The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
MOTORMAN IS BLAMED
IN DYING STATEMENT
Victim Of Wreck Near Norfolk Says
Man in Charge of Cars Was
Asleep or Sick.
JOINT INQUIRY IS PROPOSED
Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany Will Participate IL 1t Re-
ceives Consent OF State CorporA
ton Commission-Six Deaths.
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch1
Norfolk. Va. July 17.--Louis Good
man. fatally injured on Thursday night
in the wreck at the Virginian Rail
way grade crossing on the Ocean Wow
Division OF the Virginia Railway and
Power Company. declared a few min
utes before he died to-day tina. the col
lisIon resulted because Motorrnan w.
Il Atkinson was either asleep or
sick
we were running very fast" stated
the boy. when we saw the red lights
on the. cato across the track, aand I
asked the motorman why no did no,
stop. lie did not answer, go showed
him and he Strengthened up. shut off
his ToWer. and tried to stop the car,
but /; Was too late
We hit tho freight train with an
awful crash, and Joe Cooper was killed.
When woke the motorman. Aims
worth Ga boy with Goodman) said II
was too late TO stop. and he was going
TO jump and for me to do the same.
but was in the middle and couldn't
get out"
Fifteen minutes after making this
statement in the presence OF his faith
or, Hyman Goodman, two brothers. and
attaches of St Vincents Hospital.
young Goodman was dead A. w
Ainsworth. Jr. the lad who jumped,
1av H. q nearby room with 4 broken
right leg sustained when he struck the
ground.
Hts Was Sixth Death.
This was the sixth death as result OF
the awful crash between trolley cars
and coal Gondolas at the Paramount
Park crossing a. an carly hour yes
tcrday morning. which resulted In tn"
death of four men and two women.
the serious injury of twelve others
and minor injuries to thirty more.
The Nirgin!an Railway has requested
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany to participate In a Joint investi-
CATION OF the tragedy, to he conducted
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
To this the traction company has re-
piled that it will participate in this
inquiry, provided the state Corporation
Commission gives its sanction. \ mes
sage has been sent 10 Richmond TO this
effect.
The dead. four men and two women.
all residents OF Norfolk. They are:
Joseph Cooper,
j. r. Watson.
Lee Hecht.
Mrs. Ernest T. Gross,
Miss Annie Mcehan.
Two q the Injured, Clarence Phil
potts. Bassett. Va. and Dennis p
Lyons. baltimore. are in a critical con-
dition, The others are expected to re-
cover.
The Injured.
,o7 The Injured arc John Butler. Nor,
han he? aor 4oa arm and he spa
broken; ii. Gum. rorts,nouth. scalp
wound; :. Z Cuthriell. Port Norfolk.
Ra9 ess S Md ba Eenn narad LI0n s.
Cook: PORTSMOUTH RICH; leg. broken:
Q. II Lay. PORTSMOUTH. right ankle
f. cGHHn Gf's G1 Por9s
mouth. right leg broken: W. X. Atkin-
son; Lamberis Point. Va. right leg
euI " II '" L6pea ESorfS oHto'k nssf
severed. scalp wound and leg injured !:
;: j. Franklin. Norfolk. ankle bruised !:
injured; Mrs. J. d. VIM. Norfolk. IN
tured about legs and back; j. d; Vim.
Clarence Phipotts. Bassett, Va. left
foot broken and crushed: r. @. Frank
lin. Norfolk. foot crushed; George Lar
Miss Margaret Mehegan, OF Rich
mond who was slightly bruised in
The wreck, is suffering no II effects
from her experience other than the
trying effects OF the experience.
coroner's jury. summoned early this
morning viewed the bodies of the dead
night.
General Manager c. r. Buchanan. Of
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, tonight said he expected TO re-
ceive in the morning a reply 10 his
message sent 70 the state Corporation
commission asking II that body would
sanction tho joint investigation pro-
posed for Monday.
The traction company has already
begun minute examination of all
equipment OF the motor car which
crashed into the coal train. hoping 10
thus establish II tie brakes had been
applied by Motorman Atkinson. or ii
they failed TO work.
The father Of Motorman Atkinson de-
clared tonight that his son had been
badly in need of sleep. The rs torman
n ~.
ing thirteen hours a day since ne had
been on the Willouehby run.
Chinamnn Is Drowned.
Especial TO The Tim es- niSnatch