The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-13
NEGROES BURIED
UNDER THE DEBRIS
One Man Killed by a Cave-in
at BeSSener
DUG OUT BY HIS COMRADES
Injured Man Lived Two Hours After
Being Rescued-Two Men Hurt.
Runaway Car in smashup.
Other News.

Bessemer, May 12-tSpecial)-A cave
In of dirt and rocks at the Glenns Springs
excavations this morning at o'clock
caused the death of VIII williams, a ne
gro workman, and the serious injury of
Charlie Gates and Ed Holley.
A force of men were employed by the
Bessemer Water Works company to
make some excavations, preparatory to
lowering the head of the spring. Six men
were employed digging a ditch, which
was about ten feet deep when the bank
caved in, completely covering Williams
and partially covering Gates and Hol-
ley.
It was twenty minutes before the other
laborers dug out Williams. His skull
was fractured and he was injured seri-
ously in a dozen places. He lived for
two hours, after having been rescued.
Doctors were summoned and gave the
injured men every attention. 1t is
thought that the injuries of Bates and
Holley will prove not fatal although
Gates is severely injured about the Shout
ders and his right eye was torn off.
Runaway Ger Does Damage.
BY some means a car loaded with ore
broke loose from a train of cars at Sloss
mines late this evening and running for
two miles down grade toward Bessemer,
struck a freight train at the Alabama
Great Southern and Louisville and Nash
Vile crossing with a terrible velocity,
smashing two freight cars to kindling
wood If the runaway car had been two
e.fr t1alr
passenger train, which was heavily
loaded
A negro brakeman was in the car but
1t seems that the brakes wouldn't work
and when he saw that a smashup was
inevitable he jumped, receiving slight
injuries.
X. of p. Meeting.
Forty knights of Pythias from Ensley,
including the famous Steel city team,
came to Bessemer on a special car to-
night for the purpose of attending the
meeting of Linton lodge, No. 1870. After
the knights degree had been conferred
on three candidates, the visitors were
dined by the members of the local lodge.
The refreshments served where sand
wiches, pickles. strawberries and ice
cream.
Team Plays First Game.
The Bessemer ball team, that is to win
the pennant for the Marvel City this sea-
son in the Tri-State league, played it's
first game this afternoon and considering
everything the club showed up remark
ably well The score against the crack
DeMers team was to in fevar of the
Tri-State leaguers. Flow was in the
box for the Bessemer tenn and did some
good work.
Tomorrow the ter. will play the Cot
! ten, Odum & r, sers' team and Sat
urday they Will meet the Wylam team.
Manager Eiige has arranged to make
the operB,s game at Bessemer one of
the ssla days of the year. The date is
| Ma 49, when Edges colts will play
] sheffield. In addition to the game Of ball
there will be a foot race and two small
sparring matches
To Call Pastor.
The deacons of the First Baptist church
has called a meeting of the congrega-
ton of the church for next Sunday morn
ing for the purpose of calling a pastor.
The church is erecting a handsome new
structure at the corner of Eighteenth
street and Fifth avenue which will prob
ably be completed in the next three
months. 1t is being built of pressed brick.
Bessemer Negroes Win.
In a closely contested game this after
noon at Fourth avenue park the Bessem-
er negro baseball team defeated the Co
lumbus, Ga, negroes by a score of three
to two.