The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-26
Part Of the Machinery at the Vans
kuck Mills Started Again.
DOES THIS MEAN A SURRENDER ?
Report That the Riverside Mills May
Close for the winter-Accidsnt at
Bsnedict Pond. Resulting I'm tho
Drowning OF an italian.

Although no alvance has vet been made
TO the executive committee by the manu-
fscturers. they are relying upon the fact
OF Wansknck mills having started por-
tion of their machinery. The strikers
think this means surrender on the T art
OF Me calf. and many OF the strikers
believe that all hands at Wanskuck will
DO at work on Monday.
There Is report from Riverside mills
that un ess the strikers make some fur
ther advance tor a settlement by tne first
OF November the mills will be closed for
all winter.
Drowning Accident.
Yesterday afternoon an accident oc-
Cured at the Benedict pond. Union ave-
nue.. which 10 being partly filled up in
order to continue the sewerage Of Norfolk
street across. The ork Is being dom bv
Contractor Frederick Z. Shaw. A train
OF hve Rr vel cars and engine had bac<, d
down the track into the middle Of the
pond, where the water is about 20 feet
deep, and the loaded cars were upon the
scow ready for dumping. The weight of
the cirs was 90 great that the low sank,
frsC going to one side and then to the
other, sliding the cars OF into the water.
George Turnbull. the engineer. saw th Q
train goinx in time to reverse his engine.
Just ~ this time the coupling pin broke,
which saved the engine from going down
vii h the cars.
There ere ven men on the cars at the
time, George Ingerson. foreman. Peter
Centui. II Ugh German, Joseph Coughlin.
John Pasco, Josep Past ma, aud another
Italian whose name is unknown. The
foreman was on the car next TO the engine
aud manage d To get out himself ana with
the he pof the eug queer rescue l all the other
men except the allan whose name is not
known. A search was mad, for him un-
til dark, when it was gwen up until this
morning. L. is supposed he got between
two OF he cirs and could not extricate
himself. Two OF the men were
moro or less injured. DIR.
Farrell, who was called. found two cuts
on the head Of one about two inches In
ength. The other was bruised about the
body, but none OF the injuries are serious.
Daughters of Liberty social
Daughters OF Liber y held very pleas
ant social In Guild hall last evening.
There were $50 present at the opening Of
sisted OF comedy entitled Ii ,erty I"
P'agu' in Life" followed by dsncug
until late hour.
Be Lost q Finger.
David Foster. Handy street, met with
an accident this morning Ia the crab
room in the dye house of the Dslaine mill.
One finger was taken of at the first Joint
and another was badly cut on the right
hand.
The furniture and effects of the late DR..
Greeley were sold at auction today. There
was spirited bidding for some OF his
goods.
Ths police OF the Sixth station quelled
two disturb noes last night. one ou New
ark street and the ctner on Hill street.
John Gordon Of 1886 Westminster street
reported to the police last night that his
trunk had been broken open by one OF b is
fellow boarders anu q silver watch, a gold
plated chain and q razor stolen there
from.
DIR. O'Keefe, having purchased the
practice OF the late DR.. Ourdan, Vest
minister street. ill leave Olneyv,lle on the
irst Of November and commsncs practice
at the above address
The Democrats OF the tenth ward held a
rally last uight In Foresters hall, Manton
avenue, The hal was about halt filed.
The speakers were George j. West. George
B. Johus.on. Dennis Holland aud Edws rd
A. Darcy.
John Cannon. collector for d. Farrell,
was thrown FROM his bicycle this forenoon
on Msnton avenue and sustain ed serious
injury. Tie crank bolt came loo. % aud
caught the chain of the bicycle. His left
ann was badly cut and his body very
much bruised.
The Wallace Glee club held a meeting
last night to make arrangements for the
winter season.