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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-31

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New Rivers Fourth Ffeshet.

Special Dispatch to The Tlmcs)
EAST RADFORD, VA. Dec. 3O.-The
rainfall for the twenty-four hours ending
Sunday morning at S o'clock was two and
three-tenths inches. New River is now d.
a standstill, twenty-three feet above Tow
water mark. Compare lively little dam
age resulted. except deposit of sand on
river bottoms.
Landslides on the Norfolk and Western
delayed all trains. The most serious slide
was near Oakvale. which was three hun
dred feet long, but a track was laid
around it. and trains passed it at 10 NJ.
to day.
The Big Stony Bridge, at Ripplemead.
of the Big Stony Railway. was entirely
swept away by ice blocking against 1t.
The damage to the Western Union Tele-
graph Company was very small
Farms and roads are badly quilted. and
the mud makes travel bad This is New
Rivers fourth food within twelve months.
which is unprecedented within the last
century.
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Shannon, the other victim or the cruei
landslide, lived there with his sister,
Mrs. Whitaker Mrs. Whitaker had oeen
informed Of the accident early IN the
day by Mr.. John ". Whitaker. ner
brother-in-law. Her grief. coupled Win
thst of her children and the others IN
the family, was bitter. 1t followed a
happy season in which the husband ana
brother had entered into the spirit OF the
Christmastide, and from which they hao
left home with happy memories anu
fright smiles, expecting to return III
time to spend the last day OF the waning
year with the children ana the o'i'ei
loved ones.
HIS LONG SERVICE.
Cantain Whitaker. had been connected
with tho Chesapeake and Ohio for about
twenty years, and at the time OF ms
death was serving as conductor. 10
was thirty-eight years of age. and thus
had entered the servic. of the road When
a young man of eighteen years. Aoout
thirteen years ago he was married 10
Miss Pauline Sharon, of Lexington
-Four small children, ranging between
five ard eleven years, survive MIN. Iney
are James. Clarence, Paul and Elizabeth
Whitaker. Captain Whitaker leaves also
his father, Mr.. a. E. Whitaker. his
stenuotl1er. and brother, Mr.. John w.
Whitaker, and three sisters, Mrs julia
Clarke and Mrs. Hattie Browning, or
Durham, and Mrs. Kate Pearsall, of Red
Springs, N. G.
Captain Whitaker was a native of Ra-
leigh. N c. He was one of the gentlest
mc.l who ever ran a train out of Richmond
and he was also one of the most fearless
Whenever disorderly persons boarded his
train, they always met their match IN
Captain Whitaker. He was popular With
the road officials, and could always be
relied upon to discharge whatever duty
was committed to him.
Mr. Whitaker was 8 good business
man. and had saved his money. He OK
pectcd to retire from the railroad bust
ness in year or two, and had accumu-
lated quite a competency. Last Friday
he had a deed OF transfer recorded in
the Chancery Court.
BRIGHT YOUNG MAN.
Mr. Shannon was a native OF LeXlng-
ton. Va. He was thirty years old. and
had been in railroad service for about
seven years. most of the time as express
messenger. He was light-heart. happy
young fellow, and was liked by every
and loving, and was a great favoritc in
the household of which he was q mem
Der. He was unmarried, and leaves his
father and stepmather. in Lexington, and
two sisters Mrs. Whitaker and Miss
Shannon, who is here attending college
No arrangements have been made in
reference to the funeral as it is not
known when the bodies will reach here.
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NORFOLK & WESTERN ESCAPED.
Heavy Rains and Few Slides, but No Grsa
Damage DoHc.-
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ROANOKE, VA, Dec: 30.-TIle Norfolk
and Western did not suffer any great
damage from the high waters. although
there were numerous small slides on the
various divisions, and all passenger
trains delayed.
The heaviest slide occurred near Oak
VALE on the Radford Division, which
blocked the track for twenty-four hours.
There were three small slides on the
Roanoke and Southern, delaying a train
from the South three hours. On the
North Carolina division several small
bridges were washed out. The Shenan-
doah Valley trains were delayed By high
water near Buchanan, and several small
slides and depressons of filled in places
where trestles had been built. The tracks
are all clear tonight. No wrecks &C.
CURED.
Near this city on the Bell Line a tres
tie was washed out Roanoke River was
very high, within seventeen inches of the
summer flood, but little damage was
done.
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DIED D j, Xix NEN
AT 20 DUTY
Continued from First Page.)

