| From the Houston Telegraph |
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| February 5, 1861 |
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| Railroad Accident |
| One Man Killed! |
| The up train on the {Houston
& Texas} Central Railroad, yesterday, after waiting for
some time on the down train, at Hockley, the usual passing place,
proceeded slowly on its way. When crossing Clear Creek the bridge gave
way, and the locomotive and four box cars were precipitated into the
creek. The engineer escaped by leaping into the water, but the
fireman, a young man named Charles Houston, was caught in the crashing
timbers and instantly killed. Of the down train nothing has yet been
heard, but it is probable it has been detained by the heavy rains of
the last few days. |
| P. S. The down train has been
heard from. No accident has happened to it. It was detained by high
water. The cause of the accident at Clear Creek bridge was the washing
of the earth of the abutments by a sudden rise of the Creek. The
passenger trains will resume their regular trips on Monday. |
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