The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-01
FREIGHT WRECK
on He Sc. !. B ( ]. u. |.
Two Men Killed and -Four Others
Injured.
FOURTEEN CARS WERE SMASHED
The Dousle Header Engines Went Ahead
Without Knowing the Last Half of
The Train Was Down the
Bank-Propcriy Sold.
FOURTEEN CARS WERE SMASHED
Especial Dispatch 10 The Tines.}


PETERSBURG, VA, September 90
Two men were Killed and four
seriously injured in wreck to q freight
train on the Seaboard Air Line Hallway
at Nottoway Bridge, forty miles SCUM OF
Pe,ersDaGs.s between u and o clock TINS
morning.
The train left Petersburg, southbound.
shortly before midnight and just beyond
Mckenney, where there Is very heavy
grade. two engines Were carrying the
train IL is not known how the wreck
occurred, but ii is supposed that Il brake
10 one OF the cars failing caused it TO
Jump the track ad fourteen others TO fol-
low il The engine and front cars went
forward some distance before it was
known that the rear portion of the train
had been wrecked.
TRAIN MEN ESCAPE.
None of The railway employees were in
jured. All OF the men vino suffered either
death or injuries were tramps beating
their way through the country. One
white man, whose name cannot be learn
cd was killed. and u negro. also IN
known, was killed.
The engine To tire through soutlioound
passenger train, which was following the
freight at this point, brought the iniur-
were placed at the Home for the Sick
under The care of DIR. ]. Gordon Renrie.
The men are James AliGcod, of Sweet
water, Tenn. several ribs broken and
strained muscles In back: Charles Feisel,
Indiana Solis, Ind, left leg broken severe
scalp wound: G. Groshans, Illinois. injured
about the face: William J'ysol, a negro
tramp from Edgccomb. n. c.. several
ribs broken. one lunG punctured and 9TH
er Injuries.
Algood. Feisel and Tvsol are very Sc
riously injured Grosilans, who is consid-
era5ly bruised and whose face is SCARED
and scratched. says he does not consider
that he was injured at ali in the wreck.
RIDING IN THE TRUCK.
Groshans and his pal, Feisel, boarded the
train at Manchester. They We're sit
ting OF the truck OF an old tank when the
wreck occurred, and one man was seri-
ously injured and The other but slightly
hurt GG,oshans knew nothing OIL the
cause OF tie wreck, but believes with
many others that it was due to g, falling
brake.
Passenger trains were delayed several
hours, but the track was opened early
this morning, and traffic over the line
will go on uninterrupted.
The two men who were killed have been
brought here, but not yet identified.
PROPERTY SALE.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railway Com
pany has purchased the old tobacco eS-
change building south OF The -Albemarle
Hotel. on Union Street. The price paid
was $500.
Mir. William a. Gallon, of Petersburg
has enlisted in the United States Army
for three years On yesterday he lett
Tor Atlanta. Georgia, where he VIII re-
main for some time at McPhcrson's bar
racks. He expects later to so to the
Philippines,
Mary Carter, Z coIored woman from
Richmond, who has been boarding on
South Avenue. took an overdose of
laudanum last night and came near dy-
ing. DIR. Early was summoned and sue
ceeded in re.iving her. The woman said
she took the laudanum to make her sleep
and had no intention of killing herself.
"A fine horse belonging to Mr.. ". c.
Bruner fell in its stall last night and
broke its leg. i'll consequence OF which
the animal had to be killed.
A mule owned by John LAWS, colored,
was struck by a train at the Perry Street
crossing his morning and instantly
Killed
PYTHIAN CHARM.
Mr.. Frank A. Owen, recorder of
Petersburg Company, No. Is, Uniform
kanl5, *. of p. has received as a COM
pliment from NJ. c. Li!lcy & Co, OF
Columbus, O., a handsome gold Pythian
charm.
The body of Mrs. L. S. siggins. widow
of the late II. w. Siggins. vino died in
isicinond SATURDAY night, was brought
to this city this afternoon and buried in
Blandtord Cemetery.
The local lodge. OF the Fraternal Mystic
Circle will have a smoker tomorrow
night.
The various committees of a. P. Hill
Camp are busy making arrangements for
the meeting of the Grand Camp and for
the reception of the visitors.
Willie Berry. negro from North
Carolina. who was arrested Saturday
right for attending TO enter the tailor
shop of Mr.. Ashton Fl. Scott on Oak
Street. was sent to Jail for three months