The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-01
Train From Richmond at o:35
Hits Misplaced Shifter Near
Petersburg
w. F. TREVILLIAN OF
RICHMOND IS VICTIM
Fireman Whitfield. Colored.
In Petersburg Hospital-But
One Passenger hurt; Lady
Cut on Nose

Colliding with a shifter standing in
the yards just across the Appomattox
River. near the Petersburg corporate
limits, the engine of Atlantic Coast
Line train SO, which left Richmond
last night at 9:35 o'clock, was derailed
and thrown down a twenty foot en-
hankment, killing Engineer Wexford
+. Trevlllian. who lives at 1906 West
Main Street Thaddeus Whitfield col
ored, fireman On the engine, jumped
before it tumbled over the embank-
ment and sustained slight injuries. He
was taken TO the Petersburg Hospital
where he is undergoing treatment.
II appears that the yard engine ran
too close to the switch at the northern
end of the bridge, and when the Rich
mond train attempted to pass 1t struck
the shifter, throwing the big locomo-
tive from the tracks over the embank-
ment, catching Engineer Trevillian
beneath and causing almost instan-
taneous death. The engineer was
pinned beneath the engine, and in
found necessary to cut IL from under
the demolished locomotive. He was
dead when taken from beneath the
engine, and he is believed to have
been instantly killed when 1t tum bled
from its tracks twenty feet down the
EN- hankment, Several bones were
crushed and the body is said to have
been badly mutilated.
Whitfield is said to have been stand
ing on one side OF the engine. and,
seeing that wreck was almost in
evitable. Jumped just before the COL
lision occurred. He rolled down the
Nembankment. but no bones were brok-
en-. sustaining only dislocated
shoulder and other bruises. Engi-
neer Treviliian was on the other side
of the engine and did not see the
was at his post when the two col
lided.
. Passengers are Cninjured.
Although the front end of the bag
gage car left the track none of the
passenger coaches were derailed. 4
lady. whose name could not be learn
ed. and who was travelling in the
Roanoke Pullman car was cut on the
nose and other parts OF the face by
flying glass caused by the impact.
However, all of the other passengers
escaped without injury. AS soon as
the collision occurred all of the doors
10 passenger coaches were locked in
order TO prevent the passengers from
rushing out and probably causing a
panic. Members of the crew in the
baggage car were slightly shaken up
when the front end of the car was
thrown from the track. but none of
them were injured to any extent.
The body of Engineer Trevillian
was viewed by Coroner Leigh and later
placed into baggage car and re-
moved to Petersburg. where it was
placed in hands of ! F. Morris e. Son.
well-known undertakers in the
Cockade City. /: will be held here
until this morn n at which time it
will be removed 10 his home in Rich
mond
Mr., Trevllian Is survived by his
widow and two children. one boy and
a girl, all three of whom are now
living AZ their summer home near Dos
well, They have been notified of the
accident and will arrive in Richmond
this morning. Mr.. Trevillian has a
brother, C. f. Trevillian, who is an
engineer in the employ of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company.