NP, CM 11/28/1862

From the Charleston Mercury
 
November 28, 1862
 
Terrible Railroad Accident
Florence, S. C., November 27
   The down mail train, on the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad, which left Kingville yesterday afternoon, met with a terrible accident last night, near Middle Swamp, about three miles west of Florence. One of the iron rails broke, throwing the last passenger car from the track and down an embankment, instantly killing two ladies -- the Misses Mewbold, of Wilmington -- who had entered the car at Lynchburg, S. C. The mother of these young ladies is so seriously injured that it is feared she cannot recover. Thirteen other passengers were wounded -- more or less dangerously -- several of them having limbs broken. No other names are given.

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