The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-09
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csaIous AcCIDHnT on ZEE VrnoIuIA
CksfnAL kAMaoAD.-On SATURDAY. isst, sbous ope
O'CLOCK, r. NJ, fearful accident occurred e IIsv !
ss crossing, 10 Hanover county, on the Csntrsl
which, IL ID feared, viii cause the DAN m : moss
esnmaoie gentleman. Rev. MIR. sraISoyrrLov.
ney Mr. StriogfelIow, bic wife, daughter and
III, NELSON, wife Of DR.. Robert Nelson. were Ia 4
ss vio1 sDs ssppro.ching th, .crossing, Mr. g. dr..
at soo nts servant man following the carrisse
On horseback. From the .crossine. !, tha carr csr
oe .osn ior nearly . mile; and g the engineer
eoooueu tne steam whistle three times A the cara
~. sne "crossing, 1t seems little strange
vi the locomotive passed. Miss StriprteIIov ho-.
esef accounts for IL BY saying that they vers All
engaged 10 conversation st the time. and thse vhsn
,a ,ms perceived a. her danger the oconosivs was s-
neid says that whom Mr.. s. saw the cars. or head
inc wnistie no whipped his horses, and apparent.
y tried to force them across the road betore ths
locomotive struck the horses and killed them inst
~ .nsy got upon the track The passenger car
struck ,he carriage, smashing IL to pieces and than
threw that and its passsagers into snslI ruliev.
near the 'crossnR" The coucuaaion Sss ~
shghtt that the Passengers 10 the cars knew no.
tnng OF the accident until the train began to back
20 that assistance might be rendered to the injured
40 speedily % possible the hands on the train and
the passengers hastened to tho wreck 70 render
aid, but before they reached IL, Mrs. Nelson had
extricated herself The three others were then re-.
'ao'SN AS.A suott uUpl6o80Ot pO81610u, W0o0 Deoa
were obtained from neighboriug house, and all
the party, with the exception of Miss Stripgfellow
were placed upon them, taken to Dr. Nelson's resi.
dencs, and Drs. Terrell and Anderson sent for Az.
ter making the sufferers A. comfortable a. possi.
bic, the train came on to this city.
About O'Clock Saturday afternoon an express
train, With Dr.. Vim. A. Patterson, the brotber.iu.
laSof Mrs: :Strinafellow, DR.. Burwell, o relative.
DR.. Gibson, DR.. Conway and DR.. Wexford and Mrs
Brander, sister to Mrs. String fellow, ieft here to
visit and attend the wousded. They arrived
about eight O'clock that night, and found that
Mr.. StriDgfell0w's injuries were very serious n
not mortal: His right arm near the shoulder was
fractured, bis left wrist broken, several of the
ribs on bis right side were fractured and torn
loose from the breast bone, and bis right lupR in.
tured. Mrs. Stringfellow received an uRly ecalp
wound and cut on her nose, but a. the skuii bone
was not Injured, or serious results are aptjcjpsts
cd. Miss Ssringfsllow receveda few bruises abeut
the head and arms, as did Mrs. Nelsop, but the
physicians did not consider them at eli danger.
ous. -8 -
Yesterday morning Drs. Conway, Gibson and
Wexford returned to the city. When they left
Mr.. Stringfellow, he WAS entirely conscious, but
apparently suffering great pain. From ali We
have been able to learn there IL very listle hope
for his recovery.
The accident 10 truly sad one, and only shows
how important 1t 10 for persons approaching rsiIs
road crossings to be on the lookout for the train
Of cars.