The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-23
Chattanooga Limited De
rallied and Burned mo
One Killed.
AWFUL TRAGEDY
BARELN AVERTED
Train Left Track in Cut and
Cars Thrown Against Bank.
Men and Women Flee for
Lives in Night Attire.
Jcwelry and Money
Lost.
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s CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, September
e2.-Southern Railway passenger train
No AZ, northbound, known as the
Washington and Chattanooga Limlted.
due here at 5:22 A. NJ, was wrecked NJ
Gaybreak this morning within sisht oI
Oak Ridge Station, thirty miles south
OF Charlottesville, in a manner stfih
ingly like the wreck or No. "a. on the
same railway. near Red Hill. on the
morning OF August Goth. In both cases
the derailment took place in cut,
which protected tho coaches from turn
Ing over. and within 100 yards OF a
High embankment. and in each case no
one was killed, and the injuries were
comparatively slight. Thirty-two pas |
sengers wdre injured.
A Defective Rail.
The wreck this morning, as in the
cHse of No. az, was due to the break
ing of defective rail-, which threw
off the track all OF the train. consist
Ing OF three Pullmans, two day coaches
and one express car. The engine re-
llaIned on the track, and the tender
was half derailed Tae train was bro-
ken at two points. The express car
was thrown against the low bank at
tho northern end of the cut. A hum
dred feet farther back were the three
Pullmans, two OF which were entirely
off the roadbed and leaning against the
bank, and the third off the rails, but
upright.
Some yards still farther back We're
the two day coaches. tilted against the
bank. These coaches We're further off
the track than the others. Some dis
tance behind the wreck was the brok-
en rail. and other rails between 1t and
the debris were broken from the ties.
Cars on Fire,
The wreckage was soon afire. Flames
were first discovered in the front Pull
man. China, and spread rapidly. the
other two sleepcrs. Sapphire and San
dino, being the next 10 go. AID then
tile two day coaches. OF the eatire
brain only the engine and express car
remained unburned. The wrecking
train. which left this city at e:4s
O'clock. had taken 10 the scene
$50 feet OF hose. but nothing effective
was done to check the fire.
No One Killed. ia
It is little short of marvellous that
there were no deaths. Indeed. oniy one
person was very painfully injured.
This was Conductor George Il. Smith.
OF Alexandria, who was thrown ylo-
lentIy forward and fell across the back
OF seat in the day coach on the rear
of the train. He was badly wrenched
and it is feared was Injured internally
He was brought to this city at 1C
Virginia Hospital. Other passengers re-
ceived slight injuries, but continued
on their journey.
II the wreck had occurred one hun
dred feet further on. the train would
& have gone down a high embankment
with results too horrible to contem
plate. as the train was we'll filled
there being hardly vacant berth ii
either OF the three sleepers.
DR.. Edward NJ. Magruder. the com
pany's physician. and other doctor:
who went to the wreck had little to dc
The passengers We're brought to Char
lottesville, where a. train was made
and they We're forwarded North by II
leaving here about II o'clock.
In Night Attire.
OF course. the shaking-up was YER
general. and produced some fright, es
pecially among the lady passengers
toms of panic. One lady, the daughte
pf Tennessee Congressman, got ou
of the debris in some way, and in th
uncertain morning light appeared o
the railroad side ungarbed except fo
union suit Many other passenger
lost their belongings. One woman
Jewels disappeared. a gentleman los
pocketbook containing $3.50. Som
male passengers, who had lost all the
apparel, were indebted to others for tt
wherewithal to cover their nakednets
In this respect the ladies' seemed
have suffered less. but one came INT
Charlottesville without any shoes, al
was unable to procure any footwes
bound for Pittsburg, she was mut
concerned about her appearance in II
capital city, where 1t would becOn
necessary to change cars
Everything that could be done +
the comfort of the passengers Was don
1he ladies were served With coffee SCI
over from the residence Of Thomas Fo
tune Ryan, at oak Ridge" and a mo
serious need of food was supplied VIII.
the dining car arrived as a part
the train from Charlottesville. A ha
hour after the Wreck a thunderstor
ushsred in tho equinox. forcing Y
passengers to seek shelter at the lit
country station.
The Injured
" N Among the injured. all. OF whom we
. but slightly. hurt, are:
B. B. 1rby, Roanoke, Va.
White man who refused to give nan
Knoxville, Tenn; destination, M
Mrs. 5Is. IL, Wade ana young son, M
Maven. Conn. sd
Charles Iull, Pottsville, Pa.
Edward J. Keefe. Washington, D..
Nv. Fl. Geise, j ersey City, N. j.
Miss NJ. -I. Herbert, Allegheny, ]
Mrs. George Dohler. Allegheny, ]
s Mrs. G. w, Yaden, Washington, d.,
c. NJ. Davis, Baltimore.
},. W. L. Taylor, Baltimore.
Rurdette Hecker, Washington.
James Wade, Boston, Mass.
B., r. Turner. Alexandria, Va.
q. Nv. Parker Washington.
d. "A. Walton, New Orleans.
ss w. W. Gennet, Bayonne, N. j.
G, H.. DeI.lnn, cotton broker, Coli
Miss. a 5s
Nv. q, Fields. Sparta, S! c.
W. C, Lawson, Roanoke, Va,
Joseph Abrams, ,N NNestlelds, ia.