The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-20
SIX H LEO WHEN sEA-
B FARO FLYERS COLLIDE
fcontinned frorn I,trst ragc


turing seven others Both engineers
and their fireIncn and o. V. PridnS,
an express messenger were killed
Boilers of both engines blew up as they
crashed together and the engines were
rended xu that flying pieces ri steel
ana iron were scattered to the four
winds TWO express cars ana Two
combination baggage and passenger
cars were destroyed by fire. when
broke out Immediately after the col
lision. Priddy may have died instant
~. and been fortunate enough to de
before thu flames reached his body.
The engineers were caught beneath
the wrecks Of their engines. and the
colored fremen shared like fate. The
steel sleepers were practically unin-
tured 4 few of the passengers were
slightly injured by beng thrown from
their berths or seats. and by beng
cut by flying glass.
II was une Of the worst accidents
which the Seaboard Air Line railway
company has experienced in recent
years All ne ~ ws was received with
a tremendous shock in Richmond,
where eeme cf the injured lived.
Rel & Trains Sent Out,
informant n r The accident was
trantynitted Ia RichmonA afmosf W.
meaiateiy, and war received a little
later At rrr sfh. T.v.tef Z, '..,s
frcm both .}tch n ana Rale Oh, \.
e were made Up Immediately, ]. II
witt diy Isl N reTintendeni: George
Afasfen, ira \ 1"~ter. and DIR. 1o"eph
Nj Burke. of Petersburg. chief Sur
geon for the railway company, went
on the sneci7l .roUr which left Rirh-
mond .ngr-ed ~ Nv after the accident.
Or G. IL 'sete the railway coin
pany's surgeon at Warrenton. y. c.
arf tNrre Other surr ms pf that city
to,ned the relfcf train which was
.iesoafchea from RsleiEh Wreckng
crews left with beth spe, ials
The accident occurred IT Granite,
n G.. ~ $50 miles south of Rich
rrond ard about s'xtv-five miles north
~ p-1e!-h T-o'ns Ne 81 runs from
New York to Jacksonville and leaves
ri '- .e- I'D a. $50 4 NJ. and is due
nj Gvnnite = At O'Clock. Train 10.
Sd a ror~ MON train to the other,
ig due at Granite nj . ~ o'clock and
= ire tr fs'vhwcn9 at $50 o'clock In
the morriro The regular pass 'ng
ro}nr is at et-r'ton. y c. 70 $40 miles
south ef r. huand and seventee
r-'lae NORTH NJ the scene If the ar
cidcnt ana fNo two trains are duo
Dire 70 meet a 2'19 A. NJ Train -.
with Engineer Beckham IN chargss,
YVES behind time. II IS said, and was
rNnnirc va make un It's schedule.
Train Orders were delivered TO him. Il
Is said, at some station south OF
Granite end Il is presumed that ha
nl'~read Granite for Grandy. which Is
fwe,,fI-tnr~a foIIes north OF Granite
J1e was evidently trying to reach
C~andy IN time ia meet the south
+ bound train Instead. according 10
tine fA-s ~ ehoul1 have remained
or the rratn line at Granite. and have
waf.eS f. the ~outhbound train to
te srsltGAeA tv h'n. All northhound
trai-r have the riFht 81 way owe,
'rnt~~ - ~ ~arn" class going in the
orros'te CIR .ct4on ana train "a shouli
So F'ru"eT ~ 'he main line al
Gransse between switches
Thsrrv of tho Cave.
T.>t-ireeT w A. Fa'Son Of the
sotthhonns train. hal received his
orders n stob at GRANITE and switch
~ ttfp. rnrthhound train. and seems
10 have hee1 obeving orders. 1t rs
hardly though that Beckham de-
aiberately .,isebeyed his ORD ars as the
appointed meeting place WAX twenty
Y three miles away, and no engineer
would have been 20 foolhardv, II is
. raid AS deliberately To take the
chance of collision and certain death.
The trains met In the darkness Of
the early morning. There was only
4 the sudden glow Of the other engines
headlight 10 warn each engineer "
the impending crash There was no
tirse to reverse brakes. no time TO
Jssrsn The two giant machines Of
3 etees came together with resounding
rcar that awakened the village and
4 Naa heard mile away. They tilted
Il upWa rds, ami then sank, broken
n1se<Te Of crpmpied steel ana iron ard
red hot ashes and Goals with the ak
q pxese ears and combination coaches
8 pIlNd on them from behind Both
boilers ~xpl 1deJ simultaneously. ard
wnxE Wx2 Ixff 0f The 60bbing. pant
& IN tAs-~h 7sk ron were rended and