| From the Richmond Whig |
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| October 31, 1862 |
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| Fatal Railroad Accident |
| A sad accident occurred on
Saturday last on the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad. As the up train was
passing over the trestle work near Magnolia the axle of the tender
broke, causing the trestle to give way, throwing the baggage car, a
second-class and two first-class passenger coaches to a considerable
depth below. The Raleigh Journal says a negro brakeman was instantly
killed, two soldiers wounded, and almost every one else on the train was
bruised. |
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