The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-06
TWO MEN lVHIRLED
AROUND THE SHAFT
A Terrible Accident in cockade City
Mills.
A. REscuER LOSES HIS LIFE.
His Life Crushed Out aud the Man
Whose Help He Went 10 Also
Badly Hurt-Triai of A. c.
GiIiisnn in Isle of Wight.

PETERSBURG. VA. Feb. Especial
An accident occurred at the SocKaac
City Mills this morning IN which one
man lost his life and another was so Sc
y,ously injured that recovery Is hardly
possible.
Tnon,as Pritchnrd tcolored) was sent
upstairs 10 adjust the belt on the grain
elevator shaft. While putting the belt
on, pritchard's clothes were caught by a
set screw and he was pulled on TO the
SHIFTING. George Sims tcolored) went
him from. the shafting had his own
clothes caught.
HIS WEIGHT SAVED HIM.
After heing carried around six
times, the heavy weight of Pritch-
ord made his clothes give away
Sims, who was lighter than the man TO
whose assistance he had gone. was hurl-
cd around the shafting at rnpid speed.
Pritchard dragged himself to the stair
way where he gave the alarm. The mill
WINS stopped. Men rushed up-sthirs to
Sims assistance. There they found his
mangled form suspended from the shaft
ing. All his clothes were torn away: his
head mashed, neck broken, left arm torn
on at the elbow, both legs mashed and
every bone in his breast broken.
A coroner's jury viewed the remains at
once and rendered a verdict of accidental
death.
Pri,chard was attended by DR.. Burke.
He was found to be seriously injured IN
tcrnally md was taken TO the Home for
the Sick.
GILLIGAN'S TRIAL.
The trial of A c. Gilligan. charged
with the murder Of C. B. Turner in Isle
OF Wight county, was to have begun In
THAI county this morning. SllliEan is
still in Hall IN Petersburg, and the sheriff
has not come TO take charge of him.
John Mack alias Joe Dunn, and George
Collins alias Conners charged with TAX
Ing money from the person OF Dan losan
in Dinwiddie county last Saturday, We're
before the Mayor this morning and were
turned over 10 the Dinwiddie authorities.
EPwORTI LEAGUE.
meeting of the Epw-orth League
Council of the Petersburg Union was
f,ele yesterday afternoon at Washington
Street M L. church. Despite the untaN-
cradle weather nearly all the chapters
were represented.
The union decided to hold meeting on
the I'd of this month at Wesley church.
STRUCK by THE TRAIN.
Mr.. Thomas Harrison was struck by
Saturday afternoon and quite paolS
bruised.
Mr.. Harrison left Petersburg between
and o'clock that afternoon on his way
TO his home in Prince George county.
When he reached the point on the road
where H1re Norfolk and Western railroad
crosses IT, the vnule, which ne was dr1V-
ing. seemed no think the Level Track OF
4l1e railroad was more To be desired 1o1
travelling on than the muddy ROADS OF
the adjoining country. Mr.. HARRISON
who had been in company with ms
friends In Petersburg most OF the day.
was not in 4 condition TO resist tho Wishes
of his mule even if such had been ms oe-
sire.
The 1nule trotted down the track win
two wheels of the buggy on the ties and
the other two In the path. All went well
until he met the Cannon Ball. The train
struck the buggy with fun force, tore
AWAY the two wheels which were on inc
track and threw Mr.. Harrison on the
bank
The mule then changed his course and
started to following the train. Inc re-
mainder Of the buggy, which was attach
cd to him, struck against the ties, SO that
the people near the road thought n shit
ing engine was on behind the Cannon
Ts1l. 1t was fully two hours before MI.
Harrison knew that he was struck
He hobbled along until he found some
ono TO help him and then came back TO
Petersburg to have repairs made
BADLY USED UP.
The physicians found a hole IN inc
back Of his head, cut over the eye Ano
the side of his face badly bruised. t1is
condition has improved rapidly and nc
Will soon be we'll again.
Thus far the mule has shown no signs
OF injury beyond a terrible shock from
l,he contact with The train.
Jesse Edwards tcolored) was dis
charged from the city hospital to-day,
having fully recovered from the small
pox, with which he broke out two months
ago. This Is the last of the smallpox
natien.s In Petersburg.
Messrs Blair Pesram and Sidney Welsi-
ger, of Richmond. were in Petersburg
to-day.
Mr.. William F. Round. of the Prison
Reform Association OF New York. will
speak in this city on Prison Reform
next Saturday. He Is making tour OF
Virginia cities. and his visits are Ne-
pectea TO arouse interest In the Laurel
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