Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-07
KILLED BY A CAR.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE NEW
MANCHESTER ELECTRIC LINE.
"'''or-"an Loses His Iife-The Cause
OF tho Tragcdy-Other Man
chester News

Last evening about Gao o'clock an cleo
trlc-car on the Dccatur-street line while
coming down Decatur street ran of the
track Mt the corner Of Seventh and Hull
streets. 1t seems thai the brakes on the
car were out Of order and the utmost
Efforts Of the motor-man. Mr.. Charles
Long, To arrest the speed were unavailing.
Inc grade Il very long and steep. extend
ing four blocks. The conductor. scei,.g
that 1t was impossible 10 stop tho car be-
tore 1t got 10 the curve at the corner Of
seventh and Decatur. Jumped on at
LlGhth street, leaving two passengers and
tpe mOtOr-man on board
INSTANTLY KILLED.
ON reaching the Seventh-strect curve
the car left the rails shot across the curb
ing next 10 the Manchester Tobacco Com
panv's building. and smashed into that
building. A. II went over the curbing Mr..
Long WAS thrown from the forward plat
form and struck by the car and instant
" kll!od. he front oi the car was
torn on the platform was demolished
and several bricks were knocked out
~ the wall Of the building. Mr.. Longs
body was pinned under the wreck. aud
part Of the platform had TO bc cut away IN
order 20 release II. II was living across the
front OF the pilot. and the head and left
arm towards the building The only
wound was small one just over the left
ear. The body was taken to the under
taking establishment Of B. H. Morrissette
and Justice Perdue sent for. in the absence
OF CIty-COrOncr Dr. = l.. Ingram.
INQUEST TODAY.
Permission was granted to shroud the
body last night, hut 1t will be held at Mr..
+.f Il .
inquest viii take place at . o'clock.
Mr.. Merritt is the only witness who has
reported. He SAID he could not see whether
3lr. Long attempted t. jump or not. As
soon a. the car left the track the light-
went out. Neither of the passengers was
injured, though one of them, a lady,
tainted.
Mr.. Long leaves a very delicate wife and
several children.
The cieCtrlc-cars on this line only began
running on regular schedule time ycster-
day.
cTHER MANCHESTER NEWS.
4 warrant was sworn against Albert
Dowdy, IN Swansboro'. last night, for
hrutally beating his wife aud child. Mr.
Clements, the magistrate IN Swans boro'.
was hus!ly engaged IN hunting for the ac-
cu-ed.
M,ssrs ". W. Baker. Howard Swineford.
and Other citizens 81 Chesterfield Viii
meet AZ the State Agricultural department
IL Richmond tins morning at II clock.
Inc regular meeting of the City Council
will be held Friday night.
Tho Husting> Court was III session
short while yesterday. The court Will be
IN session again to-day.
Mrs. Augustine Royal Is improving.
Mr. John McCrone lost al interesting
lIttle child Monday ngnt. Its disease was
congestion Of the BRAN.
j. Il. Johnson d Co. removed one Of their
heavy tup-hanWers from Richmond TO
Their new ron-plant IN Manchester yester-
day morning.
Mr. William Spears Of Clover Hill. Ches-
ttTheld, wa- IN the cIty yesterday.
Major hirk Mathews, of this city. has
returned from Pyinc- George and Surry.
Rev. j. *. hiesofi. associate rector of st.
james Episcopal church, RIehmond. Will
conduct mission services at the Meade
Memorial church IN TINS city nightly from
November 18TH q the 10Th.
Mrs. G. c. Mckac was better yesterday
the Chesterfield County Court Will meet
next Monday.
No further information has been re-
ccived III regard 20 tie bold robbery COM
mlttcd IL Manchester Saturday last.