The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-03
UNITED PRESS REPORTS.

tiD'h iilln HlflulIB al thab u'ui4N
passenger train on the Norfolk an,
Western Rsilroad ran into n landslide
near Thaxton's, a station about twenty
five miles west Of Lynchburg. will
horrible results. The entire train
from engine to sleeping-car went into
the excavation, and the wreck taking
fire, was completely consumed.
Full details are still lacking, but
seven persons are known TO have beer
killed, and fifteen or twenty are miss
ing, and it is feared they have been
burned with the wreck. Among the
killed are Express-Messenger Ash
mere and Baggage-masier Ford,
Engineer Donovan, Conductor
Johnson. Fireman Mays and
two postal clerks, one Of them
named Sommers. All Of the above. exc
cept the postal clerks, are from Lynch.
burg. John Kirkpatrick, prominent
young citizen Of this city, was killed
and several other Lynchburse,s Sc
yerely wounded.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
LYNcHBURG, VA, July 2.-The worst
wreck ever sustained by the Norfolk
and Western Railroad occurred this
morning at o. oclock, half mile east
Of Thaxtons, thirty miles west OF
Lynchburg. The passenger train
csminE east was passing over culyert
when the track gave away and the
whole train vas precipitated 10 the bot
tom, twenty feet. II was caused
by washout. About thirty are sup
posed TO be killed. Tho wreck caught
fire aud all the cars we're completely
burned. Division Superintendent j. C..
Cassell was badly hurt. arm broken
and badly cut about the head C0nduc-
tor Rowland p. Johnson was badly cut
on face aud head; Pat Donovan, cnsi-
ueer, killed. A. S. James. travelling en-
gineer, killed, Fireman j. +. Bruce.
killed, Baggage Master ". IL. Ford.
badly hurt. Brakeman A. &. Glass.
arm broken Mail Agent Simmons.
slightly hurt; Passenger John KIk-
patrick, Of Lynchburg, killed; Pas
seugcr B. A. Wilson, Of Dalton. Ga,
injured; Passenger Mather Cohen, OF
Roanoke, killed, Mail Agent Rose, Of
Abingdon, killed, Express Messenge r
Ashmoro, badly hurt Tho charred re-
mains Of seven or eight bodies were
taken out badly mutilated. The names
Of the great bulk Of the killed are un-
known as yet. Tho scene is horrible
one. 1t is difficult 70 get details be-
cause Of distractions by the railroad
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
BALTIMORE. MD. July 2.-Tho sun =
special from Roanoke, Va, says The
East bound passenger trainon the Nor
folk aud Western Railway, which left
here at ! l2:O5 A. u. was wrecked at Thax
tons, twenty-five miles distant from
the city, at :oj this p. M The bag
gago, express, smoker, passenger, and
two Pullman cars were burned, having
laksn fire from the explosion Of q
gasoline lamp in one Of the coaches.
The train went into chasm caused
by a washout, while it was going st the
rate " forty miles an hour.
1t is impossible 10 give an exact list
Of the killed and wounded on account
Of the meagreness OF the information
obtainable. There is only one wire in
use between Roanoke and the scene Of
accident, and 1t Is next to impossible
10 got anything over il but railroad
business.
The Il ames of the killed as far as posi-
lively ascertained are Patrick Dona-
van, Lynchburg, Va: Charles Bruce,
Roanoke. Va. fireman: l.. Is. Summers,
Abingdon, Va, mail agent: j. Francis,
Marion, Va. mail agent Nathan
Cohen, merchant, Roanoke. Va, el
route to Germany 10 visit his parents
W. &. Stead, Cleveland, Tenn. a. route
to England; j. w. Beall, Clevs-
land, Tenn, en- route TO Paris
A. NJ. James, Roanoke, Va.
engineer Of the road
J. ". Linsay, Roanoke, Va: Train Die
patcher John Fitzpatrick, Lynchburg
Dennis Wslon. Roanoke, janitor Of gen
eral Offices Of the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company, was eS route to
New York 10 be married: a little niece
Of Mrs. Judge Thompson OF Stauuton,
Va. 1t is believed fifteen or twenty
others perished, as there were nearly
seventy persons on the train, and be-
tween fifteen and twenty are unac-
counted for. The dead were horribly
cremated.
The injured are: Bishop Aipheus A..
Wilson. Of Baltimore. wrist cut and
body slightly bruised. He is at tho
Hotel Roanoke here, and will be home
in few days for Baltimore. The
Bishop lost his gold watch, and all his
and $500. J. +. Temple, Potts
vile, Pa, head and limbs burned, f..
Dexter, Beverly, Mass. severely
bruised on the head and body
J. h. Young, Radford, Va,
.rm mashed; Mes. Judge Thompson
Va, bruised and deranged
With grief over the death Of her little