Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-11

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THE ACCIDENT ON THE MIDLAND RAIL
RoAD.-In Saturdays Gazette was published
an account of the accident on the w. c., v.
NJ. Il G. S. R. r., which occurred on Friday
night, near Rockfsh Depot, 10 Nelson county.
From the Lynchburg papers Of this morning
we gather the following additional particulars:
When about 81 miles north Of Rock6sh De-
not whilst passing through the farm of Col.
w. P. Shepherd an express freight car at
tached to the train encountered broken rail
and was thrown from the track. The baggage
car, the passenger coach and the sleeping car
also ran off, the three latter going down an en-
bankment some forty feet high. The former,
10 which were the baggage master, Mr.. I. D.
Reyes, and the conductor of the train, Captain
Thos. Rudd, turned over several times in the
descent, and was badly smashed up. The pas
sepger coach and sleeping Car were also COD.
siderably damaged, but not to very serious
extent.
Several of the passengers were severely in-
iured, amongst them Mr.. w. A. Hutchinson,
of Baltimore, who had bis collar bone broken;
MIR. Bryant, from Pennsylvania. who received
serious cuts on the head; Capt. E. W. Gustav,
of Salem, who received confusion of the Shout
der, and Rev. T. n Conrad, editor of the
Ctristianburg Messages, who had his ankle
somewhat bruised. Others suffered to some
extent, but not sufficiently to be specially re-
ported. Capt Rudd, the conductor, was &c.
riously cut or the nose and about the face, and
received severe bruises on the body; but his 10.
iuries, We are glad to know, are not at all dan
eerous Mr.. I. D. Keyes, the baggage mas
ter, was terribly cut about the face and head,
and it il feared is injured internally, and his
wounds may possibly result fatally. Captain
Carlisle, conductor, and the porter Of the Sleep
ing car were also considerably bruised VIM.
Humphries, brakeman on the train, was also
quite badly Jared and bruised, but nothing of
serious character is apprehauded.
There were some thirty-6ve or forty passen.
gers on the traio, including Judge Wingfeld,
Geo. H. Robinson and MIR. L. j. kirkpatrick,
but with the exception Of those named above
all escaped unhurt.
COL Shepherd, with his son, Col. Witherow,
and others residing 10 the vicinity, rendered
every possible attention to the wounded.
The passengers were loud in their praise Of
Capt. Rudd, Uomindful of his own injuries,
which we're painful, he did not even stop to
wash the blood from his wounds, but, after
rescuog the passengers from the wreck, mount
ed the engine, went to a point ten miles dis
tant, secured a conductors coach, which he
had on the ground in only little more than
all hour after the accident, all the time exhib-
iting the greatest soicitude for those under bis
charge. Capt. Rudd is an official Of whom any
company may be proud, and his noble, self. sac
ri6cing conduct on this occasion is only another
strong proof that he is the right man in the
right place.
The run off tore up the track for a consider
able distance, and also knocked down several
telegraph poles, thus interruptiog direct CON-
munication with Alexandris. Information of
the accident was however telegraphed to
Lynchburg and thence to Alexandra, when Or
ders we're issued to secure the services of sur
geons for the wounded, and to spare no expense
for their comfort and relief These orders we're
strictly carried on. by Mr.. j. A. HUMPHREYS,
Assistant Transportation Agent 10 Lyoohburg.
who proceeded promptly to Lovlngston, at
tended by DR.. T. l.. Walker, who rendered
such attention as the wounded there required.
MIR. Keyes was too dangerously hurt to be
moved, and is now at house in the neighbor-
hood of the accident, where every possible at
tention and kindness is shown him.
This is the most serious accident that has &C.
Cured on this road since 1870, and is not 10
any manner to be attributed to the neglect or
carelessness of the officials of the road, but to
no other cause than the accidental breaking OF
rail, which it is impossible for human skill or
foresight to guard against or prevent.
POLICE REpoRT.-The following cases have