Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-10-28
CITY hENS.

Blk hlEN DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED -OEE SUP
POSED 10 BF Fatally INJURED. One OF those un
iodnac and distressing occurrences which occasional;
Ia6e ICe III oil communities visited city yesterday
Soon alter the occurrence the Dispatch issued kEIra
giving The particulars. We ourselves of the iah0rs
The industrious an excellent Reporter Of The Dispatch 10
The following detailed OF thto distressing
rnrrencc.
s, hn melancholy acciant occurred ot the Ship Locks
al Rockets This morning lew minutes before o'clock
~ which ss severely and nt them II IL ttir
"a. "as ihiiiiy .nrfei A5 reitfra afe aware, III
masonry this Important work for c"nnGctiH tie Doci
al The james River and kanamha Company with The james
i'er faa b"-n progressing very farldy Tor soihe weeks
past hiic the supt .,rnCr ul AI A1hon9y, VINO was
pnshin@ the work ahnl! viii! rapidly For Tie Dur
pose oi lowering ta from the ruhukmen above lo
the wal below, six urge and powerful dcr:k- had been
erected each Sustained from the by iron guy rods
which apparently were sufficiently strong 10 support hd
weight :" wn nn half These drrriGks in oriei
IL add IL ir !r.cncy all connected their head
b" other RODS, I" srra! strength and lmm The amount n
weight thar had heretofore been placed upon them, they
wtr" believed 10 hr i"Iy equal 10 all he labor they
| called npnn Ia perform.
This moning, alter the and laborers had turned
OUT 10 work, aud while IN the ri lowering small stone
"n ~" derrick, and from No the cay oj supporting
N" "n"e way and instantly the siA dcricks do"
win terc crash catching several and spreading
havoc IN their ia
Al No Michael HALEY was caught and crushed badly
bur II l. hop,L not dangerously. Another who was
standing and aiding HIM at lhe mc received slight
irjufv.
wreck and had his leg b:oken Jerry Sullivan who was
aLn. hr pialfcrm carried down with the filling
4. :Ick 10 the wall aud injured slightly.
Al No. ) Thomas Wall dragged from the pillont
above. and Injured, though moi dangerously.
At No. Jery Sullivan che 2,Il injured very hatY
hoving Inns broken and Patrick Donovan slightly injured
Al No. :. Patrick Higgins throw from the platform
10 HE wall hrl0w AMI had his !r arm broken.
~ 10 d, WIN Shea, laborer. was literally crushed TO
a'oS9 A-he derrick fell he was caught between The arm
AnI ir upright and this condition precipnted from he
bank III. p, crushing his breast and ribs, AMI breaking
his thigh When relieved from his periloua position he ap.
Jr,e he dead hut being carried home, he somewhat
Revived though but little hopes entertained at MS rccnv-
The ac! that he ahmed into space nj sS inches,
i there held for minutes, with large timber across
lila body furnish The conclu.ivs evidence that his in
iernal injuries are severe.
In The pit in wrh lnose six dercks fell and around the
platforms upon winch they sood, there must have heen al
least sixty employed great wonder s that so
ii injured But the remarkable escape
rhli head Of that Of superintendent hlr Mhhoney,
who standing The wall directly between doflcks
and five These ponierous machines fell at "nc
lime an horh in line with Mr. NJ . position. On hearin"
HE sI awful crash he looked up hnd seeing Ills dangff
sprang from Inc wall under ho Truck supporting No, J. and
thereby aavni his life
NIti that humanity characteristic al the man, Ar hlaho'
nsy The crash had snhsidcd sprnng back {" inc
sail aud calling lor help. Immediately staed |" III" rr'e
IT the: who had bern caught and injured IN me wf'rE :
Physicians were ltn Sent Tor ani nnnher arriving IN
lime, rhr crushed and wounded were borie 7" hr
on, speedily possible snfe every henoh was pad
them
We trlst thai The injured may oil rcc0vcr and in 'he
meantime would suggest 10 our benevolent citAens me
pTnpristy raising mid those who may need as
some OF Them pDGr men, anu may "aht i"i
Tie nrcrssaiias 81 lr.
FLOUR Receipts continue fair iof Ie season, but ltshs
limited Occasional sales are made on The BASIN
Bank at ST 80, but holders aas So IS in store.
WHEAT Prices Of white slightly reeeded Yesterday
Wc quote sales 81 l5 per bushel Prime red sells at
81 ~ per husel
TOBArCO.-No change 10 note in prices.
NJ Ma
Stockholders nl rhis Company, holding their fPna
annual ncrng mel last evening nj o'clock, al lie Com
rany Office according the previous evening
4 r. solution cercd by Mr. Clifford, the last nnnun meet
IN, Proposing that t private Chinlrra sell tlil! S'hcf
iha state called up by tat gentleman who nddfesse'
hr meeting. ~ support Of The po;on whch was oppos
by nee hlnson md Mr. T. n Johnson, and supported
IN enarhv argument by Mr. James Lyons The resolution
waa uTirr al the time our paper wrni 10 press
Iisi NIGHT, alter 10 O'Clock
THE EOrE.un Tuesday evening. al The meeting o III.
