The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-13
PASSENGER
TRAIN WRECK
New York and Atlanta Express
Almost Demolished on a
High Trestle.
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ONLY A TRAMP KILLED
The Passengers Imprisoned for
Hours in Two Pullmans Sus-
pended Over the Chasin.
ONLY A TRAMP KILLED
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, May r.
Southern Railway train No. 80, known as
tn. New York and Atlanta express, was
totally wrecked about midnight last night
ut Rockfsh, twenty-thrcf miles south OF
this city. Though every car left the
track and was partly demolished and
splintcred. there was no loss Of life
among The passengers, though their es-
cape was most miraculous One colored
tramp, who was riding on top OF Pull
man, was killed
Tho train, consisting OF SIX cars-bag-
gage, express, frst-class coach one Pull
man and sunset route tourist sleeper,
from washington to San Franclsco--lcft
Washington at 710 O'Clock last evening,
passing Charlottesville promptly on
schedule. Just In front of the station at
Rockfish one OF the driving rods on the
engine broke
ON TO TILE TRESTLE
Before tho engineer could apply the nir-
brakes the train had dashed on the sixty
five-fo trcstle, spanning Rockfish Riv-
err about 200 yards beyond the depot.
With an awful. grinding sound, the train
broke into three sections due no doubt
to the sudden application Of the brakes.
Tho engine and tender, after crossing
the structure ran for distance OF 600
feet and then toppled over. The remain
ing cars, save the two Pullmans ana the
tourist sleeper. jumped the track just
after crossing the bridge. The tourist
car and the two Pullmans were wrecked
in the center Of the high trestle. the
"Rossani" sliding from It's trucks and
crashing through the ties. This and the
tourist car, which met almost the same
fate, we're caught by the steel stringers
and held suspended at an angle OF about
thirty-three degrees. The conclusion
threw many OF tho passengers from their
bcrths, but none sustained Injuries.
Il; SUSPENSION.
Tho twcnty-one occupants of the two
Pnllu1ans could find no means of egrcss,
and were forced to remain prisoners un-
til 4:3J o'clock a. NJ, when wrecking
force arrived and constructed ladder
for them to descend.
Among the passengers who were
brought back to this city this morning
al $50 O'Clock, and who were sent to-
day 10 their destinations, were: Miss Eva
Snyder, of Washington; A. II. Miller, of
Philadelphia; w. r. Boyden, of Selma.
Ala: ". r. Gentry, of Atlanta, Ga; T..
Mcdonald, Of Philadelphia; Judge Charles
Godsliaw. OF Atlanta; NJ. a. Bland, OF
Charlotte. n. c.: Captain W. G. Ben
nett, United States army. Atlanta, Ca;
r G.. Treat Cleveland. Ohio; Slrs a.
G. Gushert, Todd Russell and George f.
Clifford. OF New York; a. J. Stratus.
Mrs ". S. Nablet and two servants. OF
baltimore. and Mr.. L. L. Shirley and
WIFE, CT Atlanta, the former OF whom is
private secretary to Congressman Hard
wick, of the Tenth Georgia District.
Had the bridge not been a splendid
steel structure the loss Of life would have
been appalling. AS 1t Is. the first pier
was almost demolished. and 1t Will re-
uulre at least forty-eght hours for the
repairs to be made.