The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-22

WEDGED IN DRIVERS SEAT
Body Is Recovered When Car Is
Dragged From Water-Friend
Tells of Accident.


ferry at Aylctts. Va. about 10 o'clock
on Saturday night into tho Mattaponi
River. and was drowned. The body
was recovered yesterday. morning
wedged IN the drivers seat Of the i'm
mcrsed car.
Mr.. Dabncy was "A second cousin OF
Judge William ". Turpin. of Richmond.
and was wcll-knowu here. The body
was brought 10 Richmond last night
BY private conveyance. The funcra!
viii talk" place from the First Baptist
church this afternoon, and burial wili
be In Hollywood.
T. W Eubank. of 5o2 North Thirty
third street, who was making tho trip
With young Dabncy. left the car before
the attempt was made to board the
ferry. and escaped injury. lie super
Intended the recovery OF the body. in
formed relatives In Richmond OF the
accident and brought the remains back
TO Richmond yesterday.
FOUND ALI. BHtkf:s
FIRMLY LOCKED
Tho two men had left Richmond
carly Saturday afternoon 10 run out Ia
the residence. OF relatives in King and
Queen County. Their journey Was un-
cvenuul until they arrived late at
night ~ the ferry crossing An ON
bAnkin"ut had 10 b" crossed Just before
the road dipped 20 the ferry. ana tho
irhc car 49, ,,-,,,,., ''""'
IL is believed ,ha, ,r.. i,,,,,a,' 49, .'." 49,,
great TO ALLOW the brakes 10 stop the
car hcfor. {, -.,rb.I 80
the fcrry |, rolled ~ - .,,t
water estimated at aho,t ut,oa, -,
eighteen feet deem Vcb.r d,.,,,,.,I
the surface v.sierd;.v ,norrir,. ,in
brakes We're all locked. and the body
of Mr. Dabncy MAS SIN In tho drivers
seat
Mr. Eubank gave the following oc.
count OF The accident:
I'VE ni,dc unusually yood tino o.,
the "trip out to Aylctts and MIR D,h
'"y Secncd to understand p.rf.cil,.
the operation OF the machine As ".
appi cached til" ferry the road b.ca.n.
muddy and it was necessary to ascend
steep grade b"fore wc started dovr.
I" the river bank. Mr Dabucv thr.w
IN" car into nigh gear in order thn,
the necessary power might be obtained
for pulling up the hill aud through the
mud. weigh about 200 pounds 90
that though, il would make IL easier
If got out The car was stopped and
made my way TO the top II the
"mbaukneut on foot
RAN can OFF END
or FERRY BOAT
Then In the dim light Of the several
lanterns and the light of the car.
saw hir again throw tn. high gear
In and start for the top He reached
it and headed down hill for the ferry
boat The end Of the boat was hard
against tho bank Of the river and the
ear started on. running rather fast
Before ANY Of us who We're about could
80 much rs yrll the machine had run
the length OF the ferry and topplcd
of: the other cud into the middle of the
stream. Was too horriiicd Ia speak
or to move. aud for several seconds
stood motionlcsS. When | ran 20 the
nf he ferry W. i.f
and hut t"w ripplcs appeared on the
surface o. tn" water.
III was useless TO attempt rescue or
Vac recovery OF the car because there
W'r" nut q f"w OF us in the nieghbor-
hood. We watched the spot carefully
for some time in the hope that Mr.
Dabrcy might have extracted himself
and managed to reach the surface but
no sign appear red. and spent the night
with :: farmer in the neighborhood
"harly yesterday morine / went to
the spot and began making prepara-
tions for bringing the car to the sur
face. More than fifty OF the neigh
boring farmers soon appeared and Of
fercd their assistance. y small col
"rcd boy volunteered TO dive OF the
end OF the ferry and locate the ma
chine. This he did. and on the second
attempt took a rope down with him
and tied II 10 the rear axle. The ma
chino had plunged off the end of the
ferry and had stuck in the mud. the
front wheels and the hood being buried
several inches. When the negro re-
turned TO the boat the farmers took
hold of The end OF the rope and sue
ceeded in dragging the car out onto
the bank.
BoDf FOUND WEDGED
IN DRIVERS SEAT
"'rhc body of Mr. Dahncy WAS wcdged
in the drivers seat, although there
were Indications that he had made an
effort to get out and had failed. 1t
required more than two hours for this
TO be done. and 1T was about 10 o'clock
that the body was turned over to n
county undertaken. ] started on the
return 10 richmond about noon and
arrived here shortly before o'clock.
Aylctts is about thirty miles from Rich
mond ana at present is entirely cut Off
iro'l railroad communication with this