Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-05

boy railroad, involving the loss oi - Haly VA
liable lives, and waunding ard manning scores
ofothers, is, of course, the absorbing subject o.
general comment. We therefore give such ad
dtional particulars as have been received since
our last.
THE KILLED.
We regret 10 state that the first announcement
that Capt WIN. VI. Boyee. of the L. 5. Coast
Survey, bad been killed, is confirmed. together
with that his daughter. Miss Emma Boyce'
aged about 20 years. She died soon after one
Of her legs was amputated. Mrs. Buyce, his
wife. is not Dead as reported. but is severly in
ured She is still n, Bordeniown, and the Phila-
dclphia papers say will probably recover. a
dispatch. however, received in New York says
there is bat slight hope Of her surviving, Her
other two children were very slightly injured.
Capt Boyoe was formerly an officer IN the T..
S. Army. and resigned some years ago to nc.
cept position in the Coast Survey, 10 which
branch of the service he was attached at the
time Of his death. While in The army ne was
promoted Cd Lieut.. Isl Infantry, July j, 1872;
list Lieut. June 30 ls25; Aid de- Camp to Ma.
ior General McComb 1925 29; Captain, Octobei
25. 1875: resigned November ii, 1886; Assistant
in the Geodetic Survey of the Atlantic Coast Of
the United States since 1897.
A dispatch received by mn officer Of the
Brooklyn navy, ard, on Thursday, an
nouneed that Com. Joseph smith, of the United
States nnvy. had died OF his injuries. but we
think this is mistake, a. he IL represented to
have been only slightly wounded Com Smith is
one vt The oldest aud most valuable officers in the
service He entered the navy on the 10th of
January, 1909, served through the war of 1872,
and his commission captain was issued Febru-
airy 9. 1892. nn the same day n those of Commo-
dores Sloat Perry, Skinner and Newton. Com
modore Smith was born in Massachusetts, once
commanded the navy yard at that station, and
has been for several years Chief Of the Bureau of
Construction and Repairs He resides at Wash
ington.
Baron de 81. Andre, who was killed, was about
forty years of age. He acted ns French Consul
in philadelphia for the last six years, and was, it
is snid. born in tho United States. He was edu.
Gated here, aud he spoke the English language
perhaps better than he did French. His fRther
was Consul General Of Franco in New York
many years ngo. and he has followed tho consular
career since his youth. Previous to being ap.
pointed 10 Philadelphia he was an 0ttache to
consulate in the East OF Europe.
The total number of deaths by the accident is
said to be Il.
THE WOUNDED.
The Philadelphia Ledger of yesterday gives
Il list Of 81 wounded, but says about 80 in nil
were injured, more or less. II thus speaks of
some of them:
Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, principal of Patapsco
Academy, Ellioott's Mills, Nd. badly bruised on
left leg.
Miss NJ. Phelps, bruised in abdomen.
Caroline Hynen, servant of Mrs. Phelps, feet
injured and fingers acerated.
Mrs. Boyco Georgetown, u. C., confusion of
head and spine injured; her son bruised. Mrs,
b. is very much Frustrated. but will probably re-
cover
DIR, Whelan. Washington, thigh wounded and
spine injured.
Commodore Smith, Washington, d. G.. cut a.
bout the head.
Mrs. Smith, wife of the Commodore, confusion
on the head.
The Philadelphia Register gives the names of
40 wounded,
The passenger cars which went down the EN-.
bankment were literally broken into fragments
and the wood work of one of them was reduced
to pieces, none of which were over four inches
wide. every panel having been crushed apart,
Among the killed was midde.nged lady, who
was travelling in company with daughter of n
bout fourteen or fifteen years. The body of the
mother was removed from the spot on bier fol-
lowed by the stricken child believing the path
she trod with tears Of the iniensest grief.
Another lady. who WIS supposed to be from
Patterson, had her head severed from the body,
and they were found few feet apart, with the
hat still upon the head and the ribbon still uu-
fastened from about the chin.
man who attempted to escape by jumping
was caught between the cars n they went over
the embankment, and his body was completely
cut in two just above the hips.
A Spanish gentleman was severely injured,
and suffered much agony. Unfortunately he
could not speak English,and young lady Of Bur
lington, who had some knowledge Of Spanish, and
kindly came to interpret for him. was SO affected
by the scene around her thai she was totally an.
able to converse.
Miss Leeds, of Bridgeport, Ct. had Il remarka-
BILE escape. The side of the car in which she was
seated was driven out and the seat being sud
denly raised, she was thrown out upon the ground,
clear OF the ruins.
A yoGng gentleman, brother of Mrs Barclay,
who was waiting al the Jersey depot for his sis
ter, on being told of her fate, swooned and was
taken home insensible.
Mr.. james Z. Ray. the we'll known hosiery
merchant of New y DIRK wasa passenger in the
car third from the end of the train, states that
he car in front of that which lac was was thrown
completely over the other three. making "A leap of
8 feet. and grazing Inc top of the other car in
is passage. He sustained cut upon the head,
nd had one breast OF his coat completely torn
fl and his shoulder slightly injured.
THE coRoEER's INQUEST.
Mary Cook, of Burlington, n. j., testfes be-
ore the coroner's jury as follows:
was standing at my side door, and saw ca'-
.age coming; the curtains being all down close,
put up both my hands and halloed with all my
might. said 10 my mother these people will ali
be crushed. ] hailoed to the persons in the car.
rage For Gods sake to stop Tie reason
cried out was because / though, they would be
run oyer cannot tell whether the cars were com.
ing backwards or going forwards. | ran 10 the
front door and saw pieces Of the carriage hyrg
did not see anything of the cars. When call
ed TO the persons in the carriage1hey were ms far
from the railroad a. across the room; fsay about
forty feet.) they were driving pretty fast; that
made me halloo as thought they we're not SEN
sible of what was passing before heir eyes; did
not hear the whistle blow: did not hear any bell
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