Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
7. J. AGEE KILLED
|NSOUTHERN WRECK
Fourteen People Are Injured
When Passenger Train
Leaves Rails.
BACKING AROUND CURVE
Derailment Occurs Two Miles
North of Jetersville, at
$40 O'clock.
BACKING AROUND CURVE

Thomas j. Agee. Of sl2 North Thir-
ty-third street. was killed instantly
and fourteen persons were injured. al
$40 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the
southern Railway, two miles north OF
Jetersvillc. when the tender of pas
senger train No. IL left the rails. drag
Sing with II the engine and two pas
senGcr coaches. The train, in charge
OF Conductor II. T.. Drake and Engineer
j. ,. Robinson, was hacking toward
Richmond. and rounding n sharp curve
at speed of twenty miles an hour
when the accident occurred.
LIST OF PEOPLE
INJURED IN WRECK
The injured are:
Engineer J. s. Robinson, Of Rich.
mond: bruised about body and face
Edgar Pollock, of DanvilIe: slightly
injured
Mrs. f, r. Thomas of 3o16 Eas,
r'roan street. Richmond. right arm
bruised.
Mrs f. NJ. slcott. Philadelphia: lef,
thigh bruised
A. II. Davis. Ontario Va: left Log
Injured and face bruised.
. ,. baltimore. Baltimore, Md: right
leg bruised
w Il. Simms Jr.. Maxwelton Va
both knees skinned
j, f. Robbins. South Boston. Va
slightly bruised
Mrs. G. V. Royal. 323 East Tenth
street. South Richmond; cut over left
eye ''i
Kate Rcdd. colored. Meherrin. Va,
Ielt knee and hip bruised.
Baggage Master r. c. Allen NJ Riob.
mond; cut on face and hands.
FIREMAN Thomas Clarke. colored
Richmond; left arm badly bruised
!; a. Jctt, Richmond; slightly injured
mrs. G. w. Owen, Emporia. Va
siShtlE hurt. Mrs. Ownc's ten-ycor.
jurcd.
WE'RE ON TRAIN
immediate attention was given the
injured by three physicians DR. youne
Of Burkeville: DR. II. T. Styers of Ie-
'ersville, and DR.. Aaron. OF Amelia. who
were on the train when the accide nj
occurred. special train carving
physicians and nurses in charge Of DR.
George Ben Johnston. was made up in
Richomnd and hurried to the scene of
Me wreck when news of the accident
reached here. y wrecking crew las,
night was at work clearing away
the debris, ana ii was stated at the of.
hces:of the southern Hallway here last
.plght thht the line wouIdatp open !yT6r
trahic at an early hour this morning.
The body OF Mr.. Agec was brough,
TO Richmond last night on train No. IL.
when he met his death he was on his
way TO visit relatives at Blanche. y.
c, during the Christmas holidays. He
had oeen employed as mechanic BY
the Chesaneake and Ohio Railway here.
ana leaves a wife. His body was bad
ly manc.ed when pulled from the
"rcckaSe. and there was every indica
tion that death was instantaneous
WAS PRECEDED BY
FREIGHT WRECK
At 1850 o'clock yesterday morning
several cars in through freight train
%os "a were derailed not far from
Chula, q. way station near Jetersyille
tearing up the track for some distance
and completely blocking traffic. Before
the later accident occurred, passenger
train No. s, due TO arrive in Richmond
from the South At 2:35 p NJ, and pas
seneer train No. lS. leaving here at
1880 y. NJ, had met at the scene of
the freight wreck and transferred pas
sengers. No. l3, carrying passengers
from points South toward Richmond.
was going north, the engine backing
when the fatal accident occurred. nor
far from the scene OF the morning
wreck. In the Inflated train were a
nas gage eoaeh' an express car and two
DAY coaches. After the transfer. the
tender was al the front OF the train
and The two day coaches next To the
engine. Railroad officials stated last
night that they were una Bile 10 account
for the accident
PHYSICIANS REPORT
INJURED NOT SERIOUSLY HURT
1t was stated last night that at
tending physicians do not regard as
extremely dangerous the injuries Of
any OF those hurt in the wreck
Bruises. slight cuts and fra actures. il
was stated. are the most serious in
Juries sustained, although persons
reaching here last night from the scene
o! the wreck reported that many pas
sengers not actually injured were bad
ly shocked.
In leaving the rails engine llO5. Of
the passenger train, crashed to the
ground on its side, tearing away sec
t!ons OF the track several ycards in
length. while its tender was twisted
INTO tangled mass OF wreckagc and
almost demolished. or the coaches in
the train, the iirs;-class car, next to
the engine. was the hardest hit. The
second-c class coach, next to the train.
was badly damaged
The accidents OF YESTERDAY tend to
confirm prevalent superstition that
railroad wrecks rarely ever come sing
~. but that one wreck is usually fol-
lowed by others within brief period
of time. a derailmcnt on the south
ern Railway. between Richmond and
Danvillc. last Tuesday blocked traffic
Tor several hours, being followed with
in short time by the two accidents
of yesterday.
SHOTS EAI 0N II G con-