The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-14
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dspot q Tia Richmond and uanvzIs nazrpAd Con.
pany, y tlis eisy gave ray fran ~ sEsat weisht
mow upon Il spd falling g eznshsd ont Dc
srck walls. nskine eompisss wreck u ths wkoIe
euildine Tbs dspd was rs feet long on ~ weut
ade 2lo fest On ths eat sde, ahd I52 ~ wide.
snd being eoveredh h ~ 90 roSE sappested Oily
py snan iron RODS pressnted wids suriace ~ ~
mlnng moy, which had acculnnlated - . dspGh &
several inches before ne secidest oee.rv.a 49,
tunafely no one was III the bulldrv g e. So.
and no lives WERE therefore iosx ~ Ss-,s8 -
erected 1t cost of 125y0O0 I'd fhe ecs.ssr,s Ts<
two years since and WAS ooe o( the Iarreef q ~
@ so1tn Men Men. ne s fcoa savs Wy tas Nosh sabe
Of the bricks burst through he Soufh wsIl - ~
Archibald ThOmas' factory iniurinw fhss h.ss.. -
the amounf Of several hundred doIlaxa Il z IN.
possible 2 estimate the loss TO the company ana g
depot but We fear II WIN fan buf me shsrt ~
SJ000Q - there were In the buildine e tie fine
Of the occurrence, some l5000 bushels Of wheAf
besides hogsheads and cases Of tobacco, lots 81
There were also two three ffeight car erussai
by the falling timben, and one Of fhem lIterslI~
ground into hAgr1ent6. - rsses8KtafI % ! 4 s
Soon after the aecident occurrsds one Of ~
through the ruins to the "up freight clerks ofsc
a.d secured the books II the snow q remova.a ~
once from on tho freight - we suppose 4 Win 81
much loss win bc avoided. s9 -
at night the loss of life would have been frishtfuL
rs number Of men were constantly engaged n
receiving and delivering freight during business
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A gentleman residing in the neighbcrhood says
the noise was great when the roof gave way that
be fen sure an earthquake had taken place.
We suppose the company will set 70 work At
once to repair damages, snd that bnt . few months
win be allowed to pass by before . new and more
substantial edifcee win take the place Of the one
which now lies heap Of ruins.
Railroad Collision and Loss Of Lits--Laa Satur-
day afternoon collision occurred on the Rich
mond and Danville railroad, near Meherrinb Depot,
about sixty-ive niles from this city, between the
mp " and down passenger trains, which result
ed in the eath Of one man, the injury Of nine or
The two trains, the .down drawn by the Poca-
h0ntas and Bannister, and the /" up BY the Chaf-'
lotte and Powhatan, were about i've houFs behind
time and moving along at moderate speed when
they came together on turning curve, literally
rnashing the front engines into atoms Mr Tho's
Talbot the engine driver on tho PocahOntas see-
ing the imminent dansGr he was in, jumped of
and spraned his ance, but received no other inju-
vuhI I0 hfo
TO his post, and being caught between the engine
and tender, was dreadfully crushed, md had his
bowels torn from him. He survived the accident
about an hour and half when death relieved him
Mr.. w. Z. Cheatham, the conductor ON the down
train, had stopped short time At McherTin's, but
supposing that the mp train would lay over
started, and his train had not gone over quarter
Of nnile when the two trains met Mr. Cheatham,
was badly II Is hoped mot injured
by the collision He has several bruises about his
body and limbs, which are quite painful Mr.. n.
n. Treadway,t the conductor on the up train received
no injury Mr.. G. L. jones' one Of the engine dri-
vers; Mr. Williams, beggage aecnt and I'VE or nix
Of the train hands ware slightly bruised IL 80 a
The accident secured about twenty minutes
past o'clock in the evening, and . passenger on
the down train describes the scene which ensued
as appalling. As soon ~ the engines came to-
eether the crash from the conclusion terrible,
benches were ripped mp, stoves were pitched over,
passengers jammed together in one end Of the cars,
sna .ne co.snes % Ts nec WIN mcse s ana
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ieast k~o n,nusgss - .nocAs exes. n~xlng
passeo, tne PassengeIs Sno omplOyeesM ~ 9. tna TO-
and the wounded were gathered up snd taken 70
Menesras ss =. depcs "nelo poor Arsnun so'' s'ser
breatned Eis iast.
The loss TO me road Dy inis coiimon win fau Dut
little snort OF sS0UO, e tnIee o. tno Dess ensnes
owned Dy the Company nave Deon completely tom
into pieces Il was fonnnase thing, indeed, snat
each train had two engines to break the fcrce o.
the collision, or they would have rushed upon each
other, and crippled or Killed most o. me passcn.
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A. soon ss nevs rasched' ths citv ~ the sad 81.
,.,n;tv NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GsmnbsIi hsd - cnc;ne
nrensTed and started for The scene. he 6nds tho
eengires 4, : conditio, 81 travel thev ;wiIl be
brencSt - the vvnrk shons In fhis ctv fpr reparinr
AZ soon . possible. = - 1''- s. s. -.
We nave hes ri No bl.me attached 70 any one for
this al afair brt that there was csrelessness Or
bad mansgement some where, isbeyond : doubt. If
the ccnuetors had written instrnctions 70 run by.
and failed 10 do so. the yiolstor 4 respmsSble fGr
the loss Of life and destruction of properly which