The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07
Fast Mail Derailed Fifty
Miles South Of
Richmond.
AUGUST BELMONT'S
PARTY ON BOARD
Engineer Bishop, His Colorcd
Fireman and New Jersey Pas
scngcr Brought to Memo
rial Hospital on Special
Train for Medical
,i Treatment.

Running at the speed nf forty miles
an hour. scaboard Air Line fast mail
train No. &C was wrecked atI:35 o'clock
last night 200 cards north of the Not
to"ay River EridEc. near Mckcnncy
station. nfty-two miles south Of tich
nond. Engincc. ". L. Bishop and
Fireman Oliver Stallings. the latter
co!o:ed. were seriously sc3idcd. Geo
W. Noe. OF ocean Grove. New jersey
was the only passenger Injured The
engine and five ears left the rails and
turned completely over Two other
cars were dcrailcd. and carccncd hcav
ny, but did not fail. TWO Puilmans and
private car or August Belmont. The
Hew York capitalist. remained ON the
track
Cause Of Wreck Unknown
me train TaR duo III Richmond
e;iS O'clock yesterday afternoon ana
was several hours late. II carries
thf'ish sicopcrs from Jacksouriile TO
Hcw YORK. Scabonrd officials have not
hs yet determined the cause Of The do
raiiEnent but ascribn the fact that
thcrc were no fatalities TO the string
or four express ears which preceded
TIC passenger coaches. The engine
these four express cars and a comtd-
nation baggage and passenger car. in
"hith there were colorcd passengers
left the rails and turned completely
over though rome or the passengers in
this car Was hurt. The coaches fol-
lowing were detailed and narrowly
'nisscd turning over down the embank-
mont In which event many Of the mas
sengcTs would Inevitably have been
killed
special train was made UP this
SIDE OF the wreck and the wounded
fireman and engineer, with NJ: Noe
'hc only injured passenger. were
brough. 10 the Memorial Hospital in
NachmoEd, arriving shortly after i
o'clock this morning Il Was stated
that Mr.. Nee was bruised, bu, was nut
thought 10 be seriously injured
Pullman PnsncnEcrn Shnkcn Tn.
ParannEcrs in tho Pullman cars were
thrown from their seats ana severely
shaken up. but the long, heavy cars Old
not leave the rails. In the private car
of August Belmont were Nj Belmont,
his wife AMI two cons and their guest,
Herbert Motley. OF New York. Beyonj
a severc shaking up the party was un-
injured The Puilmans and private car
wero taken back last night to Nori!na
and dctoured over the Atlantic coast
Line and attached to Scaboard Train
No. 81. the Florida and CUBA Special,
which passed through Richmond en-
route to New York early this morning
over tho tracks OF the Atlantic Coast
Line
arrangement were at once made Tor
conveying the southbound Seaboard
passenger trains from Richmond TO
Norlina. and thence 10 Weldon. o-er the
tracks OF the Atlantic Coas, Line ard
guards were placed in Main street sta
ton to notify everybody that Scaboard
passenger trains would arrive and laave
from Byrd Street Station. Wrecking
trains worked through tho night. clear
ing away the express coaches and it
was anticipated that the main iin,, OF
the Seaboarc would b. cleared by S 4
NJ. to-day. Abou, 100 yards OF track
was torn up, ana the right Of way
was Uttered with cNprcgs parcels. bro
ken baggage and mail pouches. pny.
s!cians from Mckinney and Peters burg
wcro hurried 10 the scene il being at
first believed that 4 number al pa sscn-
GERS were injured and great relief was
expressed when later reports limited
the number to three. These were treat
cd by DIR. Young. Of Mckenncy, who
made arrangements for their removal
To the Memorial Hospital as SOON as
possible.
RuuntnG Three Hours Lntc.
The train was running about three
hours late at the time OF the de-
railment, and it was suggested that
the engineer was trying TO make I'M
time. Seahoard officials In Richmond
however, would advance no theory IS
TO the cause of the wreck in advance
OF a careful examination OF the
ditched engine and the condition If
the track near the scene.
Owing to the painful nature OF his
injuries. severely scaldcd from the
wreck OF his engine. the railroad Off
Gals have made little effort as yet
TO examine Engineer Bishop ms to the
cause Of the wreck, Mr.. Bishop makes
his home in Raleigh. running between
that city and Richmond
Mr.. Belmont. whose car was at
tached to the wrecked train. but whose
party escaped unframed, is widely
known ralrond magnatc. having large
interests in the banking world OF
New York city. and being closely af-
fliated with the interests operating
ssthe subway system of New York city.
iSRc is also interested In tho Seabpard
HAir Line, and has other holdings in