The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-09-04
CHAPTER OF CASUALTIES.
A Little Girl Killed The Ice Fac.
tory Blown Up. = i Buggy
Smashed. = A child Eaten
by a Dag.
THROWN FROM A HORSE.


Daisy Graves. little ninc-ycar.oll
daughter of Mr.. Jno. q. Graves, who
lives five miles east of the city, was
thrown from horse last "Wednesday
an received internal injuries, from
which she died in an hour. S.. was
riding behind another little girl older
than herself, and they were racking
the horse when the animal suddenly
SHE'D and both Of t;ie children were
thrown or with tn above result.
The older one was not hurt. Little
Daisy was taken to her fathers house,
but she died before medical aid
could be summoned. She was n
bright, sweet little girl, her parents
only daughter and the pride of their
hearts. They have our sympathics
in their affection.
BIG BOILER EXPLOSION.
On last Saturday night at l2:4j
o'clock an explosion occurred at the
ice factory, on Bridge street which
almost entirely demolished the ma
chincry Of the factory. Mr.. S. Ii.
Turner, the manager, l.. A. Abshire,
the engineer, and Forest Ralford,
colored, the fireman, were all at their
posts when the explosion occurred.
To those at distance il sounded like
large gun. There were two large
boilers, only one Of which exploded.
1t was carried up into the air,
whirled over and fell some twenty
feet distant, while one piece of it was
blown over into llipkins' back yard,
thirty yards distant. The entire boil
er with the other machinery must
have been carried fifty feet into the
air. The WHOLE back yard for fifty
yards around was covered with
bricks, which fell in a shower and
buried themselves partly into the
ground. One hot brick was blown a
yards and fell upon an old
SLED and set ii on fire. Another was
lodged on housotop several yards
further on. An iron ball weighing
fifty pounds was carried seventy-fye
yards aud sent crashing through
heavy PLANK fence. Ii is strange that
both The fireman and engineer were
not killed. Abshire, the engineer,
was knocked down and stunned but
ran through the betting and escaped
unhurt. Radford was not so fortu-
nate; he was caught in the machinery
aud badly scalied by the boiling wa
ter, but managed to extricatc HIM
self and escape over the refrigerators.
1t is supposed that that the water in
the boiler was allowed to run too
low, but opinions are so different that
no one knows what caused the cx-
plosion. The damage is estimated at
5000. The boiler that was not
injured, will be put into working
order as soon as possible and a part
Of the machinery put to running be-
fore the season Is over.
DEAD CHILD.
A dog belonging to Mr.. Jas. Hig-
gins, near the fair grounds, was dis
covered one day last week with the
arm of child in its mouth. 1t was
in accomplishing state. The body
was found but nothing could be
learned from it. 1t was partly bu-
ried, probably by some Infamous and
hcarilcss mother, who perhaps muir
dercd II to hide her shame. 1t was
found near the colorcd public school
house.
HAT KICKED ORA HAIRBREATH Es-
CAPE.
Mr.. j. d. Massie, Of Pembroke,
came to tho city last Thursday and
bought fine new buggy to which
he hitchcd a young threc-year-old
mare, belonging to his brother and
they started home. They got along
finely till they had nearly reached
Pembroke when in passing wagon
on the road the mare took fright and
attempted to run. Mr.. Massie held
her firmly and she then began to
kick and soon succeeded in dcmolish-
ing his new buggy and finally hung
her foot and foil, Mr.. Massie was
not thrown out, but he had his hat
kicked off and also received kick on
his hand which inflicted painful
wound. His brother was not hurt.
Tho mare was considerably skinned
and Scared on the legs. The cost of
repairing the buggy amounted 10
s75.
FIRE AT DAWSON.
A fro at Diwson sunday night
destroyed the Burnett House and the
81. James Hotel. Particulars not
learned.
Thousands are being cured of Ca
tarrh every year with Halls Catarrh