The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-30
orArJNTON.

now A CONFEDERATION WAS AVoipEp-IN
TRyprprTy OF THE WOUNDED AND DYING
MEN RICHMOND MAIL DEsTEoYEp-AS IN
vEsTICATIox DEMANDED.
ff,orrcsnondcnc. OF the Richmond Dlspatoh.J
DECEMBER 2a, 1882. =
7 have some interesting particulars OF
the fatal colIisjon Ecar Millboro' gathered
from a gentleman who was on the SPOT,
and which have not appeared In the iui'
accounts .iyen in the Dispatch. =.
Cap.ain w. 8. Moody, the conductor OF
tl,e passenger train. In all probability owes
his lie 60 the fact that he had headache ana
had gone back from the combination car 10
the casier-going Pullman, where he was
sitting when the collision occurred. AZ
coon as he felt tho shock he fastened Tor
ward. aud discovering at once that tne
wrock. in which all the wounded men
verc sill inextricably fastened, had taken
fire lie had water brought hurrieGly rom
The tanks of tie Pullman ears ana eXtln-
,,uisbcd the Gre. So, by the presence OF
mind OF this experienced railro1d-nian The
awful calamity OF conllagration was
averted. A..
Mr.. Chris. c. i.citcli, Of Hanover, the
engineer Of the passenger train, II l. i'm.
dcrstood. was about 10 be married, ana
was running FOR Mr.. Bibh. the regular en-
0inecr q the train, in order ihat he might
have an ofl-day for his Wedding. lie had
attempted TO leap from his engine before
the crash care. but his leg was caught be-
tween the engine and the tender, and he
was In az instant dreadiu!y scaidcd by the
cseaning sscnm. His leg beng released by
the rebound, lie fell down the bank, where
CAPTAIN Moody found him. Although
WRITING in his struggle with death, he
said TO the conductor: Whose fault Is
MI this, Captain? Was 1t ours!' " NO"
said the conductor "wc were all righl,
and entirely blamoless.' Then can die
satisfied" was The heroic reply. lie was
shortly after put upon CIR and carried
bacl TO The AiiIlboro' House, but died Be-
fore he was moved from Tie car.
George a. Nctherland WAS found, cTl-h-
ed and iGscnsihlc. lying unGer the ears: ,
his Ices were also badly scGldcd and burnt ,
bot he lived unii noon the next day.
4 ear loaded with wheat was neNi 20 the
tandcr on the frCiahi train. and that being
broken w. the grain was strc"n over and
around the wreck. Through heap OF II
the head OF jack O'Ncil. The fireman. who
was quite dead. appeared wien found. lie
had apparently scTapcd the wheat away
from BIZ face, his hands being free, but he
was ilmmed against the open iirc-loN. and
thus roasted 10 death.
John W. Alison. OF whom the Dispatch
gives some Interesting particulars, was an
active. zealors knight Of Honor, and q
past dictate. lie had lcer instrumental
in the organ alton OF the lodges both at
stanton AIT Williamson. He said to the
wri.cra few nights ago while passing over
the road on his train, d" We hardly realize
the danger we are in here. We take or
lives in olr hands, aud have TO depend
mon every man doing his own part. The
least neglect. AID We may run into another
train before w can check ur, and be in
eternity in a minute" The deceased WAS
well.Lnown here. and much esteemed rs a
good man and faithful official.
Emmett W. u. li'g-head was the only
son OF Mr.. Thomas :. liogSbcad. Of thi,
county, and though pinned down upon the
heated boiler OF The passenger engine, and
The scading steam escaping IN his face IN /
upon his body until his eyes were closed
and hi. hands denudcd OF skin. displayed
an amount Of coolrcss. nerve, and vitality
that was truly wonderful, remaining in this
position from midnight until balf-past i
O'Clock. He cOoliy directed the work &C.
Ing Oh for his release, and suggested that
the only method by which lie could be re-
licyod was 10 raise the broken car OF OF
him by means Of iackscrew. saying
that if it could only be raised a
quarter Of IN inch, 20 he could
breathe. he would be al right. FL
nally the maii-hagS. which were damned
in around him, were cut open. their con-
tents pulled CIT, the pleasure relieved. md
he was pulled down, legs foremost. lie
was carried 70 the MILFORD Hotel and his
aged father sent for. hut died before he AZ
rived. The through mail (smOng which it
appears were Richmond letters was scat
tered around the wreck. and much Of II
DESTROYED and lost: though after the dead
and wounded were cared for all was Ct
ihercd UP that could be found and rccog-
nized.
The demand for an investigation into the
cause OF this terrible disaster by the au-
thoritics OF Bath county is everywhere most
urgent. This viii likely lie made, and tie
criminalily for it seems clear that there i,
criminality somewhere will doubtless be
placed where it belongs. and the guilty
made. as they should be. 20 suffer.
The officers and members OF the SlaUn-
ton Artillery Tuesday night had pleasant
time. They partool, Of an elegant and
bountiiul supper, and there was pfcsen-
tation OF tire gold watch to their late
captain, \. II. il. FultZ, the presentation
speech being made by Dir. Meade +. White,
the attorney FOR ihe company.
The Augusta Fire Company gave their
annual ball at the American Hotel last
night. followed by a fine supper. Every
thing went off well, and The affair was an
enjoyable one. NOX.