| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| August 16, 1862 |
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| Serious accident on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad |
| From the Lynchburg Republican, of the 15th
instant, we copy the following account of an accident which occurred
on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad on Wednesdaymorning last: |
| A serious accident, which it is supposed
will result fatally to two of the persons injured, occurred about half
a mile west of Forest Depot, to the upward train, yesterday morning.
The train left the depot running at a slow rate of speed, and had not
put on a full head of steam, when several of the cars were thrown from
the track by the displacement of a rail,
occasioned by the breaking of a spike which held it in its proper,
place. Fortunately, the accident occurred on a level portion of the
road, else the result might have been very serious. The only persons
injured were James Lambert of
Richmond
, a member of the Caskie Rangers; Thos. J. Spradlin and G. A. Nunenger,
of
Bedford
, all of whom were on the platform of one of the cars at the time. The
two former it is thought cannot survive. Lambert has both legs badly
crushed below the knee, and is injured internally, and Mr. Spradlin
one of his legs severed from the body. Mr. Nunenger though severely,
it is hoped not fatally injured. The wounded were all brought to this
city immediately after the occurrence, and proper surgical attention
rendered them. |
| It is a noticeable fact, which persons
traveling on railroads should hear in mind, that not a single person
who was in his seat in the car, though they were crowded with
passengers, received a scratch or bruise of any kind, with the
exception of a wounded soldier, who had his arm broken in the fight at
Richmond, and was so severely Jarred as to cause a displacement of the
bone again. The persons on the platform had, when they left Forest
Depot, been directed by Mr. Kinnier, the conductor, to take their
seats on the inside, and he thought they had done so. Had they obeyed
his direction, they would have escaped unhurt. The damage to the cars
was but slight. |
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| P. S.--Since the foregoing was written,
Lambeting has died, and at a late hour last night, the condition of
Mr. Munenger was such as to induce the belief that his injuries would
also prove fatal. Mr. Spradlin rallied after an operation was
performed on his leg, and hopes are entertained of his recovery. |
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