The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-11
TRAMP IS KILLED
BY FREIGHT TRAIN
Negro Was Looking at Train as
1t Approached
MISSION CLOSES AT SELMA
Mother Mary Margaret Departs for
South Carolina to Take Up Simi-
lar Work-Other News
of Selma.
MISSION CLOSES AT SELMA

Selma, January 1o-(Speeial) -This
morning about S O'clock at Riderville,
about twenty-five miles north of Selma
on the Southern railway, Charles Mar
tin, negro tramp, was run down by an
extra freight train and fatally injured,
death resulting about noon after he
reached Selma and was conveyed to the
hospital.
The train was an extra hauling eight
car leads of pipe from Admission for
Mobile en- ioute to Panama to be used
by the government on the canal, and
was making fast time. The engineer saw
the negro but is a common custom Tor
negroes to walk the railroad track, get
ting off in front of the train as 1t reaches
them. When almost upon Martin the en-
gineer saw him turn around and LOOK
and was amazed to still see him remain
on the track lie blew the alarm wits
tie and applied the brakes but could rot
sop in time 20 save the negro
The left leg was completely severed
from the body and the right leg man
gled horribly while the skull was crushed.
He never regained consciousness after
being struck He was not working at
Riderville, being a stranger In those parts,
but had told his name to some of the
negroes thereabouts.
All Angel Mission Closed.
All Angels Mission and Day Nursery,
established about three years ago near
the Cawthon Cotton mills, was closed
last night Mother Mary Margaret, who
has been in charge of the mission, leav-
ing today for South Carolina, where she
has accepted a call to similar work.
The Day nursery and mission was
started about three years ago by Mrs.
Barnwell, wife of Bishop Barnwell. At
the death of the bishop the chapel which
was being erected was called Bishop
Barnwell Memorial chapel Mother Mary
has had one or two differences with the
rector of st. Pauls church, under whom
the mission Is conducted, but these were
supposed to have been smoothed over
and settled few weeks ago. The work
accomplished by the charge has been
most successful and the closing Of the
mission will be learned with regret With
Mother Mary went Mr.. McCullom and
Miss Mundy who have been her assist
ants in the work for several months
post.
For the Purchase of Waterworks.
At the monthly meeting of the city
council held last night the body went
into executive session to discuss matters
relating to the purchase of the water
works by the city. proposition to be
made the water company by the city Is
known to have been gone over, but what
action was taken is not given out. The
present administration opened negotia-
lions for the purchase of the system of
water works some time ago and the
citizens generally hope that through
some manner the plant may pass into
municipal ownership.
For a Paid Fire Department.
Selma will very likely have paid fire
department in the near future Last
night at the meeting of the city coun-
ell a resolution was passed sending Mayor
Atkins and Councilman Norris to Allan
Ia to investigate the matter of putting
in a paid department and securing a bet
ter insurance rate in consequence there
Of The Mayor was authorized to call
a special session of the council to con-
slider the matter upon his return.
Went for His Sick Son.
Judge A. j. Driver of Chambers county
passed through the city yesterday after
noon from Marion, where he went to
carry his sick son home from school in
that city. He found that the young man
had gone home via Birmingham and
Childersburg, and a telephone message
from Lafayette from Mrs. Driver an
nounced his safe arrival, but stated he
was critically i'll. Judge Driver is probate
Judge of Chambers county and has a
large circle Of friends in this section.