The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-11
ITEMS In VIRGINIA.
TWO FATAL WRECKS ON THE NOR
FOLK AND WESTERN.

Freight and Passenger Trains-I.ist Of In
iured-Muscoe's RetriaI-Storm at Nor
folk-Danville's Charter-An over the
state.
RoANOKE, VA, February TO- special. r.
Another terrible wreck occurred on the
Norfolk and Western Saturday night. Pas
senger train No. 3, which left here at 5:2O.
for Bristol. was thrown from the track at
Hutton's Tank, by the spreading Of the rails.
The express car was hurled across a creek.
distance Of sixty feet.
George Kerr. Of Esstyille, northampton
county,. the messenger was killed. The
mail car was demolished, and agents A. b..
Burton. OF Lynchburg, and B. W. Bocock
Of Bedford county. were fatally injured,
the latter's back being broken. The express
car took dro from the stove, but the flames
were quenched
Citizens Of Glade Spring went TO the
wreck Immediately. and this is what they
saw in the moonlight, according 10 the Glade
spring Citizen. which issued "a special on
sunday: "Ihe engine was standing on the
rOad-bcd, the Six driving wheels on the ties
and the front trucks on therails, a few yards
west Of small bridge, which was total
wreck from the passage of the engine; the
tender was down the bank just east of the
bridge the mail-car was next, and with the
exception of the floor was i'm pieces as If an
hundred crazy men had violently attacked
10 armed with axes. How the mail clerks
escaped instant death is miracle. The
express and baggage cars were on
their sides, further ont in the field
than the mail car. both mashed and broken;
the secOnd-class car rested ON its side next
10 the mail car and Between the baggage
car and the rOad-bod-its windows were
broken, seats iammed together IN the cen
tire of the car and the sides crushed in; the
frst-cass car lay in the field between the
secOnd-class and the first sleeper; the first
sleeper rests on its side with one end on the
track and one i'm the field. The rear sleeper
did not leave the track"
A special dispatch from Lynchburg 10
THE TINES last night said: Two OF the
unfortunate victims on the wrecked passen-
ger train were B. w. BOcOck and A. b.
/ Burton. postal clerks Of this city. They
were brought home last night terribly
wounded and At this time are in a critical
condition, being badly wounded and in great
suffering. The wounded numbered seven
/ teen. and killed outright only One.'
The remains OfExpress Messenger George
/ Kerr passed through this city to-day on the
/ way home.
The injured were Captain +. +. Barnes,
Bristol. conductor, cut about the mead ana
back and confusion ON hip; x. :. Burton,
/ Lvnchburg. mail clerk. cut about the face,
+ body bruised and badly hurt; Is. W. Bocock, ,
/ Iynchburg. mail clerk. badly hurt; 4. D..
+ Adams. baggage master. hurt in the spine;
DC. McClelland. front brakeman, cut on
the hand. back and Leg: j. r. Kent, hagman.
wrist spained: W. II. Mason, news agent,
arm bruised: William Given, conductor OF
first sleeper. hand cut; II. W. Reynolds,
porter of first sleeper. arm cut; X. j. saw
yors, ralbotts, Tenn, head hurt leg cut
and bruised.
Passengers: o. p. Jordan, lyanhoe, Va,
hin bruised: Lewis smith. MiddleshOrO,
/ fshoulder sprained: Miss j. Draper
Charlottesville. Va. shocked and her conn
paniOn. little Gladis McCullum, two flesh
wounds--0ne on head and one on hip; x. A..
Ieayesy. Maunch Chunk. Pa, bruised; a..
A. Iippinscott. Huntsville, Ala. slightly
bruised; j. NJ. Reader, Lewisburs, Va cut
ON head.
Tie train was an entire wreck. except
the engine which passed safely over the
track. and last the sleeper, which remained
ON the track.
The railroad men state that the accident
rod connecting the driving wheels Of the
engine. and throwing the whole weight Of
train on one side but passengers state tnat
/ a number of the cross-ties at the place were
decayed. showing that the track was dan
gor0usly lOOsened.
A second disaster occurred on the Nor
/ folk and Western last night-ths time on
the New River division. The westbound
coal train, which leaves Radford IN the
early part of the night. just before crossing
the river at point between New River and
Narr0ws, struck large boulder which had
fallen down the mountain side. The engine
was thrown from the track into the river.
The fireman and front brakeman were IN
stantly killed.
Engineer Brown is supposed 10 have gone
down with the engine and been drowned.
as a close search this morning failed 10 re-
veal him. Fourteen coal cars were thrown
down the embankment with the engine ana
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