The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-03
WAS GROUND .
TO PIECES
Arthur j. CraddCck Meets a
Horrible Death.
BODY BADLY MANGLED
Suppositon is that He Fell Under r.,
r. & P. Train While Trying to
Board itat Belvidere and
Main Streets.

While attempting to board an early
morning train of the Richmond. 5Freder-
icksburg and Potomac Railway, Arthur
Craddock. n young man OF seventeen
years, the son of Mr.. Daniel j Craddook,
a we'll known attache of the city en-
gIncering department. was ground to
death yesterday on Belvidere Street, near
Monroe Park.
Owing TO the absence OF witnesses no
inquest has been held, nor will be. and
I for the same reason positive knowledge
of the details of the distressing accident
Is lacking. From the best Information
available. however, 1t would appear that
the young fellow. who wished to make
his way to Baltimore In the cab with the
engineer, with whom he was acquainted
endeavorcd to swing aboard as the string
OF cars went flying by, lost his footing
or his hold and fell to the ground to
meet horrible death under the wheels
The train passed on. the occupants una
ware of It's death dealing work, and the
mutilatcd remains Of the boy strewn along
the track were discovered some two or
three hours later by passers-by.
HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE &C
CURED.
During tho past few days young Grad.
dock had frequently expressed n desire
to go to Baltimore to accept position
which had offered Itself there. On Mon
day evening he went ont as he often did
with some friends. and later. With two
OF them. he went to the Bijou Theatre.
After the play the three boys went to
tho Union Depot, and rode up on the
,north-bound train, which happened to be
some hours late This. 1t seems. was
about II: 80 o clock. At Main and Belvidere
Streets two OF tho boys. according to
their own statements, got OF. leaving
young Craddock, Of whom they saw and
heard nothing further until yesterday
morning they learned of his death.
The statement Of policemen who walked
the beat and OF others, would dlscrcdit
the statement that tho young man met
death on this night train, though this
opinion Is held by many, including
some OF the family. The more plausible
supposltlon is that he got or at Elba and
went back to Monroe Park or elsewhere
and waited until No. 80. which ran by
about A. NJ, came along. The engineer
OF this train or the fireman 1t Is sup
posed, was the friend he expected to.
take him to Washington or Baltimore.
This train, however makes no stop at
Elba and 1t runs rather rapidly through
the city. The young man attempted to
climb aboard and In doing so he fell.
HORRIBLY MANGLEY.
o'clock In tho morning they wore In
such condition as to BATTLE attempts at
identification. Portions Of the body were
strewn along the track for a distance OF
several squares. The father Of the young
fellow, who had been worrying about his
absence from home the night before. and
who suspected something when he heard
OF the accident near his house went to
see and found. to his grief and horror.
that 1t was undoubtedly his own son
who had been Killed. Later In the day
Identification was made moro positive by
the discovery on the remains OF two pho
tographs--one OF young man and the
other OF a young lady, with both OF whom
young Craddoci< had been acquainted
The remains were taken up and car
| ried to the Office OF A. w. Bennett 4
| Co., where they were prepared for burial
| In view Of the absence OF witnesses.
| Coroner Taylor. who viewed the remains,
and whose theory OF tho death Is that
| given above. decided that with the evil
| dence now In hand 1t would be useless
| to hold an inquest.
PHOSPHATE WITH GRIEF.
AS might be supposed. the father OF
tile young man and his relatives are
PROSTATE and grlef-stricken ut the ter
rble accident. The young fellow was
but seventeen years OF age, and ne mao
many noble traits and excellent qualities.
which won and held for him the esteem
and friendship Of many. His father is
| Mr., Daniel j. Craddock, who Is one OF
the foremen in the City Engineering De-
partment. and who Is held In the highest
regard in the community. Besides his
father, the deceased leaves two sisters,
Miss Eva Curry Craddock and Miss
| Grace Craddock and one brother. the
| Rev. i. D Craddock. of Rutler Glen. Va,
Tho funeral will take place Mt o'clock
this afternoon from the residence. No,
500 West Cary Street The lntcrmcnt
will be made in lakewood Cemetery. The
pail -bearers Will be as follows:
Honorary-Colonel w. r. Cutshaw'
Mr.. II. II. Bates. Mr.. Bolton, General a.
T.. Phillips Mr.. Henry II, Pollard Cap
tain ]. 7. Stratton. Mr.. p. p. Tnllaferro
and Mr.. r. II. Elicit,
Active--Mr. Louis Pitcher, Mr.. Par
sons Pitcher Mr.. Clarence Clifton. Mr.
Russell Bowers. Mr., Walter Creath. MIR,
ITerold Gillian, Mr.. Robert Gillian and
Mr.. Joe f. Geisinger.