The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-06
TWO SERIOUS CASUALTIES.
MR.. COOKE KILLED AND HER
BERT ST Al DROWNED.

stepping Ou'. of One Train, the Man was
Killed 10y Another on a Different ''"'"
Coming In an Opposite Direction-"e-
mains Viewed by the Coroner
very sad accident occurred yesterday
afternoon about o'clock in the canal near
HOLLYWOOD cemetery. Herbert. the niue
tweke-vear-old son Of Mr.. William a. he
Seal. a bricklayer who lives al No.
10 south Beach street, while with seNeraI
companions out bathing in the cal"i
where Riverview cemetery anu hohl-
wood meet. was accidentally drowned ana
exactly how IL is not known. Inc niue
fellow could swim little, and before ms NE
comrades could get 70 his rescue the ""'oi
had oyerpOwered him. ond
Coroner Taylor viewed the Dou! anu
turned it over to his parents.
KILLED BY THE CARS.
Mr.. BENJAMIN +. Cooke, ship carpenter
sixtv-three years Of age, was kli1u ~
shifting engine No. 3 Of the klchnlohu anu
Danville railroad yesterday noon near Tue
corner of Twcnty-cIghth and DOCK streets;
MIR. Cooke was engaged IN repairing l nc
schooner Eva, in the ship-lOck al SWe1he!
Ferry. He left there about 10 O'Clock yes
terdav morning, TO 60 up town ON some
business. On his return, about noon, ~
went across near Iwonty-cigbth ana 'och
streets. where the Chesapeake ana Onio
and Richmond and DanNille tracks run
somewhat parallel. While CROSSING VT.
Cooke saw "A Chesapeake and ono irelghl
rain of thirty cars going down the track
and stepped ont Of the way. In his eager,
moss 10 keep out Of the way, he stepped
from between the tracks to the one
ON which the Richmond and DanNilie
train was running with four cars anu ul-
rpctly i'm front Of the engine Win the 'vnuci
| foremost. and before the fireman ana en-,
gineer could make the man near "O.u ii,,"
whom shouted at him. or before the engine
could be made 10 slow up. he was STRUCK
knocked down. and the wheels crushed ms
RIGHT Thigh. lie was dragged a snort US
lance by The brakc-rod.
PICKED UP.
The fireman and engineer at once jumped
down and picked up the injured man aho
| laid him 10 one side Of the track. tNeIl
attention possible was paid the INJURED
man. but TO no avail. 80 serious was M
INJURIES that i'm a Ten minutes be was deao
The news Of the accident drew large
crowd. which nccessitaied the assist lllct
II
of Policemen Talman and Otcy, who KEEP
the curious crowd at distance. Inc am
| bulance was called, which soon reached
the spot, but too late 10 render any assist
| ance. Coroner Taylor having been notr
fed came. and. after hearing the facts
connected with the case. decided that theI'
vas no occasion for an inquest. The uoal
was taken in charge by the railroad OH
cials and carried to Ondertaker l.. 1. Chrils,
tan's rooms. from whence the funeral VII
fake place this afternoon AT > O'Clock. Int
intermcnl Will De made in lakewood GENE
terry.
A WHOEVER
Mr.. Cooke was a widOwer, and hoarde'
over Joels iewelry store, on Broad between
| First and second streets. lie has tW
daughters living on Church llin, one q
whom is married. Ills friends thin
il strange that he should have chosen O
walk ON the tracks. which are on the com
pany's property, instead of the street ao
Joining, which mas paycments ON each side
Both the engineer and fireman posiillel
assert that the bell was ringing at the tim
. the accident occurred.