| From the Memphis Appeal |
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| April 27, 1863 |
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| The capture of three
additional trains on the Southern {(of
Mississippi)} railroad on Friday last, was prevented by the
children of the sectionmaster on that portion of the road. The trains
were coming west -- one of them being the regular passenger and mail
train, having on board an unusually large mail. The children witnessed
the commencement of the destruction at Newton, when they hurried
eastward on the track to where their father was at work, a distance of
three miles, and gave the alarm. A hand car was immediately brought
into requisition, and the trains stopped at Hickory station and turned
back. The act deserves an honorable mention, if not a more substantial
reward. We regret our inability to give the sectionmaster's name. |
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