Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-03-08
TELEGRAPRlC NEWS.
Terrible Accident ON the Camden a
AmbOy Gtattrosd.

Terrible Accident on the Camden a
Anboy Uatirosd.
NEw YoRE, March 7 About 1900 recruits
embark from this port for Hilton Head daily
Large numbers Of lurioughed soldiers are re-
turning 10 the army Of the Potomac
BY passengers artiyed here we have the
following additional psrhculars of the aeei.
dent on the Camdeu Amboy Railroad II
occurred at Bristol, New Jersey, about thirty
miles from Philadelphis, at two o'clock this
morning
The Adams Express freight cars from
Washington were OF the track near the sla-
ton The midnight train from Phladephia,
when il came up, was detained in their rear.
No signal light was seen by the engineer Of
the six p NJ train from Washington, indicat-
ing detention and it proceeded regularly
There was curve in the road, and the train
ran into the rear OF the twelve 2. NJ train
from Philadelphia.
The engine Of the six p. NJ train from
Washington was completely sncased IN the
rear car OF the Philadelphia train, which was
filed principally with soldiers.
As the collision occurred, the end Of the
passenger car elevated and the engine was
encased 10 the forward car, and tho passengers
were showed to this end and buried amidst
the ruins, aud only extricated by cutting the
car in pieces
One passenger was taken out dead, and two
others so injured that they died in few
minutes
One fireman on the ak P NJ. train was
killed, and the engineer and other fireman
escaped.
The persons killed we're all reported sol.
diers,
Some thirty others we're injured, some seri-
ously, and one was badly scalded
The wounded we're taken to houses near,
and all attention was shown them. Two 9th.
er cars were demolished, one being broken
in spinters
The engine OF the six p. NJ train was bad
ly injured The force of the collision threw
three cars backward some two hundred feet,
tearing out the hampers and leaving some
persons among them in the postal car on the
Bristol Bridge. The mails were datan ed sew
eral hours The soldiers were mostly return.
ed prisoners, and left Washington at four p.
M, on Monday No passengers (cylians)
were injured.
Later from Neutrality-suspicious. from
shermnn.
FoRTREss MONROE, March I--The steamer
Cumberland arrived here this morning from
Wilmington, N c., the 23d, with about four
hundred of our released prisoners, taken by
our forces at the capture Of Wilmington.
Itappears, by advices brought by the Cum
berand that there is no truth in ire reported
arrival of portion of General Sberman's
forces at Wilmington, or even that II junction
has been affected with General Scho6eld's ar
my. General Scho6eld, with part of his
army, had advanced aoont ten miles out from
Wilmington, and met with frequent resistance
from proving bands of guerrillas and small
detachments OF the enemy, who appeared to-
be ever on the alert 20 pick up stragglers be-
longing to his commGnd.
The rebels we're also actively endea voring
to cut off the supplies which we're left at
Wilmington, under strong guard for the use
Of his troops. H.su ..
Nothing Of the movements of Gen Sher
man was known in Wilmington, though it was
anticipated that Gen. Terry would soon re-
sumo active movements Ia aid Of the cam
paigu in North Carolina. a- @