The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-27
A RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Smash-Up on the Richmond and
Danville Road.
CRIMINAL CARELESSNESS.
A Passenger Train Battered
by Freight Cars.
T II e GAS Al TIE S.
One Man Killed and Five
Wounded.
T H E CASU AL T lie IS.
lDx TELEGRAPH TO THE HEsALp.l


RICHMOND, Va, April 20, 1873
serious accident, the result Of neglect, occurred
on the Richmond and Danville Railroad this morn
ing. Train No. s. for through passengers and
four A NJ going south Freight train No o going
the way left ten MIMI later. AT Pincy Creek,
three miles south OF Clover, the passenger train
stopped Tor the purpose OF packing and cooling or
hot boxes, Notwithstanding the conductor and en-.
gineer knew the freight train was only ten min
utes behind. Seven minutes elapsed before dan
ger signals were sent back
THE COLLISION.
Soon the freight train came numbering along ut
the rate Of thirty-nve miles per hour, and seeing
no signals in time to check up, ran into the rear
car or the passenger train, which included a fine
Pullman sleeping car. The sleeper was completely
smashed, not piece being lett as large as single.
THE CASUALTIES
Every person on the sleeper was hurt For
tunately only few were in the car
.. E. Parker. druggist, OF New York, had hip
broken and sustained internal injuries, Of which
he died.
B. +. Grayey, q prominent citizen OF Henry
county, Va, jaw broken, head cut and completely
scalped; also internal injuries He Is in preca-
riouscondition.
Il. P. zENTINEGlER, OF Patrick county. Va,
badly cut about the head.
r. M. IRONMONGER, OF Baltimore, general tray
cling agent OF the Piedmont AIR Line Railroad, cut
about the head and otherwise bruised; not sem
ously hurt.
Mrs. MAX FISHER and little baby, Of Macon,
Ga, slightly hurt.
WILLIAM JONES (colored), porter OF the sleep
ing car, knee knocked out OF place and otherwise
bruised.
These were the only persons In the sleeper
None Of the passengers in the other cars were
hurt beyond being shaken and badly scared.
WHERE THE BLAME REsrs
The railroad men were industrious In their efforts
to get up the usual verdict "No blame attaches. u
Engineer Burwen Jones, OF the passen
ger train, were dereict in their duty in
not sending out danger signals at the right time
The freight train was running at rate Of at leas,
thirty miles per hour. when the rules OF the CON-
pany order freight trains not to go faster than
nfteen miles an hour. Had the freight train
been running ut It's proper speed and had
the proper signals from the passenger train
been sent back this accident could have
been avoided, for II occurred in q straight run In
the road OF . mile and three-quarters length, and
the smallest signal could have been seen In due
time Offlcers Of the road are well aware that II Is
the habit OF train men. especially freight men, to
disregard the regulation speed and rue - they
choose, and rather encourage It.
SENDING MEDICAL AID
special train was sent up from Richmond by
the railroad authorities with competent medical
aid for the relief OF the wounded The wounded
were all carried to Richmond on q special sleeper
This accident Ia attributable to the carelcssness
OF the train men. The railroad men did all In their
power to relieve the wounded and are doing
everything else that can be done to smooth over
this reckless sacrifice OF HE and limb.
The wreck was removed and tho track cleared
at tour r. M.
Mr. b. r. Gravely, who IL seriously wounded is
q tobacco manufacturer Of large business and long
standing. and ID probably more widely known ss
such than any other man IN the south.
George street was the conductor and Thomas
Butler the engineer OF tho lightning freight