The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-06
w. r. GRIFFIN KILLED
IN RAILROAD WRECK
Was Grand V orthy Master, Grand FOUNTAIN,
United order OF True etolmerS--Otners
hu on N.rI.lk and W eotern

w r. Griffin. grand worthy master.
Grand FOUNTAIN. United Oruer oil True
ku1ormers. died In the Petersburg
Hospital yesterday afternoon as a re-
suit OF injuries received in the wreck
OF eastbound Norfolk and Western
Railway train, No. l6. near Ford's
station, DinwlddIe county, early yes
terday morning. lie Was on his way
to hichmonu from Lyncnburg una nuu
expected to leave here 1T noon tor
wilmington, Del, where he was
scheduled TO deliver an address last
night.
rne Official statement given out by
dispatches from Petersburg TO which
c,ty the Injured were carried, put
Gr,iiin down as an unidentified pussen-
ger. when he failed to reacn this
city, kilograms were sent TO LyncnourS
and other kilograms from LyncnburB
we're received here about the same
time asking il he had arrived. The
Petersburg Hospital informed tho
Times dispatch over long distance
telephone iast night that the bouy hau
been 'uentin.:d as that OF Grimm. a.
D. Price. colored undertaken, and
local otticers OF the Grand Fountain.
~lll leave this morning Tor Petersburg
TO bring the body to Richmond
Legislators Escape.
The only other person Killed In the
wreck was john Brown. OIL RoanoKe,
colored porter. Like Griffin, he was
sent 20 the hospital. where he died.
Many passengers were Injured. sew
eral members OF the General Assembly.
returning from their homes. wnerc
they spent sunday, were more fortu-
nate. Tor they got through without be-
Ing hurt SIX injured persons were
reiiioved to the hospital.
The accident Is slid to have been
caused BY the breaking of the arch
bar OF the forward truck OF the tender.
a plank ut tho crossing was torn up
and carried some distance, striking
the frog OF the siding and causing tue
derailment. Only the mall and bag
gage cars were overturned. the other
cars remaining on the wheels, and
two Pullman cars in the rear remain
ing on the track.
Worked Hard for order.
Griffin, who was about forty years
old and unmarried. lived at Qua NORTH
Second Street. He was proba bly, one
OF the best known colorcd men In Rich.
mond. For the past few months he
had taken hold OF the Grand Fountain
fraternal organization for coloreo
people, and was building II up agar
after its trying experience. which came
about with the wrccktng of the True
Reformers' Bank. AS president of the
Old Folks Home, he had about all ht
could do. Recently. he figured exten.
sively In the newspapers when he dis
missed ]. Thomas Newsome. the coloret
lawyer of Newport News, who had beer
engaged to assist in clearing up The
affairs of tho order. With branche:
everywhere. II was necessary for Grif
nm TO travel great deal. and whcr
he received Injuries which proved fatal
he was returning from West Virginia
having stopped over In Lynchburg.
When other officers CT the Crane
Fountain heard from Petersburg las
night that he was dead. the news Great
ed much distress and excitement, 70,
nobody seemed to know exactly who
would pick UP his work. Griffin hac
the utmost confidence of his people
who realized that he was doing excel
lent work In behalf of the order. I'm
dertaker Price said that there could b.
no doubt OF the fact that the identif
cation was correct, though nobody wa,
able to understand why 4: took go Ions
to ascertain the facts.
List of the Injured.
y dispatch from Petersburg gives
the following list of the injured. to
gether with details of the wreck:
Samuel Holmes, colored brakeman
badly injured about face and head and
body.
Lewis Gallago. an italian. OF Strong
Pa, passenger. on his way from
Lynchburg to Richmond: left knee In
jured and suffering from confused
wounds about face and body.
| Layton Moore, of Lynchburg, HIP
fractured and otherwise injured.
| John r. Martin. of Salem. Va. signal.
| man. on his way to South Norfolk, left
| hand badly mashed and body bruised
The slightly injured. who went tc
| their homes. We're:
George r. Glenn, of Prospect, Va.
mail clerk.
William +. Murray, of waveriy. Va.
J mall clerk.
G. r. Carper. of Pulaski. express
! messenger.
I! Milton Bones, of christiansburg
A. c. Mcmahon. white, of Crewe, ant
Zack ->rice, colored, Of Big Tunnel
| Va.
All of the passengers were more OF
/ less shaken up, but, besides the above
| no one sustained injuries of conse
| quence. In one of tho rear Pullmans
| was General Superintendent Riton ant
| Mrs. Riton. and Delegate w. a. Land
| OF Nottoway. Every possible atten
| ton was given tho wounded. and those
| needing more than temporary treat
ment were brought to the hospita
| here as soon as possible.
The engine passed the point of dan,
| ger without damage, and the engineer
| and fireman were not hurt The road
was blocked for some hours. and