The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-28
STATE NEWS.

A remarkable explosion occurred
in Memphis last Friday The driv-
ing wheel in the Memphis power
house, a tremendous piece Of cast
steel, IL feet in diameter and feet
across the rim exploited from CEN
trifugal force. The wheel had be
come eccentric from some unknown
reason, whirliug around with mar
velous spec d, and before it could be
stopped the great mass Of $1,000
pounds was tOrn into hundreds OF
pieces by centrifugal force. The
power house was wrecked by it and
Engineer Pat McDermOtt was killed
instantly.
In fight at the Belleville Lumber
Company, in Giles County last week
John Miller was shot and killed by
his relative and business partner
| Cicero Parker. Miller was d INK
anu attacked Parker with kuife.
Parker defended himself with his
pistol, shooting Miller five time and
killing him Instantly.
A man and pistol put to fight a
conductor, mOtOrman and an cleo
trio car in Memphis last week. Tue
man with the pistol is named Renner
He boarded the car while drunk, on
the evening of the 10Th, and refused
to pay his fare. The conductor stop
ped the Car and put him off. Where
upon Mr. Renner drew his gun and
stared in pursuit. The conductor
. rushed to the forward end of the car
aud told the mOtOrman to turn on the
: full current, which he did and all
went well until the car reached a
sharp turn in the track aud the trolley
slipped off the wire. The conductor
= tried to hide under the seat and the
motormau crouched on his platform
and waited in mortal terror for Rem
ner to arrive. He got there in few
, minutes but the exercise he had
l taken destroyed his wrath and lit
b.. received very gracefully the apollo
. gies of the conductor and motOrman
; The conductor didn't allow his ten
. per to cool in such hurry, but. swOr'
out warrant for Mr.. Renner ds sOOI
as he could reach the police station
and Renner's pocket will probably
yrosn for his hardness with his gun
9 Lee Walker negro who attempted
= to assault q Miss McCadden nea
. Memphis last week, but WA fru1
!; trsted by the young lady with tn
!, aid OF her sister; and who then di'
outrage negro woman, was caugh
!, in Mississippi last Saturday. H
: WAS brought TO Memphis and put j
& Jail. That night a mob Of thOu5an
d men gathered at the Jail aud with
V; railroad rail battered down the doc
u and took him out, then hung, she
Il aud burnt him.
a. On last Saturday two young sons
y Jon Summers age Il and six veal
~ ~ near milan, Tenn, were playing wit
,e pistol. The older one pointed til
A. weapon at the younger and pulle
the trigger, when it was discharged
the ball striking hun between til
eyes. He will die.
Four convictions for murder in tn
:: first degree aud two for murder
I the second degree within fe
~ months show that Judge Scrugg
,e heart is in the right place aud thu
I'D George b. Peters hand has not To-
ut its cunning Memphis Scimitar.
I About two months ago a stra
n. hound having every appearance
in rabies bit two little girls Of Mr.
to Johnson, a poor widow on Highlau
u avenue, Jackson. The children we
aT playing in the street when attackt
rs by the dog aud the smaller girl, age
about years, WAS badly bitten c
nd the mouth and face. The other 81
was also slightly bitten while rescu
ing her sister. A purse was made I