| From the Raleigh Register |
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| July 30, 1862 |
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| Railroad Accident |
| The up train on the South Side road, with
troops aboard, ran off the track, when some two or three miles beyond
Burkesville, Tuesday afternoon, wounding forty-five men in all --
seventeen severely, four of whom have since died. |
| The accident was caused by a spike in one
of the rails having been drawn out, allowing the rail to give way when
the train came upon it. Two cars were thrown down a considerable
embankment, and it is wonderful that the extent of damage was not
greater than it was. |
| The conductor of the train was also
slightly injured. Besides considerable damage to the cars, the track
was torn up for thirty or forty yards. -- The wounded were taken to
Farmville, where they were properly cared for. |
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