NP, RR 7/30/1862

From the Raleigh Register
 
July 30, 1862
 
Railroad Accident
   The up train on the South Side road, with troops aboard, ran off the track, when some two or three miles beyond Burkesville, Tuesday afternoon, wounding forty-five men in all -- seventeen severely, four of whom have since died.
   The accident was caused by a spike in one of the rails having been drawn out, allowing the rail to give way when the train came upon it. Two cars were thrown down a considerable embankment, and it is wonderful that the extent of damage was not greater than it was.
   The conductor of the train was also slightly injured. Besides considerable damage to the cars, the track was torn up for thirty or forty yards. -- The wounded were taken to Farmville, where they were properly cared for.

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