| From the Wilmington Journal |
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| November 28, 1862 |
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| Horrible Railroad Accident |
| On Wednesday evening when the
down Mail train on the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad was near
to and approaching Florence, the hindmost car of the train was thrown
off the track. Two young ladies, Misses Newbold, of Charleston, going
to Wilmington were killed outright, and fourteen other passengers were
wounded, two of them seriously. Among the wounded are James Dawson, A.
M. Waddell and Thos. Gause, of this place. |
| In addition to the above we
have obtained from Mr. Brock, the conductor, the following
particulars: |
| The accident occurred about
five miles west of Florence, and was caused by the breaking of a rail,
which threw the hindmost car off the track and smashing it up. The
following is a list of the wounded. The killed are mentioned above: |
| Mrs. Sarah J. Pulliam, of
Richmond, Va., skull fractured. |
| T. T. Swan, of Georgia,
shoulder dislocated. |
| J. M. Brantly, of South
Carolina, arm broken. |
| ___ Battle, of Georgia, arm
broken |
| ___ Ancrum, of Charleston,
badly bruised |
| Mrs. Newbold, of Charleston,
badly bruised |
| Miss Waswick,
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| Thos. F. Gause, of Wilmington,
badly bruised. |
| Mrs. Capt. Hawkins, of
Georgia; and Messrs. James Dawson and A. M. Waddell, of Wilmington,
and several others, were slightly bruised. |
| An old gentleman from Georgia,
whose name we could not ascertain, was badly hurt. |
| Two or three physicians from
Florence were in attendance, as soon as it was in their power to get
to the scene of disaster, and rendered efficient aid in dressing the
wounds of the crippled passengers. |
| Surgeon W. L. Henderson, C. S.
Army, of Columbia, S. C., was in attendance on the wounded, and
rendered efficient service in setting the dislocated limbs. Those who
were able to travel were attended to by Dr. Henderson, who came on the
train with them to this place. Those unable to travel were left at
Florence, and are receiving all the attention it is possible to render
them. |
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