The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-08-16
The OLD DOMINION.
Latest News GIeaned From All Over the
State.

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the Norfolk Navy Yard shortly before
8 o'clock. Three colored workmen were
probably fatally injured. The men were
so badly diSfgured that they were al
most unrecognizable. Their clothing was
burned from their bodies, and their faces
and hands and other parts of their
oooies were charred. They were all
rendered unconscious, and their recovery
IS doubtful. Henry Shannon, the lead
ing workman, was slightly burned about
the tace. A red-hot rivet dropped bv
Hodges, the helper, who is a boy. into
the gasoline dripping in the bottom OF
the WOrden caused the explosion, the
flames from the drippings leading in an
instant to the 3o-gallon tank Of a gaso-
line forge near by. There was 4 great
flash from this, and the riveters, who
were working cooped up in the forward
anchor chain tank of the Worden, were
covered with burning gasoline and hurl-
ed against the walls. The crew of the
Worden rushed to the assistance OF the
unfortunate men, but they were in an
unconscious condition when they were
taken out of the tank Surgeons treated
them on the deck of the vessel, but sub
Sequently they were taken 10 the dis
pensary. 1t is not believed that the tor
pedo boat was injured by the explosion
William Gates. alias Red Murray"
known iii Norfolk as Baltimore Gamb-
Ter, but who testified that he is a resi-
dent OF Washington, Ind, was sentenc-
ed TO four years in the State prison for
the theft of 5000 from D. c. Blaylock at
the Norfolk race track last week Blay-
lock and other States witnesses testi-
ed that Gates, who ran the red-and-black
wheel af the frorL- cvat~,oI
from Blaylock and ran with it. Blay-
lock had taken the money from his
pocket to get bill with which 10 play
the wheel. Gates testimony was that
BlaylOck had bet the money on the game
and lost it, and that he was only re-
ceiving his own when he took it. He
said that he took flight to get out of
the way of Blaylock and his friends.
who were angry over the loss OF the
money and tried to assault him. Gates
got as far as Petersburg with his booty.
and was there arrested and returned TO
Norfolk. But little of the money he got
was recovered by the police
A terrific clap of thunder and the
ringing of bells and blowing of whistles
at II o'clock p NJ, aroused the inhabi-
tants of Roanoke while downpour OF
rain was in progress. The FIRE. which
was IN the planning mill OF the Norfolk
! and Western Railroad, was caused by
a bolt of lightning The mill, with all
| IT'S machinery. was destroyed. entailing
loss OF 100000. Over 100 men will be
thrown out OF employment until the
/ company can rebuild
Lee County is said to have been in
raded by a Kentucky Sheriff i'll his
Efforts to capture a criminal who had
| made his escape from that State. Frank
! Ball, the man who caused the trouble,
/ * the son of the Sheriff Of Lee County.
! When he got into trouble in Middles-
! ooro, KY. he crossed the mountains
nto Virginia and took refuge i'll his
.ather's house, escaping from the Jail
! 1t Richmond. The young mans home
near Rose Hill The house was sur
rounded by the Kentucky posse, who.
after a hot fight, succeeded in taking
he man wanted 1t is said that one
IF Balls party klaS killed i'll the fight
| Bail was taken 10 the Jail at Louisville
| Tor safe keeping. Several dispatches
nave passed between Governor Swanson
F.! AID Governor Beckham, of Kentucky.
and the situation is, to say the least,
strained. Later dispatches from Ken
lucky say Ball was wanted there for the
!
Lee Palmer. son OF Major Palmer, OF
Chesterfield County. died in the Memorial
! Hospital, Richmond. after an illness of
one week, all of which time he was
unconscious. His death was due to brain
disease He leaves two sisters
Mr. William Blessing. who resided
near Lovettsville, Loudoun County
died from typhoid fever, aged so years
He was for many years keeper of the
tolgate at the Brunswick (Ald) bridge
A widow and two children survive.
A white stranger, about 40 years old,
was killed in the Norfolk and Western
yards, in Petersburg. He was drunk,
and crawled under the cars and went to
sleep. The body was horribly mangled.
There was nothing on the mans person
| by which he could be identified
J. c.. Irons, aged u years, died at
his home, in Burlington County, n. j.
OF paralysis. He is survived by his
widow, three daughters and three sons,
one OF whom resides in Fredericksburg.
Col. Joseph Button has sent his reSig
nation as secretary of the State Dem
ocratic Committee to State Chairman Eli.
SON He is Of the opinion that he cannot
attend to the duties OF State insurance
commissioner and give the time neces-
sary to the affairs of the State Demo
cratic Committee 1t is understood that
Col. William Henry Mann, of Peters
burg, will be chosen to succeed Colone
Button.
A full-length portrait of Thomas JET
ferson, which for many years hung il
Tie hall of the House of Delegates. anC
which when removed at the time Of th'
enlargement of the capitol was found L
be faded and mutilated, has been re
} stored by Franc Bros, OF Richmond
{ The authorship OF the picture, whicl
2 has long been in doubt, was fully estab
\ hshed by these gentlemen, who, in re
: moving the dirt and cracked paint
. found the name of George Catlui-,i Ss7.
Tbis artist t,uas.. .fanCffs IS = naHsfcr o