Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-24

NORFOLK VA. December s.-tSDe.
ciaI)-Three men were killed and another
badly injured in an explosion of the boiler
Of the tow-boaf Lizzie Massey. ON tho
southern branch OF the Elizabeth, river.
at t o'clock this evening. The dead:
GEORGE ". WILLIAMS, fireman.
WILLIAM ISY2tA-l fireman
WILLIAM GIBBS.
Fatally injured:
SAMUEL DUNN, engineer.
The tug w.as towing the lumber baden
barge Maple from tho Richmond Cedar
Works 10 Norfoli1 when ti'r accideni cc-
Cured
Captain Williams who With Dunn.
owned the boat, vas thrown fifty feet
into TIE air and horribly n2angied. BY
man was blown into pieces. Tho boiler
was thrown through the top Of the boat
and landed some distance away in the
river The tug Immediately sank in If
teen feet Of water
Ii is reported that an unknown mai,
employed on the barge. was killed.
The barge was mot injured in the eSnio-
sion
The tug was burt al Pauy's Island
~ J.. in 1858 She WAS controlled by The
firm OF Williams and Bull. Frank Viii
liams the senior member, being q nephew
OF the captain who was killed. a relief
rug Dispatched to the rescue has nto yet
returned.
Captain Williams and Engineer Dunn
acre married and leave families
light lilns haye been burned at Gil
merton at the great Roper lumber mills.
ard the fi.e is still burning at 10 o'clock,
although it is believed 20 be under con-
troll President Roper is unable to es-
innate bis loss noa.
LAONTICELLO HOTEL COMPANY.
Judge Hancl5el to-day granted a char
ter to the Monticello Hotel Company.
which viii operate the Monticello Hotel
here after Mr.. Sylva1S2ls Stokes. the present
proprietor. takes charge of the new
York" Hotel, in .>ew York city. The
capital of the new company is to be from
$4,000 TO $100o0a. divided into shares or
900 each. The officers aic TO be Sylvanus
stokes presloeut and treasurer; r. "
Nhitehurst. 7.ice- president; Charles Il
-onsolvo secretary, and Matter II. Tay-
or general counsel.
These. with \. Beamap. James Ridge
yell. and II. G. Williams. 10 he direc-
tors
DID THE CONDUCTOR SWEAR?
Street-Car Conductor G. L. Williams.
Of the Norfolk Railway and Light Com
7any. was accused Of Using profane Ian
guase 10 two ladies. accompanied by j.
a. Campbell Groner. general manager of
the Bay Shore Terminal Company. in
the Police Court he secured a continuance
OF The case until the ladies in question,
Two prominent society women OF TINS
city. could be summoned.
A L. AMI. THE COAL FIELDS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ,5e absence of official
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MAY GET MORE WAGES
1t is rumorel that the Atlantic-Coast
Line will. beginning with the New Year
make an. increase Of 10 per cent. in the
vases 90, OF ali SInpioNees, VINO now re-
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