| From the Raleigh Standard |
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| September 1, 1863 |
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| You have probably hear of the recent
railway accidents {North Carolina RR}.
There have been two this week already. Though no lives were lost, they
were both as near general death as possible, not to accomplish it, and
both could have been prevented by proper caution. The first, near
Durham, Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock. Too much wood had been placed on
tender and carelessly packed, a large stick having been left hanging
over, which fell off, when the train was just getting under way and
became wedged tightly between rails at end of switch, throwing off the
track cars of train next the tender, smashing both cars, breaking
wheels and injuring the track, producing detention of five or six
hours of mails and passengers. |
| The other accident was on the bridge at
Sexapahaw, Haw river, where there is a grade and water tank near the
bridge -- "freight" ran into "passengers,"
injuring several seriously, but, fortunately, killing no one. This
happened about six, Wednesday morning. Such accidents are entirely too
common on this road, and the attention of Directors should be called
to them, and the delinquent discharged and suitably punished by being
sent to the conscript camp. |
| Yours, |
| Aegidius |
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