Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-21
Engineer and Firon,on slightly Hurt
s--Un.nooensfni A.tempt or Three
Prisoners TO Escaps From jan
Col. White De.isnn,ed 10 40, nv
srand mar.hal-C Case. ArEued Be>
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icksDurg and Potomac railroad at 3:33
a. M, ran through a: misplaced switch
at Quantico, eighty-one miles north of
Richmond, causing the derailment of
the engine and tender and the mail and
express car.
There was no injury to the passen-
: gers. Engineman Thad. Bowen and
Fireman Charles Tinsley were slightly
hurt.
The main line was blocked by the de-
rallied train, causing the detention OF
the southbound train due to arrive at
Richmond ut $40 a. m. The passengers
and Richmond mail on this train were
transferred to the cars OF the wrecked
train. and arrived in Richmond about
Z o'clock. The northbound passengers
were transferred to local train OF the
Pennsylvania railroad due at Washing
ton at $3.50 a. m.
ATTEMPTED JAIL DELIVERY.
4. N. Sheppard. w. b. Crawford and
Louis Corse, three prisoners, made an
unsuccessful attempt to- escape from
the city Jail last night.
The men had during the night, or
sometime when they were locked in
their cells, broken up a chair and. by
means of some wire which they had Sc
cured, constructed ladder BY the
use of this and a blanket torn in strips
and tied together, to form rope, they
hoped to be able to scale the walls
sH The ladder was to be used tosreach
the end of the iron fire-escape, which
projected slightly over the walk into
the court Just above the second cor
ridor.. Should they have succeeded in
reaching this point they would have
walked along the top of this inner wall
10 the outside wall, where they would
have descended into the street by
means of the blanket rope.
The timely appearance of the watch
man frustrated their plans.
COL. WHITE DESIGNATED.
Judge r. T.. w. Duke, Jr., Grand
Master OF the Grand Lodge OF Masons
OF Virginia, has designated Colonel
Robert White Past Grand Master of
West Virginia to act as Grand Marshal
at Mt. Vernon December 18th, when APP
propriate exercises arc to be held at
the grave OF George Washington, in
commemoration of the centennial ami
yersary OF his death.
e Colonel White will have preliminary
charge OF the craft OH the day or the
exercises as well as to direct the pro-
cession, which will be gathered at Mt
Vernon.
All Masons are privileged to attend
the exercises and efforts are being
made to ascertain how many members
OF the craft may be expected. TO this
the grand secretary has sent conlmu-
nications to the subordinate lodges in
this Jurisdiction.
f Colonel White will have his office at
the Masonic headquarters in the Eb-
bitt House, in Washington, and MaSonS
who go to Washington will be able to
secure all desired information concern
ing the program, etc.
----- CASES ARGUED
The following cases were argued in
the Supreme Court of Virginia to-day,
Danville Street Car Company VS..
Watkins. Argued by James p. Harri-
son and Il. w. Christian for plaintiff
In error, and Thomas Herlin for de-
PENDANT In error, and submitted
McConyillc VS.. National Bank Of
stanton Argued by Judge H NJ. Ford
for appellant and continued until to-
morrow.
The next cases to be called are Rou-
and Supply Company VS.. Pyrites Min
ing Company, and Tunis Lumber Com
pany VS.. II. G.. Dennis Lumber Com
pany; Nos. ~, 10 and IL.
STOCKHOLDERS MEET.
The stockholders of the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac road met
to-day. Major H II. D. Myers was re-
elected president and the following
directors We're again chosen: Messrs.
Is. Il. Newcomer II. Walters, Charles
Chauncey, on behalf OF the private
stockholders, and Mr.. j. Taylor Ellyson
on behalf of the State.
The stockholders Of the Atlantic
Coast Line also met In annual session.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
Alexander Hamilton, presidents H.
Walters. vice president
Board Of Directors-B. Il. Newcomer
DR.. D. w. Lassiter, Fred w. Scott,
Warren G. Elliott, Michael Jenkins.
w. K. Jones. secretary and treasurer
Messrs. John p. Branch, E. G.. Vena-
bic, II. e. c. baskerville and Fred Scott
We're elected the Examining Committee
for the ensuing year.
a semi-annual dividend of per cent
was declared. payable January LIST.
The Board of Public Works to-day
concluded the case of the Norfolk and
Atlantic Terminal Company against the
< Norfolk and Western Railroad Com.
pany by decreeing that the Norfolk
and Atlantic Terminal Company shall
cross the tracks of the Norfolk and
Il Western on an overhead bridge.
DEATH OF MIR. HEAToN.
Mr. Joseph S. Heaton. who for a
X number of years has been a resident
& e OF Richmond and for some years a
Z member m OF the firm OF e. p. Reeve &
{. 90, druggists, died hisImorning ut 6
q . ciock at the residence OF DR.. j. B.
~ NJ GORE, at Ayletts, VA
Es, ,. NE. sHeaton leaves a widow and one
n onitot a little boy about three years OF
S The remains viii, reaph Richmond
Ss some c,'1e Time Tomorrow and the burial
a W WI H 'aals9a place at Hollywood.
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