The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-29
boat Goes DOWN;
0NL|s DROWNED
NEGRO MEETS DEATH. BUT, HIS
TWO WHITE COMPANIONS
SWIM ASHORE.
Mr.. HARvELL BURNED
sUPERINrENDENT or ELECTnIC
COMPANY MEETS WITH A
PECULIAR ACCIDENT IN
POWER PLANT.
yirginian Bureau,
Mechanics Building, Room 31s.


PETERSBURG. VA, July as
Charles Gray. coiored. Of this city. was
drowned at City Point Saturday night.
when the launch in which Gray and
two young white men OF Petersburg
had made the trip down the river,
suddenly struck . submerged pile and
sank. Ben Lyon and Rowland Hud-
son. the young men who were with
Gray. saved themselves by swimming
ashore. The launch belonged to Har-
vey Boyd and Wallace Straikman, Of
this city. and is said to have used
Gray's body was recovered yesterday
and buried at City Point The launch
was raised and returned to the city.
Jumps from Engine.
George Coles, coiored. employed on
the Seabo&rd All Line railway. was
brought to Petersburg Saturday, In a
seriously injured condition. the result
OF jumping from an engine on which
he was riding. at Butterworth. Din
widdie county. The engine Is said to
have been running at u moderate rate
Of speed ut the time, but In jumping.
Coles head struck frst. Conclusion
resulted and he was hurried to the hos
pital here on special engine.
Hand h Burned.
John e. Harvell. superintendent OF
the Virginia Railway and Power COM
about his hand last night while doing
some work about a switchboard. In
some way Hr Harveirs hand became
in contact with the electric current,
the result Of which was the burning OF
two Of his fingers to the bone. Mr..
Harvelrs hair and eye brows were
badly singed by the current and the
blade of pocket knife. which he car
ried In HIS pocket, was melted. Not
Harvell was at his ONCE today.
Sixty Days in JAIN.
william BAsnight, a white man from
North Carolina, was given sixty days
in Jail by the police Justice this morn
ing on the charge OF stealing bicycle.
which he tried to sell 10 \ local dealer.
Basnight was recently given three
months In Jail on charge OF petit
larceny
Ellen Was Ohssreperous.
Ellen Jeter. 4 colored woman. was
given three months In the city Jail for
being drunk on the street. resisting
arrest ana biting colored man.
Mis- Usiaen EatsstslaA. ,
rT nnsn W sss pssss wsss q NJ.
Wilson entsrtained : delightful home
home Of the family In Dinwiddte coun-
. birthday party, and had ~ her
Mabel Mcdonald. Of Richmond: Mrs.
bsas go1 Ss M M:' Einn a.
Norfolk; Misses Helen and Mildred
Wilson and Groves Rogers and John
GA Of Fs.sTshurs COLIN wd Msnona n1
Robert Whitehead and Richard Maury.
Of Richmond: c. Garland Wilson, r. r.
wilson. Mrs. H. c. wilson. Mr.; and Mrs.
George Burgess and Mrs. P. L. Wilson.
state Cssactsov % Visit.
Mrs. Matilda Dagwait. of Richmond,
state councillor Of the Daughters Of
Liberty in virEinis ., pasa v ds ~, to
city, tonight.
Funeral 81 Mira. westmsre.
The funeral OF Mrs Mary A. West.
more was conducted frcm High. Street
Atwill. officiated. and the following
served as pallbearers; Honcrary---J. T.
lsns rs,r,ei Rs sasss and i.s wfsG Gess
Active-E. 4. Balm. J. J. ponnahue: w.
A. Crank. Geo. W. Dyer. D. NJ. Roland
teen days by the Police Justice this
morning for stealing = dog. and was
hnsd $50 for carrying concealed upon
his person 4 rA1of,
Annual Exeursaon.
The annual excursion Of the High.
Street NJ. r. church 10 Norfolk and
Ocean View, viii be run on Thursday,
July Slst, under the MANAGEMENT OF
fsham r. Dyer.
on - Meese Csave~tsan.
Past Dictator Robert Gillian, Jr..
Petersburg Lodge OF MooAe, left yester-
day for Cincinnati, to represent tho
local lodge in the national convention
OF the order. PeteruburE lodge. though
young. has a large membership.