Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-06

substantial character was what made II
possible for so many 20 escape Inc
cgrs we're built by the Pullman Company.
This mpning. C.. T.. Bcnson. acting
Coroner. summoned jury-W. II. Van
degrift, l.. w. Noel G, II. Gwatkin. =.
l.. Jarman. II. w. HAN. and w. A. LanlS-
ford-and visited the scene OF the wreck
Many passengers requested that notice
should be made of the efficient and kindly
services of DIR. William u. Dodge.
who was a passenger on the wrecked
train and who gave untlring attention
10 the injured DIR. Dodge Is a practicing
physician OF stuarts Draft, Va. When
seen yesterday he was too busy to give
an account OF the wreck.
HIS EXPERIENCE.
This morning he talked freely OF the
matter, and gave out this statement;
IL was in the sleeper Saiola, and was
thrown half through window. As soon
as I could get out went at once TO look
after the injured. found an ltaiian
woman In the debris OF the combination
car. She was badly cut about both eyes,
and the skin from the forehead was
hanging down over her face. She was
Marie Guarara. / dressed her wounds
and she was removed TO the rear car.
The cries OF the injured In the compi-
nation car, though coming from q Few
persons. sounded as If from dozen. Ihey
were crying out in Italian. l found one
| dead. so | left her for the living that
| were not beyond help. / heard two
| babies crying The head OF one was
/ caught fast. 1t was bruised and cut
| This wat Phiiora Guarara. Ano'hei
was found near the bottom or the
| wreckage. II had a slight wound and us
/ side was bruised. This was josef Qua
rara. In this debris l saw part OF
| the scalp OF a negro which proved x
be that of the porter. Henry Burnett
| While | was in the rear car dressing
wounds some one came for me. iaf
from where the men were at Work IN tn'
! wreck and said that an Italian was caugh
fast. l went TO him. He was pinned De
tween the rods and irons Of the truck
examined him. but as he was beyond sur
gerry. | told the men to continue the wori
of rescue. while l went elsewhere.
then went to the engineer. be wa
covered with mud, and / could not tei
whether he was Italian or what III
left arm was terribly shattered. tenn
porariIy bound II up with bandaEes toIl
from sheets brought from the sleeper
An appeal to the ladies for pins ah'
vaseiine brought generous supply
washed the engineer ana appheu ~
| vaselinc. lie was perfectly
told me his worst pain was In the regloi
of the bowels / suspected be wa
scalded. and cut away his clothing, pu
found no external evidence OF scalu'
CORoNER'S JURY'S VERDICT
"The coroner's jury reached the con
clusion that the accident resulted iron
the breaking of an axle under the iron
trnck of the engine. This view Oh IN
case is that of most people VINO care
fnllv examined the scene Of the accident
Tn engine left the track at the pom
where the dining-car stopped on II, IN
rails were certainly intact there Man
more persons visited the wreck TO-DAY
where the work of cleaning was BEN
nroeecuted earnestly, but with slow pre-
cross The dead Italians at Perleys un
dertaking establishment were viewed D
many to-day. Wreaths OF chrysantn.
mums were sent them by the Woman
christian Temperance Union. Ihel
/, bodies will be sent to Philadelphia &c
morrow.