The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-01
Two KILLED, MANY INJURED.
4 Fatal Accident Next to The Jefferson
Hotel Yesterday.
WOREMEN BURIED BENEATH A CAVE-IN
Calvin Briggs Has His Feet Cut on-J' H.
Bowers Hurt at Roxbury-William
y. Enrougbty stsbbed-Drown-
ing of Isaiah Scott.

Death came swiftly about o'clock yes
kerday afternoon 10 two coiorea men
working in the big excavation INTENDED
40 hold tho boilers which heat the Jefer-
son Hotel. and four others narrowly es-
capped similar fate.
For "a number OF days past gang OF
colored aborers have been engaged IN
digging an immense cellar Immediately
cast Of the jefferson on the lot purchased
from Mr.. James B. Pace BY Major Gin
ter.
,.,,o ror, ha1 been pushed rapidly ana
s,blu tine men stopped FOR dinner yeslei-
aay it was from eighteen TO twenty leel
In depth. ,..,. ,.,cr,t, ',s-'S
r'ro sides of the excavation were per.
f,.fi, t1nfiqht except I'm the northeast
conner above which hung huge mass Vi
parth probably several tons III "o's"''
aoppcd by "a J0O-pound rock. H.
Whom the men resumed Woik hIN w
shem began 10 dlg Immediately under this
bnlgina mass. which seemed ready at any
moment o. fan upon their hfaas. l-.-.
Robert Robertson ana frlnce 1a.,fa ~,
were welding picks and were iminedialey
under the buging bank. while rom btal-
lev and tic rest. with shoNeis were "
little further OF. .,,, ,,ro,,c
Suddenly a. hugo mass OF EARN pioh'
loose and zen hurying Robertson ana oaI-
ter 10 iheir waists. Beazey more iortu-
nate only had earth piled around him 70
fhe knees. with desperate enOIt nc
Nronrhcd himself loose and ned WIN inc
other three men, who were uulnluit"'
STRUGGLED DESPbRAlbl5l.
Robertson and Carter, half buried
struggled with desperation 70 lTee ulcih,
selves But tho earth held them last anu
= fe,y seconds later came another IAN
Recommended by "a huge rock. whlch pui-
led them many feet from the sight OF their
Fellows. ,..,i,.,
,rhe men we're completely demoralized
nv tie terrible accident, ana for long
time no one could be found VINO wonlu
fisk his life in an attempt TO eXhume the
Tinerv two stout laborers volunteered
10 seek for the bodies. After haE an
hours hard work the remains OF koDert-
son were brought 10 view. Ihe man was
.ridentiv dead hut DIS. Baughman ana
lIord OF the ambulance, ana ChaIles a.
1abenberg made a careful examination
10 satisfy themselves Of the fact
Seeking CARRIERS BODY
The work OF looking for the body OF car
,or was then begun. but as there was no
dopo of saving his life Il was decided nIst
10 prOvide against further accidents: Inc
rest Of the loose earth was pushed uoWn,
lind whore the walls seemed uhsale lhey
WIN Tbese p'0pTe 0ppTreparations took considerable
4ine ana Il was $50 last night before the
lifeless body was found .s
n
but after questioning number or thoSe
who saw the accident, decided not 70 loi1
IN jn0uest. as the verdict would have been
caccidental DEATH
Ron over by a Train.
About $50 O'Clock last night the south
bound mail train on the Richmond, freu-
tricksburg and Potomac railroad ran over
X negro man. Calvin Briggs by name,
,birtv-sevon years Old who was lying
partiallv across the track IN an intoNi-
one loot was cut entirely on az the an
klo. and "a portion OF the other foot shar-
ed the same tdle
The man was unable to give any ac-
count OF himself. beyond saving that e ne
was walking along the track when the
Tbe ambulance. Dr. BauRhman in
charge. conveyed him 10 the alnshonise,
where one foot and a portion OF the other
were amputatcd last night by Drs. G.
w. =. Brock and Baughman.
Or Baughman thinks the man
chances for recovery are good: -.
The man resided at us west clay street.
Crushed by Bent
Mr.. J. r.. Bowers. extra foreman OF tho
Thesapeake ana Ohio carpenter iorce'
Syae hurt yesterday afternoon at koN-
Surv ON the Peninsula Division.
Mr. Bowers In charge OF force, was
,ngaeed I'm fixing trestlc when one OF
fbe bcuts fell across his shoulders, crush-
ing him 20 the ground
lie was al once put on the train and
brouoht 40 Richmond He now lies at
Tho Retreat Tor the Sick under the carc
OF nr ~ mol stated last night that while
,here were Injuries 10 the lungs the man
condition was apparently NOT serious uh,
iese time should reveal further internal
Sir. Bowors is a resident OF Hanover
county and unmarried
4 Stabbing ARRAY.
inst before o'clock last night the am
hulaucc I'm charge Of pr Baughman. was
called to the corner OF Lester ana Mich
olson streets. where he found young
white man. who gave his name as WIZ
liam n Enroughtv. bleeding profusely
from n stab wound on the right arm. two
inches long and 20 the bone.
In rcplv TO questions Enroughty said
that ne had been cut by negro hoy, but
Feemcd dislnclned 20 give much informa-
tion about the affair.
pr Baughman treated his injury. and
he was able TO walk 20 his home
Negro BOY Drowned,
Another victim Of drowning IN the mill
race al tho UaXall Mills was Isaiah Scott
the twclve-year-old s9n on AnuISw ,as. ST. SsoNs
noon about 4.20 o'clock while playing in
fhe mill race.
The bow had been wading in the race
md several other boys were with nm.
pc0tt could not swim and in some way
no stepped into one Of the holes and went
In over his dcpth. BEFORE any assistance
could he rendered him he sank and did
not rise again.
Tho body was recovered and Coroner
Tayl0r was summoned but ne deemed
an inquest unnecessary, as II was eN-
rcntlv case of accidental drowning
The body was turned over 10 the boys
parents for burial.
UEArHER AND Crops