The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-01
TWENTY-S|X HURT
IN HEAD-0N SMASH
Local Passenger Train OF South
ern Runs Into Freight at
Evingtoi,.
PASSENGERS UNDER SEATS
Impact Very Great, and It Is
Remarkable No One Was
Killed Outright.
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LYNCHBURG. VA. July S1.--Twenty
six persons We're injured this morning
about Q o'clock in hend-on collision
between a northbound local passenger
train and southbound freight at EV-
ington, twenty miles below Lynchburg.
I. is remarkable that no one was killed.
though Conductor Marshall of Char
lottesrille. received internal injuries,
from which he may die. He was re-
moved to a hospital in charlottesville.
The collision occurred short dis
tance from the station, where the pas
scnger had the right of way. Both
engines were damned together and the
car next TO the tender OF the freight
was split open, the tender going
through 1t. The impact throw every
passenger on the train under the seats,
and many OF the seats were torn from
their fastenings. No official statement
has been given out, but it is said the
freight train should have been on the
siding to meet the local. and that it
was running to make the siding when
the collision occurred.
List OF the Injured.
Those injured, more or less severely.
IRE:
Conductor Cameron, Of the pas
senger train, of Alexandria, injur-
ed about the legs.
Mrs. II. H. Camden, Roanoke,
cut across the nose and face.
H. H. Camden. Roanoke, bruised
about the face and cut over eye.
c. +. Taylor. Whittle, face
bruised and cut in the lower Jaw.
Riley Parks. N1otleys. left arm
and shoulder bruised.
James Anthony Motlevs hadly
cut about the head and face.
D. NJ. Hunt, Lynchburg severe
cut over the left eye.
Flaginan G., e. Wilkinson of Al
exandra, cut in the mouth and
lower face.
Or. sinkly Irvine, of Evington,
bruised about the chest and badly
shaken up.
John Aisle, of Danvile, bruised
about the chest.
Conductor 4. Fl. Marshall, Of
Charlottesville, cut over the right
temple and injured internally In
juries may prove fatal: removed to
hospital On Charlottesville.
Engineer n. F. Major. OF Spen-
Ger. N. c., who was in charge Of
the freight, had both legs cut and
bruised aid cut about tho face.
r. r. Walden, Of Motley. right
knee injured. left arm cut, and
face bruised and cut
Mary Toler. colored, Hurts, left
side bruised and badly shaken up.
Kate Anthony. colored. Motlcys,
cut on the right leg and badly
bruised.
Corr Cook. 8colored, Hurts, nose
mashed.
Ella8 Lewis. colored, Motleys.
lower limbs badly cut and bruised
and kneeAcut.
Mary Ward, colored, Motleys.
bruised about the nose and face
and limbs.
Calvin Graves colored, Working,
n. c.. cut about the back Of the
head and neck.
Annie Fitzgerald, colored,' Hurts.
mouth mashed and bruised about
the face.
Nat Glass, colored. Sycamore,
left arm considerably bruised.
Sallie s.. Hurt. colored Hurts.
lower limbs bruised and cut.
David Thomas, colored, Dam
willie. nose broken and face badly
cut and bruised.
Walter Fountaine, colored. Clar-
ION. bruised about the face and
head.
f. D. Payne. colored. Clarion,
badly bruised about the head and
face and left leg cut.
James Churchill colored porter.
right wrist iarrain.sd and injured
about the. lreafr