The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-19

robbery was the fact that one OF these
men, whose name is Griggs, had in his
| possession por kst book that answered the
| description OF the pocket book stolen from
/ Tax Collector NJ. +. Boyd. In this pocket
book GrigRs also had some bills and state
ments with Mr.. Boyd's name. Griggs was
/ also spending money pretty freely, which
/ is not general failing OF his. The other
man who was with him was also pretty
l drunk. IL was learned from Tax Receiver
| Boyd in person that he had given 20 Mr..
| Griggs these accounts TO be collected, and
| this settled the matter.
| AIpharetta Press: The school house at
Duluth was burned last Sunday night about
! 10 O'Clock Three previous attempts had
been made TO burn the house. Kerosene
oil was used 20 start the flames, but they
were extingulshed each time before they
did any damage. After it was set the second
time. the citizens of Duluth put watch
on the grounds at night, but 1t was
set again and the guilty one was not caught.
Last Sunday night about 10 O'Clock the
| school house was discovered TO be on fire.
The citizens gathered Immediately, but they
could do nothing but stand Off and watch
the flames devour the building, which was
destroyed within few minutes. The watch
men say they saw George Little, the a.
year-old son Of Dave Little, ride up to the
school house and then ride away. The
horse was tracked to Mr.. Little's house,
about IL miles away. The parties who
tracked the horse went back TO Duluth after
warrant, and when they returned with
an officer George Little was gone.
Charlie Rhudy. at the Rome rolling mills
In West Rome, was seriously injured Nom
day night, being struck by bursting fly
wheel hurled from stationary engine. A
force OF $50 men were at work at the time.
The Tribune says: 1.-THE building began
shaking and the workmen thought that the
boilers were exploding or an earthquake o.
cyclone was at hand. They dropped their
work and a great rush was made for the
outside The excitement was intense, but
all, with the exception of a very few men,
were out Of the way when the final
crash occurred. That moaning noise
saved their lives. Those men who were
hurt by flying timbers hobbled out as best
they could. No one was struck by any
piece Of the wheel, which would have meant
instant death. Sections and spokes of the
wheel were thrown in all directions, and
through the roof, where they left great
holes. going with terrible force caused by
the velocity the wheel was revolving ct
when the break occurred One section of
the wheel, weighing not less than 1000
pounds, was hurled through the roof and
crushed beams 12x12 inches into spliuters.
This section must have gone 200 feet
into the cir, and it fell through the roof
again, crushing the beams fifty yards
away to the upper end of the building.
Whore it fell and planted itself in the
earth two men were working few seconds
before, and this occurred In a dozen other
noticeable instances, and many of the pieces
OF iron and spokes weighed as much as 800
pounds. One piece weighing at least that
much was found in the woods 800 yards
from the mill, and the pieces were scattered
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lance away, at one corner of the building,
was split almost in two. Many of the men
who were bruised up hobbled out as best
they could, and the workmen thought
every one had escaped and they
were afraid to return to the
building on account of the falling beams
which might be loose. Some man reported
that he had seen a mans head, and to in
vestigate a party OF the workmen went
back into the building. where they found a
man wedged between some boxes, 100 feet
from the entrance. His face and head was
q mass of blood, and it was some minutes
before he was recognized as Charlie Rhudy.
Still unconscious, the men carried him to
his home, and his family, who heard the re-
port, thought him dead. DIR. Hamilton was
called in and dressed his head and arm
wounds. He was unconscious until Tues
day morning, but rested quietly during the
day, and is considered out of danger.
The amount OF damage to the plant is not
very heavy. Like everything else this ac-
cident, which came near proving to be very
fatal, has its funny side, Two OF the work.
men were settling money matter when the
wheel flew to pieces. They were standing
on line with the wheel and one haG Just
counted out 81 and put 1t into the hands of
the other when he heard the first noise, and
dropping it ran Yesterday he could find
but 81 so of this money. One Of the work
men had his basket, filed with lunch and
dishes; sitting near the Wheel and after the
accident he found one spoon in one end Of
the mill, and knife In another part hun
| dreds OF feet away, and was never able to
find piece of the basket much larger than
q mans baud,