The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-15
EXTENT OF INJURY
NOT YET DISCLOSED
Thomas ]. Walker, Victim OF
Automobile Accident, i'll
Serious Condition.
BURY WILLlNGHAM TO-DAY
Police Assist Coroner in Sum
moning Witnesses for
Inquest.

While Thomas ]. walker, OF e2s Park
Avenue, director OF tho American To-
oacoo Company and manager Of the
Richmond stommery. who was serious
ly hurt IN tho fatal automobile acct
dent at tho Country Club OF Virginia
Tuesday evening, had not recovered
consciousness, 1t was said last night
| at 81. Lukes Hospital that his con-
dition was somewhat improved. al
| though there was widespread concern
among his friends as to his recovery.
lie continued to display symptoms OF
! paralysis In the lef; side. Mr. Walker.
VINO was thrown twenty feet when his
| big seven passenger, stX-cylinder tour
! ing car turned turtle. was hurt abou;
the head. but X-ray examination
failed to disclose the exact nature OF
his injuries.
chauffeur. whose failure witnesses
said. to take the inside OF the steep
| oowngrade turn on the turtle back road
was the cause of the accident. and who
is also patient at st. Luke's, was
pronounced satisfactory, and his re-
covery was predicted.
Smith Leaves Hospital.
Frank p. Smith. district manager OF
the Federal Cigar Company. another
OF the injured. was able TO leave tho
hospital yesterday morning j. Z
Lipscomb. Jr of South Boston, con-
neoted with the leaf department OF the
american Tobacco Company, who was
hurt about the knees when he leaned
from the machine, was sti!l confined In
bed last night, but it was said he
would probably be out in q shor,
while
An inquest into the death OF An
drew 3. Willingham. OF 1901 Grove
avenue, chief buyer of the American
Tobacco Company, whose skull -.ns
fractured when the big motor car fell
upon him, and who died several hours
later ut St. Luke's, Will bo begun to-
morrow morning at 10. o'clock at the
City Han by Coroner Taylor. All day
yesterday the police We're busy in as
sisting the coroner in locating and
summoning Witnesses. The INQUIRY
into the death OF Mr. Wilingham win
be thorough ana every effort will be
made to place the responsibility Tor
his death
Persons who witnessed the accident.
1t Is understood, have said that Bell
was driving Ut a high rate OF speed.
II being variouBIy estimated at from
forty TO Sixty miles on hour.
Funeral This Afternoon
me funeral OF MIR. WilIngham Will
taKe place this Afternoon al 4 o'clocl1
from The home. Interment will be
mace IN Hollywood Cemetery. Pail
pears have been chosen rs follows:
Honorary; J. =. Taylor. r. u. Williams.
~ " sheiourne. y. Jannison, O. ".
oud!ey. e. u. Ferguson. l.. ". smith,
J. 3 McDearman, {. W. Lea Il. u
ullie' G. ~ Penn. q. II. Isuidenberger
John l. Wingo, DR.. II. 5. Burt. ! 10
liolcombo. Active: o. c. Grexory :.
L. LlpsGoinb. John O. Hayes, ". n.
f.enner' w. .. Howard. T. NJ. Amber
son. J, Ii. Mailer. w. {. Bradshsr A
l. Ragland and l.. r. Smith.
BESIDES his vito, Mr.. Will.ngham
leaves his mother, Mrs Minnie wiz
ingham. Of South Boston; two broth
ers, w. ~ Willingham. Of Danvilla
and Whsle Willinsha,n. of South Bos-
ton and two sisters, Mrs. Mar Gray
and Miss Sadie WiGinZham, of SCUM
Boston.
Ills wife was Miss Helen Battle OF
Rocky Mount n. O., daughter of Dis
trlot Judge Battle, and u cousin OF
George Gordon Battle, the New YORK
lawyer.