The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-23

sustained any fractured bones or not
Mr. Childress was removed to the
Virginia hospital. where he was IN
d>rgoing a thorough examination at
AN early hour this morning.
Durvin and Burke are al Grace
hospital where II was stated this
m orning they are said to be in a very
serious condition. Both of them re-
ceivsi bad injuries about the legs. but
physicians declare that amputation
viii not De necessary.
Buck Roberts. conductor on the
Forest Hill car. who was near the
front end when the collision occur
red, was also injured about the arm,
| but medical attention was not re-
CURED
a Mr. Elkins. who was thought 10
have been seriously injured was
taken to Grace hospital in an am
hulance, but he took his departure
shortly after an examination dis
closed that he was not injured badly
/ SAndwiched in between the freight
car and the heavy one Of the Highla nd
lark line, the light Forest Hill cars
! were almost completely demolished and
/ IL was necessary to use a hack saw to
get some Of the people out Of the
wreck Most OF them were taken out
without a scratch. and A mother and
several little children. save for being
a little shaken up, were entirely un-
| hurt. They screamed when the COLI
sion occurred and pedestrians on Sew
/ enth street thought they were badly
| auned. Several Of the passengers
scratches proved to be the extent o.
| their injuries.
The Highland Park car was goin,
down Seventh street on the way to tn,
barns when the brakes failed Motor
| man Griswell just as he got in from
| of the Virginia Railway and Powe
company building at Franklin street
| Aided by the slippery condition of th'
! tracks following the rain. the car be
| gan a mad dash down Seventh street
/ Motcrman Griswel remained with hi
| car, which was without passengers
! and tried every way possible to ge
/ II urder control before It reached tn,
railroad tracks When the crash cam
lie was thrown back into the car. ant
was later taken out by several peopl
who had witnessed the accident.
The Forest Hill car. standing hefor
/ The lowered gates at Byrd street, wa
waiting for the shifting engine an
! freight car to pass and members O
/ the crew. as we'll as the passenger
I were totally unaware of the fast ap
! proach Of the heavy car. When tn
/ crash came Motorman Chfldress wa
/ thrown over the front of the car, fall
1 Ing tctween that and the freight, Con
( ductor Roberts was thrown up aEains
, the freight car just as 1t was falling
/ However the force with which he hi
r, IL Knocked him back and he grabbe,
one Of the steel rails. When he saw
4 the motorman knocked over the car h
I jumped over after him. and lifted hin
i 10 one side. The conductor also wen
! back and assisted in getting the pas
~engers out OF the cars in safety
+ Though II was knocked from tn
/ tracks, the freight car was not dam
/ aged, The coupling locks broke an,
I the engine was entirely uninjured.
| Tie escape without injury Of tn
4 women and children on the car. As wei
! as the men passengers was nothint
| less than miracle. Though severa
I of them were unable TO get out Of tn,
/ car until parts Of II were sawed. no
a single one Of women or children wa
hurt.