Sept 16,1854 Alexandria Gazette V&T wreck Big Spring?

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Charlie

That is correct. Don't have the date the name was changed to 
Elliston.  This station kept the old telegraph call BS  (Big Spring) 
after the name change.

Jim Blackstock

At 01:22 PM 1/15/2008, you wrote:


>I assume this is Big Spring, currently Elliston?

>Charlie Long

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> >Subject: September 16,1854 Alexandria Gazette V&T wreck story

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> >>From those REALLY thrilling days of Yesteryear

> >

> >We learn from the Lynchburg, Virginian, that a serious

> >accident occurred on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad

> >last Wednesday morning, above Big Spring Depot. The

> >downward freight train, in passing the trestle work,

> >came in contact with three dirt cars which had been

> >negligently left on the track, and the engine was

> >throen off, detached from train, and precipitated some

> >sixty feet over the embankment. The engineer succeeded

> >in leaping from from the engine to one of the freight

> >cars; but the conductor, Mr. Conner, and the fireman,

> >a free negro went down with it. The latter was killed

> >instantly, and the conductor severely, perhaps fatally

> >injured. The engine is said to be a perfect wreck.

> >

> >Alexandria Gazette, Saturday, September 16,1854

> >

> >

> > 

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