| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| January 18, 1864 |
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| Railroad accident -- collision between three trains |
| An accident occurred on Saturdayafternoon
last at Coalfield Station on the {Richmond
&} Danville road, which resulted in the serious injury of
one person and the breaking up of a locomotive
and several passenger and freight cars. As the coal train which
was going up was in the act of running through the turnout at
Coalfield to permit the mail train coming down to pass on to this
city, the two came together with a terrible crash. Scarcely had the
shock of the collision been felt before the material train, which was
very near, came dashing on from behind the bend in the road at that
point, and with full speed ran into the two colliding trains,
resulting in the breaking of a lady's arm, and the smashing up of one
locomotive and several cars. The
excitement produced by these collisions was one of the most terrific
character, and the screams of the women and children on board could be
heard for miles. So great was the speed at which these trains were
running that several of the cars were driven through each other, and
the great wonder is that human suffering was not greater than it was.
We learn that the obstructions on the road caused by these collisions
have been removed, and that there will be no interruption in the
regular running of the trains. |
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