Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
AN ENGINEER KILLED
TERRIBLE WRECK ON THE RICH
MONo AND ALLEGHANY'
r..,v. Car. and a Locomotive Dersheo-
A Serious Accident TO MI ''
nj the Chesapeake and Ohio SHOPS

A. s.io o'clock yesterday morning an
accident occurred OF, the James-h''cr
Division Of the Chesapeake ana ONO ia"-
roud. causing serious damage 70 mini L.
of cars and an engine. and resulting III '"'
death of Engineer Richard Sclater.
Tho calamity befell the second sec',on
Of freight train No. "a, east oounu' 10
tween Lees and Stanard's or about '"sn's :
three miles west of Richmond. ino ~
was travelling at slow rave y. sghern
when. in turning an eNcecu'" n-,,,ine an.
curve. something about vi. ,,ia1 over
peared 10 give way, ana " '''P
carving twelve cars with IL. 49, ooh "a II
ne freman leaped from the cao a. 80, ~
won't over and was only slightly muir, . .he
The encineer fell upon the side WIN ~, :.
ane,,na and was half buried beneath ~,
49," ne caught the full forcee, OF s'rfalns
&c bo,lino water. II was fully an nJu,
before he could DO extricateo rom i,, LIZ
position. and during this time us "Pp0'''
for help were piteOus.
ELS INJURIES FATAL
When Mr. Sclater was taken rom .i's
d,o,L iran II was observed that hSihJuilss
10 urobablv fatal. he beng tyrIiViy
sraided AZ we'll a. badly mangled. III. W;
NJ Uolman. of Stanards. was su,i,'iIm ~
and made quick response. 1 ne scs..iest -, -
aiiu i.d ,,dr was taken 10 Stanards, where
H." US GIVEN every attention until spy,
ctal train reached there bearing III. ". w.
p BROCK. of this city who IS the regul''i ~,
econ Of the Chesapeake anu Dnlo 81 10
Sclater was then comfortably adlu7tsu ~, III
an iufrmery coach. and. accompanied ny
Nv Krock. he was brought T. TINS clty' pu'
no diod lust after reaching mere. MI
THO deceased was "A resident OF hcn-
,arnd liviu, at No. 500 west cary street
40 rs remains will be Inferred here. ne
iaaves n wife and two children, as wen as
finer relatives. His death resulted l1oIl
scolding. His funeral Will De ahDou nc -
M the Seventh-Street CuIlsliah ouu' :"
this morning. ,..;,.o ord oars
= Considerable. and il was after OclocH
rasterdov afternoon before the tracks
we've sufficiently cleared for trains 10 pass
MIR. saviile's Accident
NJ Jobn r. Savllle. one of the oldest
o,nnIovees OF the Chesapeake ana ONO
sbons here. who has been IN the carpenter
mo department for number OF years wa
very seriously injured about O'CLOCK yes
terday afternoon. H..
number Of employees, among then
FMS uui0Il uItlt ENnAi-l me-.
~ The ears "a they finished necessary
work upon them. One coach i1n6 became ano, En
manageable. rolling down upon vn anotnel
Mr. Sayille down. the wheels passing over
both Of ms legs. The right limb 1.}o wa wa,
crnshed lust below the knee, whlie th'
left was broken above the ankle.
Drs. Brock. Ross. and Hugh VI. Taylol
r.ar i' called and dressed the injured mem
bers as best they could. The physician ian.
said II would probably be two or three
,,avs before they could tell whether or no
il would be necessary to amputate eithe
leg. A., -.
man was telephoned for, and he went a
once to the scene OF the occurrence. Mr
Saville was placed in carriage and takel
10 his home, No. 1Oi east Marshall street
| lie is a hichly-esteemed citizen and Ia
hosts of friends, who Will greatly regre
that such an accident has beiallen nm I,
Ills son is employed in the Office Of Mr.
Charles ". Goddin. clerk of the CHANGER,
/ Court.