The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
The Engine Left the Track and Went
Down an Embankment,
AND DAY AND SLEEPING CARS FOLLOWED
In Its Wake, Dragging Passengers and En-.
pIOyees TO Death and Serious Injury
NotabIes on the Train Escaped Un.
hurt-Dead and Injured.

Charlottesville, Va, Nov. 4.-The
Ch sapeake and Ohio vestibule express,
known as the "F. F. W." from Cincin-
natl to Washington, was wrecked near
Old Shadwell, five miles east of this
place, at 1:25 this afternoon. Four per-
sons were killed and sevent len injured.
THE DEAD.
HENRY BURNETT, colored porter,
Keswick, Va.
ITALIAN WOMAN named Merrara
and infant, believed to be from Cincin-
natl.
PELIz AfARENTO, (disd after being
removed to charlottesville.
INJURED. ~!
Moses Cobalt dangerously hurt.
Baggageman Peers. Gordonsville, Va,
badly hurt from shoulders down, proba,-
| bly, injured internally.
A. Merrara, badly hurt.
| Mary Merano, hurt about the hsad,
| but not seriously.
| Two small children of Mary Mareno.
one badly.
w L. Gochenor, of stuart's Draft, Va,
right hand cut.
j. N. Miller, of Washington, d. c.,
Pullman conductor, painfully hurt in the
back
Richard Berkeley, Hanover, Va, ex-
press messsnger, bruised about the body
and badly shocked.
j. N. Haig, Baltimore knee sprained
slightly.
Mrs. Busch, BAL West Thirty-first street
presumably New York;, bruised about
the head and arms, not seriously.
Lee Crandall, Globe. Ariz., slight scalp
wound and fingers sprained.
]. Welder Washington, D. c., head
ard nose considerably bruised.
C. r. O'Brien, Louisville, KY, slight
cut about tins head.
Jones A. Hinlxel. Trenton, Butler coun-
ty. O., left hip painfully injured.
Conductor S. C. Auster, legs injured.
Engineer Burk badly crushed; danger
ously hurt.
1T is reported that tn body of another
Italian child is uDder the wreck, but
this cannot be confirmed.
The Rails Spread
The cause of th,e accident has not been
definitely ascertsi ined, bus 1t Is believed
to be due to spreading rails. The engine
and tender left the track on a sharp
curve and was hurled against a. rocky
hill Ali the cars except the baggage
car and the Richmond sleeper were de-
| radled Two cars were pcurged end fore-
| most down the st;ep embana1ment and
one of rIhelm went into the Rivannia
river, which at this place skirts the
track. The day passenger coach and the
| express car were badly wrecked.
IL. fs4Fartl n q
rails and overturned Engineer Duke was
hurled from the cab and crushed urrer
the engjre, besides being terribly scalded
by esca ping stsam. He was rescued by
his fireman and the conductor.
The Work of Rescue
| AS soon after LalIe wreck ais possible the
| unirjured passengers and the tradnmen
began the work of rescue AID aiding ohe
injured Word was smt to this place
ard the wrecking train with physdcains
was immc dfate,y dispatched ITO the scene
Of the wreck.
The body Of Henry Bennstt, the COT
ored porter, was the last recovered. He
was terribly mangled, having been in
the baggage car. A foot supposed ITO have
been his was first recovered and later
a poqition of the head. Thu body was lit
elaHy uismempereu. MaFsmo hs1u c"''.
legs cut off and died at the hospital aO
Charlottesville.
Notables Who Escaped
Among the uninjured passengers on the
train were Ssnator Orville ii. Platt or
Connecticut, Commissioner OF Pensions
III. Clay Evans and Representative wall
ter EVANS OF Louisville
Tho local railway officials, at'er IN
vestieating the cause Of the accident,
declared that It was not due to spread
ing rails. though they are unable to give
even theory They state that the
tracks at tho spot are true and examina-
tion revealed that they are tied securely.
Broken I xie Did IL
Richmond, Va, Nov. 4.-The accident
was caused by the Ibrelaking of an axle
of the first truck of the locomotive. The
traan was making up time, and the en-