Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-20
FREIGHTS COLLIDE.
AN ENGINE AND A NUMBER OF CARS
DAMAGED.
Two Persons Iniured.-Dea,h ofw. ID. Bark
lcy-The Recent Enbezzlement
Case-Painfu1 Accident.
tcorespondonco Of the Richmond DIspAtch.l

PETERSBURG, VA, June 19. 1889.
A collision OF freight trains occurred
about O'Clock this morning at Rcams S sta
ton. on the Atlantic Coast Line, which re-
suited in considerable damage TO the cars
and injuries TO two persons. No dehnlte
information can be obtained from the rail-
road authorities as 20 the cause of the ac-
cident or the extent Of the damage. The
following particulars are learned from
other sources Freight Trains Nos. and
2 we're both coming north. Tho former
stopped at Reams's station for water, and
sent back a man with tOrpedoes 20 warn NO.
2. The tDrpedoes were placed as directed,
but the No. train could not be stopped
on the grade in time 20 prevent accident.
The engine ran into the rear OF IRAN No. l
and the engineer Mr.. Wood, and one OF ms
colored train-hands we're both injured,
though not very seriously. Mr. Wood sus-
tanned several cuts and bruises. HIS en-
CINE aud tender were deralled and badly
damaged. and the cabOose and eight or nine
Of the freig of Train No. were pun
died together and thrown from the track
some OF them being badly broken. a force
of workmen was sent at once to the scene
of the accident TO clear the track. The
morning passenger train TO the South has
been standing in the city ali day, ana OF
course travel has been temporarily inter-
upted 10 is expected, however, that the
track Will be cleared by night.
Mr.. ". d. Barley, for many years a
prominent merchant and tobacconlst OF
TINS city, died at an early hour tins morn
ing at the residence Of his wite.s parents,
near Lawrcncevillc, in Brunswick county,
where he recently went with the hope OF
| bencfiting his health. He WAS about htty-
FIVE years old and leaves widow and seye-
raj children. lie was member OfPOw hatan
Starke Lodge of Mssous OF this city, and
leaves an insurance of $4,000 III the orders
Of the KNIGHTS of Honor and Legion Of
Honor. His remains viii bc brought TO Pc
tcrsburg tomorrow afternoon for inter-
ment in Blaudford cemetery. Deceased
was for many years an officer OF the ! lIst
Baptist church, and was man OF th9i
highest Christian character. HIS GENIAL
disposition, and his honest, strmghttor-
ward course IN life won Tor HIM the gene
raj esteem of the community.
In the Mayors Court this morning tho
cases of the parties charged with the en-
bcZzlement of the sum Of Sl6J IN money
the prOpcrty Of MIR. James ID. Bowie, OF
which mention has been made N this cor
rcsp0ndence, were up for examination.
John Dean, Mr.. Bowies clerk, who was III
trusted with the money 10 be deposited IN
bank and who returned the book with a
false entry of the deposit waived an exam
inatiOn and was sent on TO the MUSINGS
Court for trial. Bail was refused. Inc
two men, Lee Phillips and Thomas Gillick.
who were under arrest as accOmphces Of
Dean, were discharged.
A large barn belonging 10 Mr.. j. G. Blake,
near the Heights, was destroyed by fire
about o'clock this morning. The fire. IS
supposed to have been the work Of an IN
cCndiary.
Mr.. ii. 4. Hunt, q citizen Of Chesterfield
county. while engaged IN cutting timber
TINS morning on Mr.. Gould's farm, met
with a very painful accident. Ills right
hand was drawn in contact with circular
saw and was nearly severed from the arm.
Mr.. Hunt came into town this morning and
aphysician anputated the greater part oil
the hand.
The members Of the Royal Arch Chapter
who visited Crewe last night report that
they were delightfully."- entertained. They
conferred the ROYAL Arch degree on seven
candidates. and il is expected that this
number Will bee increased AT an carly day %
fully forty. There Is also talk Of institu-
ting "a Commandery of Knights Iemplar
at Grove. EoBIS ADAh'