Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-03
OVERcAN|E BY Gas
Superintendent Bowen Has. a
Narrow Escape.
PULSE STOPS BEATING
"hen the "hy-iciars Reached HIM Liz.
was Almost Extinct. Eut fl,
Naiiics and is Out of
Danger.

Mr. w. S. Bowen. superintendent of
vac S'ats Works had nelrow escape.
from Death ye lteriay afternoon. He WAS
aEsphiAliaged by 2xts.
1die gas p54T:C NILS operated fur. the
INST time Yesterday, when gas MAS
turned en- for 4 few hours i'm order 10
nS5t the works Superinte nllen,c Bowen
t.sso taken >le preCduu!@iI ~ warn peo-
PIE ~ W:l'1Se houses pipes had been run
10 see tistc tle jeiS and cocks were clos
e. oGi0re THE iliuna.!lalt was turned ON.
Tie fluid started ,l4r4busLl .t1he mains
at ABOUT ) O'Clock in the afternoon and
iSl' slLf hour Nti- 50 wCrkmen We're kept
busy bton'.ng Out ulie pipes in order to
let che air escape.
Superintendent Bowen was kept going
if,siit p4.tce 20 pIatIe on nus p.cy Gle CIV
ing instructions. AT about 1870 O'Clock
ne was coming down WasihLngu av-
eEfIe %n his wheel when MIR. klasky
oi tae firm of kla,lly & Reirsfieid, whose
sire - near T'we,nty-s.eveinth street
itV.!ed nam, stating THAT gas was escap-
Iitts m !t1'as Stot1e. superior, eni ant Bowen
cd ~ s'l!l FOR an employee. but Went
M:t.iS t.lc S,tL.S himself 20 stop the leak
age. Ing lpe running into the store is
f2Edted uI.sl' c-le of TIE fiaIHt " windows
As'ala "as peNei up. I1uri4euiy pulling
on several boAr3S MIR. Bowen got down
tn hts hands a.rd knees and c,rawied
i@t.i way t:l,1 t.l= Aa,alA To close the stop
COCK NbSah u workman had left open
a lew nis;Nt1,SEs f4'ser Mir. I>Gasky heard
Mr.. i:-r,<L1 SsagSp4ng for bisatn He
RUSHED up TO ilA:ln and finding him in a
cSHalroSsRe sbatt'a .huIT-iediy pulled him
out a deadly ga.I5l' covered My. Bow
ems face. Tnere was NO .s.bg,n of life.
The i.isJa,e,s ,:s2gt beat could not be
oe,-eGle'i. Dir j. X. Cross happened to
be Posing ana he WAS quickly called,
W3fta. a, MESSENGER lia,sl,sned TO DIR. ".
r. INtaDer's Office. DR.. Gloss arrived in
the rhttEt OF time, for another monl9nt's
deA2E WUusd~t!laYe IesuIled in death.
Gf. Cooper also responded fyr1mptly
Powerful slpimuants were used 10 in
crease Lnc !slaG'.'s action winch was so
feeble t;Ha,, the physician could hardly
de'tect H. Aft'sr Undergoing treatment
for a half houe' My. Bowen regained
Sem-ccnSclUu.rn5Sl He WAS then placed
"n a csi and cadTEs.a to his room on
Twenty-sSyrr-l street, Where he soon
recovered. but was not able 10 go to
his office last night.
Wlisa9 seen In hills laI5m Last night by
"A lfaLly Press representa- tive, Mr.. Bow
en- WaI5 s'a;tNg UP ana seemed to be in
4ft1s usual good health. This was the
fcirih time he had bsaa asplliX!atsd.
Az. Bowen <n:d, S:lsai each tirne he had
III 4, =. naTft2w 'eS,1Aiya Mr. Bowen sat
ed tIhcIt when lI'a went in ithIe store to
S..iD ,,ce ietikase Ire had been riding
RAPIDLY ard was bren1h.ng faster than
usual. Then, t..i3 HE was n a hurry.
f:is -y:-tl NOT know W'SAlce Ithe pipe WIS
i'tki i-+hi ~ENrt Iva SiNtlEtt&s dirLiHl III Tue
DIX Ne ...:Cck kts head. which Stunned
h.n. TIE GGs wtels pouring out IN a
ahsaEy stream. and as he w"3.s breathing
RAPIDLY he l,alaie-i a large Quantity.
Which ff1ad his lungs, rendering him
lrr,, ms lt,grus. in a e.Ify Mr. Bowen first
arc.shzeG where he was ''att" after he was
+tI2it,&l hIFrre. With ,he exception of the
TiaCs5atGl2 SENSATION Mr. Bowen said
he vGrs feeling ais we'll SIS usual. Til.
a ctS5tlsrlt. Mr.. I}awen SEATED. WAS not due
= 50 = - u ,f
aeas wFsul3 produce asp:riXlattGn if in
tilsaflsd N large Quantities. but the gas
't;hait VIII be used here VIII not be any
n4ere dangerous THAN ttc.at used i'm other
ci.iss. 'DonN blow cut the gas said
Mr.. Bow7su. AID there VII! be no cases
of asSfplii xtatiln.' y
mr.. .Resst;e&i was neamseated by the
gas and WIS compelled to go home.
THE gas plant wtill o.. put Eni.n opera
it,&fgl FRIDAY nigh. With public ceremo-
mics.
Mr.. w. ]. P.lyne. president of the
company, was IN the CITY Tuesday,
and completed arrangements for the
ceremony. He will come down from
tI,: csgtn 0ni ,pmUrruW morning.
MED by MIR. Samuel REGISTER Mr.. Il. A.
Caltlin and Mr.. d. C. Zou:koffer. the seq
rsaa,ry ait Richmond, and several ptha-
We'll known gentlemen.
Mayor Post, the City officials AMI the
members of the Common Council VIII
be invited to lond their presence to me
occasion, as We'll as a number Of town
officials and prominent gentlemen from
Hampton and Old Point.
Othlsr prominent gentlemen of this city
I Will ais, be hGnored with invitations
and lit its expected that quite a dstin-
gilisisd party WIN be present When the
mains and service pipes whisl1 extend
tilrou Shout the city IN every direction
are charged with gas.
The plant will be put in operation
early Friday morning and in the after
Iiptsn the guests of the Newport News
Gas Company will proceed 20 the works
ait the CORNER of Twentieth street and
Warwick avenue to witness the meth
cd of r:talc;ng gas
The party will be escorted from one
+ depar.n2en TO arDHther and the !mp"ov-
ed water system will be explained ny an
3 expert.
In is!le evning THE officials of the COM
Spafly viii give ':blow-orrt' 1t the main
office IN the Braxtpn Building.
Afner all of the guests have assem-
bleti the signal Will be gwen TO the
plant and THE Whole building viii be
lighted UP with gas. At the same ainle
ttlla fluid will be at the disposal of the
cornpany's patrons.
There Will be speechmaking at the
Office after the above ceremony and
/. Refreshments VIII be served.
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Elected officers Last Night.