The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-05
LIGHT FOR MANCHESTER
LVERY INDICiIf 1HATsHE WILL
SOON OWN Az ELLCTRIC PLANI.
Deadly Peril of Trolley Party-Miss
Duysl Hurt Accident TO Mr..
Juno. Personals.
N,xcnrsrrn BrnKu RlcnNoND Tnlrs.

The initial steps were taken last night
when an interesting meeting OF the lighI
Committee was held IN the Council cham
Dor 10 consider tho ACCESSIBILITY Of erect
ing plant. The members present were
.Messrs. simms. Morton. Hart. and Utz.
-Messrs. ii. 5. Bradley and A. Lang
stan Johnson, chief engineer of the Rich
mond Traction Company, appeared before
she committee In order TO furnish them
with the Information necessary 40 enable
them TO figure on the probable difference
IN cost between the present ana Inc pro-
posed plant.
Mr.. Utz STATED that they wished to
know the cost OF plant capable OF fur
nishing current That would MAINTAIN
ifiy are lights. To do This. Mr. john
son said two northumberland machines
would be necessary. To make further
estimates, AIR. johnson said II would be
Necessary FOR the committee to decide
what kind of arc lights they wished 10
put up. He suggested that IL would he
better In the long run 10 put up hrst-
GLASS line. lie further stated that ne
bad no doubt the city would secure
enough incandcscent-lisht contracts TO
pay FOR It's arc lights.
Mr.. johnson advised the chairman 20
write 10 the city Engineer Of Lynchburg,
which had erected It's own plant, and
secure al necessary information from
him. lie said 70 would be impossible for
any one 10 bid on the plant until the
committee had decided what kind Of
he used.
After some further discussion it was
determined by the committee 10 gather
an information Obtainahe: 10 then pre-
stnt the matter 10 the Council after
,whch. with the approval Of that body.
bias VIII De advertised for.
TROLLEY PARTY's PERIL.
Iiiie after T. o'clock Yesterday morn
lnS an accident occurred on The Forest
Liil line of the Richmond Railway and
lIectric Company. which. but for provi.
ueht!hl interference, would have resulted
al the loss Of many lives
A large number Of Young ueople mostly
residents Of Manchester. had chartered
car ana were INDUCING in the delights
OF ttoliey -pariy. After making cir
S ,t OF klshmond Forest I'M park was
VISITED and II was nearly midnight when
'he Lprty started hOmcWari. The mo-
tyIinan IN charge was q man from the
slain-street line and consequently was not
familiar win the curves of the tack.
Inc car LEFT the park and fairly flew
anWn the irCllne towards the trestle across
the creek. not far from the Governors
country home. As the ear ran on the
trestle II jumped the track, and but for
a telegraph pole which mpedod its course
terrible disaster would have resulted.
IS II was the massive pole was snapped
on short, aud the front platform OF the
car was almost completely demolished.
Had IL not been for this obstruction the
car must inevitably nave plunged off the
trcstlc. a distance Of eighteen or twenty
feet. 1t was O'Clock yesterday morning
before the ear was put ON the rails and
sent over TO Richmond.
TIE INJURED.
Miss Mabel DuNal was slightly injured.
Master Howard Gregory received scalp
wound. and several Of the party were
Dajly shaken H..
a car was dispatched from the Man
chester power house 20 the scene of the
disaster and the passcugers were carried
as far as the shed, whence they walked
home.
Those in the party were Misses jamie
Davidson, Alice Glasgow, Edna Davidson.
Susie Brown Moselle Gregory, Bealo
.Tahr, Mabel Archer. Annie Donald, Min
enie Belts, Florence Moody. Beulah and
iAlabcl DuNal Clyde Swift, Frederick
lamb. Annie and Chllie Taylor, and
tNlessrs. Irvn Bruce, Paul DuNal, Ernest
FPinchback. Noryel Anderson. Dallas
Bruce. John ShotWcll. Lynn Lloyd, ". Il.
Snellngs, LateAe Bass Noryell Belts
Howard Gregory, Bruce ana Orris Bass
Iarhee Belts. Emmet Gregory. Mrs.
1lnchback. Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney, MI.
and Mrs Emmett Gregory.
MIR. A. ". JONES HURT.
Mr.. y. W. Jones met with quite pain
1ul accident about 9..O o'clock yesterday
morning. He was working on mouse
on Twelfth street, occupied 10y Mrs. NJ.
j Sandifer ana owned by his sister. Mrs
: L. Lowell when the plank on which he
was standing tilted. throwing him 10 the
ground. "A distance of ten or twelve feet
Dr. Whitfield WAS called IN ANA louhu
that he had a flesh wound over his eye
and a sprainod arm. His condition Is
me last issue of the Warrenton Virgin
ian saws. Mr. W. j. Garter, the grace
ful and reliable writer for the Kentucky
Stock Farm. the Richmond Times ana
other papers. under the name OF hlo"u
f. "A laNS
looking over the breeding farms IN thls
section. and promised 10 make aholheI
visit to the county.
The Standard On Company was arraign-
ed in the Police Court yesterday morning
ON the charge of removing one cupln i"ol
OF earth from stockton street near Se'-
ond. without permission OF the Ii'y III
Wr William b. Cox went 10 Norfolk
Yesterday afternoon on business, $1,000
MIR. George Peasants, OF Eighlh street.
T,6n Street Committee will meet in the
council chamber this afternoon at I'VE
o'clock. ..;,. gtcl, a
Mrs. Samuel -. Nelson is quite s sicN AT
her residence. Eighth ana pecai er sus,s,Nisii
The school Trustees OF Shesisihel"
comfy Mil meet at Chesterfield Court
nous, Va Trevillan. who has been
ouite sick for the past week Was a"'0 ~
be ont yesterday morning. ,o.-os to-day
Mr.. Arthur V. Nunnaliy leaves ,oain 'o-0"'
for Goshen. Va, 90 spcnh n .,r roon-
Tho Manchester Grays held ther rs"
-. no dr, ~ M the armory last night, ailer
which arrangemeNts We're ,a,n maze ha h ,o, at
tarret practice, which VIII DO ne'u 90
FnrNst lin the second Friday IN sep
TENDER. ~ " Freeman
liP a't'snr.d last night. She Is eK-
Msn IN. with chances against her
recovery. , s.,,u,. 90 f,hae-
,er0eld LEFT Yesterday for Scranton Ia
.,herc they will reside in the iutuie.
Whuo Mrs. Sarah Porter VINO llIss us-
-, Trun and Decatur streets on Tenih.
was walking in her back porch yesteI-
dsv morning she fel and quite pam
fni,v hurt her side. Mrs. Porter mas
been quite sick for some time. ana was
so weak that she had TO be assisted IN
the house after her iail.
Stole Waich-Case.
Mr.. VIM Tohien. j., who keeps q
iewelrv store al ioS east Broad street