| From the Southern Confederacy (Atlanta,
Ga.) |
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| March 30, 1861 |
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| Athens, Ga., March 27, 1861 |
| Mr. Editor, |
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Our usually safe road, the Athens Branch {Georgia
RR}, had a serious accident on it this morning, at half-past
seven o'clock, about one mile from the depot. The cars ran over a cow,
threw the engine and several cars off, and catching the fireman, Mr.
Rice, by the thighs, between the engine and tender. He was suffering
greatly, as they did not have help sufficient to extricate him. His
thighs is very badly crushed. No one else was hurt. The engine badly
broken.
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| Respectfully, |
| R. S. Taylor |
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