| From the Wilmington Journal |
| September 22, 1864 |
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| Terrible Railroad Collision |
| We learn that a terrible
Railroad collision occurred yesterday on the North Carolina Railroad,
near Morrisville, about twelve miles West of this city. The mail train
due in this city at 9 1/2 o'clock was somewhat behind time, and was
dashing on at considerable speed, when it came in contact with a freight
train. The concussion was tremendous -- one of the locomotives was
terrible smashed and thrown off the track, and the other greatly broken
up. The cars of both trains were also broken and damaged to a great
extent, the debris piling up the track so that it will take a day or two
to remove the rubbish. |
| A passenger who walked to this
city, was unable to inform us of the names of the passengers injured,
but said several were hurt, only one, however, seriously, whose name he
was unable to learn. Our informant said he was told he was a member
elect to the Legislature from Robeson county,* and was returning home
from the army. Both his legs were broken, and he was greatly bruised
about the breast and throat. It was thought his injuries would most
probably prove fatal. |
| A train was dispatched to
bring down the passengers and mail, but had not returned when this was
written. |
| * We learn that David Bethune,
Esq., of Robeson, is the gentleman injured. |
| {Raleigh} Confederate,
15th |
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