The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-25
Two Men Riding on the Platform
Were Killed.
IRAINMEN BURNED In DEBRIS.
large QUANTITIES Of Mall Burned in the Fire.
Engine Of Another, Traia Draws the Pull
mans Away from Destruction-lhe
Care for The Wounded-Crowds
Flock to the Scsuc-Ihe
Track Now Clear.
lsrec,,l pispatch 10 The Tilncs.)

(Srccial Dispatch TO lhe llincs.)
JyNCuBURG, VA. March "A dis
fstrous wrcc!. occurred on the southern
Railroad Yesterday morning at fifty min
b,,,s mast three O'Clock. The Southwest
,gn ycstibule Limited, No. SIS, one OF the
.oayiost and most handsome train on the
soad, ran into :; slide two miles souli u
North Garden, about Il miles from ehat-
tottcsvilic, and the greater part OF ~ ""o
demolished. The train was running uo"-i
.radc at the lime, and was going at a
,apjd rate OF speed. The slide was IN d
int. and consisted OF d mass of ear'h ana
lock, which spread across the track ana
prmed a strong cmbaakment.
Tho force of the collision was terrific,
n5 !. fow minutes afterwards the wreck
.ce caught fire and burned nefceis.
,.,r,y every member of the train crew.
G,e postal clerks and baggage men were
blurred. but only TWO persons are k-soMii
10 be dead and only one Is fnissii's7'
ans the most remarkable feature oi ''ie
.rrck MAS the small loss OF NE
RUNNING FAST
X, aS left here this morning at 1hliH
,in,,1cs past TWO O'Clock III was uue "
Iavc AT two oNlock, but Vas a little ia'e'
,hare was a soodly number of passen-
ters on the train. and all of them were
n their berths. After changing ei'sis'
/, Monroe six miles from l-ynchpi'is' ~,
Is continued it's journey hoIsii, .ii,
Ivory prospect of rea ching us oestiiihtioti
In time From Covcsviile to North Hal
Ian tho track dips downward ana "a -
lords an opportunity for RAPID speeu. 90
/ moi known positively how last y >''.' y, 30
(as running but its rate was hatuis i'ss
han firty miles an hour- .,
/, was exactly fifty minutes pass IL. ee
rclock when the engine l,iu'ise. a,,a
t;de There was an awful cras'iiiis any
tiniin.- of wood and iron. and a roar VI
ra,inr steam. This was followed o! d
,,,,,nnt az almost silence, and then ps
.r,,I confusion The two postal CARS
Ii,,a,I,- in the rear of the tender. We're
h,ron-1 over and upon the eilei,is, CIV. CIV
h, combinations baggage ana si,io'Ns. ,s, a,,
l,rn,inc. a scene of ruin that mas seloo'i',
ever been cqualcd in the history oi
bilroading III Virginia.
CRIES AND GROANS.
-,-,,. cr;es and croans of the injured anu
NO struggles of the panic-stsiehtS.' $50
TORS added TO the horror OIL 'iie s''cils
r. ,nilman coaches and prlEa'e 80
IN the rear of tie train escal'eu ~. ".
srock and did not leave the 'r'ch'
No
hr,shinp,on and Chattanooga Lihl,cu
80 r,rnnin. on the block behind NO. 90.
lnd Immediately after tho wreck, a laS
49,, ,,.,o was on the rear car OF NO %,
nm back and signaled to NO. ~ "'''
lrnurht the latter train TO a staiisuii
The engine OF No. 40 Was a.,
,ounied and going TO the scene OF 'he
treck pulled the three il'lii' e0
IN, nj the way of danger.
',ho wall coaches piled upon the elisiie
,.,.,,,,t rrc and in Il short time the 1la'hes
.are spreading rapidly. BY hafa Moih
H. i,i,,rcd were removed to a place OF
safcty, and every passenger was iessu1o ss
w, ono Of them beiES seriously 1i'Juie"
The dead are
THOMAS NJ. poIIERTi and fDN AM
nuoIiI5pyY. of IynchburS, Va
S.TloI,As LAWS (colored>. WashlnS-
N {, porter of the club car Chryscs.
The injured are:
n. WALTERS. postal clerk in charge.
Washinrton, u. c.; spine hurt ana ii''
pP. WINE, postal clerk. Washington
o. c.: scalp wound. .,,;,,r
. n. CLOVER. postal clerk Nasi'i'ss-
.on, d. c.: head breast and legs hnFt
Il. l.. LOVING, postal clerk. "'s''i''s-
.on. d c.: injured on 'he nea".
p \. JEFFERSON. postal clerk, NASH
,,.,or d O.. injured on the back and
Internally.
lJoLToN. postal clerk. Cuipeper.
A., hack wreuched. collarbonc broken,
lr, hand badly laceratcd and TWO fingers
nearly mashed OIL. ,,,.,-
IA X. LINK. postal clerk. Toms Brook.
IA; hurt internally and right arm badiS
sprained,
j. Is. scllINDEL. postal clerk, Wayncs-
MORO Ma. left shoulder hurt
. ,lo
AsheyiIlc. \. c.: knee broken and injured
Internally.
ENGINEER A. 3. LYNN. Manassas,
Na.; slightly hurt.
r. H. PETERS, Pullman car conductor,
sersev City: injured OH neck and head.
rs 4. RUST, conductor. Falls Church,
Va: hands cut and scalded.
JOHN5 W. TURNER tcolored,. fireman:
hasly scaided and injured on head. and
wight arm broken.
NO PASSENGERS HURT.
The list of passengers was checked up
Md all OF them were accounted for.
The colored porter of the combination
baggage and smoker is missing. and 1t is
thought that he is lying dead beneath
tnc wieckage The FIVE cars in the wreck
Sere completely burned.
The escape of Engineer Linn and his
eoio,cd fireman was all but miraculous.
s'hey were practically buried beneath
lns debris. but We're taken out before
}ne flames caught them. Both We're
badly injured. but il is thought that they
Cifi recover. Engineer Linn. together
Aiti. Baggasemaster ID. Sullivan and
Car Inspector Simpson. who were also
Seycrely hurt, We're brought through
1yucnburg on No 30. which returned
here and went north over the Chesa-
teaisc and Ohio Railroad by Way OF
Chiffon Forge.
CONDUCTOR HURT
II. 7. Rust. the conductor of No $,