The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-27
YOUNG MAN IS KILLED
swTTCHMAN CRUSHED TO DEATH
 BY CARS.

swTTCHMAN CRUSHED TO DEATH BY CARS.
 Duncan Case Leaves Jail on Receipt of \ Governors Parole and the Pay- 1 ment of Fine of elo0-Mo- bile News. tst | Advertiser Bureau. l Mobile. August 76. l At 5:4s o'clock this morning in the | Choctaw Point yard of the Louisville I and Nashville Railroad. John E. Con- nors. a switchman fell between two cars and sustained injuries which re suited l in death g short time afterwards. When taken from the track 1t was found that both legs had been crushed. ribs were broken and he was other wise injured. The surgeon for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, was summoned. When he arrived Connors rvived sufiiciently to tell the physician he knew there was no hope. but to give him a stimulant and send for q priest. Both requests were complied with and the ambulance was summon ed.
 The ambulance and priest arrived almost together. The sufferer was placed in the ambulance and the priest rode with him. administering spiritual TelioL Wnll6 en TOuto tO U A short time after arriving there death came to the relief of the horribly maimed man. He was conscious to the last.
 John B. Connors was a resident of Whistler. his father formerly being 8 we'll known engineer of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. His mother. with sis ters and brothers survive him.
 
 Public Works was held this afternoon for the purpose of discussing the ordi- nance recently passed to protect the paved district. A few days ago A. J. Leibert, in charge of the paved district and in the employ of the board as as- distant street superintendent. was ar- rested and fined for allowing an em- ploye of the Bienville Water Company to put sand on an asphalted street. The water works man desired to repair break and Leibert gave him permis- sion. Letbert was fined five dollars, which he paid.
 Wednesday William P. Lee, in charge of the repairs to asphalted streets for the Green River Asphalt Company, was arrested for violating the same law. Lee gave bond. He later informed the chief engineer of the board that, unless he was protected in pursuing his re- pair work. he would quit the job. By agreement at a meeting of the board yesterday. the case against Lee was. by request of the mayor. who Is a member of the board, withheld pesld- ing further Investigation of the ordi. nance.
 At this ufternodsn's session 1t was agreed to refer the matter together with the ordinance to the city attorney for an opinion as to whether the ordi- nance will hold in so far as the board of public work Is concerned when re- pair work is necessary.
 The ordinances forbids putting sand. brick or gravel on any asphalt paving unless boards or bins ane used on or In which to place the articles
 Mobile was this afternoon visited by a terrific rainfall, accompanied by heavy lightning and thunder. The streets were filled with water for a time, though the excellent system of drain. age in the business district prevented damage to goods fin stores. Across the river the lightning struck | the boat house of Thomas St. John, he being inside at the time. He was | shocked, but was not injured. The house sustained some damage. No other reports were received of damage btOunt SOSSman, one or MODlIe eS oldest and most highly respected citi- | zens, died this morning at his home, S8 Marine Street, after an illness os about year. He was 70 years of age, a native of Tuscaloosa, and had re- sided here since he was 12 years of age. He was a Confederate soldier and a member of Camp Raphael Semmes. He Is survived by his wife and four sons., all well-known and highly re. spected citizens of Mobile.
 The Electric Lighting Company of Mobile some time ago gave notice to of its intention to establish a turbine in the plant with a capacity of 1000 gallons of water per minute. To pro- vide for this outpour was the problem. It was settled through recommenda- tion of the chief engineer to put a line of pipe through Smith Alley from Roy al Street to the river.
 In the Circuit Court today, Freddie | Ball. aged years. through his next friend, filed suit against the Mobile Light and Railroad Company for $1,000 damages. The complainant alleges | that through carelessness or negligence | of an employe of the company he was injured on an electric car at Marine | and Montgomery Streets.
 News was received here today of the marriage. August 17. in Lebanon. Ky. of Miss Frozine Sygalias of this city and George B. Haynes of Calves | ton. Tex. The bride is a daughter of Captain and Mrs. Constantine Sygalias | of Mobile.
 Sheriff Powers this morning receiv- ed the official parol of Duncan Case and. on payment of the fine of $10o, imposed by the Governor, Case was re- leased from the county jail. The river steamer City of Mobile arrived down tonight with fifty bales of new cotton and a fair list of passen- gers.
 Mobile Society News.
 MT. and Mrs. G. c. Clarke have rent ed the pretty home of Mrs J. c. Thom- as, nGovernment Street, and Mrs. Thomas and Miss Virginia will spend the next three months in North Caro- lima.