The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-19
THREE INJURED
IN THE CRASH
Yard Engine Runs Down
Trolley Car III Fulton
SIGNALS CONFUSED.
Street Car Had Almost Cleared When
Caught by Locomotive.
SERGEANT OTEY BADLY HURT.
1 Popular Officer OF the First District Loses
Leg-A Chesapeake and Ohio Fire.
man. Whc Was Passenger, aud
kiotorsaar Rowlett Also In-
jured-Larus Has
Narrow Escape.
Street Car Had Almost Cleared Whe
Caught by Locomotive.
SERGEANT OTEY BADLY HURT.

InTpGSH a liiiotifi-iN4
Chesapeake and Ohio yard engine no. %
ran down electric car No. "a OF the ftich-
,uond Passenger and Power in Fulton
last night. iniurins three persons. TWO OF
them seriously. and demoishlng 'he car
The injured are: :,
Jones A. OTEY, sergeant OF ponce IN
The First District. leg cut Oil. seaip
wounds and badly cut and bruised
p G. l.ARUS. fireman Chesapeake ana
OHIO residence No. 2Sl5 East Grace
street. caught beneath wrecked car " an"
praised and cut about body, besides s'is-
tanning severe shock.
x. ROWL EFT, lnotorman o. car NJ
"A. residence Clay Street, near i'ei'iH
badly bruised about the booS; ~ Pc
sergeant Otey was removed 10 me L.
.,aat for the Sick Motol1nan ho"lett'
who was only slightly injured "S.<' 'ai,e,l f,l
Ia his home and Fireman i-aruS WIS a4so
removed to his home
STORT OF THE ACCiDENi.
The accident occurred about il:So I" cloch
al the Denny-Street crossing. rom ii'
That can be learned there WIS d iiisuii-
darstandfr1c of signals. The watchman.
scinbnlas Elack ,coloredp, maintains that
he gave only the stop signal TO me car
while Conductor ]. L. Snoddy. of The
wrecked car says the watchman gave
The signals to stop and to come
ahead Conductor Snoddy says the en-
CINE was some distance up III the yards
lie could not tell whether Tie engine was
standing. nor i'll which direction it was
moving if not at Il standStln. Inc car
attempted to clear the tracks, but The
engine. with its heavy train caught the
ear before ii was entirely across. The
rgine plunged into the car, carrying it
from the trucks and forcing it over on
the side. catching the watchman's box
and reducing All 10 lIindiing wood. The
trucks and running gear of the car. to-
sether with the under rigging. We're re-
duced 10 a mass of twisted and broken
Steel and iron. Strange to say neither
The tracks of the trolley or steam lines
We're injured, and Were Uttered only by
The debris.
PINNED UNDER WRECK.
Sergeant Otey had boarded the car at
The house OF Engine Company No. ],
a short distance away, and was standing
on the rear platform. When the engine
struck the car the latter was clear of
The tracks save the rear platform.
Sergeant Otey was struck down by
flying timber and glass. and badly cut
about The head and face. He was held
last while the train passed over his left
foot, so badly mashing it that it hung
only by shreds of skin and flesh.
His injuries, as were those Of Fire
man Larus, We're temporarily dressed
by DR.. w. -Armistead Gills, Of the anlbu-
lance corps.
Ills FOOT TAKEN OFF.
Later Sergeant Otey was removed 20
The Retreat. whese DIR. g w. 2. Brock
police surgeon. alnputated the injured
member between the knee and The ankle.
Fireman Larus WAS removed to his
home, at No. 2S15 East Grace Street,
where he resides with his parents. He
was treated by DR.. Il. d. Garcin His
injuries consisted of severe bruises
about the head body and feet Several
much from the shock. no bones, how
ever We're broken.
Mr.. Larus' escape from instant death
is regarded as little short Of miraculous
He was inside the car and was caught
beneath the wreck. 10 which the car was
reduced. after being hurled through
space and crashing through the watch
mans box. II required hard work on Ati,e
part Of the train crew and others to eN-
tricate him from under the debris. On
being released, his first question was. rs
Sergeant Otey badly hurt
N-ATCI1MAN'S VERSION.
The coiored watchman. Black. declares
that he gave only the stop" signal
The engine was running backward" "
said Black, but the headlight was burn
ing bright. 1 sisnailed the ear TO stop.
The netornan tried to cross in front of
the engine. Before 1 knew what was
done / had to run for it TO get out Of
the way.
Conductor Snoddy. however, main
iains. as docs Motorman howlett. that
the signal 10 come ahead was given.
The engine MAS in charge of Engineer
Michael Kelley and WAS hauling heavy
train from .he Fulton yards to the Sec
ono Street yards of the James River
division.
The railroad people claim that the
train was not running over four miles
ar hour
IS y POPULAR OFFICER.
Sergeant Otcy. who loses a. foot as q re-
suit of the accident. is one Of the most
popular members OF the Richmond police
force. There WAS universal regret eN-
pressed last night at his misfortune. Cap
tain NNhitlcck aud officer crump hasten
cd to the scene and saw that their asso
slate was made as comfortable as possi-
bic and received every attention.
The family of Sergeant otey was nou-
fed Mrs. Otey is at The Retreat with
her husband.