Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-17
THREE WERE KILLED
p,,rib,s Accident on the c. and 0.
Yesterday Morning.
.roo TRAINS COLLIDE
, s,.rt :. Garland Barnots' OF Rich
N'' Among the Dead-six Persons
vousded-No Passengers Hurt

.-s,nmen were killed and six
1-. r.rc3ed in an accident that oc-
|, sl.ut 5 O'Clock yesterday morning
,be..peake and Ohio railway near
-...,,. station, not many miles east Of
r-ua. vs.. Va.
tu. wing arc tho killed
t.,- rrkS. Garland Burnett. Of Rich
~. s.s.aei. No other apparent inju-
-.usn Lyons, head crushed to pulp;
...r.. ,u tine passenger locomotive IN
..-a as il ready 90 Jump.
'.....rau MAYS, head crushed and died
lr. hours later
,,ft.eso are the injured:
Collector Raume, log crushed and
.-.....1 necessary.
g-.~sa C.. IT, Lyle, Of Hinton, both
t..tr.. SGD.
t,-Enciueer J. P. Lear, severely
...-.I a'aut The hips.
r.......rk Sims. Of Richmond, shoulder
...... anl internal injuries.
Messenger Carpenter, Of Rich
.-. badly bruised about the body.
r .-.r-EuEueer Peck, badly bruised
.r.ure from his engine.
s.oaY or TIE ACCIDENT.
rr following special to the DISPATCH
.- r.arcyertc, W. Va, gives an account
.....a.amlty and the causes that led to
....rr.rrI coli lsiOn occurred on the Chesa-
... ..F ohio this morning at MOhlers, one
COZ All.-EJu, by which several lives
, .-. ana several persons injured, Tie
....-. SO. 4 easf-hlund vestltul9 and a
.. tlr,ycb freight. Both we're run
..... r el rate OF speed. The freight train
.. ...r win orders TO meet No. al
f...-. ..t st tIe wreckiug train Oh its way 20
.-... .ffls white sulphur, caused by a head
... ..... urfWoen treights IN the early part
.......t. passed on No. As time, the freight
-.........s her for No. 4 and pulled out at
l..-. switch ou a sharp curve. The trains
fi terrible force.
I..r Peck, Of the passenger train,
,... after reversing his engine and escaped
.. s|.a bruises. aud 10. Parrot, express Ines-
d. ... .Un als thrown through the roof Cf the
.-. t ground, WIS uniujurcd.
Several freight cars and the express, baggage,
... ais were almost totally demolished.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Fr clifton Forge the DISPATCH received this
... -aH01s accidents occurred on tho Chesa-
...t. ... ONO railway this morning, the one
D.. ..-.. .Isucc Of the other. Freghts Nos. II
I'd fr-t collided between Tuckahoo and
.... Sulphur Springs and a relief train, run
.r... .rn FIRST scctiQn OF No. 4 ltbe r. r. w.,
r.. started from Hinton Immediately after.
~ .. vlz lylLg od for No. 4 aud whom the re-
grain passed thought the track was
.r ..I pulled out Tor the West. just east
A.. ..."-.I 80. 80 aud No. ran into each
...r a..l fatal results. Mail-Agent Burnett, 81
.t. Fireman Lyous, OF Hinton, and
..g MAYS Of Clifton Forge, were killed.
,f.r g. Vs.. Rcm.s had one log broken
E. ....a places. c. II. Lyle, fireman, of Hinton.
... t.U legs broken. >. Z. Loar, freight eng-
-..- n.- injured IN the hips. EXpress-Agent
..r...t.r Was badly bruised and Engineer Peck,
.r.. .. f.. s.. .who jumped before the culiisiOn),
a.. -. tldly bruised from the effects ~ the
l. H." % the passengers were injured
uHuOSD PEOPLE MANIFEST INTEREST.
-..rsss of the accident reached Richmond
.s.. g,sferiay morning and spread over the
... .. sIId-atc. The DISPATCH bulletins were
..-. sith great aUdny by hundreds OF per-
..- HoIgh 10 vas late M the day when 10 was
.. ..'.. .ed that Richmond contributed 70 tho
..... Z tho wreck.
... lowing telegram from Mr.. II. ". Fuller,
.....a' passenger agent Of the road, who was
...r. .le wrecked passenger train, gave tho
..,s Wat not a single passenger hurt IN the
lo E0. 4, ard not a wheel Is OF the trark
rI.t fle baggage and express cars 90 through.
...I about four hours
~E DEAD AyD WOUNDED LIFT AT ALDusoS.
r..G.lf ans wounded we're left at AldcrsOn,
u.... aII possible medical aud surgical aid will
..-fau .tlsc injured. Tho dead will be held
tuus from their families.
.|- r.lIruaf company soon had Wrecking
' -- and physicians upon the scene, ana the
-... .t caring for the uuiOrtuuatcs and o, clear
.taTsy the wreck began few hours after the
..rr.uee. The authorities are doing all In
H..- guttr tu alleviate the sur1eriues ct the III
...l aHl 90 properly care for the killed.
YOUNG BURNErrs REMAINS.
romans Ut young Burnett, the Richmond
-... .ga.I.rk. who was killed outright Ia the ao-
...-. U..I ho brought here for lnterineut on
r.t..y train this morning. A delegation OF
. -',. clerks went up Tor them last evening. Had
... l.f.4ra of his injuries been known 20 bis
.'...- here his body would have been brought
NJ. Barnett was the Oldest son o: Mr.. A. W..
F w..r who is o mail agent on the Richmond
.If I.uaIe, and lived with his father at Nc.
-.i'l Laurel street. llo resided In Man
.-'.. Ip o. q few years ago, when The iamlly
... t. Eirbmud. His father was for long
". -..rrurrudrut OF mails az the Richmond
..'- r.r. and was nt one time helper on bis
a.-. r.Ht.. which -as from Richmond 10 Hin
-.. IS. a- lie was recently transferred 70 the
.. lI and Danvile railroad.
.t. t.rt1-gi leaves a wife, mother and
.t..r. ave hrDthers and one sister.
h..sr..i an insurance policy Of $4,000 IN
poi. hallway Mall-SerYice Mutual Beneficial As
...t.... Tho Arrangements for his idneral
,.I.f yet been made, but the iuterment viii
.t "A. ..yvauur today
tt. Hutsut- of the mail-car were pretty
-. I'D e,l saved, though tho express aboard was
tl.i.rrI iu iLe four winds.