The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-03
CHILDREN BURNED.
Little Ones Have Accident Playing
 With Powder.

Little Ones Have Accident Playing With Powder. Gadsden. March 2.-(Special)- )-An accident which may prove serious oc- cured yesterday at the ore mines of Hammond Bros. a few miles above
 the city. is which three boys and a girl were badly burned. The children,
 whose ages range from five to four teen years of age, were playing near an old powder magazine on the noun tain and found a can of powder. which
 they broke open and pouring out a quantity of 1t threw it on a fire they had nearby. The powder flashed up and quickly communicated with the can when 1t exploded with a deafen- ing report and the children were burned and bruised about their fac- es and body. Two of nhe boys are in dangerous condition and may not survive the accident.
 An unknown white man was run down and ground to pieces esrly(Ned- nesday morning between Caldwell and Whitney by the A. G. s. northbound passenger the news being brought to
 iadsden by passengers on the train It seems that the old man lived near one Of the above named stations and was walking along the side of the track with blow on his shoulder and as the train neared him the engineer was mortified to sec tho old man step into the center of the track. The en- gineer shrieked out warning, applied the breaks and reversed his engine but to no avail and the man was run down.
 verdict for s11.5oo damages was rendered against the Alabama Steel ana Wire Company in the city court yesterday afternoon in the case of the administrator of a man named CahiII who sued for $25,000 for the death or Cahill. who was an employe at the steel plant while 1t was being con structed and was the first man to be Killed. Cahill was at work on the ground and was manipulating a block ana tackle ewhen large block some tlfty feet above him fell and struck nim upon the head crushing out his brains and causing instant death. The case will be appealed.
 U. L.. Garner, night policeman, ham, pened to serious accident last night while in the discharge of his duty. A cal was sent firm a residence on For est Avenue that burglars were break ing and Officers Garner and Sin gIeton mounted their horses and left m gailop for the scene. As the of hcers were going up the hill on For oaiheT horse stumbled ana no was thrown violently to the ground rendering him unconscious for some time. An examination by his brother officer showed that he was badly hurt and he was taken into the nome Of doctor nearby, where it was uscertained that his right shoulder was out or place and his leg above inc knee was split open; requiring sever al stitches to close it up. Mr. Gar ner had narrow escape from break Ing his neck, and will be laid m for some time. i''
 inc Schulers. owners of the Virginia Cty mines where the great calamity oEe.took so many brave men last week. nave shown their sympathy for the Dereaved women and children of tne deao miners who are thrown unon their own resources by making ar rangement with the Dwight Cotton Miils here for the employment of all who wish to come. Good homes .t nominal rent will be furnished ti,a u meh ana good wages paid, It is the place Tor all who will come--an ideal cotton factory town and work the year round "e
 c. E. Huffman. who was recent,v electeo as superintendent of the coun- " convicts to succeed g. N. Gaines LOOK charge of the convicts on inc first or the month. He has appointed R hemester and E. H. Watson as day suards and J. H. Vance as night guard. There are at present twentv convicts in the gang and some gooS roads are being built