The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-19

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am, w ;,,,s sn Y, our q INC ra''
th.an5ts iyaek ianas iad been repalrln,s
bueklsd rail- dun ,a tho intense, On ,n hSaa.
and Engineer PERKINS rs, saw VIZ Him ls I'D
t hMSohS H Mo Wrecked and dera,ed r mrs
avoiding 4 more serious acclden.;i ~ "a
4 .sI'hn fonrA rear asscngcr coacnes n ..n
And engine remained on he Track rack , ~
iaM, ~ y cross tile entire road-bc for one Il :.
h " u g. " ma, h aIss,a yasas'
r" aSf tx the passengers mlracuously man
are,, a. 20 escape ufhurt through the WIN
The s' " hri fspEri Street. Rich
wv W. sylvester, Norfolk, bruised ,, arm :;
81 T.. 1lowison. Richmond, bruised seq -
the N,r Fsee s,e cap Bowen, No. als West Cary
Street, left side hurt. "a, 1-ren
Z Mrs, III p. Sl,ackleton No, eoa hre -
mason Street Nor 6orSly n Sc Cleared
III twelve hours. The passengers for K tha1,.
inond and Norfolk were taken ( to thet =
destination on 3 special 'r',sl tram ''''s = m
&tternoon.''sH l} "a
,5Ssr Train Arrives Here.
.iS8S1,hc belatcd special train MADE UP q, AZ
crewe and sent to Prospect TO carry arr, Z, lno =.
tE--. - .tT
homes, reached this city about l:oo tl ms
,norning. bringing all the Richmond pNllty'
thnse for Norfolk going on from I'cteis s.
" burg. while those from the Iatter Fcci's s'
stopped at their homes. .,.,,o
Many. mn ious friends and relatives Who
d,strustcd tho very accurate press ~ 7 y
norts from tho scene we're NJ ne sta-
q tions TO meet their loved ones, ana li!eie
were. many warm embraces anu 1erVe.,t
. i&,,Ia "A q
clnspcd wives in their arms, or latleIs
cnfolded IN Il loving embrace their daush, y,
Tors concerning whose safety they hlu
4 for hours been so kccnly anxious.
il Fuller statements as to the injuries r.
ce,ved by passengers bonr out tho Garner
kilograms, showing TINT there WAS in'i
Vicious Immunity from serious hurts o.
any kind. +ho
Air. James Il. Ilowison, one o. -, .l's :
injured was but ;rnSl X hs saton. Mr.
Samuel r. pulIam, though walking ,W ,od
crutch before the accident escu ip
injury. 5. "
How It Happened.
Mr.. 1IowIson, in converssati1oIn WIN cno,,nf
reporer saye hGf e s asva,5'o that the
ira ok WORKERS had been repairing
warped rail and had not had tiln t, ~, 10
secure tho side plates which hra nyinr tne
II
q rate Of about forty miles m J hour
The engineer could ace tho end ar one
rail standing above the other, and iin me,
every means a, his command 10 stop the
train. He succeeded in doing SO within
few chr lengths AS tho brakes
dragged and the train came 70 . SOP
on the easy curve. the six coaches near
est the engine careened and fell over on
their sides the cars in most cases leaN-8
ing their trucks. Alternately the cars
on sidngs The rails wero torn up for
$50 feet. and the ties were torn out OF
their parallel positions and twisted ana
split us the rails were Wrenchcd q way.
Is Naturally there was great excitement
aboard the train. hut before tho bowlld-5
cred passengers could realize what had
happened or was about to occur, the.
train, with tho dragging, Earring motion
caused by application of the brakes. came
to a. stop and tho coaches carecncd ana
fell over on their sides. The passengers
sitting by open windows graspcd the
seats and held themselves IN the cars
until they fell over on their sides, and
then all scrambled from tho windows 81
the upright side of the fallen coaches.
None Seriously Injured.
The list of injured is fully stated in
the telegram from Prospect filed by
Times Dispntch correspondent. All OF
\ them were able to continue their journeys
q save Mrs Shackleton, who suffered some
internal injury, but even this IS not con-
sidcred serious.
Mrs LOSSES injury Is the worst OF any
OF the Richmond passengers, and that
while painful. Is not regarded as AZ an
serious She is Mrs. A. Loose, of 1901 Q
Street, and not Thrticth Street as
stated \
D-s. Picker and Cabell. Of Hampton,
7ee.t passengers OF the train and gave NJ
.eation to the injured, rendering eme.-
reasy t-Aa tsnens- DR.. crute q far, rc,
VIZ. soon arrived on the scene and
..sv1#.s.s hlrasei. 10 caring for The IN
s--st .s,,
F.,-ss,s r,s.rhes Of the hes, pattern. and
raesE. se-s al! more or less damaged.
-.sa III .sg-rlsns eve. heing IN several cases
--rgssts 1ssrz in rheir frame Work. me ne
Sse .n;.-sa- Furnishings o. the cars pat
rar~,x a-ss w-eachfd from their fastening
~ tEs overturned coaches were 80 much
=, -rzr=. tsz, they vii! have 70 undergo ex-
r.-ssse ret.irs The rails were ripped UP
s1ll .Ess,sd into all sorts of shapes. ne
w-acs viii prove q disastrous one IN
rcart Of money loss TO the railroad.
Al praise the engineer for his eff
cseacy aa0lcoo!ness and for his splendid
work In.stosp:ng' the train SO promptly
He has been on the rond for nineteen
wears. but was never IN a passenger
wreck The Ether tra nm r esGup Mas IN n
all respects n wonderful one, us all on
board agree, and generally the passengers
congratulate themselves that they Jared
so fortunately.
Judge Mann Blocked.
Especial 10 The rlmcs-D spatch)
ROANOKE VA, July 1s.--Judge w
H. Mann was caught behind the wreck