The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-29
DEAD AND WOUNDED
IN SOUTHERN WRECK
Special Train Brings Victims to
Charlottesville Wounded
at Hospital.
ASKS DAMAGES FOR DEATH
Dying Railway Employe Sends
Message to Family to Make
Road Pay Them.
ASKS DAMAGES FOR DEATH
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CHARLOTTESVILLE VA.&July 2s.----
The dead and wounded from the wreck
Of Southern Railway train No SO, at
Shipman Coax Ridge). the scene Of the
Estes murder, were brought to Char
lottesville on the Rockhsh special at
8 o'clock this morning. The dead were
removed to the Undertaking establish
ment of James Perley & Sons, and
three, OF the injured taken to the Uni
yersity& of Virginia Hospital. This
morning, after family cons'ultatlon
lard was shipped to the home Of his
wife In Washington. for interment,
and that. of William NJ Clark. the
railroad foreman, who was riding in
the engine atEthe time of the accident,
was conveyed to Alexandria,, leaving
this city at o'clock this afternoon.
Although Clark's injuries were fright
full he lived tor three hours in entire
of his condition. He
friends would see that the railway
company did something for his wife,
who is an invalid. and his ten children.
HIS face was crushed In and he was
horribly scalded. Billiards. left leg
was broken, and there was hole In
the left side Of his head and he was
badly burned about the face.
AT the Hospital.
Those taken to the hosrital#8were
Frank Harris, son Of Mr.. Ellis F. Har-
.ris. former Superintendent of the Char
lottesville water-works; Charles Bur-
CESS also of this city. and Fireman
William Johnson of Alexandria. Har-
ris and Burgess are suffering from
a sprained back, while the lcolored fire.
man has bad wound in his forehead
and deep cut in the ankle.
Th ere seems to be no doubt that the
accident was due to split switch,
although a southbound freight train
passed over 1t In safety forty-five min
ules before tie wreck. The supposi.
ton Is that the split resulted from
a holt purposely or accid Sntally wedg-
cd between the point nf the feather
cdge and the main line rail. forcing
it open. The wreck of the engine
vas complete. tho boiler only remain-.
< whole. The boiler is on one side
of the track and the ans on the other
The baggage, mail coaches and both
Gay coaches jumred the track. While
ZONE OF the passengers We're badly
injured. there was great excitement
among them, some of them Jumping
from the windows The track was re-
paired by 6 o'clock this morning. when
traffic was resumed. A special car
conveyed DR.. r, NJ. Magruder, the
icomphny's physician, and an assistant
to the wreck
Was Going Home.
William NJ. ClarkAagrd thirty five
was one of a family of eight children.
He was born In MiddleseS county, and
ut the age of seventeen married Miss
Alice p. Swain, of Orange, who sur
wives him with ten .childrcn, He had
been IN the employ of the Southern
for twelve years. Three months ago
he took charge Of q force of hands
engaged IN double tracking near Law
Ners' Road, south OF fLynchburg. He
boarded tho engine No, SO, inBI.ynch-
burg Yesterday afternoon. with the
intention OF spending sunday with
his wife and children in Alexandria
Over 500 was found on his person, A
brother, y. 4, Clark or Charlottesville,
accompanied the body to Alexandria.
Fills father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Luther Clark, both invalids,
reside Mt st. Just, Orange county.