The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-15
Caused by misunderstanding
Of Orders.
FOUR OUT OF FIVE
n ON ENGINE ARE KILLED
The Crew Of the Freight Engine Were
Not Seriously lnjured-The local y
Engine Was Smashed Up The
Freight Train Mas Also Con.
q sidcrably Oamagcd-in
the C.3& o. Yard.

Especial to Ibe Times Dspa tch. }
IYNcHRURC. VA, March l4.--What
was probably one Of tho worst railroad
wrecks ever reported In tile immediate
vicinity ofSthia city occurred at O'Clock
this morning on the main line Of the
James River Division OF inc Chesapeake
aud Ohio Railroad. when q long east
bound freight train was run into by
local engine coming from Sandy HOOK
to the Chesapeake and Ohio yard.
The dead are: n
II y. n. fPUIaN1S. of Lynchburg. fireman
or the local engine. killed instantly.
LI1rLEToN MOON. OF Lynchburg
blnkeman Of local engine, killed instantly
VI CLARENCE GLASS. OF Lynchburg
yard conductor. died at the hospital Mt
O'Clock this afternoon.
WILLIAM NJ SHERRY. OF Lynchburs
enr,oye Of GIomorgan Works, died !. a,
tho hospital at o'clock this afternoon.
W. e. MONROE. OF Lynchburg. cngi.
lsnecrtof local engine, was injured.
"a The local engine. No. l39. had been USED
iSlast night ito take the place Of the $yart
l3enslns,;Ewhlchg was undergoing slig Sre
apalrs. Early%tbis morning It had gone tc
I Sandy Hook to use $thcsturnR table. After
'3itsllnd been turned It started back to The
|. Cl,esl peake and Ohio yards for the pur-
pnsc OF taking ont the local freight train
to Clifton Forge and It was said that
Conductor Glass told Engineer Monroe tc
&C ahead: that the eastbound freight, then
nearly due. would be stopped at the
tower. y, S III
STATEMENT OF ENGINEER.
The freghtftrain. which was the second
section of No. f72. going east, was several
hours late. and was pulled by engine No.
40. with Engineer John Nuckolls, OF
Clifton Forge. ut the throttle. and II. r.
Bean as fireman. Mr.. Nnckolls states
thnt3whcn he passed the tower he saw
the nagman OF the local engine, who told
him to keep look out for the latter. and
that he would pass 1t either at Healds
or on the turn table. The fog was very
dense, and Mr.. NGckolls said that he
Kept close look out. and when abreast
of tho Plow Works he heard the local
engine blow and sawits headlight. IIe
ststed that he's Immediately blew for his
own brakes. pnt on the emergency brake
himself and brought his long train OF
about slxtX-hv loaded cars TO q stand
i the local engine.
IA II Wt'rII r. ONtOCCURRED.
Iii 'Thn forcn or the collision was terri
nc aud some OF he employees Of the Plow
Works. who W pc Just going to work. say
that tho noise reminded them OF THUNDER.
followed loysa terrific kissing as the steam
ESCAPED from the broken locomotives.
The exact spot at which they, came to-.
.Eetfer was Immediately under the over
head bridge which connects the factory
Of the Pillow Works with the shipping
warehouse The railroad It this point
Is very narrow. with the canal on one side
and the Plow Works on the other. AS
theNfrelght train was about nj n stand
still when tho local engine struck, It
seemed like IT had run into the side Of
n hill, for tho local buried Its front in the
front O! the freight engine and the force
was SO terrific as to make complete
wreck Of the former. causing its@tender
to collapse ana move towards the boiler.
while the cab roof and engine smoke
stack were thrown OF, tho cylinders
and various pines broken up. and all
around the engine were broken pieces
OF scrap iron scattered as a result OF tho
collision. The freight engine was not