Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-09-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

soldiers were killed and some very badly
wounded A short time before | O'Clock,
OH Tuesday morning, through freight
train for Baltimore left the Depot at
Broad and Washington streets, and when
IA short distance below Gfays Ferry
Bridge the train became disconnected,
and the road was, us n matter of course,
temporarily obstructed by the ears A
special train with troops was following
close behind, and, when the accident oc
Cured man was seut back, with Ian
tern, to warn the special train ; but in
consequence of the heavy fog which then
existed, the engineer of the train con
tanning the troops did not see the signal
until too late to prevent the collision. He
Immediately reversed the engine, but the
trains collided. Fortunately, no person
was seriously hurt by the collision
The troop train had on board the 37th
Massachusetts Regiment, which came
through on Monday night Il squad of
recruits for the 18th New York Regiment
under Lieut.. Minch one hundred and
four men of the Philadelphia Provost
Guard, under Lieut. Lechler, and one
hundred men of the 18th Pennsylvania
Cavalry, under Capt. MoCann. The COM
mands of Capt. McCann and Lieutenant
lechlcr had been ordered according TO n
despatch received from Gen, Wool, on
Monday evening, to guard the railroad
and bridges between l'cwysville and
4 Stanton, on the line of the Baltimore
Railroad They were under the com
mand of Adiutant General Freese, and
were proceeding upon their errand at the
time of the accident
The wreck of the two trains described
completely obStructed the track, and in
formation of the accident was telegraph
ed to the depot
AT about half-past three O'Clock on
Tuesday morning special train, having
upon il squad of one hundred cavalry
men, started South from the depot, at
Broad and Washington streets, and the
engineer was instructed to take another
track, so as to avoid the distractions -
BY some unaccountable carelessness, or
misunderstanding, the engineer went up
OH the obstructed track, and he ran into
the two trains which were already wreck
ed. The engineer of the third train saw
the lights about the wreck, and checked
the speed of the locomotive, but the col
lision was, nevertheless, very severe, and
the consequences most disastrous. The
cars were broken to pieces, three men
were killed outright, and number were
more or less wounded. The dead were
so entangled with the wreck of the cars
that II considerable time elapsed before
their bodies could he extrcated
Lieut. Lechlcr Immediately returned tc
Philadelphia, and Captain Kern, the pro
vost marshal, having been notified, he anC
; DR. Nell, Of that city, at once proceeded
to the scene of the accident. The bodie,
of the dead and the wounded were imme.
diately conveyed to the Summit Hospital
., About eight o'clock, on Tuesday morn
ing, member of a New y York regiment
!, who was at the scene of the disaster, de
liberately drew his knife and inflicted in
iuries upon himself which will probabl
e prove fatal 1t is believed he was labor
ing under an attack of mania.a-potu o
$ delirium ut the time. He was conveyed
G 10 the Hospital
During the past three weeks, owe
- G5,O 900 troops have passed over this road
:, and ii really shows good management thu
Il accidents of u more serious character hay
not occurred, II is IL matter of imposs
bility to transport daily large bodies {
troops without an occasional mishap.
INCREASE or FAKE.--The Philadelphit
. Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad hay
), increased the fare two cents between thi
u city and Philadelphia, being the amount ,
tax imposed by the government on the roa,
J. There has also been an increase Of fare u
d the Delaware Railroad, for the same reasol
DEcEAsED.-Lieut. Gideon II, Todd of e,
1. L. I'd Delaware Regiment, came to this cit
IL few weeks ago, laborng under disease col
tracted oil the ChckalIominy battle groun,
lie died last Monday at the house of Ii
father, Eli Todd. The deceased was in IL
10Th year OF his age.
CoNyALEsoRNr.--Mr. VIM Smith, of tn
- city n member of the 9Th Connecticut Re
giment, who was wounded at the battle
Front Royal, nj the time jackson made h
raid up the Shenandoah valley, we al
o pleased to learn recruiting strength vel
II fast. He is now on visit to this city. II
is, Mt present Sergeant Major but us mo
Of the officers of his regiment were kilc
II. in that battle, he will, in all probability /
. promoted TO First Lieutenant for meritorioi
conduct. When Mn. Smith joined the h
:" giment it had over one thousand abe-bodie
iS men in it, but now cannot muster three hui
dred men for duty
y ARRIVED IN WlLMINGToN.-John Ros
Chief of the Cherokee Nation, arrived
4 this city, last Tuesday evening, with
suite and family, some thirty or forty
Il. number, where they will remain until Il
M Chief cun make arrangements with the a
". thorites at Washington. The public wi
+ doubtless, be glad 10 learn that the Chic
~ who is a staunch Union man, has succeede
10 in saving the archives of the Nation fro
O. destruction, which was threatened for mai
ic months by the vile secessionists who invade
ks the Territory of the Nation,
he Doors AND SHoEs-James w Brnie, N
d. l02 West Second street, in this city, has
hand n splendid assortment of ladies al
gentlemen's Boots and Shoes, which he
&, selling at prices to suit the times.
ne PROPOSALS FOR RATIoNs.-Major Hen
n b. Judd, Mastering and Discussing Office
for this state, will receive proposals for lu
. nishng the Militia men with rations, uni
g Monday next, at II o'clock, NJ, ut his off,
III in this city, See advertisement.
~ CENTRAL CoMMlTTEE.-At u meeting of Il
~ Union Central Committee, held on Wedne
OF day, it was recommended that in the absen
IN Of other arrangements for nominating cal
S ; didates on Saturday --to-morrow--in Il
I'd different Hundreds, the Judges who held Il
re previous nominations, be requested to IL
H. again on that day.
VI The Central Committee adjourned to me
=" at Central l1all, Wilmington. on Wednt
is day the oath of this month"; at 3 O'clock