The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-23
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
Mrs. Patrick Martin and
TWO Daughters
ARE STRUCK BY A LOCOMOTIVE
And Hurled Into Eternity Patrick
Martin, Jr., Receives
Scalp Wound.

happy family was that oi Patrick
Martha of stafford when spring wagon
drawn bv two horses was driven to the
front of his home i'm Stafford Sunday
morning. and his wife. Mrs Ali'c j. Mar
i'm two daughters, Misses Annie NJ. and
Alice Martin. SON. Patrick Martin, Jr., a
youth of - years, and William lirnder-
son. a colorcd boy. entered the vehicle
and started for fredericksburg To attend
fhe ser,icesatSt Mary stathollc church
Now there are three vacant chairs h that
household.
They had reached the stream near the
upper Cool Spring crossing. WITHIN ihlle
oi this city. when the distant whistle ol
AN approaching train ON the H.. +. I.
u 4 was heard Young Martin was
driving. and he and Henderson, the col
nrel hoy were ON the front seat and
Mrs Martin and two daughters on the
rrar sent. He thought he had plenty OF
tnn, 10 cross. That was fatal mistake.
He had gotten the horses beyond the
track and heWagOn omit when he looked
up. What sight met his gaze. Not 'U,
feet away was the Paper Express
which consisted of a locomotive and two
coaches. with T.. f. Chandler, engineer
h l.. Durrctt. fireman and +. ;. Chester
man. conductor. which arrives here at
g.2I a. H.. but was "a few minutes late
rushing ON them alta speed of go miles an
hour The engineer could not stop, and
the occupants ol the wagon could not
e-capp The engine struck the wagon
between the front and rear wheels.
Mrs Martin and the two daughters
were hurled into thrairand tell, manglod'
bleeding and dead. 40 feet away. Young
Martin was thrown ! > feet in the air, ana
his head struck the crossbar OF tele-
rraph pole and hciell 90 the ground with
cash in his head siN inches long. Out
not very deep The negro boy, liender-
SON. badly shocked, was caught IN the
ruins of the front of the wagon ana had
Ia bee eXtrcated 10y brakeman Strange
10 say. the horses were uninjured and re-
manned standing i'm 10 feet of the track
until taken away.
The engine was reversed az quickly a.
/ uoSsiblc. the train was backed 10 the
scene of tine disaster. a brakeman was
/ LETT i'm charge of the bodies, Martin ana
ibe NEGRO taken ON board and brought to
this city Conductor Chesterman made
/ his rep0rt 10 the railroad authorities IN
+ Richmond. who quickly gave orders TO
care for the dead and look after the
wounded
Coroner Doppett was notified and was
soon ON the spot by this time the news
had spread and people were hurrylhg 10
tine scene. When TIM FREE LANCE re
porter arrived a small crowd had gath
erred. which quickly increased To nun
dreds a Jury. composed OF Messrs W.
+ n Timberlake. W L. Leacock, T.. II.
Goodrich. i. II. Patterson, j. j. Berrey
and j. II. Zcrr. was summoned and viewed
the bodies and then adjourned To meet
at the Mayors office in this city mt = p. III.
The bodies were lying on the embank
ment. the mother about 20 feet from the
Youngest child. who was 10 feet from the
older. Thevwere placed in the wagon oil
Undertaken T.. h. Wheeler side by slde
and brought to his establishment mere
and prepared for burial.
The Jury met at . p. M and viii render
their verdict Tuesday night. when the
enpiueer and fireman viii be examined.
In Is the saddcst accident which ha'
occurrpd here In several years, ana the
husband and father Patrick Martin; MAJ
the tendercst sympathy OF the people %
this whole city
The funeral 49, the first triple one tha'
ever occurred here took place from ~
Marv's Catholic church yesterday morn
ing at9oclock and was largely attended
Rev Father Coleman conducted the serv
ices. The intermcuts were made IN th
City cemetery
The poll-bcarcrs were Robt MELON
nell ! NJ Griffin. Ed. kainc. r. McCrack
on. NJ. j. Gately. g. 4. Mills W. Cox, Il
W. ODonuell j. II. Stockman and Mt
/ Mullen