Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-13
TOWN OF SUFFOLK.
Damage Suit Against Norfolk and
Western Still Undecided.
Many witnesses Examined Drank Poison
edwater and Diod- AInd Dog Killcd-A
Now Bicycle Invonted-Mnny Other
Ilems Bicny Told.
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Especial to Virginian-Pllot.)
Suffolk. Va, April 12.-Arter a two
days session in Nansemond Circuit
Court the evidence in the railroad dam
age suit has been taken. It closed this
afternoon with the testimony of Major
e. L. DuBarry. superintendent on the
Norfolk division.
Rev. e. T. Dadman is suing to re-
celve $4,000 from the Norfolk and
Western as administrator OF the estate
of Fireman William ]. Pool. who, with
two other men, was killed at Lake
Kilby June last year.
MAJOR DUBARRY,
the division superintendent was the
last witness and a good one. He has
been in the railroad business forty
three years. He told of getting word
about the wreck in his Office, the order
ing of u wrecking train, the trip to
Lake Kilby and an expert examination
of the embanlment, which had caused
with most OF the other witnesses in
saying the embankment gave way at
the bottom.
CAPTAIN SoNIERS.
Conductor S. L. Somers, who was on
the Inflated train and who Is now rum
ming tobacco warehouse at Crewe,
told the story OF the wreck, and his run
to Suffolk to wire Windsor and save
No. passenger train. The wreck oc-
CURED at 9:05 p. m. There was n train
of ffty-five cars, six of which were
wrecked He said the train was run
ming from five to six miles an hour.
OTHER WITNESSES.
c. S. Churchill, engineer OF mainte-
nance and way; ]. b. Fuller, assistant
engineer; Frank Nicholson, civil engi-
ncer; b. L.. Parr, engineer; Q. r. Bal
ley. section foreman; John II. Austin,
foreman track raising; L. D. Smith,
master carpenter; JEFF McCadden, w.
M. Green, Alfred Bland.
When court adjourned they were
talking about instructions. The plain
tiff'S attorneys offered three The de-
tense will probably submit more than
that.
Among the prominent railroad and
business men who attended the trial.
hut who were not called as witnesses,
We're l.. e. Johnson, vice president and
general manager of the Norfolk and
Western; d. w. Fliciwer, former SUI
perintendent of the Norfolk and West
ern, now SUPERINTENDENT of the iron
furnace at Basic City; C. D. Halter of
the Norfolk and Western detective
force, and John II. Morris and George
Hart, Norfolk and Western stenogra-
pliers.
LITTLE BOY DEAD.
Pretty. bright-eyed Sheridan Bell is
dead, aged four years. The little body
was parted from the immortal part at
o'clock this morning. That was the
end OF several days severe suffering.
me deceased was n son of former
councilman James c. Bell, proprietor
or the Commercial Hotel.
The funeral will take place at 10
O'clock tomorrow morning from st.
Paurs p. L. Church. The following
will be pall-bearers:
Active-George w. Nurney. Jr.. Her
man Hawkins, Richard Parker Leon
Whedbee
Honorary-Lloyd Barton, Marion Hill.
ERNEST Saunders. George Smith
DRANK POISONED WATER.
The death Is especially sad. Little
sheridan drank water that had become
poisoned by stagnation. foul drainage
and possibly dead vermin He and
Lloyd Burton, Harllee Bell and Marvin
Hill, each aged seven years, found an
old we'll under house and drank two
eupfulls of water apiece, which they
drew with an oil pump.
GOING TO OHIO.
Ben. w. Ashburn, assistant agent ut
tHc NoIioik uHO carolina depot In Suf-
ioik. has accepted the position Of Nor
folk and Western station agent at
Sciotosville. 0. He will be succeeded
IN Suffolk by e. Sketner.
SHOOTING A MAD DOC.
After biting three other dogs and Mt
lacking George Williams who onlv
saved himself after hard fight, a mad
dog was to-day killed on Broad street,
The animal died after being shot thrae
times by Mr.. S. j. Oliver.
George Williams first saw the doe
nghtinE another on the railroad. The
dog attacked him. Afterwards II es
capped and bit two dogs owned by NIr
Oliver. who will keep them confined mi
he thinks danger of hydrophia has past.
A RAILROAD BICYCLE.
Mr.. E. II. Branch, n telegraph opera
TOT: has made bicycle which IS
claip'ed TO ride well on railroad tracks
Prnnch lives near Ivor He affixed an
appliance to an ordinary pneumatic
tired bicycle. There Is ain axle which
goes across the track and connects with
small Hanged wheel on the other side
1t Is said the train bicycle can attain n
speed of eighteen miles an hour and II
may do better when 1t is further nor
fected. Psi