The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-20
TRAIN VICTIMS ARE
BURIED N DlAhOF0RD
LEWIS DIES FROM woUNDs
Injuries Sustained ny Young Man
Prove Fatal-Funcrai services of
Miss Nellie sutherland to Be Held
This Afternoon.

Petersburg Vq. Sept 19'~~The
double funeral Of John Andrew
Could OF Chesterfield County. and
Percy j. HogNood, OF This city. an
account Of w1ose deaths has been
ncntioped in this paper, was con-
Church at 4.30 o'clock this after
noon in the presence OF large as
semhtaee Of friends and relatives who
mad gathered Ia pay their last trih
ute Of respect 10 the memory OF two
model young men.
Roth young men. Mr.. Gould. the
owner and driver Of a large auto
truck. and NJ Hogwood. his friend,
were instantly Killed. as stated pre-
riousiy in this paper. when the ma
chine was struck hy Norfolk ana
Western train n Cedar Level. Prince
George County shortly after 10
O clock FRIDAY night and six others
were more or less seriously injured
and are now being treated at the Pc
tershurg Hospital, where hopes are
entertained fot the recovery of all
of them.
Rev f. W Moore, pastor OF the
Second Bapt st Church, conducted
the funeral. and In the course of his
remarks made touching tributes to
the memory of the young men. one
OF whom Was member of and n
regular attendant Of the sessions of
the Baraca Bible Class Of the Sum
day School ard the other a regular
attendant of tNe church services
The scene presented by the two
massive caskets before the church
chancel was one Of the saddest that
was ever witnessed In Petersburg
and one which moved tn tears many
who dtd not have speaking ac-
quain'ance with the young men.
The following men were palibear-
ers for Mr.. Gould: Messrs J. NJ
i.Ivesay James Colgin Jean Wood =
all. Jack melbourne. Robert Cot
treil, Charles Miller. Clyde Picardat
and Pelham Jolly,
For MIR. Hollywood Messrs j. r.
Carter. c. r. Davis, Jordan Traylor.
Garland Matthew'S. Jesse Edwards
and Lonnie Palmer
The two professions left the
church together for Blanatord Gene
terry. where -t~terment Of the two
bodies was made in the family sec
tons Of the respective families
Suscumbs to Wounds.
: John Gillian Lewis aged twenty
three years, who was accidentally
shot by his friend, f. NJ Marshall
at the warehouse of the Furman
Boat Line. on the City Wharf. about
y O'Clock las evening. died at the
Petersburg HosI ital of his injuries
about o'cloc this morning
f. The young man was son of the
late w. w. ANA Mrs Catharine Lewis
formerly Of Dinwiddie County hu,
late of 2aS South jefferson Street.
1t appears that the accident oc-
CURED when Mr. Marshall was show.
ing Mr.. Lewis how he could avoid
being held up and robbed by GETTING
quick drop on the hlghwayman
The bullets Fad been removed from
the revolver and il had been sanpped
several times when young Marshal
thoughtiessly replaced them ant
pointed the revolver at Mr.. Lewis and
pulled the trigger. the bullet passinl
entirely throrfh his abdomen. I'm
7 mediateiy after the shooting Levi!
stated that it was an accident, and
before dying again repeated tn.
statement winch completely exoner
ates HIS young friend from an,
blame.
The body will be taken TO the for
met home In Dinwiddie County fo
interment tomorrow
Funeral Of Miss Sutherland.
The funeral service of Miss Nelli,
A. sutherland will he conducted from
the West End Baptist Church, of which
she was consistent member at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. As stated
previously Miss Sutherland was tn,
teacher OF class of boys In the Sun
day School and a member of the church
choir At this evenings service tn
choir gallery was draped In MOURN,
in honor of the memory of the deceased
j,a rot
choir will attend in a body with tn
family and substitute choir will
render appropriate music Miss Mar,
Baxter will sing Saved BY Grace,
and the service will he conducted b,
the pastor. Rev. A. r Love.
Body In shipped.
The body of L. w. Dining who wa
accidentally run over and killed by a.
auto-truek al Boiling brook and Secon
Streets, driven by John Gould. one o
the victims of the accident at Ceda
Level Friday night was shipped to hi
former home at Gainesville, Ga. vii
Sea board Airline Railway today. Fo
the first time in several weeks tn
morgue of j, T. Morriss 81 Son. In whic
, from one to three bodies have been hel,
for Identification. Is empty.
Discuss New bridge.
, Post &C." Travellers Protective As
soclation, Al "A meeting held last even
Ing. discussed as usual various matter
OF public interest. chief among whicI
was the overhead bridge proposition
now before the City Council, which ha
heen endorsed by more than thousan
voters. who affixed their signatures t,
a petition asking that the bridge b.
constructed
win Erect school
The Dupont Powder Company. it /
reliably reported here. has donate,
$4,000 for the erection of publi
school building at Hopewell adequat
to care for the large number of chill
dreh who are there without schoo
facilities The building will he o
brick, and the ground on which it Il
In be erected was donated by the Rea
Estate Development Company o
Petersburg, Upon completion of tn,
building, II viii be turned over to IN.
pabile school trustees of Prince Georg.
county. II is expected to be ready fol
occupancy on or before January /
Accidentally shot.
A white man. giving his name as J
n. He'll was accidentally shot whil,
hshlng on an island in the Appomatto,
River al point just east Of the vir
gina halfway and Power COMPANY,
lnteruTban bridge Yesterday TIL. ~