| From the Raleigh Register |
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| March 29, 1862 |
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| Railroad Accident |
| A land-slide occurred at the
"deep cut," six miles this side of Salisbury, on the W.
Railroad {North Carolina RR}, Monday night of last week. As the train was proceeding
westwardly the next morning the obstruction, which was in an abrupt
turn of the road, was observed too late for the engineer to stop the
train, and a severe concussion ensured. The locomotive and several
cars were much damaged, and a soldier by the name of James Briggs, of
Rowan, a member of Capt. Wood's company, was killed. He was standing
on the platform. The other passengers were severely jolted, some of
them injured. |
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