Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-01
RAILROAD HORROR.
THREE MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT AND
-FOUR OTHERS WOUNDED.
A ,r,splsced switch causesa Crash Between
Freight and Passenger Train ON tho
Norfolk aud Western Railroad.


NORFOLK. VA, october 3i.-A mis-
,i,cca switch caused terrible accident
ais morning about O'Clock on the Lam
,c,,.s Point division of the Norfolk and
Western railroad about one hundred yards
rom the Church,Street crossing. A coal
rain lust In from the West. In charg> OF
Engineer William J. Andrews. Of Pete. g
burg. was going to Lamberts Point ant
net a passenger train coming in from the
Point. both moving at lively rate OF
,pced. The engines struck with fearful
lorce and made a general wreck ana
killed three persons outright ana wound
ID four others. one OF whom will die from
ais injuries.
KILLED AND INJURED.
The killed were Thomas Andrews.
engineer OF Petersburg.
Edward Bland. fireman, OF Petersburg.
Edward Cun. dock laborer. OF Norfolk.
The injured were Edward Bland. y. A.
Jordan, Il. H. Reams, and William Fields.
the latter Of Petersburg. all road en-
,loyees.
a raIiroad-wreck within the city limits
is an unusual occurrence. and The report
that "A serious wreck had occurred on the
Norfolk Terminal road. near the Norfolk
city street-car stables at an early hour this
morning was heard with unusual interest
BY the people OF this section. The report
spread rapidly and hundreds OF persons
went 10 fsie scene OF the accident during
the day. ~ was remarkable sight TO
many who looked upon II. who had never
bcfoe seen the result OF railroad collision.
Cars were broken TO pieces and thrown
here and therr. one engine badly wrecked.
and another in almost a shapless mass.
and thrown on top OF cars yet on the
track.
CAIIs4: or THE ACCIDENT.
The collision occurred between $50 and
c O'Clock. and was due 10 an open switch
anh 10 have been left misplaced by tho
conductor Of the last train that had passed
through It. An unusual feature of the
wreck Is that three trains were involved,
instead OF two. II Is usual in such acct
dents long line OF coal-cars without
engine) was standing on the centre Of
the three tracks. and n freight train was
approaching from Lambert's Point. while
n coal train was going toward Lambert's
Point. each engineer keeping to his right
hand The TRAIN bound 10 Lambert 3 Point
must have been going AT good rate OF
speed. Judging from the extent OF the
wreck Instead OF its keeping on the
main track the open switch let IL on TO
the center track, and II crashed into the
line Of loasN,d cOal-cars standing there
The engineer OF the unfortunate train
seems not 10 haze seen the alarm signal
on the switch. but he quickly realized
his terrible situat Bon and did all In his
ROVER 10 stay tirc speed of his engine. He
WAS however buried i'm the mass Of
debris under the largest portion that was
left Of his engine. and was found with
HE hand on the reversing lever. lie had
o. De- dug ont, and death was no doubt
instantaneous.
when the engine OF this train struck the
coal cars IL threw them to both sides ot
tho track and the cngine-thM is a big
portion Of its wreck node up on top OF
the cars left I'm front Of II. The train
coming from LambciT's Point ran into
the Coal-car that had been thrown by the
other collision across ITS track and then
onsuod "a second wreck. the engine Of this
train being badly damaged It's tender
broken 10 pieces. and its cars broken
and overturned.
As soon as possible wrecllne force
got 10 work and cleared the track. and
about noon the county coroner, Dr. Tr1itt,
held an inquest on the bodies.
MISS MARSHALL MARRIED.
This afternoon Marion L. Marshall. Ct
Fauquier county. and Miss Rcbecca Coke
Marshall. daughter OF Captain Il. G. Mar
shah. of Portsmouth. were married this
evening AT the residence Of the bride. Rev.
j. D. Powell performed the ceremony.
hftfT Multl tuf tbullf f'iN lbi Il hilIi
tour north, returning To Fauquier to re-
side
Ship-kocpers Dudley and Mccoy OF the
lhe navy-yard have been suspended Tor
not reporting the trouble on the battle
thip Texas.
There will be n meeting of the Bar Of
Norfolk tomorrow afternoon In the Cor
poration Court room to consider the mat
Ter of recommendation for the recent
United states Circuit Judgeship.
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS
The white Methodist churches of this
,ity have alone raised S3l74O for the Bruns-
wick sufferers.
Norfolk received 7.24O bales Of cotton
yesterday the largest receipts 80 far this
season for one day.
Rev y. H. Hatcher. the new pastor OF
the First Baptist church, has commenced
his first protracted meeting here.
Colonel J. X. Miller. the Prohibition
candidate for Governor. nearly filled OK
ford Hall In Portsmouth. last night, and
spoke for an hour and half, pitching
into all parties as well as denouncing the
LIQUOR traffic The Colonel is holding
meetings all around this section this week.
Past-Grand- Chancellor Thomas II. Nir-
nelson has been elected chancellor COM
mander OF Atlantic Lodge. No. "A. *.
OF T.. vice Thomas Yapp, deceased.
Mr.. l.. Richmond Powell, of Portsmouth,
has been appointed to a clerkship In the
general store in the navy-yard.
There was killing frost all through
this section this morning.