The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-14
WOMAN PASSENGER IS
FOUND DEAD ON TRAIN
Mrs. Peterson. From JacksonNiie 10
New York. Victim OF Heart
Attack.
DISCOVERY vt PETERSBURG
N bite Man and Negro. Who, We're
Hurt In Fall From Hopewcil Train
WIN Recovery. VI. G. \. Campaign
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Petersburg. Va. Feb. IA .-Mrs. II.
Peterson. q passenger en- route from
Iacksonvilie t'ia.. to New York, was
found dead IN train No. so, of the
Atlantic, Coast Line. shortly before
Il arrived here tonight The body was
removed from the train here ana
taken to the Morris undertaking es-
fahishmen. 10 he prepared for burial
Or H. G. Leigh. coroner. Was not-
Hed He viewed the body and after
examination, announced death was
due to a heart attack, Mrs. Peterson
appears To be about Atty years nj
age and when last noticed by mem
hers Of the train crew she appeared
10 he in good health Efforts are
being made to locate and notify reIa-
tiVes.
Hurt In Fall From Train.
white man named Ellerbe and
negro whose identity has not been es-
,ablished were brought to the Peters
burg Hospital on a late train from
Hopeweli last night, both in more or
less seriously injured condition. The
two men fell from train No, 50, en-
route from here To Hopewell - train
approached the station at the latter
place about midnight. Mr.. Ellefhe
lad his right foot and left hand
crushed off and the negro lost several
toes from his left foot. They we're
seen az they fell from th~ train, The
train WAS stopped and they were
picked UP. taken to Hopewen ard
brought back to the Petersburg Hos
nftaf for treatment. Little could he
learned Of the men. but II is said that
thev we're employed at Hopewell, and
that Mr. Ellerbe has wife aud sew
eraI children living in the Wizard
CITY. The condition of both is con-
Sidered favorable today
Y.M. c. \. Add Members.
The Automobile Membership CAM
paiRn. which was launched ~ ban
nuet held in the gymnasium room of
| the Young Mems Christian Assocla-
lion Thursday evening for the purpose
of adding 500 new members to the
association in Eve days. is progressing
with p hieh degree IF satisfaction,
state Secretary s. A. AekleN. who is
in charge, is very enthusiastic over
tho prospects Of the success of the
undartaking Ninety-one new mem
! bera were added in the first two DAYS,
There are fourteen membership teams,
each named from a we'll known auto
mobile. in addition 10 a citizens COM
mittee and two boys teams Mem ber
ships reported by tho teams to date
are as follows:
Rv the Paige team A. Oldsmobile.
5: Cadillac. 3: Saxon. ? Ford, Z
Dixie, 6: Chevrolet 10; Overland, 4;
Dodge. s. Hudson. 7 Chalmers. r.;
Grant, 7 RnyR' team. A. Citizens' Com
mittee. 20 Neither the Buick nor the
Speedwell teams has reported any new
members, but both are expected 10 get
into the race.
Luncheon, rs served tho several
teams al $40 O'Clock each evening
and much enthusiasm has been mani
tested.
Two new teams were formed from
y among the Younger boys yesterday
n clifford Hardy was chosen leader OF
a one and Carl Hardy of the other.
:, Payday Crowds Petersburg.
J. Yesterday WAS the regular semi
= monthly y-day at the Dupont plant
at Hopeweli and in consequence there
I was tremendous influx of visitors
In Petersburg yesterday afternoon and
last night. Taking the size OF the
crowd into consideration the occasion
= was one Of the most orderly IN recent
months During the afternoon and
evening the police made total OF
, about forty arrests, the major portion
of which was made for drunkenness
Nothing Of a serious nature occurred
in police circles during yesterday OF
a last night.
, Tobacco Market Active.
The sales or tobacco At the several
a Petersburg warehouses last week ae-
eresated 453ssa, increasing the total
sales for the season 70 date to 3.1s1,-
ssT pounds The market was quite
A active on all grades and prices OBJ
y tanned were generally satisfactory.
Many Realty. Transfers.
- The Petersburg real estate market
4 during the past week was more ac-
tive than for many weeks past. The
largest eumber of local transfers made
far some months was recorded here
involving a sum totaling about sl0o..
a. 600 In addition to transfers made
within the city OF Petersburg, a mum
=. her Of other deals for farm lands 10
. Gated In Prince George. Chesterfield
., and pnwiddie counties were reported
:, tntaijuz sum of about half mil
s lion dollars.
Death Of Jesse L.. Haas.
Jesse !. Rass. AGED nineteen years. :
- popular employee OF the city Point Sup
l ply Company died at Elders Hospital
HopewelI Yesterday. following AIN Ill
ness OF ahnut three weeks. from pneu-
monia. Besides his parents, Mr.. and
t Mrs i. r Rass, OF Chester. s G., tho
i. Young man is survived by one brother
!. A p Bass Of GaHtonis. \. {. The
d body was prepared for burial ant
= taken to the former home of tht
d Young man for interment today,