Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-31
SUFFOLK.
Nine Persons Injured in Freight
Wrecks Yesterday.
4 Descrirt:on Of the sdisiortunes celepra-
ton OF the aIarrlass Anniversary OF MIR.
and sIr.. Barton Personal and General
Nows of Interest.
Special to virginian-Pilot3

Jour freight wrecks and one other acct
= 81 "h Two railroads to-day nine per-
soiis were injured, probably none OF
sne sl iataliy, and many thousands OF
o'iars worth of property is destroyed
mostly in box cars and contents.
Ihree OF the wrecks happened on the
Norfolk and Carolina Railroad. which
is the Norfolk division of the Atlantic
Coast Line,
The series of casualties began early
~ Snls morning at South Rocky Mount,
~. y. where two freight cars were de-
rallied; loss trifiing.
Shortly afterward a heavy freight
Tram tram. owned by the Southern Railway
put running on the Atlantic Coast Line
: tracks, was demolished at Nurneys,
va. thirteen cars were twisted and
smashed and left in a great pile of de-
bris. The tracks We're torn up for sew
eral hundred feet. Guano. shoes. ciga-
trettes. molaSses and other groceries
Were scattered about the scene of desc
lation. The only person hurt was Il
brakeman, whose name was not learn
ed. injured about the hip and body.
There is a difference of opinion among
railroad men as to the cause of this
wreck, and only an official inVestiga
ton VIII reveal the facts.
The third accident was a rearend
collision caused by a wreclling train.
running at high speed, dashing into a
gravel train at Green siding, twenty
miles south of Suffolk. After the Muir
ney wreck there were ordered wreclting
trains from Norfolk and South Rocky
Mount.
a gravel train lying near Green sid
ing knew of the coming wreclling train
from the south. and sent n nagman,
who either failed TO give proper warn
ing or whose warning was disregarded.
y Engineer Carpenter. of the gravel
train. saw the wrccking train APP
preaching at high speed and realized
his peril. He tried to steam ahead but
n moment later the wrecking engine
plunged into the rear of his train.
Broken timloers filled the air, cars
We're thrown into n congiomerous mass.
train men were hurled many feet and
there We're sounds of escaping steam
and groans of men. Four cars We're
quickly consumed in the fire started by
the wreck. There was a. demolition of
other cars and the wreckinE engine
Jared badly. The engineer, Hardy
s Duke. saved himself by jumping be-
hind his boiler.
Those injured in this wreck were:
It. Z. Powell, of Tarboro, n. c., ma
chinest on wreclling train; right ankle
crushed, face and left shoulder bruised
Nestus Eason. coored cook. Rocky
Mount. N. c., left hand mashed and
right knee injured.
~ w. j. Tracey, Rocky Mount. wreck
ing master: abrasion on right check
and right shoulder.
James Boone, colored flagman, Tar
boro. left eye and left cheek lacerated,
had body bruises.
3,58 George Station. colored Primers
( Point, Va, fireman on wrecking train;
left leg hurt, badly cut and bruised
Windsor Thorn. colored. Pleasant
Hill. Va, left ankle sprained and hurt
about the body.
Dr. w. w. Murray, surgeon for the
- a oil
4 engine. and did what he could TO re-
lieve the sufferers.
The Green Siding wreckage had been
cleared from the main line this after
noon. AT Nurney the track injury be-
ing much more serious. the railroad
has built track around the scene on
which to let trains pass. Two passen-
ger trains were annulled
Four Norfolk and Western freight
cars were derailed to-day at Estes.
near Petersburg. and delayed traffic
/! temporarily.
Near Disputanta Mrs. w. j. Moody
and 9-year-old son were hurt to-day
Mrs. Moody had n cash cut on her
head and there were several lacera-
Z lions about the person. Her husband
had gotten out of the buggy TO hold
the horse when he saw the train AS
the locomotive passed the horse be-
came ungovernable and ran away. and
is supposea-te-fave thrown the occu-
pants against one of the rear coaches
They We're picked up bleeding and sent
to Disputanta for surgical attention.
Among the visitors to the wreck on
the Norfolk and Carolina were Su-
4 perintendent II. T.. Hutchns. of the
Southern and Train Master L. c.
Brogan.
The early morning air was foggy.
ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION.
Mr. and Mrs. George Floyd Barton
tonight entertained in honor of the
Mrs. Barton was formerly Mamie
Causey. The reception was held at
their home, on Primer street, in that
portion sometimes called Brooklyn
Heights.
Mrs. Barton was attired in black or
candle and wore diamonds.
Those who assisted in receiving were
Miss Josephine Causey, black silk
point lace: Miss Lizzie Dyer, South
anpton county. lowered organde over
4 heliotrope. black trimmings, diamonds;
Mrs. C. G. Jones. Norfolk. black crepe
de chine, diamonds; Miss Lizzie Baker
Miss Marguerite Crump.
The dining room was draped in pink
The decorations were potted plants and
chrysanthemums. Those who olficiated
Causey, Mrs. r. Edward Norneet, Mrs
John T.. Phillips and Misses Garland
Smith. Bette Riddiclk, Mary Causey,
Helen and Frances Quimby. Anna
Mary Riddick and Susie Prentls.
The menu was like this: Chicken
salad, picked oysters, beef tongue, wa
fers. olives. coffee, chocolate.
There was a large number of pres
ents in tinware-more than can be used
in many weeks. One young man
brought a miniature tin vessel marked
"Full diner pail"
Mr. BARTON is general manager of the