The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-13
BUSY SCENES At
NEW STEEL PLANT
Officials are Well Pleased with
Progress Made
NEGRO HAS CLOSE CALL
Overcome BY Gas While Working In
Ditch and Is Restored With
Difficulty-other News
of EnsIey.
NEGRO HAS CLOSE CALL

Ensley, November 12.-(Special) Great
progress has been made during the past
thirty days in the work on the new steel
mill of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail
road company, at this point, and if the
clear. dry weather which has prevailed
for the last month continues, progress far
in advance of the most eXpectant OBJ
server will be realized The management
expresses great satisfaction at the work
accomplished, and they say that every
effort will be put forth to further the
progress, in the future
On all sides the busy hammer and sledge
of the construction man is heard, and
the air is fairly alive with the rapid fire
movement of the compressed air riveter
Steam shovels, several of them, are scrap
ing up car load after car load of dirt
from the scene of the excavations, the
site of which is fast assuming shape for
the foundation work
One of the busiest departments of the
whole work is the structural department
where the steel material for building pur-
poses is nodded and riveted into FORM
The structural shop is a veritable CD bee
hive and hundreds of skilled workmen
work day and night framing up the big
Orders and beams.
The work of dismanteling No. blast
furnace is progressing rapidly and in
the course of few weeks this furnace
will be ready for the torch. She will then
be on an equal footing with her two mon
ster iron-producing sisters, No. and
No. 6.
These two furnaces which are the lar
gest and most modern in. the south each
have a daily capacity of $50 TONS Ii is
the intention of the company to remodel
No. when No. is completed, and so
on in turn until the entire battery OF six
furnaces are of the same model When
this work is completed the six furnaces
together when all are in operation will
have daily output of 210O tons.
Narrow Escape From Death.
Frank Strong, negro employed by the
birmingham Gas company, in its con-
struction department had narrow es-
cape from death on Avenue F and Tween
ty-hrst street In this city today, by being
overcome by gas. Strong was at work
in a ditch about feet deep and had lust
unJointed a pipe when the gas blew out
with great force directly into his face and
overcame him instantly. He lay uncon-
scious for some time until attended bv
DIR. F. II. Johnson. who succeeded in
revivlng him. The negro in all probability
would have died had he been in a closed
room, but the strong wind blowing in his
face was greatly beneficial in restoring
him to normal conditions.
Local Items.
Alderman w. l.. Settle presided in the
Mayors court again this morning in the
absence of Mayor Scott, who is in Co.
lumbiana. Only few cases of the usual
character were up.
f. Guideppe, G. Guerencio. A. Toto
Dantonio Carmno and ". p. Brown. were
all charged with keeping late business
hours
1t is claimed that they We're reluctant
about closing their respective places Of
business Saturday night and as they were
intruding on the quiet hours of early
Sunday morning, Judge Settle assessed
fines of s. each against them in view of
the violations.
Ensey will be afforded an opportunity
to see professional wrestling match on
next Thursday night. November 10, when
the champion of Alabama, Buck Dewitt
and Young Turk. the champion of Eng
land. meet in a catch -catch-can bout
This match will be preceded by two pre-
liminary affairs between Ben Houeditch
and Arthur Greenwood and Kid Long
and Charles Dorman.
Personal and General.
DIR. and Mrs. e. T. Fields are spend
ing a few days at the home of DIR. Fields
at Athens, Ala.
Miss Mary Wilson, Miss Lula Wilson
and Miss Susie Altman were the guests
of Miss Lena Written yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Patterson are ex-
pected to return from their bridal tour
tomorrow. They will be at home at the
residence formerly occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Fitzgerald. on Avenue r
and Twenty-fourth street
The Thread of the Story club will meet
at the home of Mrs. j. II. Eubank at
Wylam on next Thursday afternoon. The
club will finish reading 1.-The Story OF
an Untold Love" by Paul L. Ford.
Mr. A. II. PERKINS. who has been very
ill at the home of his son, j. NJ Per-
kins. for several days, is gradually grow
ing weaker. His condition is critical
The Ensley Chapter Brotherhood of ST..
Andrew, will meet at St Johns Episcopal
church tomorrow evening at 1870 o'clock.
The new exchange building of the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
company at this place is fast nearing
completion and in short time the car.
penters will be ready to turn the struC-
ture over to the company.
Mrs. w. A. Ward and son Frank have
returned from three weeks trip TO
relatives in Pittsburg.
Dr. and Mrs. T. A. Johnson left this
afternoon for Tampa, Fla, where they
will spend the balance of the winte:.
The Eks met in regular weekly ses-
sion tonight, with Exalted Ruler Hendon
in the chair. A considerable amount Oh
rnutine work was transacted, also some