The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-07
One Man Killed and Two Children
Also Meet Their Death.
THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT
IL IS Supposed to Have Been Due to the
Spreading of the Rails - The
Train said TO Have Been
Moving at High. Rate
or Specialist OF the
Dead and Injured

rows. a station on the New River division
Of the Norfolk and Western railway the
regular eastbound passenger train known
as No. 4. left the track while running at
q speed Of thirty-nve or forty miles per
hour.
The embankmcnt at the place Of the
wreck is twenty feet high, the county road
RIMS lust at tho foot Of the bank. and
New River flows along the edge OF the
county road. The train was composed oi
engine. baggage car, express car. one
eecond.class car and two frst-cass cars
The whole train left the track and ran
about io0 feet on the ties before the TWO
nrst-class coaches broke their coupHns'
rolled over twice and landed on the edge
of the county road right side up
COACHES FILLED.
No one WAS seriously hurt except the
uassonpers I'm the two cars that rolled
dow. The bank These two coaches we've
pretty well filled. about forty people ln
zach coach mostly women and several
Chi drcn.
talked with two survivors Of thc
wreck one of them was sitting on me
scat with A.-B Luck, OF the nrm oil Wa.-
ton q Luck, contractors, VINO was Nll'"'
The dead are a. B. LucA ana lNo
babies. names not learned. IheIe were
FORTY. five injured more or less seriously.
Nfost If tbe wounded We're brought 10
Radford ON "a special Those not "'t 20
bo moved were well cared for Dy the COM
pauy at NauOWs.
A special was at once sent To- Che scene
of the accident with doctors from Roam
ose and Radford and railroad officials.
CAUSE OF THE WRECK.
The cause OF the accident is not given
out Some say fast running some lti''l
the rails spread. The overturned c'aeHe'
were badly smashed. ana the survivors
.ay IL seems a miracle that any were lelt
,livs Tho injured are mostly bruised ana
hurt internally and but Few bones aio
hrotcn The injured are. far as learned
w. T. Wall. hurt ON head.
D. ID Foley. of Radford, back hurt
" n Reach and his brother Of Farm
Vile. badly hurt
4 party from READING. Pa, all hurt
A Utlc girl from R3dford. arm broken.
Mrs Dr. Martin. of Blueheid and child
badly burt baby VIII die.
r. Martin. Mrs a.. H. Lawrence ana
children. of Radford bruised ana shaken
up.
party of young ladies on way To
school M Abingdon bruised 4ind shaken
up. o,
hUr. about thc head. ~
This g.. next to the ThaNton wreck lh'
worst on that road for years.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
PEARISBI- -RG. VA. September 6-Spe-
cisl -Tbe first section Of Norfolk and
Western passenger train. NO. j. was
wrecked one mile west of Narrows about
II o'clock to-day.
First and sccOnd-class pass nstr c'a'He7
left the track and rolled down an ein'
bankment about thirty feet
About forty were injured. some serious
ly. others slightly.
a 0.uck. "a contractor ON the double
tract, work near Radford, died in low
hours after the accident.
An infant child of Dr. Martin. of biue'
field. is fatally injured.
These are believed 10 be the only deaths
which Will result from the accident
cannot al this time ascertain the
names of those injured.
Tbe track was cleared Immediately.
THE RAILS SPREAD.
ROANOKE. VA. Sept. G.-special.-A.
r Luck ,y4s a we'll known railroad COM
tractor and junior member OF The firm "
Walton g. Luck. of this city The train
was c6ming east ana running ON unt,
,,ban the accident occurred. being caused
bv the rails spreading. The hrst-claas
coach and "a sleeper were thrown down an
ehbankment into the river. Mr. Luck
was Injured internally and died about
o'clock.
Those most seriously injured are:
John Cover manager of the Big Stone
GAP Tannery. wrist cut. face, arms and
legs injured.
Mrs. Camper and son, OF Blueheld.
Dr. Martins baby. Of Bluehe.d.
General Superintendent Cassel. OF the
Norfolk and Western and the Companys
snreeous left here at n A. NJ. to-day FOR
tine scene Of the disaster on special car
IL Is regarded as a very serious wreck.
(By Associated Press)
ROANOKE VA. Sept 6.-One Of the
most serious accidents I'm the history Of
the Norfolk and Western occurred this
morning near Narrows a station on the
Radford division. Two coaches Of am east
bound passenger train jumped the track
and rolled down a 3o-fOot embankment.
Two persons We're killed and twenty-eight
more or less injured.
The dead are A. b. Luck. contractor,
of Roanoke. am infant. name unknown, OF
BlueAeld W. Va.
All the injured will recover. Their
wounds are mostly cuts and bruises They
were able 20 be moved and some continued
OF their Journey 4 party OF eight were
brought 10 Roanoke tonight and received |
the necessary medical attention.
II is said the spreading OF rail caused !
the accident. 4 wrecking train with physi- |
clans fro.n Roanoke was sent 10 the scene |
Of the wreck this noon. Traffic was de-
layed only a few hours on account OF the |
wreck
SEVEN KILLED.
WILLIAMSON, w. VA. September g.
Seven persons were killed by freight |
train wreck to-day In Dingees tunnel on |
the Norfolk and Western railroad. The |
dead are. Frank r. Archer, brakeman; |
Charles Booth brakeman; John Chaffin, |
fireman. Four tramps names unknown.
THREE FATALITIES.
MEANWHILE. PA, September 6.-An |
open switch caused q wreck on the Erie |