The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-24
TRAINS COLLIDE
HEAD ON, KILLING
RICHMOND man
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dered valuable aid also in treating tho
others who had sustained injuries
The wounded man bore the ordeal
Gamely and joked with the physician
and nurse. lie was stretched out on a
cot provided by nearby farmhouse.
aud spent the long hours until the ar
rival OF the relief train smoking cigars.
Pronounced Remarkable Wreck.
Railroad officials Joined last night in
pronouncinS the collision as the most
remarkable head-on wreck in the his
tory of the road The absence of a
large fatality list was considered moth
ing short of marvellous The fact that
both trains were carrying unusually
light traffic was ascribed as the reason
for the light damage.
Both trains. because OF the sharp
curve, were running at a moderate rate
OF speed AT the time of the collision.
NO. had already begun TO slow down
but No. l3, because of n deep cut at
the curve, had not sighted the north
pound train. and was proceeding at
the regular speed. Tho accident, II is
said, could have been avoided had the
trains drawn together 200 yards on
either side of the wreckinS point. where
the track on both sides was straight
and free from curves.
The relief train reached the scene
shortly before o'clock bringing medi-
cal aid from Amelia and other stations
en- route Among the officers on board
were superintendent j. NJ. Iludspcth
OF the Richmond and Danvillc division:
Roadmaster W. II. Walden. Master Me-
chantc w. II. Owens, and Claim Agent
E. D. Lockcrby.
Country Folk Serve Coffee.
The wreck brought the countrywide
out In force. Tho Sabbath crowds
lnar n1 la. H.
passengers and crew in the work OF
providing relief. Women from tho
nearby farmhouses brought buckets Of
hot coffee. cakes and sandwiches, which
they served to the men al work on the
wreck. When tile relief train arrived.
practically everything had hcen done
ior the injured. and tho crew applied
itself to the work Of clearing the
track.
An engine dispatched from Kcysyillc
was attached to the uninjured coaches
OF NO. s, TO which all southbound pas
scngers were transferred. The train ar
rived in Danvillc not more than three
hurs late. The northbound passenr
ers were brought to Richmond on the
relief train at 7:i5 o'clock--fivc hours
and forty-fve minutes late By a:30
o'clock the track was clear for the pas
sage of trains.
Big Crowd mt station.
y large crowd gathered at the Soutb
ern station to see the relief train come
In. In the number were friends and re-
latiVes OF passengers known TO have
heen on the northbound train. The ar
rival OF the belated passengers gave oc-
casion for q number of fearful reunions
and offers of congratulations.
Engineer CoEbill, who lived at 507
Mosby Street. had been i'm the service
of the company since 1889 lie was
about hfty-fivc years old. and was re-
garded by his superior officers as one
of the most capable engineers in the
service. He Is survived by his widow
who was Miss Ada Golden, and three
grown children. William, Minnie NJ.
and Elizabeth.
Engineer Durvin has been in the
employ OF the Southern Hallway since
1851 He has high reputation among
his associates. and Is considered Nv The
road as one of it's abl&pt men He lives
at 2Ol6 Paramount Avenue this CITY