| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| September 9, 1861 |
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| The late accident on the Virginia & Tennessee
Railroad |
| The Abingdon Democrat furnishes us with
the following particulars of the fearful accident which occurred on
Sundaynight last, on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad, one and a
half miles west of Abingdon. A train of cars loaded with Louisiana
troops, (Col. McGinnis' regiment,) was ascending the grade on the
opposite side of the creek; and just east of the bridge a collision
took place. The locomotive buried itself
in the rear car one-third of its length, knocking in the front of the
boiler, tearing away the smoke-stack, and otherwise damaging the
engine. The first car of the rear train was forced into the third. So
complete was the wreck of this car that it seems miraculous that any
one of its occupants escaped death or serious wounds. One man was
instantly killed in this car. Many of our citizens repaired to the
scene of disaster and rendered all the aid in their power. |
| The following are the names of the
sufferers: |
| -- Donohough, killed |
| Harvey Givins, scalded; and since dead |
| Samuel P. Heath, slight concussion |
| Samuel Jones, severe concussion about back |
| Edwin Robinson, severely injured about chest |
| Robert Waters, leg slightly bruised |
| William Leathers, face burnt |
| F. M. Koss, slight wound |
| S. F. Phillips, back, hip, and left shoulder |
| A. D. Cassay, left leg slightly bruised |
| Frederick Brown, concussion of chest, (serious) |
| Bernard Partridge, slightly hurt |
| George W. Kent, compound fracture of right leg,
above the ankle, (amputated) |
| Wm. Moffat, (N. O. Delta office,) breast and
spine, badly hurt |
| -- Balline, ribs broken badly |
| Edward Carnaham, (N. O. Delta office,) leg, hip
and head slightly |
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| All the wounded men belong to the
"Askew Guards," "Grossetete Creoles" and
"Davenport Rifles." |
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