The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-05

Much Excitement in the City and Es-
peciaily at the G. and %. Ohices.


peciaiIy at the G. and q. Ohices.
News of the accident was received at
the Chesapeake and Ohio offices in this
city very soon after the wreck occurred.
General Manager Stevens and Supcrin-
tendent Doyle went at once Co the scene.
Tho train leaving here at 2l5 +. NJ. was
held few minutes for the officials. Dr.
O. W. j. Brock Dr. George Ross and
Or. Hugh NJ Taylor went To the scene
of the accident with Messrs. Stevens ana
Doyle
a wrecldng car was also attached to
this train.
II had been so long time since q wreck
worthy of any notice had occurred on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway the news of
this accident quite naturally occasioned
some excitement among the Chesapeake
and Ohio officials. Those who remained
were running about from office 20 Office
I'm search of latest news.
THE FIRST NEWS.
Shadwen curve Is four miles from the
nearest telegraph station. When tine
wreck occurred d fagman was sent back
to Charlottesville with message 10 send
on. This carried the first information the
outside world received of what had hap
pened. AS soon as # was received here
Messrs. Stevens and Doyle made prepara-
tions TO leave with their staff of surgeons
and the wrecking car.
Mr. John ID. Potts. the assistant general
passenger agent. and Mr. H. r. Jeiilsoh'
the chief clerk TO superintendent. Doyle
were the two officials who were most con-
cerned.
NJ tovn. having gone down toward New
mort News making an inspection Of the
Peninsula division He returned here al
o'clock and was much disturbed TO near
Of the accident and al once went to work
TO investigate IL.
ANXIOUS INQUIRIES.
when IL became known that "a wreck
had occurred everybody in the city VINO
had a relative or friend on the train de-
sired TO get more information as TO 'l1
accident. The inquiries very naluiai5
went TO newspaper offices or TO 'nv l.. l@,i
way officials Mr.. Potts had 10 ue"i WIN VIZ
some ladies' who feared near reiau''' "'N
been killed. ,a.p D.. pr
T. Dickinson. the editor oI the heh-
eious Herald. expected TO take this tram.
IL had been in Charlottesvile ana was
coming home. II turned out that ne ana
t,l,o this train but escaped without
= ecratch The Doctors friends were
uneasy. Anxious inquiries were ndue as
"a what had become OF him. Rev. Dr.
pitt ana others were greatly concerned
untii n was learned that the Doctor was
sac and had gone back TO Charlottesville
to spend the night
TREASURER HARMAN.
state Treasurer A w. Harman was a
Messenger. His clerks knew he was
coming home on this train. Sheriff \.
C. Watts, Of Augusta, was a passenger
on the same train. lie sent message
here stating that Mr. Harman was safe.
stl the Treasurer's friends were un-
easy. Mr. u. C. Zolickoffer. q clerk In
the treasurcr's Office. was az the train
last night looking out for his chief Mr.
Harman did not come and no word was
received from him. 1t Is presumed he
went back to Charlottesville 70 spend
the night.
HOW IT OCCURRED.
Everybody was. Of course. very much
Interested In the matter OF how the ac-
cldent occurred
A reporter Of the Times saw Engineer
Cabell, That gentleman said the track
from Gordonsyile 10 Charlottesville was
the best on the road. He could not be-
liev9 that the wreck was due 10 the
spreading OF the tracks. Mr.. Jellison,
chief clerk 10 Mr. Doyle took the same
view OF the matter. Late in the even
ing the companys officials received a