Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-05
MET INSTANT DEATH,
rYalNssR AND FIREMAN KILLED
~ ~ TaE JAmes-RlvsR DIVISION.
,oeonotive Derailed by CoiiidinE
With q Boulder and the Two "o"
caught Undcr the Tonder'

~. Boulder and the Two "o"
c,peht Undcr the Tonder.
.,-., ,othering Of railrosd-men with
i S,',-3 faccs awaited tho ARRIVAL ol the
,..snr.r tran at the Richmond and
..,, 5epot Yesterday afternoon. The
-lr..1 assomblel 90 meet the remains
4 70 p.sit and Walter Clark Moseiey'
I'd ...,.. of n terrible accident which
..l Thursday night about II o'clock
r.u..us. O. station about SIX mics
I,a,hburr. The former was the
..~ and the latter the fireman on
rfra.n no. 81 on tne james ni'c' n..1
fhe Chesapeake and ONO.
-.- INTO huge boulder and was
la.t ..,I.rt by which Plat and Nose
.r.,- lives vas a terrible one. As
..r, speeding along. almost with
o. .rr- warning the engine struck
H-a r0ck-nearly as large
which had rolled down
....q above and fallcn across the
i r.a whole train was subjected 10
.f.ls mock. while the iocomotlFe
from the rails and fell into
. talow. distance of fifteen or
t... ,lo track. but stopped just
tIe wsfer's edge was reached.
80 rAssrSGuHs HunT.
4 .,+.-, -..r. ooiv few passengers on the
q 0f these escaped unhurt. AZ
+t.r realized the nature Of the
thev hastoned TO render as
.fl. engineer and fireman, VINO
rel under the d,5ris. but 10
fnl late. for both OF the men
Tn an appearances they bad
r.rfv killed. The engine WAS
u.,afaly demolished, while the
4 .I.l badly iniuroh. The front
.f fIe CXurcss-car were broken 20
t.. truck turned crosswise the
q ..-. Do is thought. prevented the
...r from being thrown down TIE
-. ..rtor of the tram walked 10
......t station and the news Of the
Il .... accident vas telegraphed 10
...--. Aii was asked for and by 4
t..rlay morning a wTecklng
,.I.I fbo scene Of the calamity.
-...,.-. were taken TO Lynchburg.
...... .I.. m4 le their way 10 their scye-
o-..e caused a DELAY Of ten or
..... ...s il the traffic Of the road.
dos ni the Two unfortunate men,
=
...I Yesterday afternoon. The r..
mot by committee from the
.-...l ul Locomotive Engineers,
..I.l hundred or more friends and
4 tIsy were then taken 70
4 .....- undertaking establishment
4 -.rDl for burial. Subsequently
Mr. MOselcy was sent 10 his
... city.
4 wEO THEY WERE.
rr Tf. thc engineer killed IN the
4 ...t uas about 40 or Aj years of age.
u living IN this city at No. 10
8 .- street for some time, but his
.....fs n Ncw 0rk. whore hls re-
r..r-a. .. sent this morning.
&c. er was quiteY Young, being hard
r. ..u lg years of a.e. lie resided
... ttrr no No 4lls south Laurel
... us flther. who was q railroad
...r W.t nAtd in an accident on the
.. |r rY.i some years ago 9lr. Nose
....t.phcw Oh Mrs J.. Is. Norris and
r. uplury Young man. The CIR
.-.. I..- connected with hl5 death are
r more distressing from the TACT
t. . mother was largely dependent
.. i.r support.
M.saley IS ls The FIRST convert IN the
fl..r rgauIed Randolph Bap-
... urcu. having been baptized n few
isaac. HIS ls likewise tie hrst dentn
church has sustained. The tune
,aEc place at 2.j0o clock TINS alter
rom Pue-Street church. as Ran
Street has no pastor yet. Dir.
remarked 90 a friend q few days
.- lc dad not expect 60 live long,
% that he was prepared and VIII
. .I.. Ills sister. who IS attending
.t Hlrtev.lle. and his brother. who
rara operator at Glover, both AZ
... I. fle city last night
AccouST OBJ 4 PASSENGER.
D..u John Maxwell. VINO was one of
o. .l... ug.rs on the ill-tated train, ar
rr.I tle city yesterday afternoon about
CLOCK rn the Norfolk and " estern and
n.ul aui Petersburg railroads. lie
..t.ff.u representative Of the DIsPATcH
f.tr. Hrrieut WAS one OF the most sud-
....rl nee, of which he ever knew.
.n.. ..ul ten 0r fifteen minutes before
when the passenger train, con-
....- uf three coaches and q bag
.....ar. came % % sudden halt. There
t .. few passengers. among them
....... Iair. and ale is-turally became
rr uu.a excited. but was soon quieted.
tlfl, lat the fiagman had been over
te ...f.Uu only % few minutes before the
....I ~ tle tram and found every
..r ORDER tie had not gotten many
wards whom q large boulder over
.... t.o track Tell q short distance IN
...i tte approaching locomotive. The
struck This. was thrown from the
I.. -uu luto the river about twenty
.. below. md turned around entirely.
fi..l followed, stopping just before
t... tto waters edge. and caught the
a .al engineer, who had either
been thrown from the iallng
... .-..l f. kllllug them.
ru vrS UNDxB IHE TENDER.
t..'Ua Maxwell and the other passen-
r.. fastened to the tender. but listened
-r.. ..r a1y sound from those who had
....a, under it- great weight.
4.. conductor walked TO the nearest
r.s.. w,.t uf that point. the telegraph
..ulg to Lynchburg having been
... d., tle engine. and sent "a telegram
l.r.. E.g-e and Richmond TO Lynch
Or. hing tUr the relief train.
.-Iue.r was caught near the falling
OH. tender. and his hip and leg
f.. Bodily mashed. while his entire form
F.. u-. 0r le>. dshgured.
t..usl was caught farther under
lai rot $50 badly mangled.
boulder. apparently weighing
-f.,e TONS, soon followed the first
-.. ..I.-.. other smaller ones fell, but
l-. .-.se reached the track.
AL.AELY spOT.
I Ifrclhurg correspondent of the
u bus special last night, after
lr account Of the accident which
--s iu detail with the above,
cone of the wreck is a lonely
l.. locomotive. like a disabled
-' ..- ll the river near the bank on
..e damaged baggage and ex-
stood ou the bank Just behind
..-D while the wrecking crew were
lte track IS now cleared, and
-. number Of freight-cars which
.ed h5 the wreck are now being
-'. W,. rapidly.
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