Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-06
RICHMOND PASSENGERS RETURN.
They Give Graphic Accounts OF Their
Experiences in the wreck.

Among the passengers on the lh-lateu
r. Il. V. train of the chesapeake anu
Ohio railroad which met with the teriip,o
wreck at Massey's Station THURSDAY az
ternoon who came to Richmond yes
day were Rev. DIR. A. r.. Dlchiiisoii an
State Treasurer A. w. Hartman. bo'n "a
these gentlemen were in the hrst-class
dov-coach at the time Of the accideht'
and tell interesting and thrilling stoIieS
Of their experiences. Both had mlracu It,
lous escapes, DR.. Dicklnson Ieo S shpSS,,dar
- few bruises on his leg ana suouiuei
and Mr. Hartman receiving not SO ihuen do
"A scratch 49, aorot
by Dispatch reporter lnineula' ely at ne
his arrival in the city, and he gave tnS
foIlowine account of his experiences
was seated in the tirst-class coach Wnen
we left Charlottesville, ana Delng ueslii,DuSS
of seeing Richmond paper, 1 "adn rs,sA
forward to the smoker, where the news
bows usually stay, TO purchase one. ~
dnding the boy there, l returned 10 tne
other coach. and walked GOWN th9 aisiS
TO the rear, where l found a genlleiildn'
who courteously offered TO loan me one.
| had lust accepted the loan, ana Was
standing i'm the aisle preparing to open
the sheet when the crash came anu
was thrown heavily to the moor.
ur REMAINED WHERE HE FELL.
"The car settled quickly on its left SIDE
after having crashed through the smoker
a; ai' sront hnt | was fearful lest It should
careen again, and i remained WheTe l
was crouched between two seats. re-
mained there PROBABLY three or four MIN
MES when some one appeared AT the
doorway which was considerably eie-
waited on account of the posluon ol inc
car, and / called to him 10 ASSIST me III ~,
getting out of the car. rms ne very
PROMPTLY did. and l clambered over me
side IF the coach, and stepped safely OH
onto the hillside. Then for the hrst
time realized the fearfulness OF the az
cident The sight that met my gaze was
snnalling. on all sides were strewn tne
Xyreckage of the broken cars, ana mlhgleu
with the sound of the escaping stedi,n
which was being emitted rom t th heart-
rending cries of the passengers IN the
smoker which l had so recently ie1t, VINO
were crushed and mutilated IN horIlpie
fashion. x,x,,c,,,,,
",rhe passengers rallied promptly to the
assistance of these unfortunates, and as
| quickly as the act could be accomphsheu
| the dead and injured were dragged from ~
! heneath the heavy coaches, ana Inaue az
confortable as circumstances woulu au,
| ,oit The wreck was the most feariui
n,,sr saw and II Is miraculous 10 my
,,rind after having viewed the ruins, tna'
| any one of us escaped with our hVes'
MR. HARMAN'S EXPERIENCE.
Ar uarman was seen at his office, In
| the state Library DullulnS, anu nc 80.
| rio version of the affair: when lei.
tIlls ers, Shock | knew we had sustained
! nrions injury. In another minute L saw
| The front end CT our car cllmplhS Up y.
the wrecked car in front Oh US am Ie ~
| a. oaraeninP over to the left. 1 calleu u
| ayervbody to cling to their seats, and TINS
| advice was pretty generally 1onoWeu. ns
| aoon as we came 10 a standstiii we wen'
oho,,t getting out the ladies, huinoel
Of whom were IN ot th out cat Of the front end
n,,,hich was quite a distance from tnt
| eround. but nearly every one gropeu . Ieo,
NV along over the seats 10 tne rear o sSo,
| III platform which was only rev rec
| Srnr, the track. l and others TOOK tns
ladies' OF the party 10 place OF sateH ~
~, The bluff TO the left. out or slgnt ~
the wreck. and, therefore, l was r hot ~
| q nosjtion to give as good a desciipuoi
&c 10 those who remained.
THE AXLE DID 1T ALL
I-nfanager Stevens says that II
49,, nositiyely determined now tina
ne NE creek was caused by the breakage o
| ~ 'front.' axle of the engine, as eFioehcS'
of It's having pionsheo i,s hSstb IN ~.
enea hed and the broken axle. The track
M stevens says, was IN exceheht con
Tition. and he is confident that sne rall
9 e,S ,,ot spread. The track at Shadwel
ana IN M closed. and as the accident. oc
s 81 on narrow ledge between higl
SS ,,,er and the river II Is Impossible Tor i.
rnelr 10 be built around the wreck, US
II a014, done; hence all trains between
usunn,t ,esyille ard Richmond are, force
c naino Via Orange Courthouse. Schedule
10 ha,ng maintained. however, and trai
are 10 moving uninterruptediy SupeIn
nc s y G. c. Walker went yesterda
,onrn,ng 10 the scene OF the disaStsr, an w
horiii',.s - have the track In condition 10
nops5i In few days. He reports that IN
.ra s,ei and baggaRe-cars are DAMAGE ps
posi-" rsnair but he hopes to be able !
yone al, the rest OF the coaches IL
ssssro than likely that the cars mentlons
a ~" he,ne irreparabiy injured VIII pc piowl
az an Wit" With dynamite, as their position Re,
@prs 4, almost impossible to get 'ne'
back on the track.
TRAINS MOVING ON TIME !.
Al late hour last night M frd ro' nar rs
eeived the following telegram from oene
.,l'rains moving about on time. run s
Ole Orange and Southern 70 ana IroI
r r,@ ylo,fesville. The italian seriously IN
t,,red died last night, making nve asasns,
nrs man one woman. and Two cn'sa ~
sraveiling second~ciass In comoinnuo ~
car and the train porter. 4 - tnousn
EneiSeer Duke will recover. NO otncr pn'
sAa~4sa nara sAriouslv inilakeos -