The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18
ENGINE HITS TREE,
STATION is SAVED.
Peculiar accident at Market
Street Depot OF Seaboard
Mir Line.
COURT WILL OPEN TO-DAY
Iildge West 10 Preside Rushing
Work on Fair buildings.
Other News.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street,
Pclers bMrg. VA.. MAY m.

L., d.
Petersburg. Va. Muy41T.
An accident off, peculiar nature. but
resulting In considerable damage oc-
Cured at an early hour this morning
at the Market street Station OF tile
Seahoard Mir Line Railway, In this
city, city a big road sng'ae, No 50: and
the yard engine, after having the fire
banked. had been left standing on the
main track some distiincc from the
station the two close together and
The yard engine in the rear Early
THIS morning, after firing up the yard
engine. as is stated, he colorcd hostlcr
left to get his breakfast 1t IS gus
pected that after the hos,lcr had de-
parted somc person turned on the
throttle of his engine. as It was after-
wards found TO be on. "a any rate
the ward engine. with Il pressure OF
$50 pounds OF steam started forward
ana, pushing the big road engine be-
fore IT.. ran straight for the rear OF
the station, gathering speed as II pro-
crossed
At the end OF the track. Within n
Few feet OF the station. stands large
sycamore tree. The big engine struck
,lici Side of this tree and was thrown
from the track, breaking It's pilot 10
pieces sinking its front truck wheels
IN The soft earth, and partly careenng
tut not turning over The tree pre-
vented era sh Into the wall OF tho
sta ton The rear steps OF the, sta ton
we're Knocked Ia pieces and tho large
fMr platform vas thrown out of po-
sition. Tie yard engine was not In
iured 'i
wrecking crew from Richmond has
been al work all day getting tho dis
abled engine on the track
Judge West to Preside.
Judge ! F. West, of tho Third Juli-
clai Circuit. will omen the May term
OF the Corporation Court OF Peters
burg tomorrow for Judge Mullen. who
IS presiding at tho trial OF Mayor
Sutchins, In Roanoke. Judge West
Will hear such CARES as may he es
sent'aliy necessary. Til, grand ana
petit jurors for the term yin MOI re
port until Thursday of next week nv
which time Judge Mullen IL expected
10 return TO take mp tho Common
wealth's docket ,'
Died In baltimore
Information was received to.day or
the death In Baltimore yesterday OF,
Joseph ". HarEraye aged thir;y-siy
years. a former wcll-known citizan
OF Fetcrsbnrg. Deceased was thc son
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merchant Of Petersburg. who removed
to Baltimore some years ago The 70,
mains viii hc brought 10 this civ ~.
morrow Tor burial In Blandford Gene
terry.
Sudden Illness.
Emmett p. Butler. a. we'll known
merchant OF Bank Street. vas taken
suddenly III yestcrday aftcrnoo, and nnI
MS condition Is regardei MS serious
Airs. Martha A. Starkc is cri,iraliy
~ az the residence uf her son. H. a;
Starke. on South Sycamore Street. MIR.
Starke IS in her ninety-third year
and is probably the Oldest native-borp
resident of the city.
tirnnoii,hic Contract. N
3.At a meeting Of tho street Commit
tee last night, bids werc opened for
,me .aSnis oi 1900 SQUARE yards Of
/, .ranoiithic pavement on various side
/: Walks IN the city. The committee de-
rided to recommend the acceptauce Of
me bid of the Coleman CONTRACTING
Company at sl.ol per square yard for
inc entire work
General NsMs In brief.
Ntilic TAYLOR. Petersburg negro.
Is rtrortcd to have been seriously shot
In Weldon, y. c., while in tho aci Of
committing 4 robbery. Tho wenpon
nsed on him was a shotgun loaded
with buckshot His wife went our ~
him this morning
John r Stokes. a former well.
known colored barber OF this city, dIea
suddenly in Emporia this morning.
The body was brought here this af
terhoon. stokes was at one timo an
actire military man. and was the adj
lntant Of the coIored battalion OF In
tantry which went from this civ 10
the Spanish American War.
Alderman and Mrs. W. L. Moore have
gone 10 Ocean View.to ocIuny thoir
cottage for the summer
II. T. HARRISON Wholesale merchant
has purchased property at the corner
OF Market aud Washington Streets. on
which ne will build a large wholesale
store
Sidney Waltham, aged thirty -fonr
years. is reported TO have left his homo
on AppomattoX Street yesterday. since
which time nothing has been heard OF
MIN His wife and children ana
friends are anxious about him, ana
Know OF no reason Why he should have
gone away.
The contractor for tho erection of
all necessary buildings on the Peters
burg Fair Grounds, a West End Park.
Viii put n large force 10 work next
week. and expects to have the buildings
completed by The first Of September