The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-26
KILLED 0NSUNDAY
xArAn EoH rnr FERGUSON nors.
Ybe psnviIc Ice Company Euilding. valued
at 500, GOO, DESTROYED by Tire-Nireini"
News of Interest.

D,xvrtrr, Va, jar. 2l-fSpcciall-Ihero was
an accidental shooting near Ito city hmi" yes
terday morning by which Eugene j.. feitNSoh'
the fourteen ycaY-old son OF Thomas D.. fefsu-
son. OF this city. lost his life. Jhs testimony
before the coroner shows shat Eugene ferguson
and a colored boy named Elm Har-raFe. aias
SIM Jordan. made an agreement Saturday 10
epend Sunday e~iroligg in the uoods. snd u Was
further agreed that thew should meet sunday
near a cer,sin slaughter Pea on jacksons
branch inst ON the outskirts o. she clty;tAaticF-
guson should lrug pistolant Harg:oye a 100
OF cartridge. Ihey met recording fJafItelIe"'
They founi = iot OF nero boz. 'io9 Eng -
in the laughter-hou.c. ana WAicned .Nr
awhile. They then nred q Jew shots az p hN'
hole IN the timbers Of the. bulolnf t'1 '
the other boys sec WHIST ihcy co.iN 20
that thev started on their stroll. Near inc H""so
they Stoned 10 fire a. a MARI on q Tree
son shothrst. aud then Harsfafe tFlel AishlH-
just a. he iovclled the pistol el-.spl "ims"
walk in font % Mn. 80 lNH" A
tba trigger was pulled and ferguson was ou't
tbrough the heart H. dlod almost Ah'lAh.4,.
uargraye was arrested and coroner 'i vi"
summoned. After 8 post morton ". Le.' tn
fnrv adiourned 60 cOmrictc fAa "a e-tGaD' ID ~
noon today. The testimony IS "uiN'i.i "Do.D'
and q verdict Of accldcilai sH'"' 4n' ''
dered. The PRISONER was tls.H"i ""0
.boo.ing occurred on sunday etlIt}A H.
q SUNDAY. the 9Th day of Angus lass. al ITO
a. NJ. George W. Icrgu. on, bInlA.i Oh i"5Nn1
EeTxU~nN. anu son o. AtN.H." ~"
hot and almost instantly killed WITH Nmrhc'~
ter rifle M The hands % 81. Abel 4vtief unele
of the boy. Tins shooting occurred "lihih ie'S
than a half mile OF Whore tNtti' was hHeu
vesterlav. Motley was indie O. Ior murder
and fried: hut 10 was SHOWN lhtt ne Nl9 nos
shoot TO Kill, merely 10 ifteH.'" " 80 = Do
who we're trespas-ius on D., premises ne WIS
"cnni,fed HE flncraI 81 Eugene ferguson
took place tins attcfn1on
The city council TINS afternoon Noted siVo 20
the Ladies CITY Mission 90 ald them IN Ieiey-
;no disfress among tie poor. Mr. T.. g.. MOaeiy
offered A resolution m the council; when was
unanimously adopted rcguestlnH ne tlfsllha
rerreseutausrs il Congress 90 ant the Georgia
representatiyes III securing deep water 40 aa-
yAnnah. .. "
death IN Knoxville. Tenn, OF MIS-. George ST..
AheI widow of the late George 81. Aheh. Who
was well known Ia virginia asa pure and !alth-
IN minister Oi the tArl tlan thurch Airs.
AnelI was the mother OF Mrs. ca ialou. or
tLis CITY. and Of Mrs. Frank -. iunt wife % q
prominent Presbyterian minister OF North
Carolina.
IrilIings of the awhile ice tOnI.auy. on no
canal. The buildings were both WOOD ahi ,oi
rugated iron. and tie flame. Iroctc-'cl wiz"
rapidltv that was wonderful ln FAC. ire Nhor
building Wa a sheet Of iamc '} lht ilnie 'ne
alarm vas Turned d. Tie "a lhcicIbf th"il
space of time the binding "asH ha "i I"ii-c
The department could on} IItttit olica'' i
tho flames. which 10 dIi. even preventing lAc
destruction of the lcr company eiatl''
which were within less thtn at. ht lttI 'N3
Lrrnnd bindings. This was tine largest and
hest eopirqcd ice factory ~ tine South. tho
inildings az I achiuery neing valued at e'',-
n0 Tie damage to INC machinery cannot ho"
Ia aetinaf.I Int flt lu.dlngI, tO sd lnfents
.nS nnr.o.r. a fotai Joss Most of Che msur-
ance was placed IN >eF or. ami cannot now
be given. Onlf $4,000 was piaceu mere 4nN
snneript~ndelt. however. thinks fte loss
i nearly covered by Insurance. Ihe1ou-ln
- tha fine Is %uuhuoWn. Ihc3e
had lesn no fire 10 the building since Satnrda
md the entire force Was engaged lD-ua work
ing On a new water wheel thar wa. blng iui ~.
This nece.sitafeQ the cessation of the Nor.ius
Of me mach merry. ant nothing was beng made
an the factory proper. Something over four
hundred tons of ice was stored pa thef e rlgefa,
TORS. and tlat remains intact. the general
managers Ot the company, "a. Melas most ~ the
stockholders. 1--we iu New rock. ant me local
manager axe uualle TO say whether or not Tie
factory Will be rebuilt.