Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-27
A FATAL COLLISION,
ONE FREIGHT TRAIN RUNS INTO
ANOTHER At HENDERSON. N. G.
Two Men Killed Outright and Ono Severely
Ipjured-Mr. Bowman, Of Rich
mond, . Victim.

HENDERSON, N. c., January 26.-tSpe-
ciai)-A terrible railroad wreck occurred
here shortly after 5 o'clock this morning.
The through freight on the Seaboard Air
Line. due at $50. which was delayed on
account OF an accident twelve miles this
side OF Raleigh. arrived about 6 A. NJ.
and, while standing on the main line, was
run into by through freight due at IL.
which had also been delayed on account
Of the same wreck, and was running
behind time.
THE KILLED.
Two men were killed outright, and one
was severely injured. The killed are L.
Bowman. horse dealer, OF Richmond, Va
and William -. Shaw. a Baptist preacher
from Kentucky. who was going 10 Little
ton, y. c., to hold a revival meeting.
THE INJURED.
W. y. Brodie, OF Warrenton. n. c., a
travelling salesman for Hicks e. Howard,
wholesale grocers. Richmond, was severely
hurt, thigh broken just below the groin.
and bruised about the head and body;
condition such that the full extent OF his
injuries have not yet been ascertained.
Another passenger. travelling man
named Baker had just left the coach a
short while before the accident occurred,
and had gone to the hotel.
Brodie was In the lookout of the ca
boose," and the only occupants of the
coach at the time were killed. Both pas
senger- and caboose-cars were completely
wrecked. The engineer and fireman es-
capped unhurt. No other serious damage
was done TO either of the running engines.
The balance Of the train remained stand
ing on the track.
THE BLAME.
The general impression Is that no re-
sponsibility or blame attaches to the con-
ductors or engineers of either train. IL
being a bitterly cold morning. and the
nagman having been out all night, II Is
thought he did not go back far enough
TO warn the train following. although he
was so instructed by the conductor, who
had gone to the depot 400 yards distant,
to receive orders. and had started back
when the collision occurred. The fiagman
has fed.
The remains OF Mr.. Shaw were taken
charge of by the Baptist Church, and
removed to their school-roOm. and will
be carried to Littleton, y. c.. tomorrow
morning. Mr.. Bowmans son being In
Louisburg. y. c.. was notified by tele-
graph. and arrived to-day, and will take
the body OF his father to Richmond on
ing.
The collision occurred within the yard
limits and did not block the regular
traffic. Mr. BrOdie was sent to Warren
ton this morning on a special train fur
n shed by the Seaboard Airline. Soon
after the collision the fire alarm was
sounded.
WILLING HANDS.
The fire department and others who ran
to the enGine-house were directed TO the
scene of the wreck and, although IL was
In the darkness that precedes the dawn,
n large concourse of willing hands were
soon upon the scene. Doctors w. I.
Cheatham and +. II. Harris appeared
promptly and attended to the dead and
wounded.
a corOner's jury has been summoned,
and are now in session investigating and
ondeavoring to place the blame upon the
proper parties.
A red-hot stove was in the caboose-car.
and very fortunately 1t was thrown some
ten feet from the car. thus avoiding a con-
flagration being added to the other horrors
of the wreck.