Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-02
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
JuNIUs r. ToNEY. Of MANCHESTER.
KILLED ON PETERSBURG ROAD.
His body Found Near Ceptraiia--supposcd
to Have Fallen frvm Ssox-Car--
Other Southside Items.

An accident happened on the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad Wednesday night.
resulting In the instant death OF Junius
II. Toney. of this city.
Early yesterday morning the body of n
young man was discovered lying near the
railroad track about ten miles from this
city and near Ccntralia. Papers on the
person OF the dead man disclosed his
identity. and the news was teiegraphed
10 Manchester. The body was brought
TO this city late In the afternoon AMI was
prepared for burial by Undertaken Per-
due. The result Of the inquest could not
be learned.
Young Tim Toney was known TO al
most everybody in the city. He was a
klnd-hearted, good-natured fellow, ana
was generally liked by his companions
Wednesday evening he was seen until
about 0 O'Clock on Hull street near Thir-
tenth. He told several friends that ne
was going 10 Petersburg. This was the
last seen OF him by his relatives.
BOARDED A FREIGHT.
1t was reported last night that he went
TO the shop-yards of the Richmond ana
Petersburg railroad about $50 o'clock
Wednesday night and attempted to board
a freight train for Petersburg; that he
was discovered by the conductor, and In
a night that followed was badly beasen.
Whether he afterwards got on TINS tram
will probably never be known.
a telegram to the Dispatch from Gen.
tralia says that the young man was seen
at that place about IL O'Clock. and wanted
to buy a ticket for Richmond. but did
not do so. This may possibly be wrong.
for the body was afterwards found, ana
there is no doubt of the fact that he was
not struck by a moving train.
Mr.. Perdue, who prepared the body lot
burial, says that the eyes and ears were
filed with cinders from the locomotive
indicating that Mr.. Toney had been nd
ing in some exposed place. The young
mans neck was broken, his skull was
cracked. and the left side OF bis race
was badly bruised and scratched. ana
also the left shoulder. Otherwise there
was not n mark upon the body. The the
orv is that the young man was on the
ion OF a box-car. and that he went 10
sleep and fell from the car, falling upon
the left side of his head, with the result
described above. >,
Mr.. Toney was q son Of Mrs. w. r..
Crostie. and was unmarried. lie was
about "a years old. The funeral VIII .she
Mace this afternoon at O'Clock from
the residence. No 1913 Hull street, and
the jrterment will be In lakewood ceme-
terry.
DEATH OF MRS. BASS.
Mrs Lillian A. Bass died yesterday AZ
ternoon, In the 10th year or her age
after an Illness OF several weeks The
funeral will take place from the Stockton
Street Baptist church this afternoon at
3 o'clock.
Mr. William u. Wormley, son Of the
late DR.. c. ". Wormley. of King William
county. came up this week with his
bride (nee Mckenzie to visit Mr. VIII
liam Wormley. his brother.
The following il the mortuary report for
the month OF February: Total number or
deaths, l2-whte. 6; colored. 6. FIRST
Ward. 2: Second. g. Third. 2; Fourth. o.
In January last there were III deaths.
In February. 1888. there were q deaths.
against IL for February. 1894 One Of
the deceased of February was reported to
be 100 wears old.
Mr. Wyrdham f. Gary, of Henderson,
y. c.. one Of the largest tobacco mer-
chants of that city, is in the city on a
visit to his mother Mrs. Patrick Gary.
Mr.. l.. A. Savory was considered better
yesterday morning.
Miss Amanda Wells was considered
to be in a critical cor dition yesterday
morning.
Mrs. Charles Kimmell. who was called
to Lockhaven Pa. on account of the
death OF her sister, Mrs Dennison. has
returned home.
Hon. W. w Baker and Mr. William
Spears. of Chesterfield. were In the city
yesterday.
Rev. Preston Nash will preach at Meade
Memorial church tonight at o'clock.
Rev. j. J. Clopton will preach at St.
James church. In Richmond, this after
noon at o'clock.