Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-15
FATAL EXPLOSION.
THE BOILER OF A THRESHlNG-MA-
CHINE ENGINE BURSTS.
One Man Killed and Several Others In
jurcd-Poiitics in Albemarle Coun-
ty-Personal Notes.
,cOrrn.nonhencn Of lno RIchmOud pIspatch. J

CuARrorrysyrrLK. VA. August IL, 1852
The ne vs. reached this city this morning oI
most distressing and fetal acciueht inas 0ool -
nnnr NortoDayiiIo, In this county, shout O'Clock
vesletday afternoon, Ia which one person "rs
killed outright and SIX vero more OF less seIlous
Nv injured. The accident was occssioheu ny slo
evoloaion of the boiler Of n thrc8hing-nHchluo
engine. The mschioe belongs 10 hr. Is. {. con.
trv az Greene county. and was breehing Whest
on The farm Of Mr.. Willsn Kennedy. IN ln.S
county. Tho engine had Dcen unuei %
heoin tbrcshng whe-t Of the time the
boiler exploded. Jefferson Mooney, a youth
of about nfteon, w0s instantly kiich ~
Tho exclusion. HIS body was blown some uls-
tance and his head was torn from the bcdY. ne
mot seriously Injured arc John henneuy. nno
had his skull fractured and was be1iy scA'"su'
and James Cox, whose .honi9eI MI7 piooop n,si
sidcs being scslded. The following we're ohdIy
scalded by tho explosion Of tie boiler ana were
otherwise hurt, though thor injuries are nor
considered fatel: Oscar Kennedy Innile9
Gibson. Eugene Berry. ana pr. ~, 30
Kennedy. VITO was cut slightly on tno
Lin. Tho aDove persons are oil , Wn,.o.
and with the exception OF MI hil aIIlI
Kennedy and Berry were all ycutnt ny
were standiue around tie engine WON W. 1ea,
explosion took place. Young Mooney, VINO nv, nnet
with zach Sad death, was n phe" OF .iis.
James Perley. OF this place. MS iuhoLa, .oo \,
place late this afternoon from me res'1ehoo ~, w
his father, VINO lives in this county near thc
Greene and Albemarle county lines. heiauFeS
from this place went out this morning 10 alIenu
the funeral. -, ia. - .,,,,,,
Mr.. Joseph l.. Jarman. Of this city al alum
ms Of the University OF Virginia has peen
chosen az an Instructor ia the Miller school, OF
ihs county, 70 MI the vacancy caused by tue re-
eignation Of Professor ". r. Maisie. Ff"Iesso.
Nasue goes 20 the Agricultural ana hechhE'cai
College at Raleigh. y. {. - ~.
Mr.. Huinpbreys. q ncphew OF PROFESSOR nun
phreys Of the University OF Virginia, ha7 elHo
bean chcson "a an Instructor N the Miller Schooi;
and viii take charge OF the chair OF physics anu
drawing. 49,, .., ,.,os
Mr.. Andrew ]. Craven, Of this county: tsKes
charge Of the farm o. tho above INSTITUTION ior
the next seFsiOD. . .,t
No session OF the Corporation OouIt VI 'ni7
city will be held this month.
Great preparations are being maze TOT tus
concert 70 be given by numDrr 81 iad, 9 anu
gentlemen Of this city at Owensvlile, IN tue
county on tomorrow night
The Democrats Of This county arc preparing
and will mako n close light during the coming
! camDaigu The Democratic voters 81 AibelhsIie
will meet at their respective precincts on satur-
day. August DIST. 20 eiec. delegates 10 atlfAu
| convention which viii assemble in this city on
/ Monday. September "a.
The object Of ibis convention VIII be 10 nolni-
, nafo two candidates lor tho House OF Delegates
/ md in conjunction with the delec ntes IRON
/ Greene county tOnOmlnate candidate lOI 'hc
| State senate J. l., a..
Miss A. L. Traukin. Of Richmond, Is In the
| city visiting Mrs Joan Perley.
| Miss IOrena Pa4snOre. Ct Dawson, Ga. u
visiting her friend, Miss Eddie Jackson, in th'i
/ uinep.