Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-11-11
" Maine is HI bent
On Governor Kent"
TERRIBLE RAILROAD WRECK.

There was terrible accident on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad about
half past one O'Clock Thursday after
noon abou three miles east of Char
lotfesville. which caused the death OF
five persons and the injury of a mum
Der OF others. The wrecked train was
the Cincinnati and Washington ex-
press, Cincinnati to New York, which
passes at 11:06 a. m. at the time of the
accident the train was one hour late
and was running at a high rate OF
speed. Upon rounding a curve on the
banks of the Rivanna river, which is
about one hundred yards wide at that
point, the rails, it is supposed, spread.
and the engine, tender, mail and ex
press car, combination car and day
coach were thrown over the embank-
ment. Some, however, think the axle
of the forward truck broke, which
caused the wreck. The accident was
much like that recently on the New
York Central Railroad, near Garrisons.
NY.
The scene was terrible one. Men.
women and children screamed in agony
and terror, and there was the greatest
CONSERVATION among the unipjured
passengers. J. Hol. Alexander, express
agent. and r N. Berkeley miraculous
ly escaped from the flooded car by
crawling through a window. the mo
mentum of the train was so great that
six cars were hurled beyond the en-
CINE A combination car and day
coach were thrown across the track
against the river bank. Several cars
were piled upon each other. Most of
the passengers were bound for Wash
ington and New York. Three relief
trains were at once sent to the scene
of the wreck and six railroad surgeons
and fifty stretchers ordered to be sent
by special train.
Following is list of the killed: Henry
Burnett. KeswicA, Va. colored, trai1
porter; Mrs. Merara, italian, and in
FAINT; Phelix Mareno, died after being
removed to Charlottesville. About
sixteen persons were more or less in
jured.
Mrs. Isaac Witt. of this city, was in
the train and much bruised. She came
home that evening and has since been
confined to her bed. She has bad
bruises about her breast, arms and
shoulders and lower limbs. She is also
Suffering from her back which was
strained. Sheriff N. c. Watts; Chas
Kiracofe, who travels for Bowling,
SPOTS & Co., and Harry Mills we're on
the train from Staunton. State Treas
ure Asher w. Hartman had left here
tn at morning for Richmond, none of
these were hurt. Much excitement
prevailed until all of our people had
been heard from. Henry Burnett, the
old colored porter seems to have been
ground almost to pulp. A jury of in
quest decided that the wreck was caus-
ed by a broken axle on the engine.
The injured are doing exceedingly
we'll. Engineer Duke, according to his
physician, DR.. J. E. Early, continues
to improve, while Bag zagemastpr Peers
is as lively as a cricket. Philippe
Guarara. brother of the deceased Ital
ian, with his wife and two children,
Philona and Josef. are still at the Hotel
Albemarle and are receiving the best
of attention by the company's physi-
clans and nurses.
The work of clearing the wreck has
gone on without an hours intermis
sion since the accident. Saturday af
ternoon the track was relaid and com-
pleted in time to allow the west bound
F. r. v. No. to pass over Four of
the seven cars which composed the ill
fated train had been taken to Char
louisville that d.,