Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-01-18
CRAIG Sv lille.
Fatal Dynamite Explosion
A Chapter of Accident and Death
Work at the Victoria 0uarries.
Portland Ahead on 0rders---Per-
sonaI Mention. Etc.

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Craigsyille, Jan. ia horrible ana tt
ghastiy accident occurred here yes.er ei
day morning, by which Thos. F. NC
Govern. foreman at the quarrles Ior
tbe Virginia Portland Cement Co., 81
met an almost instantaneous DEATH Il
As usnal Mr.. McGovern had set his r
force to work on the lime stone guar
res beyond the crusher house and him
self set about thawing lot OF frozen
dynamite There were 25 sticks OF the t
deadly explosive arranged before noe G
| fire. Noting that the lot had ighiteu
and was being burned. he hastliy APP
preached to remove IL. w uen oeno-
mo over it a cloud of smoke shot up a
words followed by teriifice report, !,
SCATTERING the nearby windows and /,
narrowing a large deep hole In the
oronnd. When the excited workmen
rnshed to the scene they found the /
unfortunate victim stretched upon
the ground, mapgled, bleeding.
ldying. A leg was hopelessly cfusneu,
his ewes were blown out and scores OF
gaping wounds covered the larcerated
face and body, Nearly every particle
, of clothing was torn rom his person
and law in shreds about the ground.
His INITIATED watch picked up some
wards distant, had stopped at III min
MES of 10 O'Clock, thus indicating the
! fatal moment. DIR. }. b futile, the COM |
uany's physician, happening at the
works. was Immediately on hand, put
= the patients Injuries were beyond hu
man skill and in 10 minutes the soul
n had left its mangled clay Ills re-
- mains were removed to q nearby resi-
} | in ta1ntAn and his
e daughter. Mrs. Lena Page, OF hoan
o olTe were Immediately notified by wire.
It MIR. Thos. Kivligan, of Staunton, ar
% rived on No. that evening, and Mrs'
page and Mr.. McGovern's son came
g later on No. l, which last maze a
W special stop here to let them OF. TO
w dav the remains were taken to ROan-
70 oke for intermept. Deceased was 54
years of age. and is survived by lam
IL iJv of daughter and sons. lie was
10 horn and reared in Ireland. but Tor
ee MANY wears had been resident OF this
state. From Shenandoah he came TO
"' ReIl's Valley, where he was in charge
as of the ouarries for Victoria Furnace.
co Later he operated quarries here for the
III same company. When the Cement 20
lei located here he obtained work WIFE
them and has ever been faithful ahe
'm valued employee. While foreman o.
cir the ouarries Mr.. McGovern mace man.
on friends, being esteemed alike py TIL
lofficers of the company and the men o
'no the works To such an extent was u
ed, favorite that his tragic deatn nahg
adj as pail over the entire com Munisy,
80 Another sad death is that which Y
49, moved from sorrowing communlt
ore, nv nv Ghri s life and example of Mr.,
the MARY M. Wallace. Though a gres
sufferer for the past 5 years, her oeal
nevertheless came suddenly and une!
pectedly on Monday morning iast
the SD year of her age. The tuners
services were conducted here Tuesdt
afternoon from the PresDJteris
xpo- church, Rev. J. E. Ballou 0fficiatln
assisted by Rev. II. A. Young, int
mept at Lebanon cemetery, For
in Years Mrs. Wallace had been faltnf
her, and consistent member of the Fres o
at terrain church. Her life was a mol
Il OF example of Christian living and DC
lean ediction to those who came amer
Influence. Deceased has been thf
10 is times married, her first husband Del
one Henry Towberman, of Hermitage,
the second was J Ohm FL. Batis.of New 40
lev! her last husband was Russell W ALA
%, is whom she survived six years. She
ring survived by family OF sons anu
lows daughters. The sons are EdWo. 10
and herman, of this place; VIM. Batls,
Dung AIhemarle: Chas, Wallace. of IlllnC
Oms. and Alhsrt and Allen Wallace;
cath daughters are Mrs. l.. d. McNulty q
/ Tx Misses Minnie, Maude and Olive w
Will lace. She has also sister, MRS. Is 1t
10 Scott. of New Hope, and broth
be a Jacob Coffman. of the same nelgD
Inc Inc hood,
ng to the death of the infant daughter
are Jas. w. Glover, which occurred y
l. 1t terday morning. The funeral VIII
'false conducted today.
VIM. Fix. an aged citizen of n
'riy Pond Gap, is critically Ill at MS noi
sxpo His family and connections are
WIN merous.
ntiay On nv oft repeated visits hel
I6 On note continual Improvement at r
ii lar land. Since here last the Cement
the has put in lot of new machinery,
inner residences are completed and occup
III De the yard fences are going up abe
p TOO general air OF come to stay perVa
tell the general appearance OF the pls
ip to Across the railroad on the brow @
snow, hill the row of officers houses are
nous occnnied save one, and when lit u
is ex. night make striking appearance L
ood, their eminence. Last night L
PIANO Portland for the first time by gas III
20 lure or rather by electric light.
he Wis large buildings Illuminated,
escaping steam and smoke from
xposl- stacks and the ceaseless pounding
xhibi- har crushers. all give the pla
shlng, business air And they are d.
fur business too. General manager Il
the tells me the works are running 81
lnvls- on orders and that 8, 200 barrels of
b and mept have been sold since last Octt
pulld- AS the merits OF this cement bee
! but better known, the sales are reacl
turn out over more extended terrlt
yisno. Already shipments are made as
IS the south as New Orleans and as far
leeI as st. Louis.
,andes- Foreman J.W. White, of the Vic
lights, onarries here, is also rushing out
z rays Of work. His shipments are six
Id out per day of 144 tons, which he exi
cry ex- 10 increase to 10 cars per day as
again az the extra men can be had to dc
u walu work.
's"h Vi PERSONAL MENTION.
more Miss Irene Nicely, of Wilkes b
It this Pa, Is tne guesG oi Mrs' Il 3 ~
vsrdict meridian neighborhood. is sper
some weeks with the family OF
/ with b. futile; A.. ,,.
coming +. M PROCTOR, 1no popp ar+
~ York resigned his position there to acc
I stars similar one in Covington with ,
tie and McClung. He left today followe
week the best wishes OF host OF friend
leen of darwin Pasn"" :; ~t W hou,s near
Fencing at CLIFTON rsfso, 10 ~ a. ~ pasha
f. f. visiting ms lag,ler' ~ - &C., Co.,
returned home this morning. hi
come here to attend the funeral G
helors" ''S ~, =. and Mrs T. Hanes Woodso
chville r,1i...".s sr,o,,t Sunday last herr