Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-16
BURIED UNDER ZINC.
MANCHESTER MAN CRUSHED by
5000 POUNDS.
He LIVES And MAY GET WELL.
More Very, Very Bad streets-Citfzens
Raising Great Cry Against Them
to Their Patients-A Marriage.

Mr.. Alexander Finney. n young man,
who resides on Twenty-second street
Manchester, was frightfully injured while
at work at the Tredegar-Works yester-
day morning about II o'clock, and his
condition last night when seen by his
physician, DR.. William p. Mathews, was
serious, not to say dangerous.
Mr. Finney was working in a small
trench when. by some inexplcable way.
a great roll of ziEc fell in the trench on
him. The great mass was estimated TO
weigh about 5000 pounds, and would have
killed less strong man. Mr.. Finney is
a very muscular and powerful man, how
ever, and that saved him. AS 1t was, he
has internal injuries, which may result
L. his death. Drs. Ingram and Brodnax
were called and saw Mr.. Finney at the
works. and rendered as much relief as
was possible. Later he was taken home.
and DR.. Mathews, the family physician
was summoned Dr. Mathews said last
night that he had hopes of his patients
recovery. but the latter would have to
thank his strong, muscular body IL he
finally pulled through all right. Yester-
day was Mr.. Finney's first day at work
for some time, and it seems especially
unfortunate that he should have been
hurt at this time. and SO badly.
OH, THOSE BAD STREETS.
Perhaps never before are the people so
much complaining about bad streets in
Manchester as they are now.
The newspapers are virtually beseeched
by citizens, merchants doctors, and
all others who have vehicles to use their
influence in getting the proper persons
10 have the streets put in better, not to
say passable, condition. DR.. W. T.
Mathews, no later than yesterday, had
his buggy broken trying to shun deep
hole I'm the street. and his horse was
nearly mired. He was on his way to see
a man who was thought to be dying, and
suffered this delay, besides having after
wards 10 send his buggy to the blacksmith
shop. sustaining the Inconvenience IN
the mean time. lie says the streets are 4
disgrace 10 the city. Many are the times,
he says when he and his brother physi-
clans have to tie their horses a block
way and walk TO the residences of their
patients, because they cannot get their
buggies any nearer. COwardin-avenue,
which is admitted to be travelled more
! than any street i'm the city. except Hull,
Is full of holes from one end 10 the other,
and wagons and other vehicles are almost
stalled in the very middle of the street.
\ wagon did actually stall on Twelfth
street yesterday I'm almost the centre OF
the city. or cOurse.-t rains have had
something to do with the present SUI
premely bad condition o. the streets, but
| they could not be so nearly impossible
If they had proper beds and proper drain
age. The demand for better streets I'm
| Manchester is greater than ever before
and browns every other cry. There is also
a great cry against cinder sidewalks
which. after n little while, are worse
| than nothing.
The Street Committee has decided e
remedy the nuisance Of standing water
at Seventh and Perry streets.
Welded LAST NIGHT.
A quiet marriage was solemnized las
| evening at the parsonage of the Balm
bridge-Street Baptist church when Mrs
Louise Y. Rowe became the bride Of Mr.
oscar G. McGee The ceremony wa!
performed by Rev. L. r. ThornhiD, ID
d.. the pastor of Bainbridge-Stree
/ church.
Mr.. McGee Is a woll-kEOwn and popular
moulder. and the bride-elect is highly
| esteemed resident Of this city.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The Council Committee on ordnance
meets at 1880 o'clock tomorrow night.
Mr.. II. T.. Elder, who has been I'll 10
| some time. Is much better.
Mrs r. w Rudd Of Marks Addition
is suffering with the grip.
Miss Grace Mosley, OF Powhatan, j
visiting Miss Ethel Brown, No. W. J..
| Hull street.
The congregation Of Clopton-Street Bap
fist church are eldeavoring TO enlarg
the church building. which is inadequate
TO accommodate the Sunday-school a
| present.
CYNTHIA Grove, No. 3. Druids. gave II
annual banquet last night, ana yer.
pleasant evening was spent.