The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-15
MRS. J, I, SEARCY
 IS LAID ID REST
Young Man Loses Leg Under
 Switch Engine
PEOPLE ARE JUBILANT
Tuscaloosa Citizens Rejoice Over Pros pect of Large Appropriation for Improvement of the War
 rior River.

l
 funeral of Mrs. j. T. searcy occurred at
 the First Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The services were
 conducted by the Rev. John Van Lear,
 who spoke of the wonderful work for
 good that was accomplished by this love-
 ly woman. and the great loss that the
 church and community have sustained. l The pallbearers were Dr. John Little, Mir. l Oliver, Mr. Werner, MT. Sprott, MT. Max
 well, Mr. Nuzum, Mir. Somervllle MT. I Harris and Mr. Nelson. Among the out of-town relatives and friends who came
 down to be present at the funeral were MT. and Mrs. Robert Jemlson of Bir-
 mingham, Hon. ". R. Dortch of Gads-
 den Mrs. Mary Ellsberry of Demopolls
 and Mrs. Claude Wood of Greensboro.
 The news of two very serious accidents which occurred at Holt, or in the neigh
 borhood of that place. Saturday night, has been learned here. It seems that young man, Wood Tucker who has been and was at the time an employe of the furnace company, was riding on one of the switch engines for some purpose and that his foot slipped in some way and he
 
 his foot and a part of his leg. He was
 immediately put on an emergency engine
 and brought to town, when he was car-
 ried to Someryille & Searcy's sanitorium,
 where he was operated on by Dr. w. C..
 Somervlle. His foot had to be ampu-
 tated, and his leg, which was broken,
 properly set. It seems, also, that the en-
 zine which brought this young man in
 ran over two negroes who were on the
 track down about the Western Lumber
 company's plant One of these negroes
 Frank Henderson, is probably fatally in
 jured His back was broken and one of
 his legs. He was taken home at once
 and medical attention given him. The
 other negro was not necessarily seriously
 injured.
 Yesterday morning at the Baptist
 church, and also at the evening services,
 the Rev H. r. Lahame of New York,
 travelling secretary of the student volun-
 teer movement, addressed large congre-
 gations on the subject of missionaries and
 their work. Mr. Lafiamme has been
 Baptist missionary in India and other
 eastern countries, and his talks were very
 interesting and of an inspiring nature to
 all Christians. His object as stated, in SpGdklnS over the country IS lO llSpHe
 others to take up the actual work of
 missionaries and volunteers for service in
 these fields of heathenism He also ad dressed the students of the university in Clark hall this morning.
 Tuscaloosa people are quite jubllant over the prospects for an open Warrior. It is, as stated by The Age-Herald,
 big thing, and Tuscaloosa will reap con siderable advantage from the carrying into off 10 ~in corps that has been at work on the lock
 below here are nearly all in the main O. flee here now, they being compelled to abandon work on account of the recent
 high river. The locks below here are all
 completed and the gates ready; the dams have not yet been completed, however,
 but the material is on hand in several in- stances. Just as soon as the appropra- tion Is assured work will commence on
 the plans for the locks above here. The sites are practically located now, one of these being just above what was known 1 as Scales Shoals before the tidewater dam l was put in. and the other will be at the l foot of r air Shoals, the latter being really 1 the beginning of Squaw Shoals. Tusca | loosians believe that Col. John Bankhead
 has been vigorously at work on this mat 1 ter, and that it's success will be largely due to his untiring and splendid efforts l W. F. Fitts x Son, well known insur- l ance men of this place, now have charge | of the eastern half as well as the western l half of Alabama, and are also agents for | the Pacific Mutual company. Messrs | Fitts will also open up an office in Mo- l bile. Ala. Their Tuscaloosa office will also be considerably enlarged, they having | left the one up stairs on Broad street and | moved down on the first floor in the same l building in order to have more room and 1 better facilities.
 l MT. F. NJ. Turner, who has for num- l Der of years been one of Tuscaloosa's s l most substantial and popular citizens,
 has gone to Mississippi City, where he | will in the future reside. MT. Turner 1 has purchased a handsome piece of prop | erty in that city and will be prepared to l enjoy many advantages of the place. 1 Tuscaloosa people give up MT and Mrs. | Turner with much regret, but wish them | the best of luck in the neighboring state. 1 E. W. Hausman left Tuscaloosa yester- | day for Montgomery where he has ac- | cepted a position in the office of Col. w.. | w Brandon. who took his seat today as
 auditor MT. Hausmans wife accom- l panies him and they will in the future re-
 side in the capitol city.
 l Miss Helen Howze of Demopols Is the guest of hcr cousin. Mrs. B. s. Searcy. 1 Miss Bessie Jemson and Miss Louise | Walker of Birmingham, who have been | the popular visitors of Mrs. w. D. Part low for several days. have returned to