Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-17

HE ACCIDENT ON THE VIRGINIA MIDLAND
HALLWAY AND DEATH OF ENGINEER MIN
ToN-The land slide on the Virginia Midland
Railway. ons mile north of Rock6 FAB. batween
Charlottesville and Lynchburg, causing the &C.
cden! which resulted 10 the death of Engineer
JOIN T. Minton, the ibj uripg of Fireman N.
B. Gfaot, and The damaging of the engine and
several cara. Saturday night, vas noticed 10
yesterdays GsZ,tte. The iLjured fireman. MI.
Grant, and the remains Of MIR. Mintoo, we're
brought here last Light. The funers of eppi-
neer MIotou took pI.c, at one o'clock to-day
from bis late rosidero,, on Priacs g.. between
Fsyette and Payne, aud was alterded b. thu
Brotherhood Of Lo:omo'i7e + rgneers. Of
which organization deceased was member
Fireman Grant. is badly. though. j; is thought,
not seriously iured. Those who were on the
trsln at the time the obs.ruci ion on the track
was rtck, describe the 1e-alihCu2h there
was Do damage TO apy of the cts of tho train.
but the p.stal car. witch was Immediately be-
had the teDter-as most Clstres5Iug oDe.
Fortunately 90 cars were thru wa from the track
when the Side was struck, b Il; nne q clock
at night, az I'D cdIstvly the passergcIs, who
were on tLcit way TO DsLvi,le, Were 10 tic
grouLd in state e cjliuiior. AZ 5000
a. DO. be, Capt. J Jha NJ Gri.g who " as 10
charge OF the train hcaliug crel lor hrIT. Sstt
to the englle, WhcrU be iUuud Gtewao GRAFT
lying upon the gr1uad ii lred, though pert,
ly Conscious. and engineer Mrntcn wtdscd
tightly 10 belWeea the bDi.r head OF the ca
plGe h0d tho tender, tho litter having ran Up
into tho engine cab. Elglneer hl.o;On WAS not
yet dead. and Capt. GrIsk tauod TINT he would
have to DO cut out o! bis Position 81 the crew
was summoned aod tho engineer was rel ,ssed
Death. however would coon have released hin
from bis suff .rnGs, for as no was beisg taken
from III, engine ho brcs!hcd his last. An eg
tm nsiioa revealed that the engineer had bsen
forced against tn, boiler hcsd OF tho engno ty
the tender with such foloo thst tho gauge cocks
had been wfeEca6d OIL aud the eao,p ug steam
had &c liGd him 10 death. Tao death OF op1i-
uarr MIn'on. a. his paa; OF dl y. aa he could
p:nSah y have Sl'o hlus2t by lunplng from
Ltn engine w!co he stw the slide coming, vas
C o ndcrc1 By the passengers heroic one, ald
as mark OF their appreciation CT his self
sacrifice. $40 was i'm Todi,te!y subscribed for
his widow. Fifty dollars WAS also subscribed
forr fireman Ginrt, who tad bccu throWo, ty
the concusson. through the wiajow Of the Gao
OF the oDGlnc to the r@nii, ahero to vas
i0und covered with tl'o't II" psssrrgrs,
also. spoke 10 tbs hIs Is. lrAiso 6! the cInauci
OF Capt. Giigg, and tho other utfc rs of tho
train, as we'll as OF the yIAmp'a:ss Il ho Viz
Riola hliolapu C0mpstY Ia r4nucrilg all O,sitle
assistance. Among thos, WAC rcoder.d Walt
eblo aid, TO whom Capt. GGiep desires
to rcIurn his thanks. arc Mr. Patrick CalhCuo,
OF Atlanta. Ca and d.. Snih. Of Amheis:
county. Va. Capt. GrIgg hes The @stch Of the
deld engineer which he found 10 tho drip pan
Of be epgine, stopped at 70 n.ioutes 10 Q
o'c'cck, which Is SUPP ,s2d 20 Do tho y &c: timo
ct the accident. Ali on tbs train rgenad that
no mortal man could Eavo prevented thu acci
dent, for it is though. thot tho earth camo
down lust IS the euglro reached the point.
Postal clerk GlcesOo, OF Was.irelou, was Sigh :
" injured sbou! the bsck, s5d Capt. Girgg sud
Baggage Master Tosson he'd their hands Gu, 10
their efforts to rescue Mr.. MiDtop.