Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25
GRAYS ARE CALLED.
MEMBERS or MANCHESTER CON-
PANY SUMMONED TO ARMORy.
OTHER ITEMS FROM The SOUTH SIDE
Deaf Mute's Unusual Denth-Funeral
of DIR. William n. Bronaugh This
from Over the River.
from Over the River.

The officers Of the Manchester Grays
are very urgent in their appeal for a
large attendance OF the company at The
Armory, corner of Hull and Fifteenth
streets, tonight For the past week
tailors have been kept busy taking mea-
surements for new uniforms for the com
pany, and IL is limited on all sides that II
war should come between this country
and Spain the Manchester Grays would
be one of the first bands OF gallants to
board the train for Key West, thence by
battleship Texas to Cuba. Colonel George
Wayne Anderson is expected to be pres
ent, and good deal Of significance is at.
tached to this. 1t has not been suggest
ed by the officers of the Grays, but 1t is
quite probable that Colonel Anderson
wants to see how many Of Manchester's
brave fellows he could depend on in case
Uncle Sam should need them No other
such good reason has been given why the
calls for full attendance on this occa-
sion have been so imperative, and doubt
less. every man will be in his place.
DEATH 1T BOTTOM OF WELL.
Emmett Walker, a colored deaf-mute
and decidedly a character Of the county.
died Wednesday morning from the effects
OF inhaling poisonous gas at the bottom
OF well he has been digging. When
taken from the well he was unconscious.
and remained so until two days later
when he died. Emmett was assisting the
well-dgger of the community near Ches-
teriield Courthouse, in digging a well on
the premises of Mr.. A. Homer 1t was
found necessary TO blast some rock OBJ
structing the work after it had proceeded
some time, and dynamite was used Soon
after the explosion Walker was lowered
into the ground to go on with his digging
but 1t soon became known to those |
at the surface that something radi- |
cally wrong was the matter in the square |
hole below. The deaf and dumb man was |
quickly drawn to the top. but was then |
found TO be insensibe. No further in |
vestigation has been made, so the gas
inhaled by the negro is still unknown. 1t
was hardly carbondioxide, as one asphyx-
lated in this gas readily RECEIVERS
when brought into pure air again He
would scarcely have lived two days with
out regaining consciousness, if not full re-
covery, If thus poisoned. However, car
bondioxide or carbonic acid gas is fire.
quently found at the bottom of wells, |
especially old, unused ones.
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON.
The funeral of DR.. William ~
Bronaugh, son of Mr.. Joseph w.
Bronaugh Jr., of this city, who died Feb
riary 8th at Barbados, will take place
this afternoon at o'clock from the Pres
oyterian church. The services at the
church and grave will be conducted by
Rev. Charles n. Van Houton. assisted by
Rev. w. w. Lear, of the Central Metho-
dist church. Interment will be made i'm
Hollywood Cemetery.
The following young gentlemen have
been requested TO act as pall-bearers
Dr.. William N. Dabney. of Baltimore;
DR.. Jewell Merchant; Messrs. Raleigh T.
Green Of Culpeper; J. r. Perdue, Jr.,
Richard 7. Minor, T.. Z. Early and VIII
liam b. Cox.
The remains Of the young physician s
reached the city yesterday morning from /
Barbados via New York, and were taken
rom the depot to the residence of the /.
,amiiy Porter and Tenth streets
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. d. p, Branch, Of Norfolk is in the
;ity the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Will
lam Cox, of Porter street.
Mr.. Vivian Robertson, of Amelia cOun- !
y, is the guest of his uncle Mr. r. STAN !
ey Robertson, of Woodland Heights. 7
Mrs NJ. A. Morgan, the aged lady who {
vas rendered unconscious Monday night |
" a fall, Is much improved.
The Circuit Court of Chesterfield is still
n session and will be until Monday. Il
Mr.. II. A. Jordan, who has been the o
egistrar of the Third Ward for a num-
er of years, has informed the Electoral
Board that he will be unable to serve this ,
yard in this capacity longer, as of recent n
avs he has become a citizen of the Sc La
Ond Ward. h