the party returned to work on the bag
gage car.
AS a matter of precaution, the pas
sengers stretched themselves along. the.
car on the side next to the river, but
they had hardly taken their positions
when with a roar like a terrific explosion
the whole side of the bluff seemed to be
falling, and rocks weighing tons crashed
against the car and engine, almost bury
ing them There was a wild rush for
safety. The night was dark as pitch
and on one side the men were confronted
with a flood Of water and on the other
with a grinding mass Of rocks and EARTH
TRAINMEN CRUSHED.
Nearly all of the passengers who hnt'
been assisting inSpushing the car were
able to reach a place of safety, but the
brave crew of the train. most of whom
We're on the side next to the cliff, went
down at their posts.
Engineer Fisher, who was uncoupling
the baggage car from the engine, was
knocked over by an immense boulder and
ribly injured and in his agony begged
that some one would kill him.
a STOUT-HEARTEDsM MAN.
Conductor Whitaker was thrown into
the river; as he was borne away he was
heard to ask how; may passengers were
hurt. His first thought was his duty.
The instant he was carried over, the dam
and as he disappeared he was heard to
shout farewell to his wife ana children
Express messenger Harry Shannon ard
Baggage Master Neil Thompson we're
caught beneath the avalanche of rock and
had the life crushed out Of them
A relief train v elt up to the scene of
the wreck. reaching there at about ten
o'clock last nigh1. The three MUSICIANS
Drs. John Walker. John W. Dillar /. ond
Samuel Slaughter, wrc were called by the
railroad found i,--le to do, as the ntn
who had been inj;,rc: ware dead TIE
passengers were transferred TO the relief
train and brought to I.ynchblrg.
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FUNERAL OF Mr.. BATES.
Services at Broad Stree: Methodist Church
Yesterday Afternoon.

The funeral of Mr.. S. E. Bates, whose
death occurred" Sunday morning, took
place from Broad-Street Methodist Church
yesterday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock Ihe
service was largely attended, and many
friends accompanied the remains to their
last resting place in Hollywood.
Mr.. Bates leaves a wife. five sons-Ed-
ward, John, Wilfred, VIII Bernard and
Douglass-and one daughter, Miss Annie
Bates. He was one of family of nine
teen children. Mr.. Jacob Bates, OF
Etchinson. Bates & Starke; Mr.. FRANK
Bates. of the CITY Engineers o1tice; MI
Henry Bates, of this city; Mrs. w. u.
:. ILLS, of No 100 Grove Avenue. and Mrs
Joseph Robertson, of Caroline county,
survive him.
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MOTHERS EYE SAW HER FIRST
Mrs. Crops.y Neary Bind Locking for Nell.
Wilcox NJ, /, Norfolk.
Especial Dispat.h TO The Timcs.)

NORFOLK. VA. Dec. 3o.-The cody cf
Ella Maud C-opsey WAS brought here
this afternoon from Elizabeth City by
rail by Mr. Andrew Cropsey, Miss Ella S
uncle, 1t came by express and was con-
reyed across the city i'll an express wag-
on 5.At $50 O'Clock Mr. CrorseE left
with the body BY ran for New York, &C
ing by. way Of philadelphia. Mr. Crop
sey. who alone of the dead girls Teia-
tivcs accompanied the body, said he be-
1ieved Nell was murdered.
one reason FOR this belief, lac said,
was that when her body Mas fonud her
knees were bent, indicating. he believed,
that she was dealt a killing blow. Ne
said Nel's mother. contrary TO state
ments heretofore made. was the first to
discover her daughters body, saying that
before the fishermen saw il. Mrs. Crop
ter for more than month. With an cN-
pectant look, and had so strained hex
eyes that she was almost slghtless. dis.
cerned an object floating in the water
near the house and called the girls.
saving: Il believe that's poor Nell out
there. Come and looll?" The girls came.
Just then the fishermen saw the body.
turned and rowed toward il. and Selling
it, lowed II ashore. beneath the moth
cr's eyes.
Although most positively stated today
that James Wilcox. accused of murder
ing Miss CropseY, was being brought
here for safe keeping. he has not, W to
il O'Clock tonight. arrived here, and it
appears likely that he viii not he taken
from Elizabeth City, since MIR. Cropscy
says there was no longer any talk Of
lsnch'nS heard at Elizabeth City to-
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Fatal Wreck
(Ey Associated Fress.'

