NP, CM 2/3/1862

From the Charleston Mercury
 
February 3, 1862
  
Rail Road Accidents
   On Saturday morning a collision took place between the down train, from Augusta, and the passenger train that leaves this city at 7 o'clock, about fourteen miles from Charleston -- breaking the cowketchers of both engines. Fortunately, nobody was injured, beyond slight bruises. Col. Jim Meredith was Conductor on the train going up. He bestired himself in getting things righted, which was accomplished in as short a time as possible.
   It may be proper to mention that the down train was due in Charleston at 4 1/2 p.m. The collision occurred at 8 o'clock.
   The Columbia Carolinian, of Saturday, gives us the following concerning a "run off" which occurred the day before:
   The night train from Charleston, which arrived yesterday morning, had a run off below Fort Motte. The engine and several box cars, with the second passenger car and the third and fourth got off. They bounced and jolted at a sad rate for two hundred yards, when the train was stopped. Nobody was hurt. A delay of an hour and a quarter took place, but the engineer and conductor did their duty manfully, and the connection was saved. A large number of soldiers on furlough were aboard.

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