| From the Vicksburg Whig |
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| January 3, 1863 |
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| The Accidents on the Southern {(of
Mississippi)} Rail Road |
| We are glad to learn that steps have been
taken to prevent a repetition of such accidents on the Southern Rail
Road as occurred a few days ago near Edwards Depot. General Pemberton
has turned his attention to the work and the company have secured the
services of Captain W. J. Ross. For many years connected with the
Memphis & Charleston Rail Road, and one of the best Rail Road Men
in the South. A large force is to be put to work and the Trains run so
as to enable the hands to repair the Rail Road. New Cross Ties are to
be put down and Iron laid wherever necessary. If the Company fails to
get iron, General Pemberton will find it himself, if it is in the
Confederacy, and see that it is put on the road. This is a proper
move. The Southern Rail Road is now the most important Rail Road in
the Country, and a force should be kept at work on it night and day
until it is in a condition to bear the heavy engines and trains that
are brought over it from other Rail Roads. Let the soldiers march here
until the Road is pronounced safe. We cannot afford, nor is it just,
to have them bruised and mangled as they were the other day. |
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