The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-19


con Negro, struck by the ..ExpOsi-
ton Flyer" Has a Narrow Escape.
strange Accident and Robbery at
MacoR-SuccessfuI Operation for
Appendicitis Performed at MILL
edgeviIIe by Former Savannah
Physician.
GEORGIA.
The glass gauze on the water works
engine exploded at Griffin Tuesday
about noon and fragments of glass struck
the engineer. J. ]. Phillips, in the eye.
making a painful wound. II is thought
his sight win not be entirely destroyed
In the wounded eye, although the chances
fof its beng of any further use are quite
slim The engine was not stopped but
a few minutes and is now running as
usual
The Thomasville Times Enterprise
learns that c. W; Pidcock, superintendent
of the Georgia Northern railroad, came
very near being seriously hurt a day or
two ago by drunken man whom he was
putting on the train The man, whose
name is Bunting pulled his gun ana flred
al Mr. Pidcock, the ball making slight
flesh wound in the abdomen of Mr.; Pid-
cock and going through the arm Of Bunt-
ing. 1t was a close call
\ young lady living in East End, Thorn
asyille, was attacked by negro man
Tuesday afternoon about o'clock The
lady was in the garden or back yard
OF her mothers premises at the time
She screamed for help and the negro be-
came frightened and ran Oft. Night Pc
Tor, but when he arrived the negro had
disappeared. The young lady does not
know the. negro. but says she would
recognize him If she saw him again.
An alarm of fire al Griffin Tuesday
night about o'clock passed down the
line. The ire was soon located in a ne
gro house in rear of Judge II. w. Becks
residence, on Broad street. but was eX-
tinguished before the arrival of the de-
partment or any great damage was. done
The building. The hose wagon of Stone
wall made a pretty run through Hin
street, which showed their new horse
10 be a racer and full of ambition This
company now has a fine pair of horses,
and will not fail to be on time when
needed.
The barroom of Fuller Wind, on Fletch-
er street, in the Bruce block at Thorn
asville, was burglariZed Sunday night by
unknown parties and robbed of guam
tity of goods. The burglar effected an
entrance to the store by breaking one
Of the glass windows in front. Mr.. Wind
cannot tell exactly what was Stolen
but knows that as much as seven bottles
of whisky and box of cigars We're
taken. The burglary was not discovered
until Monday morning and there is no
cew TO lead to the detection of the guilty
party or parties.
Times ENTERPRISE: The brownsville
Brick Company has just completed the
burning of their first kiln of brick The
brick are very fine, demonstrating the
y
beyond the river will make most excellent
brick. Another large kiln Will soon be
fired. The Thomasville Brick Company
with their exceptionally hne facilities
for making brick will be able to ship
their product to any and all points along
the Savannah. Florida and Western rail-
way They propose to make as fine brick
;2s anybody and sell them as cheap.
Telegraph: News was received in Ma
con Tuesday of an accident in Eastman
in which Perry Smith of this city, who
travels for Watson, Adams & Co, was
painfully and perhaps seriously injured.
Mr. Smith was standing on the track
ing train when the engine of another
Arain struck him, knocking him down
and bruising him considerably. As near
as can be learned, Mr.. Smith was struck
by the end of the heavy wooden cross
beam on the pilot, which would Indicate
that he was standing, on the end of the
crossties when struck The full extent
Of his injuries could not be learned.
J. w. Lyon of Midwife tried to end his
life Tuesday afternoon by shooting him
self with a pistol in the right breast. The
BAH entered just above the collar bone
and came out below the shoulder blade,
lEssing entirely through his body. DR..
Harris was called and dressed the wound
and reports his condition favorable, and
that with careful nursing he will recover.
MI Lyon gives as his reason for the rash
act dependency. He has been without
employment for two years and had be-
some Respondent over his condition and
decided to end his earthly troubles. He
Macon, and was well known throughout
Georgia.
Robert Alexander, colored, had a mar
row escape from death at Macon Tues
down on the Central railroad track on a
high embankment near the trestle that
crosses the Xineyille branch, Just within
game dashng along en- route to ATLANTA
about 1885 O'clock. AS the engine rounded
the curve the engineer saw the negro and
xxrhf afl 10 lint he NOT
sfem to hear it and in another instant
The cowcatcher struck him and hurled
linn down the 4-foot embankment. When
AleXander struck the ground ne rubbed
his eyes, looked about him, got up and
walked away unhurt.
Mr. Raley keeps a grocery store out
on Oglethorpe street, Macon, and has al
ways on hand a large stock. Satur-
day he did MS usual Big business ana
letired to rest at a late hour. Sunday
morning at a corresponding comfortable
hour he wandered down by his place of
business, and the sight that he beheld
was sufficient to take his breath away.
l,he bottom had dropped completely out
81 MS store and his goods were over
5he ground about his premises. A force
II hands was Immediately procured to
collect the scattered merchandise, put
before it all could be housed again light
fingered people had helped themselves to
much of it, The cause of the accident is
not known for Saturday night, to all
appearances, the floor was as secure as
over.
It is learned at Rome that Hon. John.
w. Maddox, congressman from the Sew
enth, has unearthed an interesting his
torical document bearing on the indecis
I'VE battle of Chickamauga. 1t is a letter
from Gen. Rosecrahs to President Lin
coin. The federal chief wrote 1t on the
night after the battle. In the letter he
stated that the right and center of his
army had been beaten back, but the left
held its own, though with frightful loss.
He added that he was going to fall back
on Chattanooga and that he hoped to be
able to hold his position, but felt grave
doubts, as the results of the battle had
been so fearful to the federal cause. This
letter has not been published among the
historical facts concerning the battle, and
shows that the federal commander him
self did not claim the battle as a federal
victory.
The COvington Star learns of an outrage
committed at Conyers Tuesday night,
IS the Middle Georgia excursion train
as passing that place on its return
rom ATLANTA. The train was long one.
ana every car was filed with passen-
sers. While the train was at the station
ana just as it was leaving 1t was attacked
ny parties outside in the darkness, and
d shower of rocks We're hurled against
me cars, which smashed the window glass
70 atoms, and scattered the pieces over