The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
NEWS OF aADspEN.
Young Lineman Fell from Telegraph
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Young Lineman Fell from Telegraph
 Gadsden. Aug. 2S.-(special.)--A rot ten pole was the cause of severe bruises and injuries to Lee Morrison. n young man employed in the electrical depart ment at the steel mill of the Alabama Steel and Wire Company: ysstSsrd,aay este o,a,,Sa ar, to the top of the pole, which contained both the electric and telephone wires. to do some repair work, when the pole Morrison was thrown to the. ground with considerable force. breaking an arm, badly cutting one leg and other, wise bruisinR him up considerably all over his body. He will be laid up sew eral weeks as result of the accident. has been ordered by the Alabama City, Gadsden and Attalla Railway company la. The car will be larger than the ones now in use and will also have ex- tra large motive power sufficient to pull several trailers. The company has large force of men at work now on the track ballasting 1t up, and the road will be in excellent shape for the heavy car when 1t comes in October.
 W. c. Mccormick. the assistant audi tor. and J. P. McCuen, superintendent or motive power. both of Cincinnati. wer" In the city today to see the starting up of the old car shops. recently purchased by the Alabama Great Sauthern Road. The plant is under the care of Super intendent W. H. Fortner. of Chatta- nooga, who has been with the Q. and C.. people for the past twenty-six years. All the skilled mechanics now employ ed are Gadsdenites and formerly work ed at the plant. At present there are 105 c. N. O. and T. F. cars on the side turned out rapidly. As soon as this or der is completed there will be 100 new steel frame cars sent here to nave e tne tops put on. after which 300 cars VIII A fNs
 It Is said that there are at the present time 1 300 damaged cars to be repaired. The foundry will not be placed In ope- ration until January, 1905, as the rall- road company has a contract with a Chattanooga firm to make all the cast ings necessary until that time. Super intendent Fortner states that he has sixty men now at work and that just as soon as the wood shops get ahead more men will be added until 300 are employed. The mep will be paid Tn cash every two weeks and no commits sary will be operated in connection with the shops The scene at the shops is very busy one as the men move about at their work.
 II. T. Bailey, a merchant of Attalla, but who lives in Gadsden has been plac- ed in voluntary bankruptcy by petition of several of his creditors, among them being L. L. Herzberg, the First Nation al Bank and Charles s. Ward, The amount of indebtedness Is s1,000 and more and Mir. Bailey admits in writing that he Is unable to pay and asserts hls willingness to be adjudged bankrupt. MT. Bailey operated a store in Alaba- ma City for while, which he later moved to Attalla.
 A I5-year-old boy by the name of Rushier Hawkins was arrested today on a warrant sworn out for an alleged assault upon Mrs. Malissa Chapman. who lives on the Tom Oliver farm, sev- eral miles below Gadsden. It is all legged that the boy assaulted Mrs. Chap man with a rock and also a fork. in- dieting a bad wound on the woman's neck with the fork. Young Hawkins was already under bond for breaking into house and robbing 1t. He is starting out early in his career of crime and will no doubt be a member of the Etowah County chain gang before many more months.