Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-10-21

On Wednesday night about II o'clock,
a train Of cars carrying soldiers, ran
over several cattle near Ivy Creek De
pot, about 6 miles West of Charlottes
Vile, when FIVE cars, filled with soldiers,
and the tender, were precipitated over
an embankment about twenty feet. One
car was shattered and broken to pieces.
lone turned bottom upwards and the
other three were rolled over the base OF
the embankment, one car remained on
the track and another remained partly
on the track.
By this accident five soldiers and two
servants were instantly killed and about
seventy wounded some four or five
mortally. The following are the names
Of those killed and seriously wounded
Kilied.--James Il. Barnes, 18th Ga.
regiment, Geo. Griffin, Of Hampton Lee
gion, Lipscomb's cavalry, S. G. Serg't
J. E. Corley, regiment not known, but
he had letters on his person from Lex
ington District, S. G. George Owen,
45th Ga. regiment, many letters on bis
person for members Of the 45th regi-
ment. One, name not known, appar-
emily about 80 years of age, large beard.
Seriously wounded.----George P. Bad
ger, 18th Va. regiment, Co. A, leg bro
ken, D. G. McMasters, 22nd N. G. regi-
lnent, Go. L, hips injured. J. S. Viii
iams, Sd Ala regiment, badly bruised,
IL. Ii. Kinks, 10 Va cavalry, head, not
very bad. w I Abbitt, First Rifle reg
iment, S G, Co. F, breast. ] M Moore,
Fourteenth S. G. regiment, head and
breast. g. W Crump, Tenth Va. cav
airy, Company A, right eye and back
[ Nesslar, Tenth Va Cav. Co A, right
leg broken. H W Hay, Nineteenth
Ga. Co F, hips. CD Gladley, Nine
teenth GA. Co +. ] Vinfrey, 18th Va
Co X, side and hip. Abe Leon Moses.
Co G, Hampton's Legion, S G, leg bro
ken. j ] Smith, Il Va, thigh broken
w A Loundermilk, I'd N G, Go G, both
thighs broken. + Cunningham, both
LEGS broken. Sergeant John Bahr, 23d
is G. reg. head. T j Wilkinson. Rich
mond Huggas, Co B Sd Bat. Cav. arm
broken. Z G Harper, 9Th Ala. Co |,
back and left leg. Elisha Heady, 44th
Ala. head and back. S G Okelly, 10th
Ga. Co A, ankle, not badly. j FL Ores
ham, 3lst Ga. Co Z, right leg and breast
| A Hale, 18th S G. Co D, thigh, back and
hand. r B Bailey, 7th Ga, Go F, face
and back. Lieut. ri L Solomon, 4sth
Ga. Co G., leg broken. Some IS others
were slightly wounded, and two SER
wants, Jack, belonging to N. B. Ovens,
and Pat, to Lieut. Miller, Of S. c., were
killed.
The wounded were taken to the Hos
pital at Charlottesville where the proper
attention was given to them.
The following were not so seriously wounded !:
G W ROBIN, 10th Va cavalry, Co c.; NJ A Gun
ningham, Co B. 81 Va Battery; A Moncrief, Co
Means, Co B., 51st GA; L H Heam, Co B, 81
Ga; A Strong, Co D, 18th S G; D Wilson, II
S C, Co D; G NJ Maxne't. Co G, 81 ca G.
Dickson Col, 18th Ga G NJ Powell, Go F, 1lth
Ala; Shorter Co B Cd Va Bats D Daniel,
Co E, 4th Ala; Wagner, Co F, 18th Ala !;
Badger. Co A, 18th Va; J F Smith, Co F ,
AL Ga; Wawn, Go F, 3:st GA Daily. Co
r, 14th Ga; Norrls, ca F, 14th Ga; G T
Moreian Co A, 9th La ] G Phillips, Co X, 10
Ga A Kenny, Co D, IA N G.; G F Bamharf.
10Th G, Co B; d Ramp, Co K, 18th G.; G.
W Weaver, Gu I, 25th Va; " Barton, Co K
18Th GA; d ] Geary, Co Il, 1st Va; l., j
Akitson, G Honeart.
P. S.-Since they have been taken to Char
lott .svIle, five of the wounded have died, and
it is feared that more will die.