Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-04
Leroy L. Peed, an Esteemed
Citizen, Horribly Crushed.
AFTER ICE FOR SICK WIFE
Run Down by Car so. s which Pnsses
Over His BODY, Innicting Injuric.
From Which He Dicd in Two
Hours Different Versions OF tho
ACKNOWLEDGING ana Conduc>
tor Arrested ana BaiIcu.

IcSleruay AFTERNOON n lew minutes
before D O'Clock Il horrible accident &C.
CURED on Crawford street, Immediately
III front of the wholesale grocery estab-
!ishment of Mr.. Joseph a. Parker.
street car No. s, of the Portsmouth
electric railway, of the Prentis Place
me. en- route TO the ferry, under cnlrge
OF NIotorman VIM. Shea and Conduc-
tor j. NJ. Howell, on reaching the point
mentioned, struck one of Portsmouth's
pest known citizens, MIR. Leroy l.. Pecd,
inilicting terrible and fatal wounds
There are different versions OF the
unfortunate affair. and before the in
Jured gentleman was taken from the
street people differed in the state
ments made. even though several
| claimed to be eye witnesses to the
accident.
~ large crowd gathered as if by
magic and as soon as possible Mr.. Peed
was taken to the station house on a
sons, George NJ, Garland and Leroy n.
reed. Jr., and others hurried to get the
assistance of physicians.
Dr. McMurran was the first of the
medical profession to reach the side of
the sufferer and he did what was nee
essary, until the arrival of Drs. A. A.
I'iisoly and Gray Holiday. All three
agreed that the injuries which had been
inflicted upon Mr.. Peed were very
serious, Drs. Bilisoly and NIcMurran
saying there was scarcely n ray of hone
OF saving Mr. Peed's life. And they
were right. for this we'll known, life
long resident of the city died at st.
Nincents Hospital, where he was taken
at o'clock
As soon as the news that an acct
dent had happened to Mr.. Peed obtain
ed circulation his friends at once set
ABOUT doing what they could 10 first
reieVe his suffering and next to learn.
II possible. all the particulars of the
tragedy.
Description OF THE WOUNDS.
The representatives of this paper saw
Mt Peed lying on Il stretcher sur
rounded by the physicians and his sons
In conjunction with his friends, his
brother, Mr. V. Il. Peed, arriving there
before the unfortunate gentleman was
placed in an ambulance and convened
to St Ninccnts Hospital, with the hope
mat something could be done TO assist
IN revivinE the life spark which was
fast ebbing
Mr.. Peed was conscious and implored
those surrounding his couch to turn
nm over. that he was suffering excru-
eating agony. He knew we'll those
VINO were about him and called them
pS name ana especially did he ask to
move his legs that he might sit up
l5ut that was impossible for he had
pcen horribly mutlated, his lower alb
| domen being crushed and that part of
ms body from the waist to lust be-
low the hips was in q state horrible TO
| behold and terrible to contemplate. His
mead, TOO, had sustained awful wounds.
around which the bruised blood had
settled. Just over the right forehead
n Shastly looking puncture presented
itself, looking as If q three-cdged wea-
pom had been used with great force
THERE ARE MANY VERSIONS.
Among those at the side of Mr.. Peed.
attempting to lessen his pain,was Chief
Carpenters Mate Il. Munier, U. S. n.
who has just reached here from New
YORK for duty on the Yosemite He
says he saw the accident, and his YER
sion OF 1t Is as follows:
Il saw this gentleman (Mr Peed)
standing on the track, and the car com
ing toward him with considerable speed
81 " the-car- when it was-about eight
or ten feet from the man it struck, and
| the motorman was then trying his best
| to stop it, but it was too close and tho
Tender struck Mr.. Pced. knocked him
| up in the air. against the front of the
| car, ana then, rs l thought, Mr. Peed
| Tell in the street. From my point of
view the motorman is not to blame"
n gentleman who was on the car in
| speaking of the tragedy n few minutes
after it happened. said that AIotorman
| shea cried, Look out, Look OUT" soy
eral times. but that Mr.. Peed, who was
pui,e neai, seemed to pay no attention,
.hi,,,. 'i ~ 'ne crash came. but did not
mink the car passed over Mr.. Peeds
| body.
DID PASS OVER HIS RODy
,ro,;. c
o,Iar, oi'i1''I ~, orh"lord street MGR
10, Co.. 's''I liz; nc ,ie''u Some one haiiow-
's sn,,aro ,'i IL seemed 70 MN, OF
street, saw the car strike Mr.. Peed
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