Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-11
A VERY BAD WRECK.
MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN At FIRST
REPORTED.
che Plunge on The Norfolk and Western
One Killed and Many Badly
nurt--Cause.
re.,..,,l ,elerrsm 70 ,hs nI.p,,,,.l

rcy,~rial telegram 70 fhe DlscstrS.1
Ar,sopoy. Va. February 10. The acct
don't on thc Norfolk and Western railroad,
yosr Wu,ion's Tank. one and half miles
cas- az Glade Spnng. tins county, Saturday
might. was more serious than was al first
rrnortfd. Tho particulars as far a. can be
gl-ancd are ~ follows:
Tbe IRAN was about thirty minutes late
,n1 ,sa~ running very rapidly whom the ac-
,.trnt occurred. The cutrc train except
t1a raar sleeper was dcrMled, and all cx-
,.n, ihe engine and rear sleeper were pre-
,l.tef.d down an en- ban kmcnt twenty
RUNS AND pyATu.
The result was massof ruins Of the cars
enl inc death of the oxpreSs-mcsSenge
f,,.r,o Kerr. Of Petersburg. Va. Strange
o. san. TO was the only person KILLED.
TIL INJURED.
Tho following Is % list Of the injured:
Corign b. f. rarncs. # Bristol, con-
rr.t.r. cut ahou. Che head and back and q
f0ri.-.ol on the hin.
J.. =. Burton, OF Lynchburg, postal
G,rl. cut about the face aud body; badly
b. ". Bocork, Of Lynchbure, mail clerk,
4. J. Adams. baggascmaster, hurt in
v. IS. Reynolds. arm cut.
I G. Nctlclaud. front brakeman; +. r..
I.-t. Aqemun: vs.. VI. Mason. news agent.
rrl Nlham Giveu, conductor of the
as sleeper. were slightly hurt
I.. messengers were: IA. j. Sawvcrs, Of
u.f.is. Tom. %. L. Jordan. of ivanhoc,
Va lew. Smith. OF bhddlebor0', Ky.
sf.. !. Draper, OF Charlottesville. Va, and
l.r ,lmparon. httlo Gladis McCol'um;
s. 4 l..vc-y OF Mauch Chunk, Ia. J.
a. 4 pnolv. ~ huntsville. Ala; and j.
n. Ill.r Of Lcwishnrg, Va. They were
,.ure a. Jess injured. but not seriously.
THE USHrRr.
Tic uahurt are: James Calhhan, cngi-
D.. a. Vaughn. fireman: Captain ".
T godfrey. at tine second sleeper; l.. 4.
'rt. Of Birmingham, Ala; 4. i.
r.- oi Pulaski. Va. V. o. Willis, Of
,.t|.. Va. John :. Price. Of Charlotte,
= o.: ID. Is. Pollard, ~ Chicago; :. {.
-r.v. Of knoxville; Henry Robertson,
o.. Fr.tol :. II. Carey and John Robe
i.. Df Trenton. y. j.; j. Ii. GipsOn,
,f.r of tho first Pullman; :. Seburg, of
d, r-ou city. and Julius Shouman, OF
N,s York.
MEDICAL TELr.
Ti. first rrw. OF tho disaster was
-r..lt Z, Ginde Springs by one OF the
STD BON shortly after III O'Clock Saturday
.If Tire PHYSICIANS Of the town, Drs.
Inau. j. ). AFuersOn, and A. +.
Oh wounded were placed in the rear
....r anil those vino were unable 10 90
f.,.,r we're put OF at Glade Springs, and
o.. Others werc taken go Bristol.
N.-r- Burton AMI bocock were taken
lhIfs yes'tId'y' l"'y "io "o'H
I,. romans Of Kerr were sent to his
in Petersburg
ALMOST .rrrt cf-r ore
rl..s..,.. ma mot I'D the rear elcopcr on
,..tfl f,t.l tr.tu escapcd death il
III ..
r.....l. .6e r.iiroad and the cit-
..,l.i, st,-'r0' oi.d vicinity nd all
.....,,ll f.r tra unfortunate passengers.
.l N- Urtton. who reside
.r, # a.. disaster deserve
..,,.+r or tr.ir Kindness i'm flr-
t.-..t i... cnuld thcipiured
rr- rtrsr
,4..... o.. bo,.o boo,, conceal
~ tb. Ill nndor tEe
..'.- ..'.' ,,.',l.i,,po tiftv f,e
,r'..-.do sbrrt r7,rvn nj a
,..t...I -.i, a.. .r..d. The ties under
t..~r.v ..,t obi and did not hold the
tr.... claimed that the railroad
u.. ,-.,......f t...r oad.
...,.,...r,,.,, Avn nrr.rre
l..~, o. +Lo ,,o;rt of Tho
,l... .i.. tr.t iutimqtion of the acct
..,-tiat ....,u-,rs lad wa, when within
, o.. lr-Ir..I .t,f this culyert q heavy
g..l ,.-f .iiowed hv n horrible
,.,..,....rrt next moment the en-
60. f-,.. ,..fl fh. exception Of the engine
'j loss a-ecp.. lad a. stated, plunged
D"n iA'ein n"nhinoIt' inc inali-c"r' "i men
n'Nt - i"e i'htei' "elhS otoAeh l NJ,
tn'n>'n1 iraemrnlS. scattering 'he o'Dr"
eyery direction. HE express baggage;
I'VE pase'n er-chrs were Si i5 ' anu
onnNt.d ~. me- enE.n1 nau P ae'd
''N over ',v l''Io anu T"' . av"iio..
on tAe uh'h' luo4-n w 'cnu thl
%. uecnih' Sel'ii'1''' ana M,'s wing az tne
lu. eit nl.oul on 'l!v ms siue ~
'l.fefl' NOSE VINO I'VoF"IoI al ~ ~
." .I' ''ul' ,'." anu l"niO "Hi 49,, III
N"' La'lrnel 70 discover tne in lJ'i,IS
,i. mail .~r ,rl',rh law next TO the
SMALL .trrnm nt tho bottom of the embark
4...t were found Nail-A1ents Is. W. BO-
,..EnnlA. h. Burton.
,rrnornrV
g., ID :, l,o.,,,oo,
l,t..o ,i,,I,. 49, 80 ,be car mo head
over tue water anu HIS ''s' ''n-