Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-12
JUMPED THE TRACK.
THE souTH-B ouNo PAssEna Z n
TRAIN ON THE r. AND D. z. ~
,,,...n Morgan Kiiied-othsrs Injarea
and Rescued from the wreeh
a,nes and Cars Ditehed'

Especial telegram TO the Dispa'cn'I !,
n,xv,,x Va. March 1.-THE people o,
this city were thrown into state oi W. W..
excitement this afternoon by ruinor sna'
"a co.ten afloat 10 the effect that q pas
senoer train on the Richmond ana pan
y,Ils road had collided with freight tram
ga ,ba. thirty passengers had been killed,
Hundreds of people from the city hurriou i
ont 70 the scene of the wreck ou, weie
cratified TO learn upon their arrival 'na'
the rumor was greatly exaggerated.
FIREMAN KILLED.
They found that there had been no col
,sion Al ali. but that the delayed SOUTH
bound messenger train leaving TINS Guy
abont mon had Jumped the track about
Msaa roiles aouth of Danville and that q
Sranoan had been killed. The train LETT
WASHINGTON last night as usual and was
DELAYED on the way by slight accldeht 10
the engine. IL reached Danville Detweehl
II and ~ O'Clock, and about noon puIeu
out for the South.
TWO ESoTNEs
II was a heavy train, containing two mall
and baggage cars, two passenger coaches'
and four sleepers, and in charge OK Oohuuc-
tor &. G. Cumbie.
Two engines were used to draw the tram
no the grade as far as the DanVlile anu
Western junction. The assisting sngintS
,yos in front ard Engineer W. A. KlzZlah
and Fireman G. M. Robertson were IN the
cab. The regular engine was In the rear Oh
fine assisting engine and was IN charge o. u
BRYANT. engineer, and W. n. jackson, hie-
man. AT few minutes past IL, When tne
train was rounding curve about -FOUR
miles from the city. the tender OF the iront
engine left the track.
LYING BBoADs1DE.
The engineer stuck 10 his posi- anu ap.
nliad the breaks. but IN fash the rear
engine was of the track and lying broad
eide in the ditch. The tender OF TINS
ENGINE telescoped the mail ! and express,
car. and this car and the baggage-csr ~
the rear also went into the often and were
smashed. The passenRer-cars were no!
much damaged and the sleepers did mol
iasya the track. The second engine was
badly wrecked, and the escaping steam
Kissed like the bowling of a wounded
monster, adding terror to the panic-stricKel
crew.
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
An examination was at once made, ana II
was found that Engineer kiZziah was sale
but that his fireman, q. NJ: Robertson
either fell OF Jumped from the cab, anCl
wac crushed To death beneath the second
engine. The engineer and fireman OF th'
second engine were buried under tht
wreck. and It was thought that both were
killed, but they were soon rescued anC
neither was dangerously hurt. Inc Dag
gage-master. express messenger, anu nlai
agent were all more or less scratched, anc
cTavled out of the wreck in great alarm
Inf none of them were much hurt.
NO PASSENGER INJURED.
Not passenger received q scratch, anc
a newgpaper-mq who was on the secono
sleeper tells me that he was not even Jarret
and had no idea when the car stopped tina
there had been an accident. A specla
train was sent from Danville IA soon as tht
accident occurred. and two physicians and
n force of hands went to the scene OF the
wreck. The injured men, the body OF tht
fireman. and all the passengers were thei
BROUGHT back TO the city, and the wreck
inc force at once began TO build a tempo
rarv track around the wreck. Trains were
able to get by tonight.
WAS TO HAVE BEEN MARRIED.
Young Robertson, who was Killed, was
worthy young man and was TO nave peen
married in a short time. He was nVlne
in North Danville, but was more recently
from Charlotte. N. G.
coLoRED TREASURER SHORT.
wv. Pope, a colored lawyer of this city
who was appointed by Governor Lee as
treasurer of the State Normal and Collegi-
ate Institute at Petersburg, Va. ls short II
his accounts about $1,000, and Attorney
General Scott has instituted proceedings
against Pope and his sureties to recover
the amount. The case will be heard IL