Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-17
KILLED UNDER TRAIN
4 FREIGHT ENGINEER on THE
NORFOLK AND WESTERN.
The VERDICT or CORONEB'S JURY.
Death In Prince George County-A
Robbery I'm rfie1d-Prepnring
day-schooI ASSN statistics.

day-schooI ASSN statistics.
PETERSBURG. VA, October iG.-tSpe-
ciai.)-Mr. William A. Crowder, for many
years a freight engineer on the Norfolk
and Western railway and one OF the most
reliable men I'm the employment Of the
company. was crushed beneath his own
train in the company's yard. in this city,
last evening. and so badly injured that
he died In about two hours. Mr. Crowder
brought his train i'm from Crewe about $50
u. NJ, stopping on the main track forre-
make up OF the train before proceeding
eastward. While thus waiting. and after
notifying his brakeman to see that he
was protected against accident, Mr.. Crow
der went underneath the engine TO pack
one Of the driving boxes, which needed
attention. Ii seems that the brakeman,
a colored man, neglected to take the pre-
cautions for Mr.. Crowder's protection.
Cars had TO be removed from and added
TO the train, and this was done by the
engineer of the "pusher" engine, who had
not been informed, and, therefore, was
| ignorant Of Mr.. Crowder's position under
his engine. When, therefore, some cars
were pushed on the main track TO be
coupled TO Mr.. Crowders train, though
| done slowly and carefully. the whole
train was moved forward for some dis
lance Mr.. Crowder, who was lying down
packing the box. was caught under the
/ train. the tender and two cars passing
over him. His left foot and right leg just
below the knee were terribly crushed
and his body so badly Injured that death
resulted in about two hours.
! The Coroner DIR. II. G.. Leigh. viewed
| the body, ordered a Jury Of inquest 10
be summoned, and held an inquest to-day.
Many witnesses were examined, ana law
yers representing the railway company
and the family of the deceased were pres
emit The jury rendered a verdict that
Crowder came to his death by being run
over by a freight train in the yards OF
the Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany. and that in the opinion Of the jury
Mr. Crowder did not receive the protec-
ton he was entitled TO after he had
used ordinary precaution.
Mr.. Crowder was about - years OLD,
| and was formerly a resident OF refers
| burg his recent home being i'm Noriolk.
| He was a widower, but leaves several
| children. He was well known here and
| along the line of the eastern division OF
the Norfolk and Western railway ana
was very popular He was Mason ana
Knight Templar. and a man of high
character and a consistent Christian. 1t
IS said that several years ago he had
monument erected in his square in Bland
! ford Cemetery. on which his own epitapn'
| a Scriptural quotation. is inscribed
Mr. Robert Newman, well-knoWn
| farmer and citizen Of Prince George coun-
". died at his home. in that county, THIS
morning; aged 62 years.
The residence OF Mr.. George Vaughan,
in Chesterfield county, about three miles
from this city, was entered by thieves
and robbed Sunday afternoon. The fami-
" were away at the time, having closed
the house and gone to church. When
they returned they found everything in
| the house in confusion, the thiet or
thieves having had abundant time ana
! leisure 10 make q thorough search for
valuables. They had gone through all
the bureaus and wardrobes and turned
things upside down generally. No money
was found, but several suits OF clothing
and other articles were taken, and one
Of Mr.. Vaughan's valises was USED IN
| which to pack them.
Several days ago a young man named
MoselIe Kluttz, from Salisbury, y. c.,
was brought here III with typhoid-pneu-
! monia He had been employed on the
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina rail-
road, and was a young man or inteil-
gence and good appearance. Friends mere
had him sent TO the Home for the Sick,
where he received the best Of care and
treatment. lie died, however, this morn
ing.
Ia oil Of
the delegates and visitors TO the Virginia
Conference. which meets here in Novem-
Der. The hospitable people Of the city
have freely thrown open their homes for
| the accommodation Of the visitors
Mr. L. G. Tappey, for many years be-
fore the war a prominent merchant on
Sycamore street, Is visiting friends in
the city, the first time in thrty-three
years.
The regular meeting Of the Methodist
! Sunday-School Association was held yes
terday afternoon at Wesley church. The
reports of the several superlntendents
show the following aggregates; Average
register. ,493; average attendance. 1904;
per cent. OF attendance, 70. Money col
lected. $7726
The Methodist union revival meetings
will be held this week at Hlgh-Street
church. These meetings have been in
progress at different churches for three
weeks, and have resulted in many con-
| versions.
Interesting memorial services were held
by the Washington-Street Methodist Epis-
copal Sunday school yesterday in memory
of the late Mrs. Charles II. Hall.
In the County Court Of Dinwiddie to-
day Thomas Adams (colored), charged
with the malicious shooting and wound
ing of Charles Jackson, pleaded guilty,
and was given one year in the peniten-
tiary This verdict was the result of a
compromise between counsel representing
Adams and the Commonwealth Attor-
ney.