Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-25
Edinburgh. Va. Oct. Is. 1900.
Editor Virginian-Pilot


Dear Sir-In q recent number 20 ,,,,
paper your Richmond correspondent
IN u, speaking of the Populists of this
state, said: THE Populist parry has
.ealy no organization in Virginia at
tits '15ne, as MI Hobson and others of
working for Bryan" Allow me to state
,nat Virginia Populists do have an or
ganization: at least. they arc so much
organized that they have placed q I}or-
Rer ana Donnelly electoral ticket in the
field: Virginia PopuIIsts who do not
want to take "Hobson's choice" have ave-
.ne opportunity of voting for the ST.
mon pure Populist candidates for Pros
i i, and Vice President by casting
aneir paiiots for the following Presi,
HR1m,,aI eiectors w. II. Tinsley. of
Ioanoke county. and j. Luther KILLER
Oh shenandoah county. for the state ~
large. and Cephas n. Stacy. of Amelia
county; T. w. Evans, ~ Campbell
county; VIM. II. II. Martin. of Clarke
Iounty. and George w. Bradshaw, of
Eouuon county. for the Fourth, Sixth.
Heventh and Eighth districts. respec-
~ ley. Ihese names. the Secretary of
.ne commonwealth wrote us. he would
81. .me proper time certify to the sec
ietiries oil the Electoral Boards.
we agree that the "Fusion" Populist
state Committee has gone out of ey
Istence. put the true PopuIfsts of Vir-
Hinla VIII stand for the mid-road mol
icy. in all probability. Before long
mere VIII he another meeting OF a new
uoay on party officials. Ponuism did
not die entirely because MIR Uobson
s cnosc to join the Democratic party.
JhankinG you for allowing me to make
TINS statement and correction,
am yours respectfully,
j. LUTHER IIBLER
FroVisional Chm'n Va. Populist Com.
October 20, 1900.
To the Editor of the Virginian Pilot:
An accident occurred on the VIII
loughby Beach extension of the Ocean
view Railway Sunday afternoon that
Tor supreme indifference as TO proba bic
loss OIL NE was characteristic of the
manner IN which these trains are run
The 2:15 p. IN. train out from Norfolk,
after carefully consuming more than
three-quarterS of an hour In reaching
ocean View (about nine miles,, was
stopped at station at Willoughby
Beach for the purpose OF dischareing
passengers. A gentleman who was in
tending 10 alight from the train. had
succeeded In getting safely to the
station platform with his wife and
turned TO help his little boy from the
train, when, to his horror and amaze
ment he saw the working car of the
road coming down on the rear of the
passenger train at Il dangerous speed
with the motorman of the working car
grinding at the brakes striving to avert
the collision his careless negligence had
caused. Conductor Archie Brimmer OF
the passenger car, showed great pres
ence of mind and courage in grasping
the little hoy in his arms and warning
the passengers and his motorman, at
the same time rushed forward in the
car and undoubtedly saved the life of
the little fellow, as he would have been
crushed to death had he entered the
rear boot of the car. Very fortunately,
no one was injured, though 1t looked as
If the whole car would be telcscoped
and the passengers killed or manned
for life. The rear of the passenger car
was wrecked. inasmuch as the vestibule
and glass. tenders. etc. We're broken.
IT was certainly providcntial that the
affair was no more serious. and It is to
be regretted that some management
cannot be secured that will ensure I'd
the patrons of this particular railroad
safety in making the trip, and not as
at present in making the trip with the
idea of running n gauntlet with a life
in the balance and at the hands of
careless and inefficient employees.
ORSER WEIR