The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-06
STUART IS STRUCK
BY FALLING LAMP
Candidate for Governor Receives
Injury While Inspecting
Fair Grounds.
MAY CHANGE APPROACHES
Overhead Walkway Planned
From Grandstand to In
dustrial Building.

Henry c. Stuart, candidate for Gov
ernor and former member Of the State
Corporation Commission. was struck
by falling electric arc lamp yester-
terday afternoon on the Hermitage
Road, receiving "A painful though II
is believed not serious scalp wound
That Mr.. stuart and others In the party
were not more seriously injured is
believed TO have been due TO the fact
that the falling lamp first struck ana
shattered the glass wind shield or the
motor car in which they were driV-
ing. The accident occurred just under
the Richmond Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac Railroad trestle II is stated
that the lamp had been placed in
temporary position pending alterations
to the trestie No other reason could
be assigned for its sudden fall Mr..
stuart. though considerably shaken by
the blow, was able to continue his trip.
Inspecting Fair Grounds.
BY appointment. an inspection tour
was made Yesterday afternoon OF the
State Fair Grounds. especially with
view of looking over plans for new
street car entrance 10 the grounds and
for other changes for the safety and
comfort Of the visiting crowds. In
the party were all of the members of
man Whittet, who was detained by a
severe cold; Chairman Gilbert X. Pol
lock and Subchairman Ordway Fuller,
of the Council street Committee; Bus
mess Manager pabney. of the Cham
Der of Commerce; President Thomas
: Wheelwright Vice President Fritz
Sitterding and Chief Engineer I. Nor
man Jones. Jr.. of the Virginia Rail
way and Power Company; President
vt y
r. Page. Elmo :. Hotchkiss. Jr-, and
several other directors of the Virginia
State Fair Association.
The rarity assembled at Ninth and
Main Streets at o'clock. where mo-
tor cars were waiting. Mr.. stuart was
on the front seat of the car driven
by Elmo : HotchkisS. Jr, with Mayor
Ainslie Mr.. Page and Mr. Pol
lock. The car sped directly out the
Road on its way to the
Fair Grounds. Without thought OF
danger. it ran down into the artificial
tunnel under the railway yards, when,
without warning. swinging arc lamp
overhead gave way, fell directly in
front of the moving car. shatterlng
its wind shield. The lamp careened
against Mr.. Stuart. smashing his hat
and giving him severe blow on the
side of his head. and came to rest
in his lap 1t was regarded as espe-
cially fortunate that there was no cur
rent on at the time. as the car was
wrapped in wires torn down by the
falling LAMP
Those in the cars following hurried
TO the assistance of Mr.. Stuart, who
Insisted that his injuries were not
serious and that the party proceed TO
the Fair Grounds. which it did after
notifying the authorities of the defec-
tive lamp then blOckading the street
May Change Approaches.
The party drove over the Fair
Grounds for some time, discussing tent
alive plans of the street railway COM
pany for carrying the Fair Grounds
line over the new concrete bridge d.
rectly into the Fair Grounds making
a new entrance in the rear OF the
grandstand. with a much greater car
capacity for loading and unloading
than the old circle which has been in
use for years on the north side of the
railroad tracks, and which necessi-
tated passengers climbing a flight or
steps in order to enter the grounds.
While no formal action was taken,
those present were practically unan-
imOus in their approval of plan Tor
bringing the tracks into the grounds
lust north of the approaches TO the
new bridge. and thence by long.
straight line northward. giving room
for entering and departing Enclosures,
without danger from overhanging
tenders on curves. The plan includes
of great concrete plaza
or waIkway directly from the entrance,
beside the grandstand, over TO the
Industrial Building, with swinging
gates and guard rails wnere this walk
way will cross the race track. so that
visitors may go directly to the exhibit
buildings without going around the
long circle Definite plans carrying
out this idea will be prepared at once