The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-31
of duty.
Conductor {. a. Whitaker.
Baeeaee-Master Neil 1i1omp-
son.
Express Messenger Harry
Shannon.
Shannon.
Enoineer George Fisher.

Enoineer George Fisher.
,spacial Dispatch 10 The Times.)
yNCHBrRG. VA. Dec. 3o.-The worst
catastrophe that has happened 10 'iie
James River Division OF the chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad in many years was
that of Sunday night, when four brave
lives were crushed Que or drowned IN "a
rock slide five miles west of this city, all
being citizens of Richmond and men
popular and valued as faithful ana trieo
employees of the company.
CLEARING THE WRECK
Under the direction of General Supe:.
iptendent Walker, of the Chesap apeake. a'lc m
Ohio Railroad. active measures nave peS
taken 10 clear away the wreckaee ocee,
stoned by The disaster OF iast nlsHt' '.'','
ali OF to-day a large force of men nave nave
1,ao,3 l,ny.;nr- away at the great mas ct
,ocl, and Garth Quantities of dynamite
arc heinz. utilized. but the immense oouio-.
ers that lie upon the track promise ses-
eral days of hardest of work before s''e
line is open for traffic. ,-,s.e.
In Lynchburs and vicinity tflss inc Y -sss .es.a-
71cakc and Ohio IS FcollaleNeeeitks laeeis -, 80
and railroad men say that II "ili Ee ~ q
,,,se, l,sfot.ts tr.aia4sacaIl be run thrbhS u 10
Richmond Many of the passengers, VINO
,scaned from the wreck OF last night IN IN
sist that. from four 10 elgnt liiel NJ
washed into the river and drowned ~
thing however. mas developer 'o"''
show that this is true
MISSING ARE FOUND.
hoiInrn,alIeY fram Clifton ForGc,
,a,red Baker. and a, son Of Mr. John ".
carter of lDanvile Va. who We're sup
,,osad 10 have been lost, turned up lo-uts
and several other parties VINO W. WEI,
thought To be missing have been locateo'
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-,orted. Engineer George Fisher, Cohauc .,
- u A Whitaker Baggase-M Master Men
rrI,n,,,,son and Express Messenger 1ialTE
Shannon. ,,,s ,,,,e,,t
,i5dcr the rocks and pit9ed TO the siou,i"
and whose head was held up OUT oi .. oi.s
-ari,~ waters of lhe James by negro
,,a3 peter Rhodes. who, at the risk OIL
,o,.,, life remained at Shannon sloe
+I , third crash of rocks hurled MN
go .ba water. AS the negro struggled
a. Gain the bank, Shannon's heao zen
bacl, into the water and he WAS oroNileu: ~,
Engineer Fisher waS also piui.eu ~
ground. and lived for about 'iliit 800
80 often calling to those near at ha'iu
,,;n hin, and thus put him out OF
MISERY. Just l'efore he saspeo ou. in.
Iifo be was heard 10 cry: Il die IN dolhs
S,IATNoN.s BODY RECOVERED.
rho only hody recovered to-day was
,hat of Harry Shannon. 1t is eXpeete'i
mat the other bodies will be secured 70
morrow. Snannons remains We're
brought here and viii be aeld by me
undertaken for instructions.
The landslide covers from siNtS 10
.e,,anty-+lve yards of the track. and is
,,;si, as a passenger coach. 1t is es-
;inated that about two Thousand cunic
>,ardS; Of rock will have TO be removed
before the track is clear
AIR Fisher was a cousin of Mrs. biach-
ford wife of Captain Charles NJ. Black
ford, of this city, and had led mos.
interesting and adveIr>urous life. having
nj one time been whaler
A FINE MAN.
II was stated to-day that Mr. fisher
.wrs a granddaughter of both ehlet JUS
,iee Marshall and his wife. AS boy
Ne ,oye5 adventure and travel. and was
at the siege of Schastopol, in the Srlinean
War. lie then took part in the Mica
raeuan expedition and later served
through the Civil War here
lie was man of great strength OIL
character. conscientious and honest
THE ACCIDENT.
The accident happened Sunday nlsht
about o'clock. and the horrors OF the
catastrophe were surrounded by inkE
b'3ckreSS ana y uGiiSc Va aiii. -
,rain mn from Richmond Sunday was ap-
,rcaclling; it was DELAYED by a freight
wreck and as il would take some time
20 clear the way. (, special train was
made I'M here 10 take west large num-
her az neople who desired to so 10 Lex
sncton and Clifton Forge. and this was
tho train that was wrecked by the rock
slide.
HAZARDOUS TRIP
The special left Lynchburg at halt-past
sight o'clock last night, and II was then
recognized that, owing to the high water
sn the James. its journey up The river
e.ouid he exceedingly hazardous
All went we'll until the train Was about
a mile west of Reusens. about five miles
from I5ynchburg. when. in rounding
sharp curve. the engine ran against
heavy rock that had been washed from
ehe side of the hill on the left of the
crack BY the force OF the collision the
engine was ierai!ed.
AS the train was standing under an
svcrhangtng cliff. with the river rushing
e,cse. at hand. It was suggested that the
coaches be pushed back out Of the way
nf danger, as 1t was feared that there
would be a second landslide.
PASSENGER COACH SAFE.
with the assistance of about fifteen Of
The passengers. the train crew managed
60 p,,si, the passenger coach out Of the
was of the Threatening socks. and then
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