Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-01
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTs.


Rev. VIM. E. Evans, pastor of Mon
umental Episcopal church, Richmond.
is confined in his home with broken
rib as the result of having been Rugged
by Rev. DR.. Landon a few nights ago
at ministerial gathering.
The nine-year-old daughter of VIM.
Atwell, who lives on the road between
the Beach and Oak Grove, in attempt
ing to start FIRE with kerosene, was
so badly burned that she died in about
"a hours afterward. - Colonial Beach
Progress.
Willing Bowie. son of Eugene Bowie
who lives near Ezra pOstoffice in Caro-
line county, while out hunting Saturday
was accidentally shot by companion
named Gray. The load entered the
tieshy part of his leg, making serious
wound.
The corpse of a white man was
found last week in a corn field in King
George county, Va, where presumably
he had stayed since being discharged
from a boat the latter part of October.
he was set ashore because he was
crazy, apparently. Twenty cents and
little corn was all that was found in
his pockets.
Tom Darden, a small white boy, was
badly shot through his leg at Durham.
N. C., by companion while out hunt
ing. The wounded boy will die from the
loss Of blood. The shooting was purely
accidental. The boys jumped a rabbit,
and Darden ran in front OF the other
boy. Getting his coat hung in the trip-
ger of his gun, it was discharged, and
sent the entire load through the fieshy
part of his leg. ..
]. Roy Collins, of Norfolk, went to
his room to pack a travelling bag for a
trip to Georgia, where he was to act as
best man at the wedding of his friend
J. D. Hank, jr.t About an hour later
the report of pistol was heard followed
by the thud of a falling body. Upon
entering the room Collins was found
dying from a pistol wound in his head.
The family believes that the shooting
was accidental while attempting to load
a revolver which he would have carried
with him on his trip. :
AT IL o'clock last Friday at the RAN
pahannock Marine Railway, Weems,
while putting a mast in the sailboat
White Wings something gave way
and Robert Jones was killed and Curty
Edrionds badly injured 59 Both parties
are lcolored and reside in, Church
field, near Irvington. Clarence Squires
was knocked senseless and was uncon-
scious for ten minutes. DIR. Newbill, Of
Irvington, was telephoned for and rem
dered all the aid in his power. Jones
leaves wife and six children. Ed
monds may recover.
Two little tots met with horrible
tate at Berryville, Va, one night last
week. Frances and Freshman, the nine
year-old daughter and fifteen months
old son of c. r. Hughes, editor of the
Clarke Courier, had been left alone in
the parlor for few minutes. Prest-
man, while at play, pulled the table
cover and lamp from the stand and the
lamp exploded, instantly covering the
children with blazing oil. Their screams
attracted the attention of passerby.
AS ne opened the door, Frances ran to
HIM a mass of seething flame. He
picked the child UP in his arms and car
RED her to the rear of the house, where
the clothing was torn from her body.
She was badly burned about the arms,
breast and face, and died twelve hours
later Freshman was carried from the
room by his tweive-year-old brother,
and was so badly burned that he died a
few hours later. .q ot Isqrqswsa O III