| From the Savannah Morning News |
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| March 22, 1862 |
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| Serious Railroad Accident |
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| A terrible accident occurred
on the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad last Saturdaymorning, about 2
o'clock. Two trains collided on a piece of tressel work near a place
known as Joyner's Crossing, and the smash was terrific, the locomotives
becoming so interlocked as to render it almost impracticable to separate
them without destroying much of their valuable parts. |
| The train from Goldsboro',
drawn by the engine Gov. Bragg, was one hour and a half behind time, and
that from Weldon, drawn by the Jeff. Davis, was running ten minutes
ahead of time. The former train was one of unusual length, and the
latter consisted of six or seven coaches. |
| Fortunately, no lives were
lost, but the escape of the passengers is viewed as miraculous by those
present. The engineer of the Jeff. Davis was badly hurt, and several
others sustained injuries, but not of a serious nature.
{Next sentence from the Petersburg Express,
copied in the Fayetteville Observer of 3/20/1862.} The
Express, baggage and mail cars shared in the general smash, but the
coaches escaped without injury. |
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