Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-22
TWO KILLED. in WRECK
Engineer Frank Larm0nd and FIRE
man James l.. Johnson Die From
Injuries Received Yesterday.

Orange county, one Of the must ITusC
"a enoineers on the entire Southern
Railway system, and his fireman
lanes l. johnson, colored, OF Alex
andria, died yesterday afternoon a
rhe University Hospital, Charlottes
vile, from injuries sustained whel
northbound passenger tram NO. 30
the New York-New Orleans limited
crashed into No. l6. northbomt
! local, just as the latter was clearing
! = siding near Larmond, near Orange
about 7 o'clock Yesterday morning
J O. Pollard, of Strasburg, bag
Gage man on the local and six posta
clerk. who were in the mail car o'
No. 80, o. l.. Southland. w. L. Wes'
cott. J. H. Boyer, R. c. Poindexter
P. c. Cooper, and B. \. Brown
received slight injuries. The pas
.cnoers were considerably shaken
| up.
The accident occurred at the
north end of the switch in Caves Cut
The local, which had taken Il siding
TO allow northbound passenger
train No. IL to pass, undertook to
follow 42 into the northbound main
line. Before it could clear the siding
along came ;S, whose engine demo!-
ished the locals baggage car. The
two passenger cars on the local top
pied over against the embankment
while the engine and first two coaches
of the limited turned over on the
southbound track.
Engineer Larmond was pinned un-
der his engine cab for 40 minutes.
Despite the fact that he was scaldea
from head to foot and had his left
leg crushed and left arm broken, ne
coolly directed the work of his res
cuerS.
The accident occurred near Lar
mona, station named after the
engineer, and within sight of Els
..aim. Mrs. Larmond was summon
ea to the scene and accompanied her
husband to Charlottesville on the
special which brought the three in
,ured men to hospitals after they hao
been attended by DR.. F. G.. Scott
of Orange, and an army surgeon who
vas a passenger on the wrecked
,ocal.
Tie engineer lived for three hours
after reaching the hospital. never
once losing consciousness. Time ant
again he said to his wife: IL was no'
my fault, they gave me clear
board"
Larmond- was of French extraction
and was 81 years of age. He vas
native of Orange county. and reside.
in Alexandria many years. he en-
tered the Southern'S employ as
track hand at the age of -,
His record as an englne": for -
Gears was not excelled by .hat o
any engineman on the Washington
and Danville division. He was near
" always called upon to handle th'
Presidents specials over his division
On. numerous occasions he ha1le.
Roosevelt to and from his hunting
lodge, Pine Knot, in Orange county
Larmond was twice married IN
! first wife was Miss Medorah Jones
OF Alexandria. Of this union tEer'
are two living children, Mrs. \ L
Slaymaker, and Mrs. W. G. Mayer
OF Braddock Heights. AleXandri;
county. Five years ago he, married
Miss Mollie Rawlings, of Orange
Mr.. Larmond was member Q
Andrew Jackson Lodge, No. 10, a
+. and A. NJ; Mount Vernon Chap
ter, Royal Arch Masons; Old Domln
:. ion Commandery, No. IA. knight
Templar; Acca Temple, of the Mystl
Shrine. He had announced his in
tention to retire from the rallwa
service within year to make hi
: home on his farm. near Orange.
Larmond'S body was taken las
night to Orange.
Fireman johnson lived until neal
ly 6 o'clock yesterday evening. H
was badly scalded by escaping stea1
end was conscious> only al interval:
His body was sent to his home j
Alexandria.
The Southern;s double track wa
blocked 'ssr moss than twelve hour
and II, I Necessary to detour a
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