| From the Richmond Daily Dispatch |
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| May 6, 1861 |
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| Sad accident |
| On Saturdayevening, about 5 o'clock, a sad
accident occurred on the Manchester
side of James river, whereby a young girl lost her life in a most horrible manner, having
been run over by one of the freight engines of the {Richmond
&} Danville Railroad, and mashed nearly into a shapeless
mass. Her name was Chilton, aged about 9 or 11 years, and at the time
of the occurrence she was attempting, without being seen by the
engineer, to cross the track in front of the engine.
The above occurrence excited some feeling among the people, and very
naturally, though it does not appear that any one was to blame. |
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| {Reported in the May 7 issue of
the same paper}: |
| The Accident in Manchester |
| We have already mentioned the accidental
death of a little girl in Manchester, Saturdayevening, by being run over by one of the engines of the
Danville Railroad Company. Her name was Childress, instead of Chilton,
as we stated. She was crossing
Hull street
at the time, and her death was instantaneous. A gentleman informs us
that the engineer and conductor were arrested at once on the charge of
running over speed, and being taken before a magistrate, were by him
sent on to the County Court on the charge of involuntary manslaughter. |
| The verdict of the jury of inquest was to
the effect that the deceased came to her death by the unlawful running
of the engine. |
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