Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-29

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quick.
Engineer ID. p Purcell. of the passen-
ger train, reversed his engine, and gave
warning blast from tine whistle. Dn-
gineer Quillian likewise reversed his
engine. It was done in an instant, and
the occupants of both cabs then sought
safety for themselves.
JUMPED FOR THEIR LIVES.
Conductor Creighton and Engineer
euiilian jumped from the flying, unen-
numbered No. 4, and Engineer Pur-
cell made leap for his life from cab
CINE. Fireman NJ. ID. Bishop, of the
latter engine, failed to jump. 1t is
stated that he did not realize the dan.
ger in time, but fortunately in the
crash That followed he was not injured
beyond Il bruise or two on the face.
Fireman Sawyer. on No. 4. Jumped
too late. He got entangled in the
wreck, and was picked up almost life
less, with both legs cut Off just below
the knee. He died at 8 o'clock at ST.
amputation.
REVERSED, THEY SLID.
The two big, heavy iron machines
were sliding when they met each other
Their reversed levers and the prompt
Application of brakes had checked
their speed, but when the crash came
they were going at the rate of more
was probably going 25 miles an hour.
It's momentum was greater than that
or the passenger train, and the latter
was checked in it's speed quicker by
reason of the brakes on the cars being
applied.
THE CRASH.
The crash was instantaneous and the
jar frightful. There were a large num-
Der of passengers on the train and
hAlf
their seats. The cab of engine No.
was utterly demolished It's splinters
caught on fire. The passenger engine
was reared slightly on it's rear wheels,
ana veered to the left It's forward
end was broken in like shell, and all
the machinery, etc, was twisted into
misshapen pieces of steel and iron. It's
front trucks We're broken and scatter
ed about promiscuously under the
reared front end. The tender was
in telescope fashion, being lifted en-
tirely off the track. Every coach stood
stock still after the tremendous Jar
and were not thrown from the track.
Only eight feet of the track was torn
up.
ONE ENGINE; TWO WRECKS.
The running gear OF engine No was
not injured. apparently by the collision,
and almost simultaneously with the
ed cab from the wreck of Engine No. 80
Having been reversed. it was making
an effort now 10 go the other way. 1t
Was a remarkable sight, say those who
saw it. 20 see the partly wrecked en-
Rine pulling away from the ruins OF the
passenger engine and starting on its
wild run back To its starting point The
lever had been completely reversed, and
II had fun Roadway
Engineer Purcell told Z. Virginian-Pi-
N flt hob
start 1t fairly flew away over the track.
It's splintcred cab was on fire. and this
made the wild run more sensational.
CRASH NO. 2.
The wild engine was going sixty-fve
or Seventy-fve miles an hour. eye-Wit-
nesses say. when 1t dashed into view
HEAR depot There ir-.a44-aff empty
passenger coach standing at the end of
tile main track. at Claiborne avenue.
Into this the flying engine crashed.
There was n loud noise, and the hiss of
escaping steam. The end of the car
shot forward and upward nearly across
Claiborne avenue, and was suspended
over this thorughfare. one end in the
air. ten feet from the ground. the other
teescoped by the front end of the en-
CINE, which was now battered at each
end. and was u complete wreck. The
high humping post. over which the
coach was shot. held it up in the man
ner described above.
RAILWAY OFFICIALS TALK.
Train Dispatcher Dabney, when asked
by Virginian-lilot reporter concern
ing the order issued to the engine TO go
to KemFsville. refused to talk further
than to say that the orders We're all
right. and that they We're not obeyed by
the conductor and engineer on the en-
CINE, which disobediencte was the cause
Of the wreck
Superintendent w. w. King said the
engine had orders to go to Kempsvile
after the o'clock train to Virginia
Beach left. which does not leave until
the passenger leaving Virginia Beach
at 1870 arrives at the Park street sta
ton. He blumes Conductor Creighton
and Engineer Quillian.
The large number of passengers who
were to hnvc gone to Virginia Beach on
the $40 irain were two hours and a half
late in leaving, because OF the collision
1t was lucky that this train was on
side track when tl4e wild engine came
ddShing back. or the lives of $50 paSscn-
gers would have been endangered
The track can easily be cleared, and
trains will be running through probably
early this morning.
on board the passenger train which
was wrecked We're Il number OF New
ISnSland excursionists.
KILLED AND INJURED.
Fireman Sawyers legs were amputat-
ed between the knee and thigh ut st.
Nincent's Hospital by nrs. w. j.
Grimes and l.. Lotion last night at 7;45
and he died an hour and quarter
later.
Engineer Purccls' ha ID was broken
when he jumped from tie engine.
Engineer Qulllian was painfully, but
not seriously. injured.
4 lady passengers face was skinned
by being knocked against the car.
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