The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-24
TRENCH CAVED I'M.

Caught beneath a ton "a more OF
Garth In & sewer trench opposite Lee
Monument yesterday morning, Vivian
Saunders, a young white man, employed
by the cty.was killed, and Frank Ty-
ler also working In the ditch, was
partly buried, suffering painful but
comparatively slight Injuries
Saunders was literally suffocated,
death resulting In avery Few min.
utes. It took several hours or stren-'
uous work to 8eXcavate tho body The
cave-in occurred Just after 10 o'clock,
and the body was not removed from
the trench until nearly noon Tyler
was dug out after an hour OF hard
work and was found to have escaped
with a dlslocated shoulder.
Account OF Accident.
Tho trench, which is about two and
half feet wide and nearly Il hundred
feet IN length, is being dug along
Allen Avenue, Just north OF the Leo
Monument, curving at the north end
to meet the sewer connection In the
alley between Monument Avenue and
Grace Street just opposite the Shcnan
dcah Flats.
Charles Tate, one OF tho workmen
in@thc trench, gave a graphic account
Of tho accident yesterday evening,
1T was about 10 o'clock or n little
la ter" he said. 81 was maybe eight
feet down, shoveling dirt up to land
Ing stage just above my hsad where
Charlie Gay was throwing 1t on out.
! was q little way round the curve from
Saunders, and Tyler was Just on be-
ycnd me. both out CT, my sight. Fore
"A t1<InSnn n, ba =,
beside the trench was cracking, and 1
came out OF that trench like shot
out Of gun. The other two We're
caught, and we all went to work at
once to get them OUT
Rescue Work.
All possible efforts We're made to res
cue the Imprisoned men, every depart
lnent OF the city and many citizens as
sisting in.Sthe work, The top Of
Saunders's head was visible from the
first. but before he could be relieved
life was extinct Tyler was buried up
to his neck, and remained Imprisoned
Tor nearly an hour before he could be
removed.
Hurry Calls were at once sent out
IN all directions for assistance Mr..
j. M. Allen, OF Church Hill, who hap
pened to be passing. was most vigor-
Gus in his efforts to get assistance, as
We're Mr.. w. u. Gilman, member of
the Board of Alderman and other
neighbors Captain fShrewbridge with
the men from Fire Engine Company,
no. 10 were promptly on the ground,
as We're the workmen of r. a. Berry
4 Co., who were engaged on a paving
contract nearby. The patrol wagon
loaded with police were shortly on
the ground from both stations. The
big automobile from the First Sta
| ton made a record run with ten men
Ion board om8SeYenteenthaan Broad,
/ reaching the scene OF the accident /
before the city ambulance could ar
rive from its remote station on Second
/ Street, although the painting sweat
| covered horse of the ambulance show
ed the speed with which that wagon
was driven.
All hands took hold with will, and
| with rockies disregard of the danger
OF additional slides. toiled away in
| the hot sun to liberate the men. Chief
OF Police Werner was promptly on
hand and shortly after came Mayor
Mccarthy and Assistant City Engineer
Beck. %
Hudgens Overcome.
Employees of the Engineers Depart.
ment from other jobs were also hur,
ried up, until more men were on the
scene than could possibly be used ir
| the limited space. r. C. Hudgens. ono
Of the employees at work on the ditch
laborod SO hard in trying to save hi.
| comrades that he was himself over.
come, and had to be lifted from the
| trench. The ambulance surgeon treat
ed him, and no was able to remair
until the work was completed
Tyler remained conscious through
out the time OF his Imprisonment. HI
thinks a slight projection on the sid
OF tho trench took tho force OF tn,
rail- and saved him from being crushed
by the weight of the earth. Tyler wa
! SO unnerved by his fearful experience
that he was unable to give the numbe
of his house, and the ambulance sur
1 geon advised that he be taken to tn
/ City Hospital for a more complete ex
animation His home is at No: 1O2
/ West Cary Street. After reacting fror
the shock he was found to be )
pretty bad condition, and the doctor
have fears Of internal injuries. He wa
I made comfortable at the City Hospits
last night.
Saunders the man killed was unmar
ried and boarded at No. 1900 Ashlan
street. He is from Louisa count,
where his mother, Mrs, Alice Saun
ders. and several brothers and sister
are living. Foreman Atkinson mott
fled his mother yesterday evening, an
the body was turned over to Under
taker A. ". Bennett. 1t will be shippe
to Maiden, Va, over the river divi