Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-19
|WOOTHERS HURT
BY TRAIN NO, 68
Party Was Returning From
Service of Young Peoples
Union.
IS SHATTERED
Fow-Catchcr Carries It's Human
Freight Distance of 100
Yards.
UT0MOBILE is SHATTERED

ihree persons were killed. two In
'antiy' and two others were in
urea. one seriously, when north
ouhd Richmond. Fredericksburg and
o'omac passenger train No. 6S
truck an automobile at Glen Alien
as, night about s:15 O'Clock.
The dead are:
Miss adelaide Broaddus. aged l4.
lcn Al'"-
NJ sucritc Dunnavant, aged
Nj .~"bc,h Scott. aged 20. Tap
hha"ioe". Essex county
The Injured arc:
hiSa Evelyn Jones. aged o5. Balti-
lorc.
Alfred broaddus, aged II. brother
Miss Bronthus. Glen Allen.
The party was returning TO their
omea after attending meeting o.
ne Baptist Young Peoples Union nt
ic Glen Allen Baptist Church. They
ere riding In a Ford limousine
long Mountain Road. which skirts
len Allen. AS they ncared tho
richmond. FrrdcricksburS and Po-
'mac railroad station. train No. 6S.
h!ch left Richmond at S:l5 hove
ito sight,
one account that reached Rich
iond. last night said that another
utomobile had stopped TO await
assing OF the train. which In said
have been going at j moderate
itc OF speed. Young Broaddus.
= cooriing TO report. attempted to
ross the track ahead OF tho onrusn-
hg locomotive.
Find BodIcs on Pilot.
Az the automobile bearing It's pre-
Gus load OF human freight got
thwart the rails il was struck by
he locomotive. II was smashed into
indl;ng wood and twisted steel and
on.
The COW catcher of the engine
ickcd up its human freight. two OF
he occupants of the automobile be-
g already dead. II Is '5clicvcd. and
irried them distance OF 100 yards
more.
Townspeople. attracted to the
,ene. rescued the living from among
ic daad. Miss Jones. conscious and
ystcrical. was borne from the en-
Ines pilot. On either side OF her
as the body OF 4 dead companion.
hey were Miss Scott and Miss
roaddus.
Miss Dunnavant fatally injured.
as found alongside the track. un-
,nscious. She was taken into the
pine OF w. Conway Saunders. sccre-
.ry of the Virginia State Fair AS
Dciation, by a. G.. Nicholson. man
ger OF the Gibson Motor Company.
Richmond concern. who was spend
g the week lend with Mr.. Saunders.
nd others. where she expired within
fteen minutes.
Miss Jones. with a compound frac-
ire of her right leg and suffering
tom excessive shock and young
roaddus were picked up from where
ley lay near Miss Dunnavant.
Broaddus WAS taken TO the home
his father. DR.. w. Il. Broaddus.
Glen Allen and Richmond, and
iss Jones was brought to Rich-
ond and taken to the Retreat for
pc Sick. where Dr. !. St. Julian Op-
,nhimer last night stated that she
as suffering severely from shock
Id the aggravated hurt to her right
&. Her condition was pronounced
serious.
Three Taught School.
Miss Dunnavant. Miss Scott and
ISIS Jones were teachers in the Glen
Hen public school.
DR.. Broaddus, father OF two OF
st nights victims. Is n well-known
edmond dentist. with offices at 303
asst Grace Street.
Miss Jones boarded with a Mrs.
nepherd at Glen Allen. officials OF
(e train. following the accident, or
.rcd berth to be made up for her
BOARD the train. and in this she was
aced and the train backed TO Rich
ond.
The triple fatalities stunned the
tile town of Glen Allen as it has
bt been shocked in years. The VIC
ms were universally popular and
ad wide circle OF friends. Ar
lngements for the funerals could
BIT be made until relatives were
btincd.
Will Conduct Inqucnt.
DR.. ]. Fulmer Bright. coroner for
enrico County, stated last night
at ne would hold An inquest today
1890 o'clock at BENEFITS under
king establishment.
Undertaken Bennett will prepare
o body of Miss Dunnavant for
irial and the remains OF Miss
roaddus and Iiss Scott were turned
or to Undertaken J.. r. Christian.
tey were expected to, be removed
the respective establishments dur
g the night
Eppipeer r. E Adams Conductor
r. Waller and Fireman Mallory.
of Richmond. were in charge OF
Q Inflated train They, as were
hers. were summoned to the. In
lcst today as Witnesses.