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The Daily Dispatch: March 10, 1862., [Electronic resource], Railroad disasters. (search)
awful wreck, and piled up dead men and dying in one horrible heap. It was a long time before they could be all extricated. Soon after the accident the down train for the city arrived at the scene, and fortunately brought as a passenger Dr. G. W. Devron, the house surgeon of the Confederate States Army hospital on Common street. By his prompt care and the services of Surgeon Bowie and Assistant Surgeon J. M Thornhill, of the Mississippi regiment, the latter of whom forgot, in his sympathy fn broken, many a gallant volunteer's life was saved who must otherwise have soon expired. When the train from this city reached there, the engine was at once sent back for assistance and brought the first exaggerated report of the affair. Dr. Devron would not wait, however, for the arrival of this aid, but had four cars prepared as soon as possible to bring here all of those who were badly wounded. The regiment then continued on its way, taking with it between fifty and sixty slightly