The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-11
j. e. Macarthur. Of South Caro-
lima. Known in Richmond.
.C;,O[,,IRFONER'S# ;,[,,IF INQUEST
TO BE HELD TO-DAY
Some Delay Was occasioned 4 by the
Smash Up, but as Promptly as as Pos. P'oe'ss'.ss
sible Trains We're Made Up. W VI
Injured Passengers Were
Able TO Proceeded on
Their Journey. Il
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VA March 10.-.A terri
two passengers trains on the yard OF he
Southern sRailw III this city at an early
hour this morning Two men were Kill.
Ell outright, and one was badly lured,
while sevcral received minor hurts. Both
engines were greatly damaged. The blame
al the accident has not been laid at the ltv
door OF any person. and probab bly, will not
be Until the matter las been investigated
and tie evidence sfted. The eng inears5
or both trains claim right OF way.
Tha the accident was not more serious,
and the fatalities more numerous is 1r-
&doubtedlyS due 10 the fact thn t one train
was running at a low rate OF speed. the g
trail! being well inside the yard limits
and die to stop at the station. a. most ~
front OF which he accdent t occurred.
Train No 80 from the North, John Dare
man. conductor, IS due to arrive here al
3.si a NJ 1. came III late and was ass
signed to- " ha t Z Is known as the depot
track, in contradistinctlons to the main
track. which II; tile third removed from
.!thn depot platf0rin. Train No. 3322, cond uc-
atofsS Dodd. wfichs Is the .ic.itnins ll;'1 l1-
press, plying daily between New York %
and FtI,e far South, also came In late.
$nOrth-bound. }ilss,, "a II
Through some inadvertency; o.l nilsuii- ~
clstanding or nisrcading Of orders. 5thls
trail, WIS turned on tile tack occupied
Iby No. 80. IhesScrew OF the fast tram
frealizcd THE danger toward which they
were rushing and Jumped q tcollislon!
S,was inevitable. SPhe tre" OF the sta
gtionary train did not realize that the
express would not stop until me ,,,s accloent
had become actually apparent. lhe ne 1aL sIhy
dnwn was Just beginning to break IN sthe
east when the Two engines .a,as .a1as -
gclhcr With crash that aWekened me
rity $,Thc lar was considera bic, ana ne
co;lches Of tho two trains we're y huricd
tl1rl, l,pon one another. lhroWine5l lne Pas
scrgers 4 from their seats and rtis ruuely
arousinc those VINO were in their bertlls,
PASSENGERS HURT:
To add 10 tile confusion Of the 1norieIl. !,
were the cries Of frightened Women. ~ a1!u
I'M. shrIl Ia bbering OF a band OF Celes-
5t;.,,s ,rhe man In whose charge tho. for
oi,I,ers we're travelling was hurt: many
~ tic messengers were Jared ana pr,llseo, use
sh,tI with tic exception of one man kiiieo i
nnn. we're seriously injured Both engines
we're ,lerailed and badly damaged, ana an
ep,pty Pennsylvnnia express car q !, " J" as as
crushed TO pieces. The engine o. d, No, 3
r,.faIved 4 he Il, ore serious hurt. Y ne nead
a
,,,,,,sI ~ was shattered and broken, Both
trains presented an appalling spectacle
in the early light Of the day. me one
~, - : !. e,o,,6 Who was fatally injured Wns
.InsepL 5I1. NlcArthnr. of Gaffney. ;. C.'
Win was on the stationary train, propa-
biz returning from Richmond. He ,lau
been ont on the PLATFORM ana NAG Ju.,t
returned to the vestlpuie q l'' l''e = 80. 80.
wien the crash came.
8iEI IIe was caught between tho corner posts
and Tho cars and crushed to death ".
r. Neal or Rural Hall, Nj Gu, n over
shn,,lcr In the employ OF the oou'rern
Railway Company. was at work collPilhg
the airibrnke under one OF the cars !" nmen m
tho collision occurred inc cars were
hurled backward by the force OF the I'M
p.ct. The unfortunate man was imprls.
inned beneath the truck machinery and
Killed. Neal was about twenty years OF
ure and unmarried He had been IN the
emplov OF the company ono monl.H tb}
Ice Coleman. of5this city. who was
assisting Neal In coupling the Air brakes.
Mas seriously injured, lie was taken 70
the Home for the Sick, where IT was
found necessary to amputate an arm. The
rnmne ,run man stood the operation we'll, and
nt last reports there were no dangerous
complications. Coleman Is a brother or
Mrs b, r. sangston. Mr.. J, p, Mat
iheus az Greensboro. n, G., was a pas
songer OH the Richmond train. ana was
tho f1rst physician to reach the injured
aid render medical aid, Dr.. Matthew's
attended the wants Of young coleman ., ne-
fore he was taken to the Home LOT me
Sick 81
a "A negro brakeman, who was Mt Work
upon the yard, suffered q mashed 1901
His name could not be learned. me fre-
man Of train No, 80, colored man, was
slightly injured By jumping from the
engine cab Just before the two trains
came together. :, Z,
The dead men were taken to the f. W,
Townes Undertaking aplishment'
where the bodies were prepared for bur-
ial. They were terribly mangled. BOTH
bodies presented tine spectacle OF mass
OF bruises. The remains of both men
We're shipped to their respective homes
on the afternoon train.
Both trains We're remade up on other
trac cks and hurried ont MS soon after the
accident as possible. All Of the passen-
gers except the one dead man continued
the Journey on their respective trains. @
q A wrecSing crew WAS early upon the
scene. and In snn Incredibly short time
tho hulk OF the wrerhage had been re-
moved. One of the engines Was gotten
}olli Of the way by clock. The other,
which was most damaged Il occasloned the
most trouble, The track nSas cleared be-
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