Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-13
BL|ND|NG HEADLIGHTS
CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENT
Minister Drives Car Into
Group, Killing One, In
juring Nine.
MACHINE TURNS TURTLE IN DITCH
Rev. u. l.. Matthews. Driving to
Woodland Church. Hits Pedestrian
On Petersburg Turnpike. }. W. Gum
MINIS Hcinr Killed nnd f'nmIi. Hurt
lspecial to The Ti'nes-Disp".'h

Especial To The THINGS DispaA'h
PETERSit1tG. sept. AIS Il re
cult az AN automobile accident near
stop G5 ON the Itichmond- pctcrsbur.
Turnpik. early last night. when an
automobile driven by IN" Rev. T. l..
Matthews, a BAPTIST minister of TINS
city, crashed .nto party walking
along tn" concrete roadway. on their
way 10 church. j. W. Cummins aged
81. storck"cpcr OF stop -. is dead;
his wife. Mrs. Cummins. aged az. and
his dauIhLcr. El":nInr Curninins, ls
are In - serious condition ct the Re-
tcrHburg Hospital. ana scvcn others
are nursing minor injuries.
Headlights ON an approaching au-
tomobilc. binding rev. Mr. Matthews,
caused him TO fail 10 So. the redrs-
'"ihns, his car crashing into Cum
MINIS. his VIZ" and daughter. and 10
j"ar-"ld Ad"!l Gibbs, killing Cum
MINIS and iniUrinT tho Others cum
MINIS died while b"inE brought to tn.
hOsl<ai. and for "a time u II feared
that the others would succnnih to
their injuries. Mrs. Cuminins and her
daughter arc in "a scrious condition.
ipit VIII recover Both are Injured
about tho head and body.
Machines occupants Hurt.
Tho other occupants ut TIA" Rev.
Matthews inaChin" wcr" his wife.
daughter, Mrs. Carol Lang. Mrs
lanTs twr child<r Clarin". AGED IL
and Garland RrookwcIl -. ana sam.
icl T.. Rohg.rs. rncnb"r o! the House
~ Delegates from this city. When
the machin" struck ~" human OBJ
stacl"s 1, vceTcd into a ditch and
turned turtlo. the occupants receiving
,h"ir injuries whcn caught under
meath
That tho occupants Of the machine
were not all instantly killed is con.
s!dcrrd miraculous, and that their
llv"s w"r" saved ~ believed duo to the
FAC, that the car was 81 closed ono
Tho car had to he rh,htca bcfor. Tho
occupants could be released
All ON why 10 Church.
Both Cummlne and his party AMI
Mr. Matthews and his family we're on
th"ir way Ia church when the acci-
dent occurred IN" former were
walking TO the Highland Methodist
Church in Colonial Heights. whil.
Rev. Matthew's was on his way To
the woodland Baptist church. whcr.
b. was to have conducted the ser
ices
He has been pastor ot this church
FOR ,ha past several years. having
been ordained a minister nine years
fSps i1' ilN''S al tii4IItS
and is prominent in this city and
vicinity.
All flushed to Hospital
Cummins had iust LETT his house
and was Walking along the road,
about $50 yards away. when struck
hv tho machine. Nj four were knock e
cd unconscious 10 IN" pavement ana
were rushed TO the hospital az soon
as possihl" by patscr"-py Mrs Mat
thcws. her daughter and craniTdaugh-
ter we're also taken to tn" hospital.
hut were removed To their homes
today. whsn IL WAS learned that their
injuries were not serious They were
injured by flying glass and abou,
the body when caught underneath
the overturned machine.
Funeral services for Cummins, who
had conducted the store ut stop CO
FOR about ten years. Will he held to-
morrow afternoon from the residence.
Int rrncnt will he made in RlaIdtord
Cemetery. this city The deceased
is survived ny his wifi" and nine chill
drcd--R, s. n Il. and r. I: Cummins.
Of Chesterfield; j w Cumnns. OF
Atlanta. Ga: o. II. Cumnins. OF Rich
rnond Katie r., Geneva NJ. Carrie T.
Cummins. and Mrs Mabel l.. Brown.
Of Chesterfield. Also two brothers.
Archie Cumn,ins. OF Grove. and +. T.
Cummins Of this city.