The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-12
FROM STONEfA.
Serious Accident IN which sew
eral Men Narrowly
Escaped Death.

master mechanic, VIM. L. fanneiI
and a. }. Brown. carpenters, Chas
Cheatham, Will Anderson and Geo
w. Mullins we're down at the bottom
of the tipple holstway repairing q
break in the machinery about lO
o'clock at night, when an explosion
occurred caused by the falling coal
dust and,in an instant the space in
which they were working was sheet
fame. which shot up and caught the
tipple. They were all burned about
the head and hands. Strawn, Pan
nell and Cheatham being the most
serious. DR.. L. J. G. Bailey was on
hand promptly, and with liberal
supply of oil and absorbent cotton
and other cooling lotions known
only to the medical fraternity rellev-
ed the sufferings pro TEN. de then
gave them a dose to produce rest and
sent them home, and under his care
they are all doing nicely and will re-
cover with slight scars. THE destruc-
ton of the tipple looked certain, but
by vigorous work BY the employees,
who had been called ont by the fire
whistle, it was saved.
On Friday afternoon Charley
Nance (colored) while coupling cars
in the upper yard was caught between
the cars and instantly killed. lie
was married, but had no family.
The lap of spring is likely to be
worn out by all this lingering, and
the merchants who have laid in their
stock of spring goods thinks it is
time to clap an injunction on the
cold weather plants.
If the conventions Of the various
political parties yet to meet, don't
warm up there will be slight hopes
for some of the aspiring candidates.
Dewey will probably run on bridge
instead of a platform. They nearly
all blame it on Mrs. Dewey [ another
Eve case), as Dewey's first shot
seems to have mistaken the range,
and the multitudes who only short
time since were clsmoring for the
hero of Manila are quiet now.
Kentucky is still experimenting
on self-government, but the politl-
clans are not satisfied.
One by one our old tried friends
are slipping away from Stonega. We
have to record the departure of Mrs.
Prescott and family last Thursday,
who are now making the Gap their
home
Mrs. John A. Esser and daughter,
Miss Esther, left on Monday morning
for Philadelphia, Pa, where they
will remain till Mr. Esser has suit
able dwelling erected in Dorchester,
when they will come back and estab-
lish their home there. In the mean
time Esther will enjoy the advan-
tages of an educational institute in
Pennsylvania.
F. D. Clifford, assistant superln
tendent, who is visiting his family in
Connellsville, Pa, is expected here
on Wednesday, and Robert Ramsey,
Jr., superintendent, intends paying a
visit to his family in Mount Pleasant,
Pa, when Mr.. Clifford returns.
DIR. J. 5. Wentz, president of The
Virginia Coal and Iron Company,
visited the plant here on Friday.
Our Dorchester visitors on Sunday
were John A. Esser, Geo. II EsSer,
John G. Want and John Kelly.
Mrs. Chas. II. Price is visiting her
son, Max f., who has charge of the
l.. d Ms. interests here.
The usual quiet of our town was
for a short time on Satur-
day by shooting scrape, brought
about by the usual cause of too free
use of beer and other evil spirits.
Eek McNut was shot in the arm by
Luke Hopper, who escaped to the
woods. McNut'S wound is painful
but not serious.
Our millinery department, under
Miss Lauham's direction, is looking
grand. One of the invited guests
today said she felt like the queen of
Sheba did when she visited Soloman
and saw the magnifcence of his
Kingdon-all the breath was taken
out of her. Early visitors will avoid
the rush. Ida is still able to laugh.
Robert B. Alsover walked from
he Gap to Stonega on Sunday in
iirect line. He says he crossed
light mountains and did not meet an
indian. He looked fatigued, but
Miss L. cheered him up so that he
orgot his troubles.
DIR. Buils Cough syrup cures sore throat.
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