PARKERSBURG. W. VA, Dec. so
Two men are missing one badly injured
and tho engine and four cars are at the
foot of an embankment- Two other cars
are wrecked and a hundred feet of track
are torn I'D as the result of the collision
with a massive rock by Il west-bound
freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at No tunnel near Long Run
early to-day. The engine struck the rock
which had rolled from the HILL just as
the train came out of the tunnel. The
two missing men are Ffremen a. Z.
Fileyard and Brakeman e. B. Putnam.
both of Grafton. They probably are decd
beneath the wreck. Engineer Hope Goudv.
of Grafton. was SO seriously Injured ne
will probably die. Heavy rains loosened
the rock
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Wrecks and Wash0u.s.
(srecia: Dispatch to The Times

(Srecia: Dispatch to The Times.)
LYNCETBURG, VA, Dec. Ga freight
wreck occurred this morning on the Nor
folk and Western Railroad near Burke
Vile. and passenger trains wero delayed
several hours a number of freight cars
were badly broken up
a section ot the bridge leading over
Stanton River. near Brookneal, on the
Lynchburg and Durham Division of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad has been
washed away by the high water. and
trains are now running only between
Lynchburg and .Brookneal.
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TELEPHONE WAR LIKELY.
Marion Company Raises Its Rates and Sub
scribers Kick.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.

MARION. VA, Dec. ga teiephona
war is likely to break out in Marion from
present appearances. The Marion TeIe-
phone Exchange has served noeca
through its manager. Mr.. B. LanShorn,
of Pulaski. that after June LIST the price
of private phones will be raised 25i per
cent. and business phones so per cent.
Those using phones have almost. with
out exception. signed a paper refusing TO
pay this increased rate. an;s propose to
let the company remove its phones.
a movement to o. SaniZe new
telephone exchange has been started
and is meeting with great encoura cement.
both In town and In the county. and from
present appearances they will soon cons
troll the local business.
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Ho,stoa on q Bender.

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
MARION. VA. Dec. So.-The very hard
rain of Saturday and Saturday night
raised the Holston River here so that it
covered the lower parts of town ard
drove some people out OF their houses
and stepped the electric light plant and
the streets and churches were dark Sun
day night.
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traffic on that division of the road will
be partially suspended for few days.
These bridges were seriously damaged
by tide two weeks ago and had just
been repaired.
The tide in WatauSa River damaged
more than q mile of track on the Tennes-
Sc, division of the Virginia and South
western Railway also washed away
three bridges on the East Tennessee and
Western North CurOiil Railroad.
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WILL ASK MEDICATION.
SchIey's Friends Will Ask Congress TO Retire
Him on Full Pay.
Hy Associated Press


NEW YORK. Dec. 3e.-Captain James
Parker, OF Perth Amboy, N. j.. one OF
Admirars Schley's counsel, said to-day
that Admiral Schley regards the case
as closed. but that his friends will ask
Congress to vindicate him by retiring hin,
on full pay and reimbursins him for the
expenses of his trial.
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Sold His ,n;erest.

Mr. H. Cowles Jordan. who. with assoc
cia:tes. owned an interest in the racing
venture at the Charleston Exposition.
states that he has disposed OF his conces-
sions to Baltimore people. and that tn1
outIawing of the track Will not IN any
way affect them.
Mr.. Jordan is in the city, and expresses
some pleasure in escaping.
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The Rappahannock
fSnecial D;snateh 10 Tho r.,

Especial Dispatch TO The Timcs.)
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. Dec. go
The Rappahannock River commenced to
rise here yesterday morning from the
heavy rains of the past two days. and
continued until noon to-day. when it
gradually began to recede. The water
reached within three feet of the big
flood Of last May.
The most serious less here was the
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Freight Wreck,
fspccial pispatch to The Times. }

NORFOLK, VA. December 90
There was a wreck on the Norfolk and
Southern near Elizabeth City this
Jumped the track. a temporary track
was laid around the wreck. so that trains
could come through to Norfolk.
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day. and the fury of the people there is
WILCOX EN- ROUTE.

