| From the Memphis Appeal |
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| July 14, 1862 |
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| The {Richmond &}
York River Railroad |
| The Yankees succeeded in
destroying about fifty feet of the railroad bridge across the
Chickahominy. The creek at that point is filled with boxes of fixed
ammunition, and the debris of stores which fell into the stream
from the flats burnt upon the bridge. A force of workmen were employed
Friday in propping up the charred timbers upon which the Yankee
locomotive and tender rested. The former has been secured and may be
repaired. The tender is so badly damaged that it will probably be thrown
aside as "scrap iron." The repairing of the bridge will doubtless be
prosecuted with energy, so that the trains may resume their trips to the
White House on or before the 1st of August. We have no definite
information on the condition of the railroad beyond the Chickahominy.
President Dudley waded the stream Friday and started on a hand car in
the direction of the White House. The Yankees, during their occupancy of
the railroad, constructed one or two "turnouts," or side tracks, which
will be of service to the company. |
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