, 1881-07-09

THE LAST OF NINE.
Dangers OF IS Shooting !, Wel1x and
Handling tho Deadly T0rpcdocx-
Tho story Of a Hun Who Had Long
1Srnvcd tho Dangerous ExnlOalvcs-
Ul0srn to Atoms Mt Lnkt.
,- PHILADELPHIA 7TH.es.
BRADFORD Pa., June 3d." Did you know
that Tonl Bailey had passed III Ills clleeks9n
"Yes; Heard 1t by telephone nil hour
aGo."
The speaker was John N1cWillIa,ns and
VIC were sitting OH tho ptnzxh Of his home In
Bradford.
"Do YOU know tho particulars, John?'
Particulars? Well, I don't know rs there
arc any. Same old story, yoll know. Didn't
rnck the nytro-glycerine IN the wagon care
fully. nnd when the wagon went over a
log tho load exploded and-anl-tIlat was
nll.'
There was no need OF further explanation,
for could rcas0n 1t NIL out claurly enough,
mid could almost fnItcy l saw tho ghassly re-
malns OF tho ill-starretl Tom Bailey, who
went out ono n0rnlnE to slpcrlntend the
shooting Of II well md never came back.
Dafloy wns alt on,ploy6 Of the Roberts Tor
pcdo Company, MID Jollu McW1ltans, tho
man with whom l was III conversation, was
bis Division Superintendent OIL tho sanle
"r,l''," or district.
"Falnily. J0hnq
"No,-tlmtls, he hadn't wife, but Ito had
widowed mother md u young sister," d,
"Whut will they loY'
onJ h5ei,tos "ps r.'a" wv" e'u ~ tne s.tye'
II beggar. Poor old boyp' md tho boarded
nlan at my side sobbed like l,eartbro ken
el.ild novor ~, ,o,, ,..., ,,,, 49,, ....
tt nevor to'a . yom o., aoo!it rom ana tho rest
n,au.
"Ycs: tIuso were nine Of ia. von know
but yoil don't know. for I have iiuYer ; W tuiI a
0uito ,lnnn,,s inc. Tor nm 1,osv the oniv n,,s,
ipft,-tlo list Of ,,Ins.d "''' '''" 11'e o''s 'Ao
l waited Il long while for John tn min co,,-
troll Of lis feelings, fVr i kHsW hs j1nIl % a
Was bua,ItIful ,lfcht' fi,Il nf snft ~ ,nno"i,pht
aid trowsy wit. lis h,,.l, ~ l,,,nnnitv r. liz
city beneath our: feet. A iriicate. njmnst
illnerrupti,Ie mist hl,i,r nbo,It Tia rttW n,,fi
down Tie valley wilere "" tha s' 1i',,nuutewant mi
stranin faintiv ]}tnnnr.tl Il. f,a ,monif,tt
alid wj,uru tlio 6ligo Iron tanks of ali lnnme1
nm aioolny and Tack a@'i,,st " ia @ ,uUIinv ,iE
nrk Oh So,Int Hu1a tin Irlst. S ~ M JSpySs t5as.
iY md tjnriIl,,. villa Tnlmtlv ao "" ns,r "n anra
cni,e tie strnins' n n sfrn,'aa ,vn,t1 svn1
Stf ~, nnothnr hill tia sn,,n1i ~ n iohnrIn3y,
to HMM Eli to S dM OF te ~ ,an
hnlns uwnrctf imtn liz enrt ~ f"at W. w INV, Wan
WORKING nisl,t md div ct,,,i snis W tha "a ,.nia
Dawn ieiuM. the cifv fimshad In ~ ~ ~ wv, IL
conitIess iints nnl sl'n,n,vs mi ~ fni,,tiv ~ liz
iiontei in tte, h1,n of h,'sIMoss onT % nans,,t:s
II wee etrn,rni" hnantiSi ,,y1,t ~ Sts,,
of Si ,jni,. s,ka nj lat ainsvtv ~ n,.9i y wItl
"vi,5n;,t i I"a;to1 Nv i"s'' S'o"'', M'a "ltn
nVns i Ia Xiii sstt,ore ,yorta ,,ra ~ us
md int tlie lest f1e niva liz nmnSr thtnn' III ~
@ ard It rnakes NE @ fecl j. strnnssly; ;' perhaps %
iS So,,i.iit hrin,s w Himaois ~ .nv ~. ,vor,,
H. ~ novi,tn,t saw ,t t's HI. ~ sny uae Woaus
W,th m ntforf In nn,,tim,1cd. 'o"" ""' uo"a'
"MVn"' sinmh,l"sa nnn~ ti,n+ ,v,s II, ,to
ornv H. rt ~. IT.. n3m @ 'as Was III t9a
tvnn nntn;s,' a, III Mae, sa,,,n 9m HILL wv
na,'Sy w4 Ws y tue saa company 9s
snrvsi IL in tar anre nssnr ~ ,.na ha,tar @
Or o5mygr 1,t D9y; tsS rsck!ess yo mght
FIX 'oi"vn ~ Tia o ~ n.It o,,a -
o. oy G!Isn ,"Is VI W, E0 Wy Wel nGse t3getnef
nnmr w or Mn wv" ,voe,'t Mc Mss ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
m mnss itet t ~ us S.t1, tuI
%sj u tS @ boss SRS aa eaS dow tios as ts
xa!'ey ol ihe slihtli9M. i!i. Like Tue fcsf ot
o tMo tgI"tMe! so"Gts, '~ns pGnts LIMO s
,Mr,,n up ~ ~ foa"tsy, "!tieh Mas taet1
s9I,sng a1ian E,aEu. an3 naas % G1 iMe peop!p anu
%%s M 4; a!;%sy y I'D @ " easI.as,I S Is q !S!1$ !s$
Lila o9iSlIless OF sh9oltnE Wel!a.t IOfntan1
@ Went % liit0 t!lc BUSINESS M for ollFseiyes, md
oouh asn m.Gn .os - ~ neM WY Aaa pecn u
hn., hns sopnFy IIa W. 1 ll!cH VI asne, Wl9 hAa
Ss mwo nsMeIliaeh @ calalo a!0f tnat wy Mnt!
Known Detate, ai,a We ellRake4 tllen1. Tlat
nln0o @ i Mae OF ", M! W. asen 10 !lye ~ Que