Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-18
APAINFUL
A PIECE OF STEEL DRIVEN INTO A
YOUNG MANS JAW.
Wonderful Nerve-rhe Investieattou OF
the Balloon Accident-othe
Manchester News

Mr.. Charles Crostic. an employee Of the
Richmond and Danville shops. in Man.
chester. was very painfully hurt while at
work yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Crostic is q boiler-maker and has
charge Of a machine that runs large au-
CUR which is used for boring holes through
the steel plates. He was working this ma
chine when from some unknown cause the
augur burst and one OF the dies was thrown
with great force, striking Mr.. Crostic in
the face.
Drs. L. 2. Mathews and Whitfield were
te!ephoned for and responded promptly.
DIR. Brock. the railroad company's physl.
clan, was also summoned.
DIR. Mathews examined tho wound and
found that a piece or steel about ON inch
square and half inch thick had entered
the right cheek of the injured man just 10
the right of the nose, and passing down.
ward knocked out one upper tooth and
all the teeth on the lower jaw, broke the
aw-bone, and lodged just beyond the jaw
near the ear. IL was cut ont and all the
pieces Of bone extracted. DIR. Whitfield
doing the operating under the direction
of DR.. Mathews. DR.. Brock did not ar
rive until the operation was nearly over,
and assisted in dressing the wound. While
the injury is not looked upon "a beng
serious, it is of very painful nature and
! will take some time 10 heal.
DR. Mathews. in speaking with n DIS
PATCH man relating 70 the accident. said
he had never in his lite seen such wonder
full nerve and pluck as was exhibited by
Young Crostic. He declined TO take chic
reform and sat UP in a chair during the
entire operation and. said the physician,
never uttered word or flinched during
the painful ordeal
THE KILLING OF LITTLE GEORGE MOORE.
The funeral of little George Moore.
whose sad death was reported IN sunday s
DIsPATCH. took place yesterday morn
ing and the remains were buried in Maury
cemetery.
sunday Justice Charles I. Jones held an
inquest over the BODY and the Jury ren-
dered verdict that tho childs death was
the result of carelessness on the part of
the balloon people. A warrant was then
sworn out tor Peter Blum. the man who
managed The balloon business. and he was
arrested by Constable John T.. Burke.
Yesterday afternoon he was taken before
Justice Jones. Commonwealth's-A 's-Attorney
Cogbill was present 10 represent the Com
monwealth and judge Gregory appeared
for the accused. After a thorough inyesti-
CATION the Justice decided that there was
not sufficient evidence on which to hold
the man aud he was discharged. The
Justice suggested that in future Mr. Blum
would better stretch a rope around the
balloon to keep the crowd back.
IN TEMPLES or JUSTICE.
The July term of the Hastings Court
| began YESTERDAY. The grand Jury was IN
session and found true bills against the
| following parties For felony. William
| Westcott (2); for mlsdemeanor, George
Robinson. George Russell, William Turner
| (2), and James Redd. Westcotts case will
| he tried Thursday The other cases will be
| heard to-day. The Jury found not true
| bill IN the case of Henry Jones, the negro
charged with setting fire to the Patch
| building.
In the MAYORS Court yesterday morning
Thomas Redd tcoloredl, charged with
stealing iron from the Richmond and Dam
VILE railroad, was sent on 10 the grand
Jury. Thomas Gray and Mary l.. Moses
| (both colored), charged with creating q
disturbance. were fined 80 each. IN default
of which they were both committed 10
Jail
A mass-meeting of the citizens of Chess
| terfield is called at the courthouse on the
| fourth Monday of this month (Super-
| yisors' -day) TO decide a. 10 whether the
county will have an exhibit at the State
Fair this tall.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Hon. w. W. Baker is trying to get mp a
party of forty to go to the Worlds FAIR.
Rev. j. j. Cloptou, OF TINS city, preached
| in Bon Air Sunday night, and ad
| ministered the Lords supper.
The funeral of Mrs Bass. who lived or
Eleventh street near Stockton, took place
yesterday afternoon and the remains were
| inferred in Maury cemetery.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers have
changed their meeting day to the fourth
| Wednesday Of each month.
| The Red Men had large crowd at their
| fair In Gibbs's Opera House last night.
| The Central Methodist Sunday school
will have their picnic Mt Warwick Park
to-day. Mes9rs. Broaddus Il Sharpe do
mated 500 pounds of ice TO the school.
! The house Of Mr.. William NJ. Flanagan
| Of Powhatau county, was struck by hight
ming Saturday. and several members OF his
family were quito severely shocked.