| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| February 18, 1862 |
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| The sad accident at Wilmington |
| A correspondent sends us the following
correct account of the late terrible accident in Wilmington, N. C., to
which allusion has already been made in our columns: |
| Last Tuesdaynight about 8½ o'clock,
whilst a crank car containing Capt. S. Mercer Keith, Mr. David
DeCoppett, Stephen Rhapp, and two negroes, Peter and Alexander, was
coming round the curve near the depot of the Wilmington &
Manchester Railroad, it came in collision with a train consisting of
one locomotive and six cars, which was
backing out to go on the turnout just beyond the curve. The whole of
the cars went over the crank car, which resulted in immediately
killing Messrs. Keith, DeCoppett and Rhapp. The negro Peter died soon
after, and Alexander submitted to apparition of the leg, and has since
died. The bodies were mangled considerably. |
| -- Charleston Mercury |
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