. Bright, lost
his right foot; --- Metrae, E. J. Foreman.
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Franklin Beauregards -- Wounded -- Sergt. J. L. L.
Beavers, Lieut. Farrell's negro servant.
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There were eight more who were so badly wounded that they
could not get their names, and they were sent to the C. S. Hospital on
Common street.
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Wm. White, fireman of the up-train, was slightly wounded.
Andrew Fitzpatrick, conductor on the same train, has his arm broken
and his hip dislocated. Many others were slightly wounded and have
gone on with their command.
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Foster, the engineer of the down train, made his escape
through the woods.
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Some of the wounded were brought to this city yesterday
afternoon and sent to the C. S. Hospital, on Common street. They
presented a most heart-rending sight. Three of them died on their way
from the place of accident, and some others are past all recovery.
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