The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-03
THREE ARE INJURED
AT THE STEEL MILL
Pat Rossier Badly Burned
When Hot Pot Is Over
turned

1 9N'itiuoy iIOTnl0B ABOUT S
O'clock, Pat Rossier and two Bulgarians
were severely burned when a switch
engine turned over a hot pot at the
steel plant. According to eyewitnesses
to the accident a Birmingham south
| ern switch engine backed into the hot
pots, overturning one of them, spill
| ing the red hot Stag on the three men.
Rossier was burned very badly from
the hips down. while the two Bulgar-
ians were burned about the legs. They
were rushed to the emergency hospital
following the accident and yesterday
| morning were removed to the Tennes-
see company's hospital on Avenue F..
where they are reported to be resting
well. Rosser Is an iron moulder and
| the two Bulgarians are helpers.
Funeral services over the remains of
| Mrs. M. A. Ponder, who died at the
family residence at 1860 Pike avenue
early yesterday morning, will be con-
Quoted this afternoon from the resi-
dence at o'clock. Interment will fol-
low al Oakland cemetery. The deceased
is survived by her husband, five sons
g. f. Ponder, T. d. Ponder NJ c. Pom
der, E. 2. Ponder. J. NJ. Ponder; and
one sister, Mrs Robert Gallagher, all
of this city Mrs. Ponder had lived in
Ersley over IL years. The pallbearers
| will be as follows Honorary DIR. j. E..
Robbins. Joseph r. Tate, w. r. Stewart,
Fred Moore, George Henderson and
Dudley Powell. Active, j. A. Dupuy, w.
~. Padgett Prof. c. P. Bowman, Hay
| wood Nixon, A. 3. Abercrombie and
Foster Crisp. DR.. T. J. Springfield, as
| sisted by the Rev. u. n. Bowling, pas
tor of the Shady Side Methodist church.
| VIII oKiciate.
Late last night Mr.. Ponder received a
message from Talladega announcing the
death of his youngest brother. The many
friends of Mr.. Ponder sympathize with
! him in his double affliction.
An interesting programme will he
! rendered next Sunday afternoon when
| the Ensley lodge No. 9S7 Benevolent
4 and Protective Order of Elks holds it's
! memorial service at the Franklin thea
tire. The programme committee, COM
posed of Thomas r. Monkey, chairman;
| w. c. Maxwell and L. II. Pennington,
have completed the programme, which
| is as follows: Piano solo, serenade
! (Predo Lasson). by Alvin Keller; OPEN
| ing ceremony; sacred services by lodge
prayer, by the Rev. George L. Jenkins;
| optHliR QUE Aulu Lang Synel,
| audience: recitation, "All Things Shall
Pass Away" Chico. Tilton), by Silas
Beddow; vocal solo, "All Eyes That Are
| Weary" (Brackerton), by Dave Mox-
ley eulogy, "Elkdom." by ]. Ellis
| Brown; recitation, selected, by Miss
| Frances Youngblood; vocal solo, "The
| Gate of Life" (PiccolinD, by Miss Edna
| chatham; "Fraternalism" by the Rev.
l.. e. Brubaker; closing doxology. au-
| dience and lodge; benediction, by the
Rev. George L.. Jenkins.
| The deceased members of the Ensley
| lodge are: Fred Il. Craft, initiated Jan
rary 8. 1906. died January 25, 1907
John V. Warren. initiated November
4. 1907, died March %. 1909; ]. NJ Per-
kins, initiated June "a, 1907, died No
| ycmber 81, 1910; John B. Laph9n, in
ltiated March IA, 1910. died February
10. 1911; John II. Sheldon. initiated
March 90, 1906, died March 3, 1915 r.
Il. Mcleod. initiated November 81, 1905,
died March %, 1912; James c. Bonner,
initiated December TO- 1906. died Sep
TENDER 26. 1913: II. P. Zeigler, initiated
| January 2, 1911. died February 4, 1914:
DIR. w. T. Hendon, initiated November
| %, 1905. died March 4, 1914; William
Mcntzell. initiated December II. 1911:
| died July 2, 1914. The public Is invited
| to attend these services.
Yesterday morning about o'clock
| Mrs John Guthrie of Wylam fell down
| the stairs leading off the back porch
| end broke her left ankle. Mrs. Guthrie
| tripped at the head of the stairs and
| fell several feet. The condition OF
George Guthrie. her son. who was
kicked in the head by a mule several
days ago, is improving and he will
| probably be removed to his home from
the Tennessee company's hospital at
Ensley sometime Friday.
| DR.. r. E. Gaines of the faculty of the
Bible Training school, which Is being
held in Birmin CHAM, will deliver an
address on Church Efficiency" tomor-
row afternoon at O'Clock at the Ems
ley Baptist church. The men and wom-
en- of all denominations are invited to
attend this service.
w. S. Emme1 of this city has received
news announcing the death of his
father. William H. Emmel, which oc-
CURED on Tuesday at the family resi-
dence in Lexington, Ky. The deceased
| was 81 years of age and is said to
| have been the oldest Odd Fellow in the
world He Joined the Independent Or.
der of Odd Fellows in 1888 and was an
active member until just before his
| death.
The Ensley high school basketball
season VIII open tnls AFTERNOON at d
O'Clock, when the Senior team will play
the Freshmen and the junior team will
tackle the Sophomores on the high
school grounds. All four teams are
about evenly matched and good games
are expected.
The Rev. Mr.. Swanlund. the Swedish
Lutheran minister, will conduct services
tonight at the Presbyterian church In
Ensley, Nineteenth street and Avenue G..
All Lutherans and the public generally