The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18
BRAKES FA|LEO;;
SIX KILLED IN
NORFOLK WRECK
Injured Motorman Declares He
Applied Air Quarter of Mile
From Crossing
Coroner Carvine
Will Investigate
Summons Jury for Exanina-
ton of Witnesses Thursday.
One of Injured Passengers
May Die
Especial TO The Richmond v,rginian)

Especial TO The Richmond virginian~)
Norfolk, Va, July 1.-THE death
toll az a result Of the collision carry
this morning between an Ocean View
trolley train and a Virginian railway
freight train at the Fairmont park
crossing now totals six. over score
OF the injured are still quartered at
the hospitals OF the city.
Following is list of the dead;
Joseph Cooper, s2s Chapel street,
leg crushed and hurt internally
j. h. Watson. driver for the Swiss
steam laundry. badly crushed about
the body and hurt internally.
Louis Goodman. Falkland street.
leg crushed and hurt internally.
Leigh Hechl- head and chin cut and
internally hurt,
Mrs Ernest r Gross, 2ls Grace
street. arm severed and legs and arm
crushed.
Miss Annie Meehan. al Grisgsby
place, legs ana abdomen crushed.
One May iDe.
Reports tonight from the hedsides
OF the injured are 10 the eHect that
all are doing nicely and will probably
recover The on}y exception Is Denis
F. Lyons. of Baltimore. and II Is fear
FE he has suffered internal bt44ht .rSSs
Justice ! Il CarviIe, coroner OF the
Tanners creek district. Norfolk coun
Is. has summoned a coroner's jury
and has set Thursday for an enamina >
ton az witnesses 10 determine the
cause OF she accident and fix the re-
sponsiuaslty.
officials II the Nirginian railway de-
clare that the engine OF the coal
train, after coming To a stnndstiil and
! n
electric tracks when the crash came
Two rcd lights they claim were hight
ed over each gate. The trolley crash
ed through these and hit the moving
train.
Atrbrakes Failed.
Matorman w. x Atkinson. whoee
right leg was crushed. today told call
FRS at the hospital that the airnrakes
on the car failed 20 work and that ne
was unable to stop his train as he
approached the crossing. although he
spuI.ed them when u quarter OF
Imsie from the crossing,
Passengers declare that the car was
going at the rate OF about thirty miles
an hour and that seemingly he was
unable 10 stop the train.
The injured John Butler. 2s4 Bank
street. thirty years old. heel bruised ,
The,ma Bryan 134 Tenth street.
bruised; H Gum. ali ia Chestnut
stree. scalp wound; S. f. Cnthrieii,
|1is Mount Vernon avenue. Port Nor
|6olk, both legs fractured. I. T. Lyons,
|f. Nj. c. A. Norfolk, slightly injured ,
Ia. B. Coke. 2os court street. Ports-
|mouth. spYained shoulder A. ". Ans
worth, aos Court street. Portsmouth,
right leg fractured; Q. II Larry. Ports
anouth, right ankle spratnee. r. i.
|Coulter. 222 North street. Portsmouth.
|hrounaed In legs. r. y. Stranger, Lor-
|raine hotel. cut over left eye. W n
|I.oper. Fairfax hotel. knee cnt, y 4.
Franklin. 1919 Einwood avenue,
feprained ankle. s. p. Grimm. ltls
|Elmwoed aveiue. ankle fractured
Mrs =. j. Franklin, f7ia Eimwooa
kyenue. cut on leg; Mira J. p. VIM.
SIS Pelham place legs cut; J. n. VIM.
lis Pelham place. back bruised; 7. u.
Franklin, lila Omohuhdro avenue,
4Norfolk. leg injured; Clarence Phil
epotss. Bassett. Va, left leg fractured,
Rendition critical: George Larkin. aus
|pinwiddie street. confusion OF the LETT
iankIe: w. X. Atkinson. 1858 rory
third street. right leg bruised.