Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-05
SWITCHBACK CRASH.
TWO CARS WITH CHILDREN COLLIDE
AT THE DEEPEST INCLINE.
Eight Young Ladies' and Three Little
Girls Severely Iojrres, somo Inter-
nsIIy-Half Escape Unhurt.
Special telegram TO the pisDatch.l

RALEIGH, n. c., April 4. 4.--To-day Rev.
Dr. Bennett Smedes. rector OF -. Mary's
Female College here. gave the students an
outing at the State-Fair grounds. half
mile from the college. About fifty OF the
larger students and n number OF children
were present. The amusement OF the
morning was riding on the switchback
railway. This had been previously care
fully examined by the owners, aud DR..
Smedes personally inspected it. and it was
found all right. Several trips were taken.
At about 10:30 o'clock car with twelve on
board started from one end. car was re-
leased at tthe o.her end with twelve on It.
CRASHED TOGETHER.
The latter car jumped the track. and
almost in q moment, at the bottom OF the
steepeSt incline, the cars crashed together.
Just as the car took the wrong track aman
seized il aud attempted 20 stop IL. but he
was thrown down and cut on the head.
Tho noise OF the crash OF the c0lllding cars
was heard great distance, and even IN
the class-rooms at the Agricultural and
Mechanical College. The next moment
the screams and cries of the wounded were
heard. The cars We're broken down. anu
nj the head of each metal and wood were
one seat was left IN tact.
THEIR LEGs BROKEN.
The legs of the young ladies who sat in
front were broken and persons on rear
seats we're thrown several yards. The
place whore the cars cOllided was IN foot
Of the ground. Physicians were tele-
phoned for and all IN tho city responded,
while hundreds of persons went 70 the
scene. The whole city was IN state OF
the highest excitement, Some OF the ln-
iured were taken 20 houses on the fair
grounds and their wounds dressed or
bones SET. There soon began sad pro-
cession 20 the city. as the wounded were
carried in vehicles or lItters. One of the
saddest of all the features OF tho accident
was the injury OF little children. members
of some OF tho best-knOwn families IN the
State.
TIE Injured.
The following are the injured: Annie
Root. little daughter Of Charles Root. OF
Raleigh, leg broken-iniuries serious ;
Mabel Green. daughter of eN-Congressman
Wharton j. Green. of Fayetteville, collar
bone broken and leg broken--sald TO be
internally hurt; Annie Gregg. OF Texas,
bruised; Bessie ID. Patterson, or New
berne. ankle sprained severely: Adele
Martlnelle. OF Columbus, Ga, badly
DrulScu III SeNtIdl pluNt' hNha' pNA .'0NH'
daughter of tho late Captain V. q. John
son. of Asheville, wrists badly spralned ;
Miss Clinch, teacher, bruised; Florence
Boyian. little daughter OF James Boylan.
of Raleigh. head badly cut and face dis
fisured-injurios serious :. Addle SNOW,
little daughter of George IL. Snow, OF
Raleigh. badly bruised and 10 is feared In
iured internally: little Helen Smedes,
daughter of Rev. DR.. Smedes. OF ~.
Mary's. leg broken, and her twin-slster
Mary badly bruised.
MISS EoYLAN SINKING.
Florence Boylan il not expected TO 1.-Two
until morning and Is sinking rapidly.
USHURr
Those on the car aud not hurt are Sallie
Kenan, Mary Calder. and Carrie Davis. OF
Wilmington Nell Harden. OF Fayetteville ;
Carrie Belle Dorsey. of GAINESVILLE, Ga. ;
Leila Tucker. of Henderson Catherine
Boylan, of Raleigh; Margaret Smedes.
of st. Mary's; Sadie Root. Of Raleigh
Frances HOdgson, of Norfolk; Hiss Frnner
(teacher) and Masters Rufus Boylan. OF
Raleigh. and Jesse Degree, OF Charleston
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