The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-20
VICTIM
Of THE RAILWAY
CROSSING HORROR
Miss Evelyn Jones Dies
at Retreat for Sick,
While Young Alfred
Broaddus Is Und e r
Treatment at St. Eliza
beth's Hospital.

With the toll of four dead and one
lying helpless in the hospital as the
result of the tragedy at Glen Allen
at 9:l5 o'clock Sunday night. all OF
that section was cast in gloom yester-
day. Richmond also took deep cog
nizance Of the latest grade-crossing
accident and its terrible harvest of
human life as related in The Nir-
ginian yesterday. The dead are.
Miss Adelaide Broaddus, age II, OF
Glen Allen, daughter of DIR. W. Il.
Broaddus, of Glen Allen, dentist,
who has his office a. 303 East Grace
street. Richmond.
Miss Elizabeth Scott, age %, of
Tappahannock, Essex county IA teach
er in the Glen Allen school.
Miss Evelyn Jones. age Is, Balti-
more, Md, a teacher in the Glen AL
len school.
Miss Marguerite Gunnavant age
%. of Dilwyn, buckingham county.
Va. a teacher in the Glen Allen
school.
AT ST. EfIZABETH'S
The other occupant Of the car.
Alfred BroadduS / years old. and
the only survivor ef the five who
were IN the Ford Sedan when it
reached the tracks at Glen Allen 10
be met by the uorthbuunG Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac train,
lies in ST. Elizabeth's hospital, suf-
tering with a fractured leg and is
otherwise injured. He was driving
the car at the time of the accident,
Miss Jones. who was the last to
die. expired yesterday at l2:l5
O'Clock at the Retreat for the Sick,
where she was rushed sunday night
following the accident She was
conscious when brought to the city.
Coroner j. F'ulmer Bright, OF Hen
rico county, held an inquest over the
bodies yesterday. IL was testified that
the train whistle and bells We're ring
ing before reaching the crossing, and
that young Broaddus saw the train
approaching bat thought that he
could make the crossing. The party
which was returning from young
peoples meeting at the Glen Allen
Baptist church were preceded by
Charlie Fleet. a 16-year-old boy. and
acquaintance OF Alfred Broaddus.
He testified that he saw the train
approaching and cried TO Broaddus
10 stop. Broaddus evidently did not
hear him as he did not slacken the
N1E SRfNf1 liz was IA ~ d 4 oE0
Sedan, with the windows closed
Fleet testified that the Ford crossed
the south bound track and was met
sQuarely on The northbound track by
The train, which stopped instantly.
EYEWITNESS TO TRAGEDY
w. G. Coleman, an Insurance agent
was sitting in his automobile beside
the crossing when the tragedy &c
Cured. He saw Flee, drive up and
stop, and he saw Broaddus continue
on across the track. to be hit by the
train. He testified before the inquest,
yesterday. He also tated that the
whistle on the locomotive blew before
reaching the crossing.
Engineer J. +. Adams. Conductor
c. II. Waller and Fireman Mallory,
who were in charge of the train. also
appeared at the inquest The engi-
neer and Greman testified that the
whistle was blown before reaching
the crossing and the bell was ring
ing. The train was net going at an
excessive rate Of speed they testified
1t was testified that Miss Gunna-
want was found fatally injured be-
sides the railroad track and she was
carried to the home of W. Conway
Saunders manager OF the Virginia
State Fair. She died just as she
was being carried into the house.
Misses Scott and Broaddus are be-
iieved to have been killed instantly.
They We're picked up by the cow
catcher of the train and carried a
distance Of 100 yards.
The body of Miss Jones was sent
to her home in Baltimore last night.
The bodies of Misses Gunnavant and
Sect were sent to their respective
homes following the coroner's in
quest.