The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-07-11
The Late Railroad Accident.
BETWEEN THIRTY AND FORTY KILLED
AND MANY WOUNDED

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Last week we briefly mentioned that
terrible disaster had occurred on the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, neal
Thaxton's, in Bedford county, about
thirty miles southwest of Lynchburg.
The cause of the accident was a wash
out on the road, into which the trair
plunged when going at the rate of fort,
miles an hour, going east. From thirty
to forty were killed and many others in
jured. The Roanoke Herald, of Jul,
4th. gives the following particulars o
the killed and wounded:
The streets presented busy scene
yesterday People were hurrying tt
and from in search of information about
the awful disaster of Tuesday morning
The Union passenger depot and tracks
were crowded all day and up to late
hour last night by anxious inquiries, but
those questioned could tell but little, be
cause but little more the Herald of yes
terday impaired had been ascertained
While its report erred in a few minor
particulars, it was as nearly correct as
careful inquiry and official information
could make it.
The supposed body of little Pattie
Darlington, niece of Mrs. Judge Thonlp-
son, was recovered Tuesday night and
sent to the city yesterday. 1t was burn
ed and charred beyond recognition and
was identified only by it's size.
Not the slightest trace of the bodies of
Road Engineer James, Fireman Bruce,
Nathan Cohen or Dennis Mallon have
been discovered gold watch, partly
melted by the intense heat, was found
yesterday and identified by Colonel
Huger as belonging to Mr.. James.
The friends of Mr.. Summers, of Abing-
don, will be glad to learn that he was not
killed as reported. J. J. Rose, clerk in
car with Mr.. Summers when it dropped
( into the wash-out. No trace of him has
been discovered and he'was undoEbtadly
killed
Mrs. Judge Thompson who was re-
ported as badly hurt, is being tenderly
cared for at Hotel Roanoke, and is pro-
crossing toward recovery Her grief
over the death of her adopted daughter,
little Pattie Darlington, has well nigh
deprived her of reason, but it is hoped
time will partially reconcile her to her
irreparable loss.
Mr.. J. G. Lifsey, brother to the unfor-
tuinate train dispatcher, Mr.. J. W. Lift
sey, arrived in the city yesterday morn
ing, prepared to take his brothers re-
mains to his home at Belfield, Va, for
interment, and was surprised to learn
that his brother could not be found.
Mr. ~ Marshall and G. L. Hardwicke,
of Cleveland, Tenn, were in the city
yesterday, looking for the remains OF
their sons, Messrs. W. T. Marshall and
J. NJ. Hardwicke, two young men who
were on their way to the Paris EXPOSE
ton and We're killed in the wreck. The
fathers viewed the dead bodies at Sisters
undertaking rooms, and returned. yes
terday evening at O'Clock, without
any trace of their boys.
The remains of Patrick Donovan, the
engineer killed, were taken to Lynch
burg, via the Shenandoah Valley and
Richmond and Allegheny Railroads yes
terday morning for interment.
The father of J. w. Stead arrived in
the city ON the 1850 train Tuesday night,
and identified the remains of his son and
took them to Cleveland, Tenn, at 4 a. III.
for interlnent. Mr.. Stead was a young
druggist at Cleveland, and was on his
way to the Paris exposition when killed.
The father is almost heart-broken.
Captain Roland Johnston is much
better
Superintendent Cassell is getting along
nicely, but is suffering with his arm and
from the severe shock he sustained.
Mr.. N. s. Shloss, proprietor of the
Philadelphia One Price Clothing House,
was handed light felt hat yesterday,
recovered from the wreck, which he
Identifies as the one worn by Mr.. Nathan
Cohen, his clerk, who was killed while
enroute to visit his parents in Germany
The wounded at Hotel Roanoke praise
very highly the treatment received from
Roanoke people and the Norfolk and
Western officials.
The following named are known to be
killed, but only three bodies have been
identified. The other remains were
burned beyond recognition:
J. w. Steed, Cleveland, Tenn; John
Kirkpatrick, Lynchburg; Nathan Cohen,
Roanoke; Dennis Mallon, Roanoke, Gan-
itor railroad Offices; ]. w. Lifsey, Roam
oke, road foreman; G.. L. Peyton, wife
and child, Radford; Miss Darlington,
Houston, Texas, body recovered; Patrick
Donovan, engineer, Lynchburg, body
recovered; j. E. Bruce, fireman, Roam
oke; James Rose, Abingdon; J. M. Hard
wicke, Cleveland, Tenn, w. F. Marshall,
Cleveland Tenn
Following were injured but none Sc
rious: James G. Cassell, superintend-
ent Lynchburg division. Roanoke; Ed
win l. nuBarry, superintendent eastern
division Crewe, w. H. Ford, baggage
master, Lynchburg, Va; Ashmore,
express messenger, Bristol; w. G. GLASS,
front brakeman, Roanoke; Davis,
colored passenger; Gran, extra ex-
press messenger, BRISTOL; j. d. Tanner,
Iynchhurg; Bishop A. w. Wilson, Balti-
more; Mrs. r. b. Powell Dallas, Tex;
Mrs Judge Thompson, Marshall, Tex;
Mrs. Craven, Texas Miss Sparkman,
Texas; J. L. Dexter, Boston, Mass j. Il.
Temple, Chattanooga; A. A. Young,
Bradford II. II. Johnston, conductor of
train, Roanoke; w. &. Mase, Norfolk;
r. X. Goodfellow, Roanoke.
1t is claimed that two persons in adj
dition to the above are yet missing. If
this prove to be true it will swell the list
of killed to II.
WHAT BISHOP WILSON SAYS.
LETT Dalton, where / preached to the
North Georgia Ladies' Missionary Con
ference Sunday, at $50 a. III. Monday
morning, landing in Roanoke, much
against my will, at about $50 Tuesday
morning. was en- rause for Baltimore,
my home, and travelled in the Washing
ION sleeper. A slight jolt awakened me,
and presently felt that the car was
plunlginEg downward as it thrown from
a eatapHlt found myself driven into