Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-16
LOCAL MATTERS.
F8rOm Last Evenings EditiOn.I
nIORGAN's OPERATIONS ON THE LIT
TIE MIAMI RAILROAD, NEAR
CAMP DRNNISON: @
A Train Thrown from the Traek--TwO
Hundred Union Soldiers Captured
and ParOIed--The Trnin Burnt
--AH Quiet Now.
MATTERS.
tBFom Last Evenings EditiOn.I

W. W. Gould, baggage master on the Gin
cinnati train, came up from Cincinnati this
morning. He has furnished US with some
interesting particulars Of the rebel opsra-
tions on the Little Miami Road, in the vi
cinity of Camp Dennison. The express train
on the Little Miami Road left Cincinnati at
7 O'Clock Tuesday morning. When near
Camp DennisoD, which is Is miles from Gin
cinnati, the train was signalled to stop, and
was then ordered back to Cincinnati by the
President of the road, W. H. Clements. The
cause Of this was, train had been thrown
from the track by Morgsn's men, about two
miles East of Camp Dennison. The train
thrown of was an accommodation train,
which ruus from MOrrOEtown to Cincinnati,
a distance of 80 miles. The conductor was
WI RvBsrTs. The tram cv--sissvl- Of
comOtive, a baggage car and three passenger
cars. When about three miles East of Camp
Dennison the train was fred into. This
caused the engineer to crowd on steam, as it
was designed to do, and about s mile further
On the train, in turning a curve, came upon
spot where a rail had been removed, result
ing in throwing the train from the track
The locomotive was turned end for end and
bottom up, smashing It up very much. The
engineer, Jack Redmond, had his collar bone
broken the fireman, named Callahan, was
crushed to death instantly beneath the loco
motive. The locomotive being thrown com
pleteIy from the track, the baggage and pas
ssnger cars passed by it and ran off the track
further on without being upset. No one but
the engineer and fireman was hurt. The
train was instantly surrounded by rebel cav.
airy. There were about 2,5OO of them, com
manded by Morgan in person. There were
two hundred new recruits on the train, with
out arms, on their way to Cincinnati. These
we're parOled. The other passengers were
not mclested The rebels we're we'll mount
ed, but had no sabres. They behaved very
oivilly. The cars were set on FIRE and de-
stroyed. Among the passengers was Presi-
dent Clements, of the Little Miami Road
He got upon an engine which was coming up
the road, and proceeded to Camp Dsnnison,
two miles, so as to give the alarm to the up
train, thereby saving it from loss.
After destroying the train detachment
of Morgsn's men went to the railroad bridge
over the Little Miami river for the purpose
Of destroying it, but they found it securely
guarded, and they were repulsed. 1t was
guarded BY convalescent soldiers from Camp
Dennison. In the skirmish one of these
soldiers was killed One rebel was captured,
his horse being killed.
The report about the rebels having pos
session of Camp Dennison is all false There
is an abundant force there to defend the
camp. -.
The express which left Cincinnati at lO:4O
last night Tuesday came through without
obstruction, the track being repaired. Trains
will nov run regularly. Morgan is evidently
making for the Ohio river to escape into
Western Virginia. There are vigorous
efforts on foot to capture him.