Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-28
TRAIN ROLLS OVER
NEAR PETERSBURG
Engine and Six Cars on Train
No. S Leave
Rails.
STRIKES A BROKEN SWITCH
Engineer Smith Pinned Under
Wreckage, While Fireman
Is Hurled Out of Cab.

Three men are known TO have been
killed and others are believed pinned
beneath the wreckage OF Seaboard Air
Line Passenger Train No 6, which
turned over two miles south OF Peters
burg shortly before midnight last
night The known victims are:
c. r. Smith. engineer. Richmond.
Harry Ferguson fireman, Richmond
An unidentified man believed to have
been tramp.
Besides the eng; :. six cars, two
baggage cars and four freight baggage
cars turned over while the train was
travelling AZ speed estimated at forty
miles.
picion by passengers that the train
mao been deliberately wrecked.
Strikes Broken Switch.
. St5iains a broken switch at point
cause OF tho accident. PASSENGERS who
tN,L":ned the switch reported early
train had T'n hse5 ,has {hncg 6slieved the
as the switch lock had been broken
s When inc vs spseGdng train struck the
engine and forward coaches turned
over.
smith the engineer. was pinned be-
heaeh the engine. and is believed TO
nave been killed instantly. Ferguson
was hurled out ot the engine cab and
was FOUND severa! yards from the
tracks dead.
Under the debris was found the body
It tramp as he could not be identified
Passengers Bndly Shaken.
None OF the passengers were injured
Some we're badly shaken W.. but the
length OF the train and tie several
neavy cosches ahead OF the passengers
iearing the tracks.
smith and Ferguson boarded the en-
sine IN Richmond. preparing TO pilot
Inc train into Jacksonville
!, was necessary for the passengers
10 go two miles from the scene ~ Tia
summon SUNNI Tor a,d = telephone with which to
sent 10 Petersburg. a dozen nh vs.
clans were hurried to the he's sce ness in
assembled and at an early hour ,b;s
morning was making effort to lift the
CT 't Engir engine in order that the body
,Iee' Sm!th could be recovered
Hcnr Gronns From Cars.
Whether or not there were any r.n
N ne haggase or freight baggage cars
could not be learned early TO-DAY Sev
sroans Wshia one of GfspGr,ed ring
which had not been opened at latest
Among the passengers on the train
was c. b, Ro!en. OF Barton HeiShts
IN telephone message he stated that
me accident occurred at 1880 o'clock.
coaches We're thrown from their seats
oy inc impact but did not believe any
serious trouble had been me; with for
several moments.
addresses OF Ferguson and Smith
could not be learned early this morn
ing from Seaooard Air Line officials
mere; Is understood that Ferguson
resided on Marshall Street.
Trnins Held In Here.
AS result of the wreck several
trains were being held in Broad STREE
STATION early this morning, preparatory
TO re-routing them over other tracks
southwark.
,ihEestiSation OF the wreck by OFF,
claiS and the coroner was nrsdictad
cary TO-DAY, particularly in view Of the
report mat the switch had been tam
EeEeu WIKI. Passengers stated that ne
lar AS could be seen the switch lock
PAD been broken and that when The
heaNy train struck the frog il left
N" main track, Travelled few feci
Mong the siding and then plunged into
over. INNS