The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-13
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
Brakeman Stuck to Car Until Be
yond Control and Then Jumped.

ayond Control and Then Jumped.
Especial TO The Times Dispa tch.)
B55 G ORDONSVILLE. VA, June 12--Ches-
apeake and Ohio passenger train No. 49,
E. "a. BIcGehee.s conductor, Clifton Forge
to Richmond, was wrecked near Shad a
we'll at a p NJ. Thiss train was making
tho reverse curve between Dukes and
hassie. three miles east OF Chnrlottes-
VILE, at a speed Of thirty-hve miles an
hour, when it8lnet a runaway fiat car
loaded with 10000 feet of heavy lumber.
which had become detached from a local
freight ut Keswicls station. The grade
here is seventy-slx feet to the mile, and
this wildsicar was running down this
grade at sixty miles an hour. \.
AZ William Jones. the brakeman. OF tho
loaded fiat lca ]. stuck to his post IN 2 !
brakes. but In .yain.s and as the. ca :
passed Massis Station he jumped and was
afterwards picked up in n Y nnconsc ious
condition. n iii
Z Engineer Chalkley OF the passenger
train.5 had shut OF his power. and only
saw the approaching runaway car when
Fireman Gearhardt yelled to him b to to
look out, hut on account OF inc curve
he could not see what was approach ne.
The loaded lumber car struck the pas II Y
senger locomotive, No. 1s6. ful! IN the
face and 8 fully 6, 900 feet OF 2xS heart
nine was driven like n wedge into the
boiler. half way UP to the cab.
Enormous pieces Of heavy tE11ber were
sent hurting through the air and were We re
driven through the wind VS. soi t. te ~
completely wrecking the latter.
i {. Fireman Gearhardt was plucky IN slv-
Ing the alarm, but was buried under tins
coal In the tender n, ss
Il Engineer Chalkley8 sat at his post VI n
out ftnching as hundred pound arrows
darted by him. He was suddenly Struck Stuck
by a heavy timber, and his risht arm
was badly broken The concussion was
terrific to the whole train. and the toco.
no ono was killed The following wore wore!
injured: r. B. Chalkley. engineer. arm
broken and internal injuries;s D. F.. Gear
hardt, fireman. arm bruised: W.gB. smith,
mall clerk, arm lacerated: II. q i. y onis,
Of stanton, civil eng Ineer. wound over
right eyeaJ. s. Dabney, arm, bruls sl '8s...
The passengers we're badly shaken up,
and aeyernl were bruised by flying TIM
Der and car seats and glass Among tbs
pa ssengers were Professor L. w. Good
swyn and wife,, OF New York; Miss Lucy
Tompkins. OF Miller School; Rev. r. W.
Patton, Of Eittsburg, Pa; J. f.. Ilowlson.
of Ashland, Va; pr, r. 9, LIE WIS, OF
CuIpeper, Va; Mr.. Fl. Il. Nonts OF
Stanton. Va; J. w, Detafore, Ct Bates
vile. St yS Is 4
Engineer Chnlkloy was taken to Char
lottesville$ to the, University hospital.
The passengers were transferred east
ward by special train from Gordons-
willie several hours after the wreck, ana
the road was cleared before midnight,
Section foreman No. 49,. p. a. Mayo.
saw the runaway carSpnss him at q nigh
speed, but he could not determine to
wreck 1t by throwing the switch. The
ar nj #SIoo n ia n n
tom OF some freight crews in shifting
loaded cars In front Of the locomotive
In this case It broke away on the steep
grade at shadwcll and could not be
checked, as there were no air brakes in
use and the Grade steep.