The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
a brakeman Ground Between the Cars.
The Masonic Fair.

The Masonic Fair.
| IArcBysTFR BuExlu RICHMOND TINS.
1871 Hull sTRYET. BEATTIE BLOCK.
A horrible accident happened near Belle
Isle junction. on the Richmond and Dan
vile railroad, yesterday morning.
The sad news was first told by the find
| ing OF fragments OF a body strewed along
two hundred yards OF the track OF that
railroad.
Frank Howard left Manchester on the
freight train known as No. -, at $40 A.
NJ. Saturday, at his place as brakeman.
| Nobodv knows the particulars OF the
dreadful affair-not even the train hands
About twenty miles from here he was
missed. A message by wire was sent to
Richmond at once.
The poor fellows corpse was found by
some Belle Isle workmen as they were
crossing the track to their days work.
The body was damned In the switch frog
at the junction-house. Much diffculty In
extracting II ensured. 1t was sickening
sight. for the legs were cut OF, the head
crushed and the trunk mangled.
Near the tunnel of the Richmond and
Danville railroad under the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad were tound poor
Towards hat gloves and shoes. Ii Is
couiectured that, blinded by the smoke
when his train ran through this tunnel,
he slipped and fell between the cars.
Coroner Brodnax was soon at the spot,
and after removing the body 10 the Ferry
street station, an inquest was begun
The coroner's jury was composed OF l.
r. Steror G. p, Stegar, z. w. Rhodes
]. w. Toney, w. II. Hartman and Robert
Condrey.
Their verdict was that the deceased met
his death while acting as brakeman.
Howard was about thirty-two, unmar-
ried. and came here from Berea' N. &
TO work on the road on which he met his
death.
He was not well-known here. The re-
mains were taken in charge by Under
taker Christian, Of Richmond LOT pre-
marathon for shipment TO his late home in
North Carolina by the afternoon train, on
the Richmond and Danville railroad.
West End Methodist church will be re-
dedicated to-day. the first service being at
II A. NJ, and others at 1880 and 1:SO J.
NJ. The full order of exercises, sketch OF
the pastor and escription OF the church,
were given fully in yesterdays Times
The following is the mortuary report
Of the city for the month Of November
as prepared by DR.. Lawrence Ingram
president of the board OF health:
Total number of deaths, zf-ll white
and Il colored.
First ward. white; Second, white;
Third. colored, Fourth white and
colored.
Cause Of death-Uraemia, white; Group,
1 white: old age. l white; congestiye chill,
1 white and colored; marasmus, l white;
perItonitis, l white and l colored; con-
sumption, . colored; eudo cardius, ! col
ored: deDtition, / colored; softenlnS OF
brain. l white and colorcd: commissions,
1 colored, typhoid fever. ] colored; per
tusss. | white; malaria fever, l coiored;
diphtheritic laryngitis, l white; unknown,
/ white; compression Of brain, white;
still-born, white.
Simon Hancock, lately sent from Man
chester to the insane asylum Of Williams
burg, died there yesterday. He was
buried in that city
A large CONGREGATION attended the fu
neral Of Mr.. V. 3. Cersley yesterday after
noon at West-End church. The inter-
ment was in Maury cemetery.
Much satisfaction is expressed in Ma
sonic circles here at the appointment OF
Worshipful r. b. w. Beattie as district
deputy grand master for the district, in
GLIDING the city of Manchester and county
of Chesterfield.
Mrs. Sarah f. Sims left for New York on
Tuesday last. She will spend the winter
there with her son, Mr.. Thomas b. Sims
formerly of Richmond.
At the Presbyterian church tonight the
Rev. c. n. Van Houten will preach on
"lhe Infidelity of Our Times" This SER
mon is the second of a series he is preach
ing.
Rev. W. c. Walden win preach at the
Central church to-day at II o'clock. There
will be no service at night.
Last night was another successful one
at the Masonic Fair The people in at
tendance were most agreeably ent ertained
by Miss Leila Ballowe, who recited Lit
tie Joe" with much expression. Colonel
j. A. Pattee played the violin, and Miss
Pattee accompanied him on the piano, to
the delight Of the audience. This young
lady sang the beautiful 'Ah. Promise Me"
Of De Koven, and was loudly applauded.