Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-03

Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
LYNcHBuRa, Va, July 3.-The wreck on the
Norfolk and Western railroad at Thaxton's
turns out to be the most appalling ever known
in the history of that road. The fact is the
number of killed will, perhaps, never be told
as the cars, having caught fire from the engine,
were soon reduced to cinders and old iron. II
is now estimated that
NOT LESS THAN THIRTY Persisted,
while those who escaped with their lives were
all more or less Injured, many very seriously.
Inc train was composed of engine, baggage
car, express and mail car, two passenger cars
and three Pullman vestibule sleeping cars and
all were consumed in the wreck.
THOSE KNOWN TO BE KILLED ARE
Engineer Pat Donavan, of Lynchburg, Va;
Travelling Engineer A. NJ James, of Roanoke,
Va; Foreman ]. Edgar Bruce, of Roanoke, Va;
Mail Agent Rose, of Aburgdon, Va; J. W. Lif-
sey, train dispatcher of Hicksford, Va; Mir.
Peyton, railroad stenographer of Radford, Va,
wife and child; passengers, John kirkpatrick,
of Lynchburg; W. c. Steed, John Hardwick,
and Will Marshall, of Cleveland, Tenn, and
Nathan Cohen, Of Roanoke.
The charred remains of what were supposed
to be eight bodies, were found in very minute
particles.
THOSE INJURED.
Those supposed to be fatally injured are
Express Messenger Ashmore and Baggage
Master Ford. Among those painfully injured
are Miss Potter Darlington, Baltimore; f. f.
Dexter, Beverly, Mass; Joseph Goldberg, New
York; Mrs. r. B. Powell and Miss Inez Heank-
man, Marshall, Tex; NJ. D. Temple, Chicago;
Il. W. Martin, Chattanooga; Mrs. Judge L. p.
Thompson, Staunton, Va; Bishop A. Wilson,
Dalton, Ga.
By United Press
LYNcHBURs, Va, July 3.-The railroad disas-
ter near Thaxton's yesterday morning has cast
a general gloom over this city. Seven coaches
In all were wrecked and burned. The loss
OF life is still estimated at from 80
to 40, but as the bodies Of nearly
all the dead were burned with the wreck this
is only an estimate. The following is the list
of the killed and wounded as far as ascertained
up to noon to-day: Killed-Pat Donovan,
engineer; Charles Bruce, fireman: ]. W. Lin
say, train-dispatcher, of Roanoke; Summonds,
postal clerk; Hopkins, express agent; A. NJ
James, travelling engineer; John kirkpatrick,
of Lynchburg: J. W. Beal andJ.W. Steed, both
OF Cleveland, Tenn; Nathan Cohen, of Roa-
noke, Va; Dennis Melon, of Roanoke, and a
little niece of Mrs. Thompson, of Staunton.
Wounded-Captain Ford, baggage-master;
Rowland johnson, conductor; E. L. Dubarry,
superintendent of the eastern division, Norfolk
and Western railroad; w. c. Glass, brakeman,
arm broken; Mrs. Judge L. p. Thompson,
Staunton, Va, hurt badly; Miss Hattie
Darlington; Bishop Wilson, of Baltimore. Md,
cut on breast and badly bruised; J. d. Tanner,
of Lynchburg Va; Joseph Goldberg, OF New
York, and F. T. Dexter, seriously injured Mrs
R. B. Powell, of Marshall, Texas, shoulder
and back hurt; Mrs. Inez Sparkman, of Mar
shall, Texas, hurt internally; Robert b. Good
fellow, of Roanoke, r. p. johnson, Roanoke,
Va, II. W. Martin, Chattanooga, Tenn, Sc
riously hurt; NJ. d. Temple, of Chicago, Sc
riously injured in back, and J. A. Young, of
Radford