The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-03

Man Killed and Four Persons I'm
| iured.
Yesterday afternoon, about six o'clock,
Broad street, between Eighth and Ninth,
was the scene of most distressing and
horrible accident, and one that caused the
widest excitement in that neighborhood
Tor time. IL seems that the horse attached
to car No. ii in coming down Broad street,
and when between Sixth and Seventh,
became frightened at two locomotives
which came out of the depot of the II. T..
z. Il. r. company and ran away. The
driver endeavored in vain to stop him, as
the brake had become useless by one of
the traces and the single-trees being caught
over the rod of the brake. As the run
away approached a point just below Eighth
street he struck, knocked down and ran over
Mr.. Thos. Clemmitt, whoitseems attempted
to stop him. The right fore wheel ran over
the head of the unfortunate man, crushing
it into shapeless mass and scattering his
brains along the track. The horse kept on
with the car till he ran against sewing
machine sign on the southside of Broad
street, between Ninth and Tenth, where he
broke his traces and left the car.
There were four persons in the car at
the time of the accident, Mrs. Myer
Angle, Mrs. Leslie B. Tatum, Mr.. Emmitt
Chalkley, and Mr.. J. b. Justis, all of
whom were injured in jumping out.
The coroner, DR.. William III. Taylor,
was notified of the death of Mr.. Clemmitt,
and promptly appearing on the spot he
searched for means Of identification of
the body. A pocket-book, containing re.
celpts and other papers, disclosed his
name, and messenger was sent to notify
his brother, Mr.. w. Ii. Clemmitt. The
latter only recognized the body by the
pocket-book and papers. The body was
placed on a blanket and conveyed to No.
Sl3 west Main street, the late residence of
the deceased.
The coroner ordered an inquest into the
facts of the case at 8 p. M, and accordingly
at that hour the jury, Mr.. Charles Tanner
foreman, were sworn in in presence of the
body, and then adjourned to the basement
of Sidney M. d. church, where an inquest
was held. The jury, between the hours of
one and two o'clock this morning, re.
turned the following verdict:
"That deceased came to his death on the
I'd of September, 1878, by being accident
ally run over by street car of the
Richmond railway company, the horse of
which car had been frightened by passing
train of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad company, becoming i'm
and rendering the brake of
said car Ineffective. And they are of the
opinion that the driver of the car is in no
degree blamable for the accident, but that
the Richmond street railway company is to
some extent censurable for allowing horse
tno,On to be very unsafe in the vicinity of
locomotive to be used along route so
perilous to life as Broad street is made by
The presence Of the Richmond, Fredericks.
burg and Potomac railroad company.o
The deceased, Mr.. Thomas Clemmitt,
was born in Norfolk city, and was in the
|orty-eighth year of his age. He has resided
in Richmond over forty years, and was
by trade coach-maker, though he has
recently been with Mr.. John A. Belvin as
nattress-maker. lie leaves widow and
our children.
The funeral of deceased will take place
his afternoon at o'clock from the Scv-
snth-street Christian church, of which, we
believe, he was member. lie was the
present chancellor commander of Myrtle
odge, Knights of Pythias, and will be bu-
led with pythian honors.