Accidents
Information about accidents in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1887-09-25, Richmond Dispatch; man who was recently injured at Tredegar is recovering. His treatment was paid for by the company, and has been paid for lost time.
1887-11-03, Richmond Times; Tredegar is being sued after the death of a youth a month ago.
1887-12-17, Washington Bee; man killed at Tredegar by a falling pulley had a premonition of death. Funeral preached by Rev. John Jasper.
1888-01-21, Richmond Times; accident at Tredegar – piece of timber falls on a man’s back. Accident at Belle Isle – man’s toes caught in an elevator and amputated
1888-01-26, Richmond Dispatch; accident at Tredegar – man’s hand “badly cut by a saw”
1889-05-08, New York Times; Train carrying pieces of Libby Prison to Chicago has wrecked
1889-11, The Century Magazine; explanation of the shooting episode given in "Col. Rose's Tunnel at Libby Prison" article from former guard.
1890-08-27, Richmond Dispatch; man injured at the Tredegar Iron Works – has his hand caught in a cog-wheel, and later amputated at the alms house
1892-05-03, Richmond Times; break in the canal upstream from Tredegar has caused the water to be shut off, and the Tredegar and Gallego mills have thus suspended operations.
1892-11-05, Richmond Dispatch; accident at the Tredegar Iron Works – boy had his hand lacerated, and later has thumb amputated at the almshouse

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