Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-03-14
The Ac eident on the seaboard and re
Road. Ne

''' A''''e"' ." the se""o"rd and ROonot.
We copy from the Richmond Dispatcb 90
inst, the following account of the terrihla IN
which happened on the Seaboard and RoonaT 'de
Road on Monday forenoon IA
Intelligence reached this city YESTERDAY -
BILE accident on the Seaboard and RoanoIoO " = len
which took place on Monday morning Oh HaIIN3
O'Clock. The calamity occurred near NV "OOat Id
Weldon, N. c. anu 1t f,
The following full and graphic Account
the particulars of the catastrophe: ei9tes
WELDON, N. c., March =.
| was unable yesterday to give full nart icn H.
the terrible disaster on the Virginia SpobuIal' h
Roanoke Railroad in time for your paper Of tI5a 9N AZ
ing. VI 'nls mon
The accident occurred about 16 miles Sontb -,
neal the station known as Margarettsv;j. VI thi
tressel work at that place is some 30 feet bcl I4
had long been regarded as very Insecure. :; en- at
engineer had just shut of" steam ;nt tn lac1 Do
cross at slow rate of speed, when tho i'e.:9lng
the tract and was followed by the whole tt"glhe
slsng of an express Car, baggage and '"a1 -cH
and two passenger cars Before anv of tb n'"" Ca
tram had time either TO reflect or act, # ro On i
that the cars were on fire, and, horrible fl ~ oO1
less imam tour persons were literally roasted ="
IN the flames. Every car was also enlirpiv ~ ueat
| Locomotive
entire mail and express freight was 50 bn, auu To-
destroyed that nothing remains but nile w
with here and there a brass lock, to marx n oSla
of devastation '0e seer,
Mr. VIM. T. Daughtry, the u S. mail acon
most amiable and worthy gentleman, was oepH a'
ly consumed, that he was only identifed VI lsf
watch, which, strange to say, was wholly nnis3 N
and running. The loss of this gentlp1o T',L ~ Vt
deeply incurred by all who knew him Rrt &
| Ha SIno ha rt,l,4- q
tunate escape from death during the yellow fvas 10y
aton of last summer. He little thought be- Eo ,pI "
soon mourn over what are now indeed his as(a
Mr. d. leaves wife and six children in Norfot
Mr.. w. G. Kilkelly, one of Adams & Co,s
press messengers, running between Batmoro -
Augusta, Ga, was in the mail car at the Tina % a.
accident, and was so burnt that nothing was G
of him but few charred bones. The amon.,
express matter unusually large, some six a, a.,
en- TONS every portion of which was burnt to aJ'
Mr.. Klkelly resided in Godsboro' n C., wba,aa
| caves wife and four small children to mourn
untimely end. His remains were brought IN r. !
Tor interment. He was universally beloved.
In the same car were two boys from P0rtsnoca
who were in the habit of travelling up and down.
road selling books and newspapers to passeooer
One of them, named Cox, was probably insor.
killed. The other lad named Cary, was alive wIs
extricated but breathed his last Immediately IN
IV hrv
and bruised. ''
These are all who were killed, and all were p, a.
time in the mail car.
Among those severely injured ere the folIowio,
Geo. Z. Boufdett, Conductor had an arm and tbra
rlts broken and otherwise severely bruised NJ,
B. will probably recover.
VIM. Weymouth, engineer, badly bruised
! Woods Neimyer, of Portsmouth, three ribs br
ken.
Leon Clary, of Windsor, N. c., collar bone fra,
tured.
J: p: Allison, Brooklyn, N Y, slightly injured
DR.. Williamson, DENTIST of Northamplon. N r
severely wounded about the head and face
Oetavius Cook, severely burned
Three or four others, whose names We had M
time to learn, were more or less injured none d
them, however, seriously.
Ihe number OF passengers was unusually small
not exceeding twenty in all, Including three ladg
This was fortunate-for had the train been crowd
as usual, the loss of life must have been terrible
Among the packages in charge of the Express CON-.
pany, wasa box containing unsigned bank notes f,
the Bank of Wilmington (N c. These were sea-
tered around In the greatest profuson; and it will h
we'll Tor your merchants to look sharp, or they m7
take some OF them as genuine. AS most Of then
were either much burned or charred they can be ca
silly recognized. All we were of the denomi1a
ton of V. and X
The bridge or tressel work having been set on fra
shared the fate cf the unfortunate train, and was
| tally destroyed. The Company having no engia#
or cars at the Weldon terminus of their road the
were unable to transport their passengers up to Ii
point OF the disaster In this dilemma, Mr..
Sanford, Superintendent of the Petersburg Rs
road Company. sent unsolicited, locomotive an
train of cars to their assistance, with the reQus
that they should keep them until their road is aga
in running order.
believe this accident has no parallel in raIua
history, save the terrible disaster in France SON
years since, when by the train taking fire many Live
we're lost. May it be long before the like again Of
ours in our own land.
Tie haste in which write must be my Apology
the crude nature of my letter. | cannot howeU
close without acknowledging my indebtedness
Capt. Corbeti, of the Seaboard Road, for most oil
above particulars. B
The Norfolk Argus, received last night, says ID
foul play is suspected with regard to the breaking
the tresselswork, train of 40 heavily laden frei.
cars having passed over it on Saturday in safety
The dead and wounded were taken to MargaretlsYa
where medical aid for the latter was procure.