Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-20

none Of them over sixteen years old,
had quite an unpleasant experience
In Turkey creek, near Mr.. McKnights 8
home Yesterday. In a buggy they
started to Sharon to the picnic and
the horse after reaching the mid
die OF the creek, which was some
what swollen, got balky and In Its
twistings and turnings the buggy was
caught by the current. The younger
boys jumped from the buggy, and Mr..
Charlton Mcknight had to give his
attention to trying to save the boys
from drowning, which he finally did,
and then calling for assistance the
party cut the harness and released
the horse, leaving the buggy in the
creek The boys returned to Mr.. NC
knights, got into dry clothing and
! went to the picnic.
Accident at Brick Works.
Charlotte Chronicle: Eight men
barely escaped with their lives and one
mule was so seriously injured that II
had to be killed from the caving-in OF
| a 50-foot embankment Wednesday
morning at the plant Of the Charlotte
Brick company, on the Catawba river.
An Underground channel Of several feet
had been made by the workmen and
clay was being hauled to the surface
| In a wagon drawn by a mule. 1t Is
supposed that the accident was due to
the fact that the workmen had gone
too far underground, which caused the
undermining Of the embankment. The
crash was too slow for the men. They
happened to hear the tumblfng noise
and, quick as lightning, made their way
to daylight. They succeeded In getting
out OF the way of large chunks OF earth
just in the nick of time. None of them
received a scratch. The mule was a
valuable animal. 1t had been trained
for the underground work and, for that
reason, it's loss will be very heavy
one to the brick company.
Burned With Gasoline.
Fort Mill Times, 18th: Upon the
charge Of assault and battery with In
tent to kill, Henry Withers, colored Is
now confined in York jail awaiting
trial at the November term of court
of general sessions. The offense with
which Withers is charged took place
Friday at the plant of the Cnar.ot
Brick company two miles south OF Fort
Mill. Withers together with number
of other colored men was employed a
fireman of a brick kiln at the yard
among the others being one Eliza
Wright. Wright and Withers had been
| engaging In a friendly tuSSle, accoro-
ing to Wither's testimony. when the
latter reached for can containing one
half gallon Of gasoline and threw the
contents on Wright, at the same time
igniting it with a match. At the pre-
| iiminary before Magistrate McElhaney
Friday afternoon Withers denied that
he threw the gasoline on Wright, but
admitted that he threw II at the latter's
feet. Contrary to this statement
number Of eye -witnes sses testified thai
the gasoline struck Wright at the waist
and covered him from the waist down
Evidence was also produced that With
ers with an oath, threatened to xii
Wright just before throwing the gaso-
line. Wright started away I'm a run
when the gasoline took fire, and went
perhaps fifty yards and fell. Parties
rushed to him and tore away his
clothes, most of which had been burn
ed from the lower part of his body. A
physician was called and after exam
lining Wrights wounds stated to q
Times reporter that there were chances
for the mans recovery, but as he was
literally roasted from the waist down
the chances were against him.