The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
Meets Tragic Death at
Elba Station on His
Way to Park.
BODY DRAGGED
TO GRACE STREET
Witnesses Unable to Explain
Accident, Theory Being That
He Either Attempted to
Board or Leave Engine as
1t Started to Byrd Street
Station.

While evidently attempting TO board
he engine or 10 jump from 1t as it
started to move out OF Elba Station.
Robert Benjamin Luck OF sos West
Marshall Street. was run over and
killed at $40 o'clock last night by
io:al train 30. - OF the Richmond.
Y edericksburg and Potomac Railroad.
Luck was struck by the engine II
almost the point at which IL mad been
standing before moving out OF the sta
ton Neither Engineer Frank ChNes
nor Fireman +. {. Raisl!p. who were
IN charge. saw him. ana were not aware
Of the ACCIDENT until notified by the
telegraph operator at tho BYRD street
Station. y negro stated thai ne saw
the young man near the engine. but
could not tell nav he was struck.
Accident Not Explained.
Luck was dragged from tnat point
TO Belvidere ant Grace Streets. where,
after the train had passed over mis- hony
and had continued on its way TO the
lower station. his body was found by
4 negro a few minutes later. The up
per portion OF the body was lying b.
.ween the rails. The lower portion be-
Ing twisted around and lying Dust be-
You'd the north rail.
Tho Waterman al the crossing who
had not seen the accident. was noti-
he'd, and he called the police. Police
men Schleit, Walton and Jacobini were
sen; 10 the scene bui the only report
they could make was that Luck was
dead
They investigated as far as they
could. AND at the point where Luck
r.,
found his hat, his coat and his shoes,
which had evidently been torn from
his body as the train rolled him over
and over.
Grabs Scattered Everywhere
a dozen or 80 OF hardshell crabs.
which he had evidently Just purchase
we're found scattered up and down be-
fween the rails. They We're picked up
end placed in the hat.
4 II was some time before Coroner
Tayior. who mad been out on another
4 call of death, could respond. and dur
Ing the half hour interim q curious
and morbid crowd gathered around the
body. An officer procured q sheet
from Benefits undertaking establish
ment behind which the accident oc-
CURED. and the body was wrapped
from the view OF the eager-eyed
crowd
! ne engine, IN CnoTSG OIL the same
crew backed up to the crossing. but
was got allowed TO go by. the police
officers not wishing TO disturb the
body until the coroner had viewed
the remains. An official OF the rail-
road asked that the body be removed
SO as to admit OF the passage of the
engine, but the officers refused abso-
Iutely TO touch the remains until they
deemed the proper time.
Coroner Has Body Moved.
Finally, Coroner Taylor arrived. and
after viewing the body, permitted it
to be taken to Benefits Undertaking
rooms. where IT Will be prepared for
burial Then trains were allowed to
pass.
Unless Luck had attempted 20 board
the engine or TO jump from it, the
accident could not be explained by
any one. He had left his home only
n half hour before, and was on his
way to Grace Street from Elba Station
when he was killed
Luck was twenty-three years of
age. He was a plumber by trade. but
lately had been in the employ of the
city at Monroe Park. to which place
he was presumably on his way when
overtaken. He is survived by both pa
rents and by one brother, Edward
Luck
Mrs. Luck. who had been i'll for
some time. was Frustrated by the news
of her sons tragic death. and 1t was
necessary for her husband to remain
by her side.
Coroner Taylor Will hold the Inquest
to-day