, 1865-03-14
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

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1o1"s.o 10 you inc 1o!'o"1ns account OF a
shocking railroad accident which bcfel the
SD Illinois (Normal) regiment tod II, result
ipr in The killing or disabling of a larce num-
/ bcf of the men. ,
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A"c oxo nas ocen loF sese1al Aontns pos!ed
az guards at number Of the principal stations
Gil the United States military railroad lead~
irg from this place to Draslcar City. Having
80, -o,;.-,a f.ax,, 49, d,,t,- ~. 49, .~saS
'esn 4c,4e'eo ton .nas u"A5 y o.net .foops'
anu ordered to JOIN Gen. a. J. Smiths 10Eh
Corps ntar New O:leans, they took passage this
morning on tho regular train for this place.
Ata mint ahont +xFentv.screc ,n3,os 1rest ~
a..,aro s 80 :" Hn' . "ss& -,
= Number OF the cars, some fat and some box
| cars. in which the troops were riding. were
thrown from the track, smashed, and piled
together in frirltful confus:op. ,heir frar-
| mEDtE 1QtefmiQTlGd Will the Killed and
wounded men. Nearly half Of the train re-
maincd on the track, and the officers and
men from these, with the undfsabled men
| from the wrecked cars, at once rushed TO the
rescue Of their com,ades, and labored ener-
| retically to exticate The Tuunled and The
bodies Of The dead from the mass OF Treck.
The severely Injured we're conTeyed tn a
| Deiphbnrinp house and nromnt1v attended hv
D1E. Rex and Antis thc rrpimp11tai snroanns
All that Was pos.ibie Tas done for their reIief
| ofice1s and men nike e1crting r3,emseives
with untirinr assiduity VhiIo anT thlnr re-.
msIned tn ~ done fi,r thrir "a afaty and enm.
| forf. The train from The Fast arrived ~ the
| scene within half NJ, hour affer tic accident
and an this The regiment cnn,e on ~ Iii,
place. bringing the wounded. who were At
| 6ncn H. ~ staamhna+ snS so,t 80 ~ a.
bnsn,t.1 n ~ cStp 11,a raa3,oan+ e,o; ~ ~
The commiss3nncd officers md c3t;zpn ma.
senn1rs heinV nnstir In the hfndmost rsr
wh,cl rcma;ned IN the f,orF esco1,e3 ;n;nrr'
| The onlr eTcentinns werr 1ant. R,segrant
commissioned ,ccently and not yet mGster-
| ed} and Lieut., Moor 10th of Co. D. who were
On their company car, and we're both hurt.
Capt. 4. severely and Lieut.. II. slightly
| Several of fhr rear rars containing f!ns r. +
I I and K and the iva f;:rwaTG cars T;th ~
r AZ we'll aa the Incnmnf;ra {tseif rerna,n"J
| ~ I'm trncE ~ ua.e 1,,,t ,;,.; t.,,i,... ..a
fiom fhcs.s connan;es fsw ,,,s,, waea ,nt aut
ar5 thosa -,o1,.iE n Hsn "S1o uutt
III ~ Luces auatue ~ tEqln tae traln.
completely demcIished esnecia1Iy % IN tie sest f1sst
Two named. Co. Il was not on the train. Tic
accident having occurred before The ARRIVAL Of
the train at their station.
nad ddappena Pc 10, nst o. the Glied and wounded,
tna4s w. ~ ~ saae4na ano to9fon7a examlna-
commanders since our arrival ut this place,
II may be relied on as substantially accu1ate
| with these Explanations: 1lat Of the men
4qI.y qh:y,,a IN al rev oays; VINE on the otner hand
cases Of contuslons and scratches more or
able ior pIesen1 duty In The two @ eompsnies
chiefly involved, very 'eT men escaped en-.
vi, ni he seen t,,ot NV ,,st en,hroc.s .,,..
killed and sesenty-one wounded. Tbs list Of
dead includes all who are known to be dead
~ ~ 'ne pfesen' Resnectt;liiv Rouss IT. + n.
EnwARp j; LEW1s,
.... eapAn to' q, 53o LIS.
Knnxase;',m.n LIST OF nm1f9 M;1,' Am *e1sDED:
Charles Gree1ing, Co. 4; Charles 4, Howell. c.
eo Robs Ssssph D.
e.n,o., p..u,o. FoqsDsD:
3a.n, Mi,1.. 9one, GO: 9olh legs a9pufafed-
Waller Baker, D. breast, &C.; severe
William ~ uastts, ID, back and arms; seTer re.
George Griffin. D. eyes, head, Sc, severe,
HasItns Jones, D. back; severe.
4. N. Ray. Corporal, D. side and arm; not severe,
1,s,s.. sesserc.
William q. Moore, 1st Lieut., .. shoulder; slight
Genge F. Hammond, D, shoulder peck. &C.: a.
we're.
William Este11, D. leg, head. &C.: eerere.
Floyd Webster u, leg and hreast; severe
eeyere. - sA"N1eA a4o oaeAs
Jsnes Fate1nau, musician D. leg broken. savere
Jsmcs IhamberItn. b. hacE: nj scv,,re s'ee'
John Donuabereers D. bacE: mt srrcre
J. " TAyIor Esrrecnt r. 1an. ~ .ararn /
1osrnh hrat1 NJ ico1 ~ a.Ss~o ~ es'e1ss ]
Israc Martin. h ien!: rrnt scrcro. !
SYiyestcr Dnrdinrer. Serrcant> A lar hroten
&c: severe. ~ A~e- "10A~A'
Gilbert I. Seybo,d. A, breast He sern,a
Dawsoa Newton. corporai. 4 brn1,sed: mt a..
we're. ~' 19S
Constantine Znraf. Cornornl. A. hrad md h,rt.
severe; - '~~->
Aunt Rnss. A. hack. &c ecrere.
Harvey Garret j. icr broken scyere.
T. y, Augustus A. csrarnl Erut5cs: MT srrtnna
nm. Foster. A, bacE and rrms: severe o>A'A''
Luke Ulckerrnsu Corpornf A. nnkIes snrafnrd
&C. seycre, NFAN'
Samuel Sherman. 4. feet. &c. esrcre
Charies 4. Huston, 4. Cosporal. ler bruised. mi
eeyere.
3. P. Reynolds, Serrcant, 4. side: seyere.
I. Riggs, Corporal, a. 1hce, leg bruised, Sc: &C.
we're.
Daniel Shaw, 1, bruises +; severe.
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