The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-07

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ondA tsa1of enpey e4, draws sSose .
63nss, coE3ed 6u1dAy 4orptng about I0Sls.
akres milDe lhis eide ~ 6Anoxsf JaaeiioA -
fireman onths down ainA Mr. Au1srA .el:ss
were killed. Some thirty pafsons -Mese nora
or lsse injured, two or three OF whom havs
since died The child wss, in the eeqs q Y.
mother at the time ofssthe collislon, and
strange 70 Ny. NJ. thxQwn~ agaanss the ca !.
with such violence @ 70 cause its death, while
the mother was snsirsly un1ljareA On me
engine Of the pasnng6f tfaip wsss the o9Ri
nser, pilot, and the fireman, the two hnt q
whom Jumped from the engine, and sscaped
precaution Was taken BY The General Sapse
iutendsnt Of the Central Road, and We IN
unable 70 say, with the ssAtemenis - far
nished 10, where ths fAnlt lies. Those II
charge Of The train were o1acsrs On the Orauge
and Alexandra Railroad, and were Ignorant
of the stations, grades, curves, 81 Of Inc road
on which they we're running 4 pilot n IN
employmsns Of ths Central Road, ME-. Cha
Phillips, who il was thoug-t had sums3sni
knowledge Of the road 70. oopdacs sne nm
safely to it, destination, was cent with 1ss tnd
70 him some blame must BE- attached. .
On thit Road, where al extra trains are run
" telegraph, there II . sanding order for nc
such train 10 pass Q telegraph station without
reporting for Instructions The Supefinten.
don't of the Central Railroad, Me-. II. ID. Whit.
comb, was in the telegraph cfflce with an oP'
orator from the time the train len dorcons'
vile until tho collision was reported, andsiwe
understood, tho conductor falling 70 repor. .
auy station AFTER lesving Gord0nsvilis, iesuaa
thought best BY the Superintendent 20 send Z
man above the Junctio.. with signal light 70
stop the train, which signal, it seems, those
on the engine disregarded. The engineer,
however, states in exteDuatiOn, that b0tn
steam chests of his engine leaked very
badly, and allowed the steam 10 escape
20 tnat the signals could not be- seen
We forbear giving an opinion, 90 We learn sne
matter will be fully inveselgsteo' was n,o W.
NAV give some of the particulars, ana place
the b.ame on those to whom it belongs Inc
wounded were bought to this city about ~
o'clock Yesterday morning, on special tram
sent I'D for that perpOse, and are - comIoEsa.
bIy cared for ~ the nature of the case Will
admit No one on the up train was ihJdfed.
The engines eau DO repaired at very little
expense, the principal damage beir zone 70
the tenders, one of which was considerably
mashed up. The cars we're not much injured.
The track will be cleared for trains 10 pass
early this morning.
We regre. - learn Capt Thos n 6harp,
Assistant Quartcrmaster, had his ieft leg
broken SUNDAY morning, about o'clock, by
falling in culvert on the Virginia Central
Railroad, while assisting in forwarding the
train Tor tho rahet Of persons irjured BY the
accident menstlped above. Capt. Sbsrp's scr
vices have bezh very valuable in remQving
the Baltimore and Oaio engines to this city,
and also in moving the army stores from Ma
nassss- just at this time his services are
much needed by the Conisdsracy, and i viii
bs very hard to find . person equally well
qua liied to attend to hin duties until his re-
cUvery.