The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-21
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
AZ the Crescent Dill iester,lny-sam. Rich.
nrtisOn Killed INSTANTLY.

AZ the Crescent 3Illl iestertlny-Sam. Itlcli.
nrtison Killed Instantly.
Samuel Richardson, Of No. SO Eigh.
tenth street, was killed instantly Mt the
Crescent mill yesterday afternoon at half
past four o'clock, by grindstonc burst.
Ing and a fragment striking him in tho
face. Richardson leaves n wife, sick
abed with consumption, and six chill.
dreu, Ia Strengthened circumstances.
Richardson was formerly employed ut
tho City Gas Works, but went out with
the change OF administration laat fall.
lie was given employment ut the Ores.
cent mill and was at fret engaged to run
the engine which furnished power for
tho electric light dynamos OF the com.
pany's private plant. Recently there
has been no need OF his services in TINT
capacity, and tho manager OF the mill
not caring to dismiss a steady man, turn.
cd him over to Mr.. G. W. Miller, one Of
the roll.turners, with instructions to use
him as be thought best. +,
Mr.. Miller found Richardson IN apt
pupil, with natural inclination toward
mechanics. lie learned rapidly to do
the things assigned to him, and Mr.. Mil.
Ter began teaching him the more intri-
cate details OF the TRADE. Yesterday at.
ternoon Mr.. Miller took Richardson 10
the grindstonc, and after dressing the
face OF the stone, ground pair OF sheet.
roll lathe tools In his presence. He then
turned another tool over to Richardson
to grind, aud seeing TINT he was master.
ing the situation, turned TO leave him.
lilo had hardly gone n dozen steps
when he heard the crack Of the burst.
Ing stone, and, turning, saw the pieces
flying in the mir, and saw Richardson
with his face mashed into jelly. lie
had tho machinery stopped and then
hurried back, but by the time he arrived
Richardson was dead, giving no sings OF
life save the slightest twitching OF
nerves. The piece OF the stone which
killed the man was about the size OF a
wooden bucket, and struck him fairly in
the face and forehead. When Mr.. Mil.
Ter got to him his hsad had sunk to the
ground, and he was standing with his
head and feet both on the ground, as il
in position to turn n somersault.
The stone which burst was about
Two feet iu diameter, with ten.inch
face, had showed no sigma OF weakness,
and was running ut the usual velocity.
Richardson was thirty-nine years old ,
and leaves vile and six small children.
lie had never earned more than ordi-
nary wages, and was not well fixed.
His wife il An invalid, having been cou-
fined to her bed for some time with con-
sumption. The situation in which this
family is left is an extremely sad one
and sympathy OF n material character
il what should be extended to them and
that ut once. Richardson was always n
steady man aud did the best for his
family that he could; his children loved
him for he was always kind and in
dulgent to them and took u pride in
their brightness.
The remains OF the unfortunate man
were removed to his home, where Cor.
onor Schultze held IN inquest and rem
dered verdict in accordance with the
facts herein presented. 1t was sad
coming home for the family, OF the hus-
band and father who had left them only
about three hours before.