The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-05
RAILROAD DISASTER
terrible Wreck or the CheSa-
peake and Ohio
NEAR CHARLOTTESVILLE
FOUR PERSONS KILLED AND
SEVENTEEN INJURED.
CAUSED BY tNGIyE'S AXLE BREAKING
Two Cars Went Into the River and Six ToppIed
Over Several Congressman, Senator
Platt of Conn.,, and Henry Clay
Evans Were Passengers.

Evans Were Passengers.
Charlottesville, Va, Nov. 1.-The
Chesapeake and Ohio yestibuIe express.
known as the +. +. v, from Cincinnati
to Washington, was wrecked near Old
Shadwell, five miles east of this place
at 1.25 o'clock this afternoon. Four per-
sons were killed and seventeen injured.
The dead are: Henry Burnett, colored,
porter, Keswick, Va. an Italian woman
named Marene and infant, believed to
be from Cincinnati; Phelix Mareno
died after removal to Charlottesville.
The injured are: Moses Goldblatt, dan
gerOusly hurt; Baggage Master Peers,
GordonsyiIle, Va, badly hurt from shoul-
ders down, probably injured internally;
A. Merara badly hurt; Mary Mareno
hurt about the head, but not seriously;
two small children of Mary Mareno, one
badly; w. l.. Orchenor, of Stuart's
Draft, Va, right hand cut; j. n. Miller,
of Washington, Pullman conductor,
painfully hurt in the back; Richard Ber-
lily, Hanova, Va, express messenger,
bruised about the body and badly
shocked; j. n. HaiS, Baltimore, knee
sprained slightly; Mrs. Busch, 341 West
Thirty-frst street, presumably New
York, bruised about the head and arms,
not seriously; Lee Crandall, Globe. Ariz.,
slight scalp wound and fingers sprained;
j. w. Elder, Washington, d. c., head
and nose considerably bruised; G. X.
O'Brien, Louisville, Ky, slight cut
about the head; Jonas III. Hinckel,
Trenton, Butler county, Ohio, left hip
painfully injured; Conductor S. G. Bus
ter, legs injured.
1t it reported that the body of another
Italian child is under the wreck, but this
cannot be confirmed.
The cause of the accident has not been
definitely ascertained, but it is believed
to have been due to spreading rails. The
engine left the track on a sharp curve,
and was hurled against rock hill. All
of the cars except the dining car and the
Richmond sleeper were derailed. Two
cars were plunged end foremost down
the steep embankment and one Of them
went into the Rivanna river, which at
this place skirts the tracks. The day
passenger coach and the express car
were badly wrecked. As the locomotive
plunged from the rails and overturned
engineer Duke was hurled from the cab
and crushed under the engine, besides
being terribly scalded by escaping steam.
He was rescued by his fireman and the
conductor. AS soon after the wreck as
possible the uninjured passengers and
trainmen began the work of rescue and
aiding the injured. Word was sent to
this place and the wrecking train with
physicians was Immediately dispatched
to the scene of the wreck. The body of
Henry Burnett, the colored porter was
the last recovered He was terribly
mangled, having been in the baggage
car. A foot, supposed to have been his
was first recovered and latter portion
Of the head. The body was literally dis
membered.
Among the uninjured passengers on the
train was Senator Orryville III. Platt, of
Connecticut, Commissioner OF Pensions,
III. Clay Evans and Representative Wal
ter Evans. of Louisville.
The local railway officials after inves-
tigating the cause of the accident de-
clared that 1t was not due to spreading
rails though they are unable to even
give a theory. They state that the
tracks at the spot are true and examin-
alton revealed that they are tied securely.
THE CAUSE.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 4.-The accident
was caused by the breaking of an axle
Of the first truck of the locomotive. The
train was making up time, and the en-
gine left the rails on a sharp curve, and
rushing into rocky hillside with ter
rife force, was completely a;smantled.
Two cars went down into Ri~anna river
The sleeper 'Salota" went over on its
side, but the dining car and the Rich
mond sleeper remained on the track.
PASSENGERS EXPERIENCE.
Washington, D. c., Nov "A large
contingent of the passengers, who were
aboard of the wrecked train, were
brought to the city over the Southern
Railroad, reaching here at about half
past eleven. Among them were several
of those who were slightly injured, but
who were able to proceed to their
homes.
Senator Platt and Representative Rus
SELL of Connecticut, Representative WAL
ter Evans, of Kentucky. and several at-
taches of the Congressional committee in '
vestigation of the question of alcohol in !
the arts, were among those who were
on the wrecked train. Messrs Platt and
Russell had narrow escape, being
among those in the sleeper near the mid
die of the train. Mr.. Russell, speaking
of his experience tonight. said:
"When the committee left Cincinnati
all our party we're in the Richmond
sleeper at rhe rear. being unable to get
berths in the regular Washington car.