The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-25
FATHER, MOTHER
AND SON KILLED.
FrightfuI Accident on the Richmond
and Petersburg Road.
TRIED TO CROSS THE TRACK.
IL is the Same Old Story OF Thought
They Could Get Across in Time,
but the Train Crashed Into
Them With Deadly Effect.

One Of the most shocking accidents
which has taken place on the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad for many years
occurred yesterday morning about $40
o'clock at Grossmans Crossing. about
one mile north of Petersburg. in ches-
terrified county. Three people were In
stantly killed They were MIR. J. h. Con-
drey. a resident Of Chesterfield. and hts
wife and small son. The vehicle in which
they were riding was smashed to pieces
and the horse was killed.
WAS DRIVING FAST.
The accident occurred almost In sight
Of Condrey's home, which Is on tho Rag
land farm. Condrey. with his VIE ana
little son, left their home Tuesday morn
ing 10 visit Mr.. Condreys orother-ln-
law. in Chesterfield county. and when tho
accident occurred they were returning
home in a buggy.
Just before the railroad crossing ~
reached there is sharp declivity IN the
road. The only eye witness 10 the ace dent
was a negro boy named William Hin.
who was driving behind Condrey lie
SAYS that Condrey was driving very fast
down this decline and that before no
reached the crossing the engineer of tho
train blew his whistle. He also says that
the train was going very fast william
Essex. who keeps a blacksmith shop near
where the accident occurred. ana MT
John Blrdsong, II Petersburg who was az
Essexs shop. said that before the acct
dent occurred they saw Condrey driving
fast toward the crossing and heard the
engineer blow his whistle
COULD NOT AVOID 1T.
southbound passenger ira n No. q over
the Atlantic Coast Line route when lett
Richmond az 905 o'clock was moving az
the usual rate of speed. The train was
I'm charge OF Conductor + J. Brooks, ana
Engineer W. s Taylor was AZ the throt-
tie. Engineer TAYLOR saw the people
trying 10 cross the track and blew his
whistle fast and hard He could not
stop the train and was indeed too close
70 the unfortunate people TO slow M.
There was no way 10 avoid the accident.
Wnen tie train struck the vehicle II was
a direct blow. All the occupants OF inc
ouggv were thrown quite distance
from the track, and were badly bruised
and cut They were instantly killed.
THE BODIES GOTTEN TOGETHER.
As soon as the accident occurred the
train was run back 10 the place where
the unfOftuudls ptoplf NtiN NiNNh 49,
their bodies gotten together Conductor
Brooks reported the accident by tele-
graph to the Richmond Office and pro-
vision was al once made 10 have the re-
mains prepared for burial.
coroner was sent to the scene. 10
viewed the remains OF the dead, ana
will hold an inquest this morning
at 10 o'clock near the scene of tho acct
dent.
The remains of those killed were
turned over TO Undertaken Morris. or
Petersburg 20 be prepared for burial
Mr.. Condrey leaves five daughters and
one son. The latter Is In the United
states Marine Corps and is stationed on
the United States warship Raleigh ana
was with Dewey at Manila
SIR Condrey was one Of the most en-
terprsng farmers In this section. and II
was only Tuesday that Mr.. ] NJ. New
comb. Of this city. paid him 500 for 2'T
bags Of peanuts sold FOR him last week.
Mr. Bidgood the attorney FOR the railroad
company went from Richmond on To-
connective 10 the scene OF the accident.
BADLY MUTILATED.
Condrey was about nifty years OF age.
his wife forty. and the little boy eight
Condreys head was crushed in but his
wifes body was horribly mutiated The
little boy had a deep cash on the fore
head and his skull was crushed The
buggy was completely demolished and
the horse killed.