Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-18
THE FUNERAL oFYoUNG BURNETT
His Remains Brought Down Yesterday
An Eye-Witness's Story.

An Eye-Witness's Story.
The remains OF Mr.. S. Garland Burnett.
the postal clerk who was killed in the
collision on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way near Anderson, w. Va. Wednesday
morning, we're brought 10 Richmond on tho $40
A. n. train yesterday. They we're escorted by
delegation OF clerks from the post-onice here,
aud we're met at the depot by n number Of
frionds and relatives OF the deceased.
The corpse was shrOuded and placed in a
casket at Anderson by the railroad company,
and upon arrival In the city was taken 70 the
homo u the unfortunate man, No. 233 south
Laurel street.
Tho funeral services will be conducted at
Laurel-Street Methodist church at IL o'clock this
morning by Rev. j. b. Hn,sOn, and tho remains
will b placed In Laubes vault until spot Tor
burial has been selected.
As SEEN by AN EYEWITNESS.
Mr.. +. B. Gatlng, a travelling man from Rich
mond, who WAS returning home aboard the
wrecked y. Z. v. train after an extended SOUTH
ern trip, Was seen by DISPATCH man, and the
story he gives OF the accident Is appalling.
The passenger train" he said, twas coming
toward Richmond at about forty miles an hour,
and upon turning curve there was fearful
crash and lolt. The noise sounded like q double
jolnted stroke OF lightning. Spllnters from de-
mOlished cars fell nearly hundred yards from
the railroad track, and the most that remained
OF the baggage, mail, and smOking-cars were
the wheels. None Of the passengers we're hurt,
iolted. The locomotives were iammed into each
other, aud the scene was ono most horrible.
at is impossible for me 70 describe the
wreck said Mr.. Gatlng. ut was IS dark as
ever saw Il and was raining besides. The acct
dent occurred on the side OF little hill, and II
was the mos. slippery hill ever attempted TO
climb. The pleadings Of the wounded were SIM
ply beartrending.
PUTTING OUT THE FIRB.
"Great forethHught was displayed, though, by
the conductor Of the passenger train," said the
speaker, "fcT the debris Immediately caught IRE.
He got all the trainmen who we're not injured and
nearly all the passengers and formed lines to the
bitches near by. BY this means water was con-
yeyed III buckets 20 tho wreck and tho fire eXtin-
guished. During this time nothing could DO
dOno for the poor uniortunates who were fasten-
ed, and not for some time after the flames had
been quenched was IL possible 70 release the SUI
ferers.
POUR HOURS IN THE WRECK.
"Postal-Clerk Sims was pinioned In the dsbTis
exactly four hours and his means and appeals
were piteOus indeed. The flre was at one time
30 near him that no was beginning TO feel It very
much.
"When Tlcket-Collector Raume was taken out
and told that one OF his legs would have to be
amputsted he cried pleadingly: For God s
sake don't cut my leg OF. l would rather die
than endure it,
"rhe ghastllest picture presented was from
the cab-WindOW Of one Of the engines, in which
stood Fireman Lyons Just as though no were fix-
ing 10 Jump out, but he was almost entirely de-
capitated, his head being mashed nat. lneYer
want such an experience again"