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spouse to urgent kilograms the wounded
were first cared for and then the passen-
gers of the Inflated train.
About 3 O'Clock the train sent out from
Charlottesville reached the scene of the
wreck. By this time. also, the railroad
officials had begun to count noses. that
it might be learned who was injured, who
living, and who dead.
All members of the crew of the wrecked
limited, save the negro porter, Nicholas
Lown, were accounted for yesterday at
noon. The railroad officials at that hour
claimed to have complete list of the in
jured. On this list. Lown was put down
as missing, probably dead" Nothing had
been heard from him late in the after
noon, but last night reports from the scene
of the wreck placed the name OF Lown in
the death column.
Statement by Officials.
Dispatches to Southern Railway officials
in this city yesterday contain the fol-
lowing account of the wreck, tersely
given: "Northbound passenger train IS,
on the Virginia Midland branch of the
Southern Railway, ran into rock slide
two miles south of North Garden, Va,
twelve miles south OF Charlottesville at
8: a. IN. today. Gerailing the engine and
six coaches, two mail cars, composite
car, and three sleepers. The wreck took
fire from the engine and was burned. All
the passengers escaped uninjured.
"All mail matter and baggage on the
train was destroyed. Two Pullman sleep
ers and private car, Raquct River. not
damaged. The injured persons and pas
sengers were transferred 10 another train
and brought forward north. The wreck is
being cleared as rapidly as possible The
track was clear tonight.
General Passenger Agent =. Ii. Hard
wick, of the Southern Railway, when
awakened by reporter last night al his
residence. 1915 New Hampshire Avenue
northwest, stated that the foregoing
statement was correct. o.
He said the company had nothing fur
Their to give out at this time respecting
the disaster. ....
On the arrival CT the relief train in this
city the injured men we're immediately
transferred to ambhlrrces. kilograms
kept arriving from Charlottesville and
tine scene of the wreck all during yester-
day forenoon. and railroad officials kept
the wires busy sending and receiving des-
patches relative to the disaster. shortly
after noon yesterday the Emergency Hos
pital authorities were notified of the conf
ing of a number OF wounded persons on
LARGE from the hospital and police amhu-
lances were drawn up at the Pennnsyi-
vania depot. a big CROWD gathered out
Of mere curiosity, for nothing or very
little had leaked out at that time as
to the wreck or the extent of the loss
of life. limb or property
Removed to Hospitals.
The people stood before the depot and
watched the removal of the injured from
the relief train, which drew into the sta
tion about 4 O'Clock. No time was lost
in conveying the injured to the hospital
or to their homes. At the Emergency,
besides Drs milford and Rawlings, of
the University of Virginia, who had come
here with the wounded, were Drs Stewart
and Bragioner. OF the resident hospital
staff, and other physicians. These doc
tors went to work on the six postal clerks
who were brought in, and within an hour
all the patients were put in ward. Their
wounds were properly dressed.
A Graphic Story.
Postal Clerks Shindel and Loving, after
their Injuries had been dressed, were per-
mitted to see their wives, who called at
the hospital. Both Of these men were