The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-07

| TIE ACCIDENT on THE ROANOKE (VA) VALLEY
Raj RoAD-FurtAer Particulars, -We have briefly
mentioned the explosion of the boiler of an engine
on the Roanoke Valley Railroad, near Lynesville,
n C., on Sunday last. The train left Clarkesville.
Va with excursion party to attend divine ser
vice at Townsville, n. C., and had proceeded
| about four miles, and just crossed Beaver Pond
Bridge when the boiler of the locomotive exploded.
| \ passenger on board gives the Gainesville To-
bacco Plant the following account of the accident:
"Mr. Rudd, the engineer, was killed almost in
| stanty. His BODY as thGcwn violently upward and
backward through the air and fell The middle Of
til. gorge opened beside the bridge. No one knows
how hi gh his body was THROWN but II Il ust have
ceeded fifty feet H. drew two three inspirations
sfl CT hs found and expired. The forehead. tha
bridge Of the nose, the upper rim Of the orbit of the
and the lett temple were found terribly fI6c
| ured, perhaps broken into twenty pieces His skin
was not broken here. fireman, tree colored
| man. named Coleman Harris, also killed appa-
rently by the scs!Ging, and no doubt by the
| conclusion lie must have received. He had but
| s ght flesh wound, hut almost his whole body,
and face were badly scslded. He survived perhaps
two bours in agony intense that he felt death
relief and died praying for this friendly release from
his sUtfeFlngs small cooTed boy about eleven or
twelve wears Of age, named Henry slave to a widow
lady living Henderson, N c., thrown almost
directly forward, distance of one hundred yards Or
more, and fell on the side of the high embsnsmcnt
very thu track He not found for fifteen
| twenty minutes. His thighs broken, wi h the
bones pr9tfuGlng; his jaw crushed and one foot nj
off. Notwithstanding all these terrible in
juties he survived and lived two end half hours
more, ard WHEN reach d him he endeavorlng
t. rise from the ground and it required considerable
force to press him back. He expired, however, in
about fifteen minutes.
The glass in The front end of the coach was shiv-
cred By .ucussion and driven violently in, wound
ing quite severely about the face Messrs. w. IL. Self
aid j. w Geosheean. These gentlemen NJ Self
particrlsry severely burnt by the steam, or hot
wa er, thrown upon them by The explosion Mr..
Nutaj who was on the tender with the negroes that
we q killed escaped with his life most mracuiously
Il was throw through the cir and II on The AIDE OF
the embs nkment, living no INJURY, but was Sc
ysrely scgdad; it is believed however not seriously
The boiler was thrown forward thirty yards or me
one end striking directly upon the track, bending and
breaking the iron rail and making deeD hole III the
ambspknent | then bounded iu'o the air again,
aubtins once more upon the track, breaking the rail
ana tearing il up 1t again bounded forward turning
somerset in its course and lodged the side of the
embankment. | learn that gentlemen present
stanped off the distance and estimated that it was
throw about ninety yards The cow-cstcher which
was of the old model, made of huge iron bars. was
orcibly wrenched from its astenings aud thrown fifty
wards further.
- Mrs Rudd, the Young wife of the unfortunate
engineer was the and when the dead body of
her husband found rent the cir with piteous
shtieks that smots sadly indeed on every heart"
The loss 10 the company is estimated az 5000
The cars commenced running again on Thursday
last The engine was purchased from the South
side Railroad