:r.skhullsrs n The James River and Kanawha Company
sir \. 3 ;Iri called up resolution "fieteo al INC las
annual meeting OF tho stockholders authorizing me rtesl
in, and Directors mGmofialZt me Legislature 10 pu
cha lr stock Of Individual stockholders, ana thercI
mike t!,r Improvement state work. After discussion
wr. continued an late hour The resolution "as reject
NMF5 RIVER AND KANAWHA COMPANY
klFcTio.: PR.IpE*gA The meeting ot me StocHh'ia
rs nf rhr James River and kanawha Company, last even
lac Col Thomas H. Ellis was elected President oi tnG
company in the place of Judge j. Mason, who declined
le recion Col r. and Richard c. Morris, Esq were nt
..y ~ ruana In nomualion The hrst nominated oF ~
u GiHuj ESQ the latter by D P. Gu0cl, Esq
Col Ellis. The second ballot There being nt
election the first ballot in consequence n me atale PROXY
rsup li vote The jta. Ur H. a. Wise, Esq VINO "d
cn in nonnatio On lh ballot, the vote VI Inc ola
VEN, "jycn 10 COL r. which elected him BY considerable
magnify.
UENRlCO CIRCUIT COuRf-lhe Circuit Court
Jnipe John R Eopion, ior llcnco county commences re va
taiI yesterday. III nh upper io"h VI 'e '''
house, at II o'clock .,,;..
Br.unlup Smoolr and Thorpe, charged with obolng
stranger IN tienrco county. tDockccd for trial on "aluf
dag nrAtD cci, s,.
Patrick Fceney for voluntary man slauehsr (ifa hse,
for Thursday The 81 OF November)
In the ease of Samuel Hastings, charged with msoemea
nor ian assaul> ihe C0mmonwGah's Attorney, J. %
ung Esq entered no!s prosfqn and inc case was us
notL. nrosfoui was also entered in The case OF Pete
Welsh charged wh unIawluly retailing ardent spirits a."
The DISMISSED -. ,sr6rIJ r.,
\ Rule Issued against Tie ''feim ~
luina iaiurn process ,;. ,r IL, ,,,,o-
.Jvcr. being other cases i"F 'hc ''''' " "
Jncy il finally discharges"
,,,rp,Co cnfIN1'Y COURr.--Ths Court. Judge
hu :,uon now IN session The State Cont tionse,
sI n ruinal eases before il Yesterday Inc ''"1'ih "
cnrs,.,feE against whom Rule had been ls'hei l l"I
;no Il, make return ni Process him Gtctcu aPpeacu
" 80, Ihc Rnl, iis hai placed the Process IN pos
re nn il had iacd 10 rench the Court IN due time. Inc
itulc dismissed
TpI.I OP COCEF-Thc Richmnnd Circuit C"ur'
IuIv MrrCdiIh engaged yesterday iloi '"S '' "
cnt u,rt at 10 o'clock in the morning up Ii 'he hou'
,nnrn,nen Al G o'clock in IN" evening, hearing c e'
in th ..,nd "a c Of Edwin Cooke, charged WIN n '
ips negotiable nue purpDrling TO be aiaWh 1Y n
BuEer r The sum of $50, dated me "a OF may, 20
nnvnLs Iaur months after date NJ Johnscn Attorney 40
H. romn1onwea!th A J. Cane T. T. August ald "
,,.,cE counsel or accused The tontt WIN 'heet a
his morning one hour CARRIER than ihe usla 'ihe
hnn ,tr arguments of counsel will commenct nc 'ni
ws conducted 10 q hotel In charge OF On oie''' o' "
night.
CIRCUIT COllRT-IunGs MEREDITH ! ms 'n".. =. !" >: y
.ardly engaged from A. NJ. Until o'ci'ck /. NJ, ~
..,,nn arguments Of Cnun sci In The - ohso i r.l'
,nrkr charged ,sh forgery The Jury "'fc o"' a" l
a. I,turncd ANA informed The Court mat in"Y ware hh'""
nrfn npnn vgdic They were hfn gwen III cha'se :"
shenI md were taken hotel 10 remain during 'h
n'aff. ,,,,, renoi,ed in Tho ,urv
ra1m all day Yesterday wthoui being able 10 agree upon
verdict They also put in charge ot ohe" 'o' W.
,i,hi And Ihe1 the Court adjourned.
An The officers Court have very arhu0u tine
br nrcsent Term They are have no DOUBT Inc n0s no.
no,rIv paii public officers in The Commoh"e"'h. in
ndrs salary VIC deem wholly inadequate Tor me very ae
niun OF oncro1s and responsible duties ne mas - per
nJ we,a The paw CT The CoTmnnwealths ao''e!
Lt te urcsent amount il would eil be very poor COM
acns,tt,,n for the a5ofious duties ot his ONCE.
nr.pEEaTE AFFRAY.--The Mayors Court wss oc
,oisd uowards OF houls yesterday 10 nearing Witness
:. in regard to fight which occurred on Monday mo1nih