The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-24
The BODIES
LAID TO REST
Remains Of MRS. Logan and
Her Child Buried Here.
BESSIE is CRITICALLY ILL
Cannot Be Said Yet Whether or Not
She Will Recover H eartrendlng
Scene at Undertaking Room.
More, About the Accident. /.

Thc remains Of Mrs. Charles L. I.ozon
and Earle her -ycnr-old son, both
of whom were instantly killed In the rail.
way accident on Tuesday night. were laid
to rest Yesterday afternoon In River view
Cemetery in this city. Tho services were
held at 2:30 clock In Blllcys ,ifNer-
taking rooms, and We're conducted by the
Rev. J.. d. Betty, pastor of the Gay
Street Methodist Church. Then, accom-
panied by the surviving members OF the
little family so sadly bereWved, the podles
were borne to the cemetery.
Meanwhile, In the Retreat for the SlcK'
upon n bed of pain and suffering lay little
Bessie, the thirteen year-old girl. also a
victim of tho train. Her condition is
very grave. and It Is stll.imposslble 10 say
whether she will recover or whether she
will not, Her thrco-y ear-old brother, ran
DALI who was among the four III ,ne
wagon, was taken home yesterday l1e
was injured but slightly, and nc was
able to leave the hospital very shorty;
IJis sister suffered more seriously, and
though some what better last night was
still in a prccarious condition.
HEARTI3END1NCi SCENE.
The scene in the undertaking estapash-
ment Yesterday when three OF the sur
yiyors of the family visited the place
was heartrending to the last oesrce
Along with Mr.. LOGON, the stricken nus
band and father, were Two daushtc,s,
who had been left at home, and "io' untll
n 5lato hour Tuesday night, knew nothlng
of the accident. yesterday morning ;Il
three stood around the bodies OF me
mother and son and looked thelr i'st
iuDon tho loved ones so suddeniy am -
awfully snatched from their lh'aSt. Dun ool'
girls wcpt piteously. rs they Ea%eu "pon
the manglcd forms of the mother wv
child The features Of Mr.. l!o"o,' 49,
natural and composed, but the head OF me
little boy had been crusi'cu a'i''osN
yond recognition.
from tho undertaking rooms the sos J
lowing party went to the hospital where
sthe injured girl and her brother were
he;np treated. Little Randall "hs s'p.e
Ia leave with them. Bessie was sun SuN-
fering greatly, and showed no cohsloel''
able signs of improvements. one IS ~
3terna1ly injured, and one of her legs 8
se.vorelv 'hrrt. It cannot be said at TINS
time whether or not she will recover.
THE, ACCIDENTS.
THE residence of the LOGON 1an,l9' ~
chest erneld county, dated from apo W. :.
year ago, when they came mere 80
I,ov county, Mich, They were natives OIL
nTnnroe county, Mich, and when they
came 10 Chesterfield bought what IS
known as the HouEh plantation near
Drewry,s Bluff, Before her marriage 10
Mr.. I.ozon, who is n farmer Mrs. I.o"oll
was Miss Sarah Demo. They had SIX
children--the two girls loft at homo, l5eS-
sic. aged eleven, who was badly hurt'
Earle, aged six. who was killed; kanaall'
aged three, slightly injured, and Layton,
aged thirteen, who was III the pussy
With his father.
Tn discussing the accident yesterday.
Mr. Lozon said lie and his wife and chill
flre,. went to Petersburg to see the cir
Gus. mainly for the benefit Of the dead
Earle. who cried to see the elephants
ana the other things. They spent most
ENJOYABLE afternoon insthe city, and then
started back home. Mrs. LOGON, Earle,
BESSIE and Randall rode In front In a
wagon. Mr.. I.ozon and Layton followed
IN another vehicle Bessie was driving
tho front wagon when they reached inc
fatal crossing. They did not hear the
whistle in time and saw the train coming
when It was too late, They made a des-
rcrate struggle to get across the track.
but It was unavalling. The train struck
the wagon and smashed It Into thou
sand splinters. Tho mule was ground to
pulp. Tho mother and her children were
flung to the right and to the left with the
result already told.
IL heard them scream Just as the trail,
went through" said the father yesterday,
"and thought they had escaped.
LIVES All IlOWLIITT HOUSE.
A special from Chester last, night says:
Mr.. Charles Lewis lozon, nearly halt
Of whose family was suddenly killed BY
the Norfolk and Western train coming
north at bloomsbury Crossing. on the
Atlantic Coast Line, last evening, lives
about four miles east of this place, at
the "ITowlett House." of war fame. lIt
bought that place nearly two years ago
coming here from Bay county, Michigan.
His family consisted of wife, thirty
eight years OF age, and six chidren--thret
boys and three girls, There now re-
main himself, two boys and two girls
pnd ono girl left In an unconscious state
last night at the Retreat for the Slcl
at Richmond. who is likely to die.
The story of the sad tragedy, MS tolt
by him this morning, Is hcartrendlnl
! in the extreme. and he Is In the dcepcs
| agony, not only on account OF his be
| rcavement, but because he attaches blam
| 10 himself for the part he has played Il
| al the circumstances.
lie said he had "taken up'' some lont
| in Michigan and built him a home; ha
cleared some Of It and was doing fairly
we'll: but. against the wishes OF his fam
| Ily. no sold out there and settled here
| and was struggling under adverse clrcum
stances to maintain them, and build him
| self up; and In this present distress III
had persuaded his wife against her IN
| clIna ton to attend the circus In Peters
| burg, at the earnest solicitation of tn
| net slX-ycar-Old boy, who was killed.
They were coming merrily along til
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