Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-23
M|S'S|TT|I'ERD|NG
KILLED BY AUTO
Mee Death ON Grace Street
While Walking With
Army Officer.
AD is STRUCK BY TRAIN
Addent at Milford Station Re-
suits in Death of George
w. Gatewood, Jr.

iss Mary Sittcrding, OF 500 Floyd
Anue. tho eldest daughter of Fritz
SprdlnE. OF the Sitterding -Carneal-
DIS Company. and vice president of
tiyirxinla Railway and Power Com
py. sustained a fractured skull and
ID thirty minutes later at Grace Hos
tl, when she was struck by an au-
tIobile at Grace and Madison Streets
.lo:3o O'Clock last night. Miss sitter
fE. with an escort, Captain Crumm,
the Three Hundred and Nine
pnth Infantry. at Camp Lee. was
Ing south on Madison Street. when
hn NJ. Landers. OF GIG East Marshall
rect, driving west on Grace, struck
9Th Miss Sitterdins and her escort.
The young woman was carried TO the
,spitai. but died almost Immediately.
spta!n Crunm was Knocked down. but
icapcd without injury.
Landcr3 c1ains that nc was driving
~ car slowly. but that the couple did
ot see him approaching and stepped in
'ont of the car. Three soldiers were
ding with L.andcrs. 4 charge of inJ
oluntary marslaughter was lodged
sainat the driver Of tho car at Second
'ol;cc Station.
Wo MEET DEATH on
TRACK At MILFORD
Driving in front Of the Seaboard Air
inc Railways ras, Florida train at
Illford. about thirty miles north of
richmond. George W. Ciatewood, Jr..
wcnty-onc years Old was fatally in
nd died few minutes after the ac-
idcnt. Bernard Ball, co!o-cd. who was
passenger in tho automobile. which
'as completely demolished. was in
tantiy killed. Witnesses believed
1at tho collision was unavoidable the
aascnEer train being screened from
icw by a freight train.
Tho accident occurred at the main
,ilroad crossing at Milford aud about
80 feet from the station. n north
ound freight train had just passed the
.atlon, and had stopped short dis
.nce beyond. It's ca boose barely clear
;S the crossing. Gatrwood,- driving
CIV touring car, started across the
-acli behind the freight train, which
id from view the approaching fast
-aif.
I'LL. BREATHING WHEN
TRAIN CREW REACHES HIM
Tx WAS impossible for Ga,cwood to
sc the approaching train. which struck
1e machine just as II reached the
,iddle OF tho track. The car was
omplctely demolished. and debris scat
cred along the track for fully 100
ect. Gatewood was thrown a con-
iderable distance from the roadoed.
andine against = tree stump. Ills
ssull was fractured and his body badly
rushed. lie was still breathing when
..embers OF the train crew reached his
ide, but death followed before med
.al aid could be rendered.
sThc negro landed some distance away
rom tho tracks. and was instantly
Iillod.. The engineer applied his
Emergency brakes just as he struck
h. car, and the train. jainmed with
Soliday travellers. vas quickly stopped.
She train, however, was running fifty
ive'minutcS late, and was said to have
!cen travelling at a fast speed. Great
excitement over the quick stop. which
Almost threw passengers on their heads.
Prevailed for 4 short time.
SON or PROMINENT
4 FARMER or CAROLINE
\ Members OF the train crew removed
hhc bodies to the station, and the young
aians father, who resides in the coun-
Try some distance from Milford, was ad-
i'iscd OF the accident Both bodies
wcrc removed to their homes last night.
l.he train stopped at Milford for about
an hour, and arrived in Richmond ono
hour and a half late.
Gatewood was the son OF George W.
Sr.. a prominent farmer OF
County. He was on his way
homo at tho time OF the accident, ac-
cording to adviccs reaching Richmond
last night, and was driving the family's
new touring car. So far as could be
learned, no one saw him approach the
The freight train was sta
cutting off any view of the
approaching train.