The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-16


slowing up of the train till tie accident;
L do not know how fast they were
going; would say somewhere between
twenty anu thirty miles sn hour. The
hrst 1 noticed of any trouble the motor
was carried over to the loft. | then
heard crash and | was thrown to the
right i'll the mud.
1.-The car | WAS in went to the right.
My left side und arm were buried in tho
mud. imagine from the bruise on
my arm that l was thrown against tho
seat and then out. Had not noticed
any humping. | saw Mr. Pauuill 20 to
the front OF the car aud | think ro
manned TO the left OF the mo,ormau.
Could not tell whether they were III
! conversation or not.
10 Air, iunstall-'I did not oom
pare my watch with the railroad time.
The car was going at u moderate rute
when Mr.. Barrett lett tho motor, but
lie returned to the motor Immediately,
L found the military cap ut my feet
when we pulled the boy Fine out of
the mud"
DIR. RARRETr.
81 was on the train; started to View
with MIR. Wrenn; occupied front seat
| III first trailer. The boys were III
| trout of US. The car started about OH
tine ! think, slowly ut first. At
| Glen Air stopped, then speed WAS in
creased, ! remarked that tue roudhed
was no better thun the old bed. |
tniuk cars were going twenty five or
thirty miles. There was no percepu
Bile siaskng up before The accident.
1.-The hrSt trouble | noticed was
WHOM chr turned to side sharply. |
stood up aud saw the white pants OF
the boy III front. ! caught the back OF
my seat, noticed splIuters flying from
the car III front. The car tipped In
the mud aud stepped out OH my ioet,
| saw Mr.. Wrenn under tie edge OF
the car aud assisted him out. Ihs car
WAS standing on Its eud Ill the mud
ana / went around but saw no one.
| r. u. MOORE,
| general contractor. was on the train.
when | got GU the train II was
| twenty five minutes to O'clock, The
train moved oil slowly. When the
Norfolk md Western was crossed the
speed WAS lucreusei aud the cars ruu
very fast. The motion of the cars was
such rs 10 make II impossible to reud.
The cars were going twenty five or
thirty miles per honr. At the corner
OF the fence at the Simpson
farm. looked out and SAW the motor
leave the track. Dad not see any
change III the speed. ] noticed the
young men III the car, five wero
on tue seat ! am positive the train
WAS live minutes late. | examined the
track and SAW no spikes. Did not com
pare my watch with railroad time. |
sew the boys ut the depot and OH tho
train"
j. 7. pEELE
was on the train The gate was not
opened ut G:30. al took sent about
five from the rear. Looking Mt tho
people passing, | ssw the boys III mill
tary clothes.
at WAS three or four minutes after
the gates were opened before the train
lett. After the trAiu started ! took nv
newspaper and read. There Was MOTH
ing about the motion of the train to
attract my stt=ntiou, nothing to
alarm me. l was enjoying the
breeze md was reaulug when
the accident occurred noticed
something wrong. | did not know
who was running the car. When / felt
the car cnreen TO the right, caugh,
hold OF the seat in front OF me. When
the car stopped ! was rolled out on my
right. Jumped up quickly aud did not
leel hurt. L aiierward found that my
thumb was spruIued. ] think the train
was making twenty miles an hour.
witnessed the taking out Of the boy
and others.
II saw spikes on the track between
the fnlls. MIR. Barrett told me the
accident resulted from tho rails spread
ing. cansed by heavy rains. aud not un
unusual thing aud could not lie avoid
ed. | noticed uotches on the ties and
"a slight lndentatiou on the right rail, ;"
DIR. GEORGE ID. LEVY
was on the train the evening OF the
accident. "Ihe tram left the depot al
G:33. compared my watch with the
electric car ut the postoilice The train
left the city mt far rate oi speed and
stopped ut Glen Air; went across the
first bridge ut moderate speed and then
Increased the rate, and made II dis
agreeable, If not impossible 10 read. |
suppose the. rate was twenty five or
thirty miles. Before reaching the sec
ond bridge ! felt II dIstict jirk.
''Ihis threw me forward. | held on
to the seat Iii front. ] shouted to the
passengers MS loudly as possible to hold
on tightly. ] expected the motor car
TO reach the bridge and go iuto the
creek. DR.. Levy described the
| ,yrapk op6 th, lnnoti,n rs, A.