WILCOX EN- ROUTE.
Wilcox has been taken from Elizabeth
City under cover and is on his way to
Norfolk in a. wagon. He is expected by
the county authorities here. and, will. in
all probab ility, be confined in the county
Jail, though there is probability of the
city jail being used. This step has been
taken by the Elizabeth City authorities
for the protection of the prisoner. 1t Is
thought that he will be carried away
from here tonight for Raleigh where
he will be confined in the penitentiary
until his trial in March, unless he is
bailed prior to that time
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Mrs. Miller leaves three daughte ~ = =. 2.
:. Marion Leake, Mrs. Frank NV : right ,lg,
and Mrs. Fleming M Fox, al i Of Asnlanai'
She was a devout member of the ASH N
land Presbyterian Church. from which nel
funeral will take place. The interment
will be made in HOLLYWOOD
j. 4. aylor.
Mr.. j. "A. Taylor died at his residence,
No. SOB North Twenty-eighth Street,
Saturday, after an illness Of twelve
months. He leaves wife and one
child, II. Preston Taylor. He was an
femploye of the Richmond Passenger and
Power Company for twelve years. He
was a member ofaJefferson Tent. No. 16.
knights of Maccabees. Ahe funeral took
place from the residence at 8 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
William T. Robertson.
Mr. William T. Robertson, Sr., died at
9:45 clock yesterday morning at his home.
No. 500 South Laurel Street, Of pneu-
n,onia. after an illness Of one week.
His son, Guy Robertson, died last week
and was buried on Christmas-Day.
Mr.. Robertson leaves widow and
seven children. They are j. o. Robert
son, W. T. Robertson, Leonard hobertson,
Mrs. L. Satterfiel0, Mrs. Leslie Bland,
Misses Ora and Queenie Robertson.
Samuel E. Rice.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
CONVICTION, VA. Dec. 3o.-The body
Of Samuel E. Rice. who died Thursday
in Richmond hospital, was inferred
here Saturday. He was the youngest son
of the late Rev. James Rice, for many
years pastor of the Covington Presby-
terrain Church, and he is survived by his
mother. one sister, Miss Sallie Rice, of
Raleigh, n. c.; two brothers, James M
Rice, secretary Of the Y. NJ. c. A. at
Knoxville Tenn. and Andrew Rice,
Seaboard Air Line dispatcher at Raleigh,
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Deaths at PELHAM.
.fspecial Dispatch to The Times.

= - (SpeclaT D1spatcn
PELHAM, n. c., December 80
Mr.. Henry Walker, popular young
in the Methodist cemetery. having died
the day before of pneumonia, after only
eight days of severe suffering. He was
a native. of Brooklyn, Halifax county.
Va, and had been a resident of Pelham
for some nine Or ten years, where he
made many friends 1t is said that one
young heart is almost broken in addi-
ton to that of a fond anu dependent
mother. by his DEATH On Sunday, the
Goth, another Of our oldest citizens and
a brave soldier of t... Confederate war
breathed his last of the same fell de-
stroyer, pneumonia. His name was Pink
r,e,r E1.,.cnr of iIacUell n C..
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Bridges Swept away.

Especial Dispatch to The TImes.) So
f#BRISTOL,SVA Dec. 30.-Another fresh
ct in the Wataugas Rivor. due to the rain
Of Saturday and Sunday, has again swept
away the bridges on the Virginia and
southwestern Railway at Elizabethton
and Gardens 5R1l,te East Tennessee. a nd
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DEATHS

sENF-Entercd into rest at 9:0s o'clock
p n, Monday. December. 30. 1901. at
.bis residence. No SO4 E. Leigh Street,
ROBERT SEMI. i'll the sixty-fifth year
Of his age. leaving six children, sister
and one brother to mourn their loss.
Funeral notice later.
Al! is dark within our dwelling.
Stricken are our hearts to-day,
Fo- the last one of our parents
Eaa forever passed aua -.
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OBITUARY.
DR.. s. II. Hudnall.

Especial Dispatch TO The Timcs.)
LYNClIBURG, VA, Dec 3o.-Dr. S. II.
Hudnali. well known physician OF
Campbell county, and { resident of
Brookneal. died at his home to-day, aged
seventy-five years. He had practiced
medicine in Campbell for over forty
years and was beloved and honored by
all who knew him.
He is survived by a wife and one
granddaughter.
Mrs. James Miller.
Mrs. Jas Miller died. at noon YESTERDAY
at her residence in Ashland: aged seventy
seven years. She sustained a fall on No
yember 3rd, dislocating her hip, and since
that time had been confined to her. bed
Mrs. Miller was the widow of Mr. James
Miller. for many Years cashier and then
president OF the Union Bank Of this city.
She was a sister OF the late Captain E.
p. Reeve. OF this city. ut one time a
member of the Board af Aldermen from
Madison Ward, and afterwards a promi-
acnt candidate for Mayor
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A Graduate Nurse.

