Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-13
county; thigh fractured and severely 10.

county; thigh fractured and severely 10.
iured.
John p. Wall, passenger, West virginia I;
badly bruiaed.
Mrs. Alexander, PENNSYLVANIA; slightly
injured. (Nrs. Alexander distinguished
herself by her exertions IN rescuIng the
wounded passcngers.l
u. +. Splnkler, OF North Carolina. pas
senger; right hand and shoulder bruised.
Harry County. passenger, Philadelphia /;
legs and arms bruised.
John Watkins, engineer, Alexandra, Vs.;
lace aud legs bruised.
John Kelley, fireman; slightly injured In.
ternally.
janice Goodwin, bagcage-masser, Aiexan.
oria. Va; hip. hack. and legs badly Injured.
Jack 0'Neal, flagmsn; seriously injured.
/ w. G. Able, Atlanta, Ga; only slightly
hurt.
L. p. sherer, Hsgers.own, Nd; injured
about the face.
f. L. Barber. Philadelphia; injured abou,
The face and side.
w. II. Hunter. Lomont, n. c.; internally
injured.
Mrs. Mary stockard slightly injured.
ii. j. stookard slightly Injured.
j. II. Potterheld, express messenger ;
| slightly Injured.
Several others were more or less injured,
but no particulars could be gained as TO
1 what extent.
The bodies OF Edward Smith and c. q.
Cox were carried TO Alexandra, Va, this
morning., and that Of Miss Alice Brown 10
Philadelphia this afternoon.
General Lougstreot was on the train, bu,
escaped Injury.
J.. G. Cories, OF New Orleans, La, who
was killed, bad only one LEG. having lost
the other at the battle OF Gettysburg, Pa.
! lie had been TO the reunion OF northern and
southern soldiers at Gettysburg, aud was on
bis way home.
coROYER's INQUEST.
Coroner Joseph Houswith summoned a
! jury Of seven men aud held an inquest Of the
dead at Orange Courthouse. The coroner;
| Jury declared that the disaster was due to an
advanced stage Of decay OF the tresle tim
bers. The d6briS will not be removed and
the bridge replsced under several days.
Trains will 20 by way Of G0rdonsyille u
Charlottesville for the present.
IBy Associated Pressl
what a Passenger SAYS.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-Mr. G.. A. Nichol-
son, Of 81 south Howard street. Baltimore,
was one OF the survivors of the disaster, and
arrived In this city this afternoon by the
first train from the scene OF the wreck. A
Critic reporter saw him at the Sixth.Street
station and beard him detail his experience.
:" 1t was horrible thing" he said, land
It Is q miracle how any one who went down
i'm that terrible fall escaped. II was In the
! dead OF night. and we had got nearly across
the bridge, when It suddenly gave way.
| The engine had reached the other side, but
was pulled back by the falling baegage.car
and fell on top Of II. The mal.car was
knocked out OF recognition, and the smoker
was totally destroyed.
II was In the sleeper that went down.
don't know how | escaped. When / wss
awakened / looked out and found the car
| hoisted high ~ the air, resting on the remains
OF the cars below. The couplings connecting
US with the other sleepers had giyen way and
thev remsined on the track.
eve went 10 work as soon as possible,
though IL was pitch dark, and did our best
| to rescue the injured. The scene that fol.
| lowed was one OF indescribsble horror. The
sbrieks aud means Of the injured, the shouts
OF wildly-oxcited passengers, aud the hissiBg
| OF steam were terrible 10 bear. The DasSei-
ger cars were crushsd out OF all shape. while
The sleeper was held high in the air by the
ruins Of the broken coaches. a little stream
| runs under tina trestle. and recent rains had
swollen II TO far beyond its wonted proper
tions. II Is feared that some were pinioned
below its surface and perlshed in its
waters"