The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-03
EIGHTEEN CALI S
T OR AMBULANCE
South Richmond Man Loses Arlrr8
in Accident at Loconlo-
tive Works.
SAYS DETECTIVE SHOT HER r.
Woman Grazed by Bullet While
on Her Way
Home.

JInassisted except by Chauffeur r.. "
Eord Nv tune. Of the city Ambulance
Corps answered eighteen calls yes
terday. several OF them being cases OF
life or death, as depending on ths
ability Of the ambulance physician anu anu
his voluntary assistant.
The most important case was tne
accident which occurred yesterday az
ternoon to w. j. Watkins, of $3.50 BAN
bridge Street, South Richmond, WY
was SO seriously injured in the Rich
mond branch of the American loeom ~
tive Works that his arm had TO be
amputated a short time later in the
Virginia Hospital.
Mr.. watkins is an oiler by trade lie
was oiling a machine in the Locomo-
tive Works when his right arm became
entangled in the rapidly revolving ma
chinery. 1t was drawn, from the wrist
to the elbow. through the wheels as
If through u sausage machine, and was
so terribly mangled that 1t hung 10
the upper part of the arm only by a
piece of skin. His cries brought as
sistance. The machine was stopped,
and his bloody arm was Withdrawn.
DIR. Tune. of the city ambulance, was
summoned, and. after rendering tenn
porary assistance to relieve so far as
he could the mans suffering, he took
him to the Virginia Hospital
There the patient was at once placed
on the operating table. and the arp
was amputated. Mr.. Watkins suffered
greatly from the shock and loss OF
blood, but 1t is believed that ne will
recover
Shot by Detective.
Another of the more important calls
which DIR. Tune received was to at
tend Virginia Foster, who was shot,
she says. by railroad detective while
she was crossing the trestle OF the
Seaboard Air Line Railway. The bull
let fortunately merely grazed her face
under the left eye. and she was not
seriously injured. She was treated at
her home. 1880 North Thirtieth Street.
According to her statement, the wo-
man was crossing the trestle without
thought OF trespassing or thieving
when a revolver rang out and bullet
touched her as II passed. She was
considerably frightened. and sped out
of harms way across the bridge.
gave her name (colored), was arrested
by the railroad detective on charge
of stealing coal, and was locked up in
the First Police Station. She said that
struck Virginia Foster. The railroad
detective VINO arrested Belle Watson,
or Washington, and who appears
against her as witness, is G. b.. Gee,
as shawn by the warrant. II Is said
that he stated that he fred four times
in the air.
Falls With stove.
Fannie Vaughan (colored), OF nos
Tyler Street. needed the aid OF Dr.
Tune. She fell down while attempting
to carry stove upstairs, and the stove
fell on her. An arm was dislocated ant
q wrist was crushed. She was treated
and left.
c. c. Lane. of Glen Allen, fell dowr
at 704 West Broad Street, and struck
against wall. Els right ear scrapet
against the wall and was nearly tori
off. DR.. Tune sewed 1t back in place
Another serious call was to Willie
Allen, colored boy seventeen year!
unknown negro on College Street. 1
seems that the unknown assailant be
came angry, and when his friends saw
him draw a revolver they flew to TIL,
four winds. He fired at Ethem, and AL
len was struck in the back under TIL
right shoulder. Hc was attended b.
DIR. Tune, but his wound was regarde'
taken to the City Hospital for furthe
treatment. The bullet was located b
DIR. Tune, and an operation will be per
formed to-day to remove 1t.
Many Minor Calls. !.
Earlier in the day DIR. Tune. wa
called to attend Charles G. tiuxte1
of Fort Lee who missed his footin
| wagon, and fell between the wheel.
He received fractured arm, frac
| tured jaw and many bruises lie wa
taken to the City Hospital.
There were many other calls whic
| DR.. Tune answered through an exceed
ingly busy day, but most of them Wer
l5of q minor nature.