Miss Sara ward OF Capor Springs. has
graduated as trained nurse in the Bat-
tin,ore city Hospital Training School.
Miss Ward took the three-year COURSE.
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DROWNED IN THE FLOOD.
Heavy Fall OF s'eel and Snow at Christians
burg.


Especial Dispatch to The Times
= ROANOKE, VA, December 3G.--Joiln
Wright lost his life III this county last
right while attempting TO cross swoi-
len stream on a horse.
a heavy fall OF sleet and snow at
Christiansburg to-day has Frustrated
the telegraph and telephone lines in that
vicinity.
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MONEY WILL BE
READY FOR HIM

then the two walked over it together.
When Dir. Deans at last got to his church
he found his congregation there and
started to work on them. He made an
earnest appeal for the college, and told
his people the experience through which
he had just passed. The result was that
the Baptist Church at Whiteheads, in
Isle of Wight county, gave to the col
lege considerably more than was asked
OF II.
ENGLISHN14iN CONTRIBUTED.
The letters received by DR.. Hatcher are
legion and many of them are touching
in the extreme. Many persons VINO Or
Giuarily have to nSure out expenses day
bv day in order that they may make both
ends meet, send in their little mite, hop
ing thereby TO swell the general fund
\ number of these generous souls and
others besides, in writing to DR.. Hatch
er, state to him that If by doubling their
subscriptions he can materially urge or
the cause to do so, to tear up the oid
bond, write q new one for twice the old
amount. ard I'd attach the letter to it
to show that it is valid. Such cases are
numerous and to say that DIR. Hatcher
and the college officers are grateful Is
to put it mildly.
One unusual and interesting Incident
occurred in this city Sunday in connec-
ton with the college collection. Tbs
'ITCEe-<tNeilue NNuEcLl ttoJ'iset
$1,000 and on Sunday morning when this
bends were fixed up. discovered a short
age of S35. DR.. Hawthorne said to the
congregation that the way was open for
some member to make a gift to the COLI
lege, and that he would he glad 10 re-
ceive the amount necessary to make up
the portion of the money to be given to-
the college by his church. At this juno
ture a gentleman arose. stated that hs
was an EngliShman. and stranger and
a member of the church of England, yer
hoped that he would not be thereby
debarred from the privilege of contri-
buting the s35 necessary. 1t is needless
to add that his gift was accepted with
pleasure
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Her Heart Fix E /. Polluted sprior. :

HIT fIs.-sit f3lF g u i>-''IfUttit -NHrINS.-
Mrs. James Sprigley. Peiec Island. Ont.
says: 81 was for five Years afflicted with
dyspepsia, constipation, heart disease and
nervous pros;rauon. curea the heart
trouble with DR., Agaew.ss Cure Tor the
Heart. and the other ailments vanished
Ike mist. ,ia6 relief IN na!f an hour sf-
ter The FIRST dosc."-Si. Sold ay Tragic
Medicine Coranany.
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Miss Clara PriaCc.

Especial L:spatch to The Tmes.l
EMPORTA, Dec. 30.-Miss Clara Prince,
aged IT, died yesterday at Green Plain.
the residence of her mother, Mrs. Mamie
Prince. Just ten days ago this sweet
and lovely girl came home from school
to spend the happy Christmastide she
was taken with violent chill last Mon
day, which at once developed. into pneu'
monia. from which she died
1t is rightly said that death loves
shining mark. for in an affcctionate fam
lily Of sisters she was pre-cminently the
loved one.
Just. three years ago tie sorrowins
mother had to part with, son who was
lust reaching young manhood, and who
was Just home from school to SPEND the
holiday. and now the Christmas is sad
dened by the loss of 4 young and prom
ising daughter.
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The Rivanua.
(Spccinl nisnntch TO Thc TinesN

TSFHCfJI I'lSNHIFH y
CTfAELOTTESVILLE. VA, December
31.-The Rivannl River is away
out of its banks. due TO the heavy .ans
of Saturday and Sunday. At the Chr"-
lottesville WOODEN Mills tie w:.tet rosa
several feet on the first floor. but IS fait-
ing this morning. The mill Will proEe.blN
start up tomorrow. 1t is yet very cloucy
here and more rain may Ia!l.