| From the Houston Telegraph |
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| February 24, 1865 |
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| Special dispatch to the Daily Telegraph |
| Galveston, Feb. 22 |
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| Quite a serious accident
happened to the G. H. & H. {Galveston,
Houston & Henderson} R. R. train this morning at 10 o'clock.
About 12 o'clock Mr. Quigg, the conductor of the train that started
from here at 9 A. M., and several passengers returned to the city on a
hand car and reported that the train had run off the track about 7
miles above the bridge. The accident was caused by cattle on the
track. |
| The locomotive and tender were
thrown off the track with five platform cars and entirely smashed up.
The passenger cars are alright. None of the passengers were hurt. One
of the brakesmen on the locomotive is severely hurt and not expected
to live. |
| The conductor referred to the
place of accident with a locomotive at 1 1/2 P. M., to bring the
passenger cars back to town. The track will probably be repaired by
tomorrow. |
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