The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-26
PETERSBURG.


,r,, RAILROAD ACCIDENT; TWO MEN KILLED
20 rwo oTuygs SERIOUSLY INJURED; PAR.
r,r,,rIns cr TnE ACCIDENT; THE DEAD
In worxpyp BROUGHT TO tn. cry
n,xrxry Co;LgcTI0Ss COMPLAINTS FROM
nc ron,cco sEcTroN-EEruBI.icAN POLL
-,cs--cprRcH nATTERs-pEATH OF LADY.
.cn,re.roaaepce OF tue Richmond DIspaschl
ArRL "a, 1880.
,e,eeraphed the Dispatch a brief sc-
~, ~ the sad accident which occurred
Cr,Ssv night between Ivor and Wakefield
,,a,;ons' on the Norfolk and Petersburg
ss,,rosd' resulting In the death OF two men
10 ,he serious injuring Of two others.
rhe accident befeil material train, at
I'm, shout three mile, from Ivor, while on
~ nav 10 wakefield. The train consisted
=, sa,s loaded With railroad'iies. The
onc;nr which was pulling the train
rs ,unning backwards, and being
sr,,vrd az the advantages OF the head
-, ~ his engine, the engineer did
:. 1;sc.y,r some cattle OH the track ahead
hsa, until TO late 10 prevent accident,
arb steam was reversed. the alarm
.,.5ed. and the brakes applied promptly
I" .,o,e the train. The tender struck the
.,,is md was thrown of the track, down
snb,nkment, turning bottom upwards
~ descent. The engine also Jumped
y, track. but did not upset. The cars be-
"a he engine were piled M on one an
49, and The ties thrown forward and
@,.,.ersd for some distance. The engine
10 wac COMPLETELY covered with them,
a I, was from this cause that most OF the
,.,,,ies 10 persons resulted. Captain +.
no'pster. The conductor; Mr.. Emmett
yg,conneli. the ca gineer, and Mr. Andrew
1.Tve1. The fireman, were thrown from the
l..ioe and caught beneath the falling ties.
tain Baker had both ankles and his lett
'ss,h broken, and sustained serious injuries
"; 80 side and back. Dir. Mcconnell was
,'.fnlly injured about the head and side.
if-anch il i believed rot dangerously. Mr..
u,ryeIrs injuries are about the chest, and,
4. ,esred, to some extent internally.
THO colored man Spencer Jones, who at
~ time Of the accident was sitting on one
a The fats. was picked up dead, about thir-
= feet from the track, The life having oeen
pushed from bis BODY by bea'y Tie WHICH
I'd bsd fallen serOss bis breast.
N Tswrence Thornton (colored) was sitting
d, The pilot OF the engine. The car next
no engine was pushed up over his head,
md be escaped injury.
,.,t 10 relieve the wounded. Ii was fully
100 hours before Captain Baker could be
.ten ont. and be died in five minutes after
- was removed He was a native OF Char
I,,ts county. and had been running on the
\ FOLK road about four years. He was
air,y.iye wears OF age. and leaves widow
,r6 sn adopted daughter. Mcconnell and
Vsryell are both married.
The dead and the wounded were brought
"a ihe civ This morning. This Is the second
time within the past few years that McCon-
,sIl has narrowly escaped with his life. On
ne srs, occasion the engine on which he
ga. fireman blew up near the High bridge,
rerv severely wounding him, and killing
the engineer, Mr.. Garrison.
TIE in,erna-revPnue collections in the
pe,,shurg district for the week ending to-
d,y amounted 10 Sl1.l33. The receipts
have 6ecB gradually increasing during The
mas, jeW weeks, but have not yet much
more than hall reached the former weekly
average.
TIE cotton and tobacco receipts this week
have been very light.
Letters from the tobacco section repre-
sent that a great deal OF DAMAGE has been
done to the plani-beds by tue fly, and that
there will be great scarcity OF plants this
stasoD.
The funeral Of Miss Martha +. Wells, Inc
Joung lady who was burned to death Thurs
las night, took place this morning..
The American Union Telegraph Com
rary is fixing up an office on Sycamore
street. Their lines will not reach Peters
bug for some time to come, however.
A Republican. Readiuster WorkiDgmen's
Club was organized here last night. The
meeling was attended by the Rtadiuster
Executive Committee, and several OF the
SPEAKERS were white -,eSdiusters. Resolu-
tons were adop'ed declaring that the Club
would not support for Office any person al
lied with the Conservative party.
The annual meeting ef the Petersburg
Bible Society will be held In the Second
Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon.
Rev. DR.. Sledd, Of Richmond, is to preach
toe anniversary sermon.
The Episcopal churches in this city are
making arrangements for the accOmmOda-
ton Of the members OF the Council, which
is 10 meet here on the 18th of May.
Miss Pattie W. Nenabe. OF Prince Ed
ward county, died last night at the resi-
dence Of his brother-in-law, Mr.. Lucius
Green. She had been great sufferer for
months. ROBIN ADAIR.