The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-12
CRUSHED TODEATH
BENEATH A CAR.
Unknown White Man Cut Almost in
Twain Last Night,
THE ACCIDENT UNAVOIDABLE.
Left One Car 10 lie MangicdsBy An
other - Few Eye Witnesses - The
Body Unidcntined-The Coron.
er's Inquest This Morning.
THE ACCIDENT UNAVOIDABLE.

An unknown white man. apparently
about twenty-eight or thirty years OF
age, met almost instant death under the
wheels OF Car No. 10 OF the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company, at the
corner OF Grace and Twenty-hrst streets,
at 1880 o'clock last evening.
Car No. 1914 Conductor p. v Richard
son and Motorman William Jones, was
proceeding. moderately crowded In
leisurely fashion toward the sheds just
before 1880 O'Clock As Twenty-hrst
street was rounded, ono Of the male pas
sengers made movement as II prelimi-
nary TO getting of at the next corner
OF Grace street.
The motorman was accordingly signal
led and the car. slowing down, the pas
senger disembarked
Car No. no with Mt Buck Adams
motorman. and Mr. Ed. Burnett, conduc-
tor. az a moderate rate Of speed, was
coming down Twenty-hrst street. as NO.
lG4 approached.
RANG HIS BELL
The mot0rman noticed the slowing
down OF the north-bound car. and rang
bis warning bell as customary.
But 90 evidently had no effect, for in
another instant the late passenger or
the north-bound car, either stumbled or
staggered I'm front Of No. 1l9 and was
in q twinkling carried beneath the
wheels
The few passengers on No. 1l9. which
was an open car did not see the acct
dent and the only person who was an
eyewitness. besides the mo torman' was
Mr r. r. Richardson. who resides at
No. 202 north Twenty-frst street
AN WITNESS.
Mr.. Richardson was seated upon mis-
front porch when the accident occurred.
He saw the unknown unfortunate leave
the northbound car mi saw nm ran DC
meath the wneals OF 40. I'D.
The man appear \ under the influence
of liquor. for he walked with his head
hanging down.
The grade az this point is steep one
and the car proceeded nearly fifty feet
before 70 was stopped finally.
Mr.. Richardson and his brother, Mr..
d. A. Richardson. were among the first
10 reach the injured man. Mr. W. l.
Creary was also early on the scene ana
with the help of several passengers Of the
car and a heavy piece of timber which
Nlr. Creery with difficulty secured from a
house near by. the car was raised and the
body. life being long extinct was taken
from under the wheels.
10 was found that the man had been
curt almost in two.
The ambulance and the coroner were
summoned. but there being no one pres
emit in the little crowd which gathered
who could identify the man and there be-
ing no papers or other Identification in
his pockets. the ambulance was com
PEELED to return after the surgeons found
that the man was dead.
INQUEST THIS MORNING.
DIT Taylor the coroner viewed the re-
mains and decided 20 hold an inquest this
morning al 10 o'clock at Billups' under
taking establishment where the body
was then taken.
Motorman Buck" Adams, on learning
that the man was dead secured substi-
tute for his car and Immediately went to
the First Police station and gave himself
up TO Captain Whitlock and Sergeant
Kerse. who were then In charge.
The neck Of "a whiskey bottle was found
in one OF the unfortunate mans pockets
and pieces of the glass were strewn along
the track from the spot where he was
struck.