The national Republican., 1862-09-30
The Late Railroad Cali
OF the suferers-Hebei Prisoners ana
wOundsd.

Special Corr egpOndence of tho Inquirer.
HARRI.RrRG. Sept 27, 1862.
The great collision on the Cumberland VAL
ley Railroad yesterday, still cngrosses attention
here. 1t seems that the engineers Of both the
coliding trains disappeared soon alter the col.
lisiOn, fearing that the excited soldiers would
take summary vengeance Tor the loss Of their
comrades, upon the persons OF those In The i'm
mediate charge of the train, as the most terri
bic threas were beard. No blame can, how
ever, be attached to the engineers, who were
under orders from superiors. II 10 not possible
that any sans man could be guilty of the dark
and damning crime Of deliberately conceiving
and carrying into execution q collision, the
consequences Of which have proved SO dread
Iul. Nor are the superior officers Of the road
AN exception to the rest of mankind; they are
as innocent Ot crime as are their employees, 90
far as deliberately plotting the collision Is con.
cerhed. But there has nsvert tbeless been gross
aud unacc countable mtsmanagcment somewhere
The rich and influential shonld not be allowed
10 saddle the blame upon the poor and inno-
cent, to save the business of the road from sc
rious injury.
The wounded are now doing we'll. A great
MANY have been removed to Philadelphia and
Reading by their friends and relatives, so ths,
there now remain only some fifteen or twenty
In the hospital here, their wounds being of too
dangerous character to allow their removal
The telegraph companies have allowed them
the privilege OF telegraphiBg home in reference
to their condition, from time t. time, without
any charge
Hampton Harris, the escaped slave, is the
only Que that has died since yesterday noon
makiog the ninth life sacrificed to mismanage.
ment. He breathed his last late last night
manilesting very pions state of mind. He
was regarded by those that saw him and con.
versed with him AZ very superior negro. Hi
body was sent to Philadelphia with ther rest o.
the killed, his coffin being uniform In appear.
ance aud quality with the rest, which was at
the request Of the men of the Corn Exchange
companies, with whom, 1t seems, the negro wa
a great favorie
Although several are very dangerously
wounded and in critical condition, all viii
b. very likely to recover although many viii
be very much manned and crippled for life.
la this connection II is deserving OF notice
that, of the rebel wounded in our hands, many
are quartered 10 Harrisburg, where they arr
we'll taken care of by the ladies', who know nc
distinction between friend aud Toe that lie sui
feriug together. This noble action ia worthy
OF record it is one OF the brighter pages II
| the history of civil war and bloodshcd.
To-day there were over eighty rebel prison
ers at Camp Curtin. This afternoon over half o
| them were released, having taken the oath o
! allegiance to the United States, explaining ths
they wcre OF Northern birth, and impressed iu
| to the rebel service against their will. The re-
| mainder will be sent to Fort Warren.
The 2lst, Col. Murphy, and the 22d, Colone
Wickersham, Pennsylvania Militia, arriye
here on their way home to-day. They will
Start for home tonight,