Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Salt Lake Evening Democrat
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
What is this article about?
Fatal railroad collision in Staunton, Va., on February 2: Night express train crashed into freight on siding due to brakeman asleep at switch, killing fireman Gittings and injuring engineer Lowry, freight engineer Smith, and passenger Dr. Lafferty; both engines wrecked.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
And An Express Dashes Into a Freight
With Fatal Results.
Fatal Railroad Collision
in
Virginia.
Staunton, Va., February 2.-A disastrous
collision occurred on the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad here at 1 o'clock this morning.
The night express ran into the freight train
on a siding and
COMPLETELY WRECKED BOTH ENGINES
Fireman Gittings, of Richmond, was killed,
his body being terribly scalded and mutilated. E. Lowry, engineer, had his throat
cut and his arm scalded. His condition is
dangerous. Charles Smith, engineer of the
freight train, had his back badly sprained
and his body bruised. The only passenger
hurt was Dr. Lafferty, of Richmond, who
was standing in a sleeping car and was
knocked down and bruised, but not seriously.
The accident was
CAUSED BY CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE.
The freight train was on the side track waiting
the arrival of the express. The conductor
told the brakeman, Samuel Vie, that
when the express passed he should turn the
switch. Vie went to sleep and was aroused
by the passing freight train.
HE CHANGED THE SWITCH
Just as the express came in sight, and before
the fatal error was discovered the train
dashed on the siding and the engines
locked, the two boilers being jammed together.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Staunton, Va.
Event Date
February 2
Key Persons
Outcome
fireman gittings killed, terribly scalded and mutilated. e. lowry had throat cut and arm scalded, condition dangerous. charles smith had back badly sprained and body bruised. dr. lafferty knocked down and bruised, not seriously. both engines completely wrecked.
Event Details
Disastrous collision on Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at 1 o'clock this morning. Night express ran into freight train on siding. Caused by criminal negligence: freight train waiting on side track, conductor told brakeman Samuel Vie to turn switch after express passed, but Vie went to sleep and was aroused by the passing freight train, changed switch just as express came in sight, leading to collision where engines locked and boilers jammed together.