The News and courant. (Cartersville, Ga.) 1901-1904, October 06, 1904, Image 1

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w Series—Vol. Ill—No 41) mining CATASTROPHE Five Men are Buried Beneath Great Dirt and Ore Slide. The most harrowing mining catastrophe in the history of min ing in Bartow county th£ great Chinnier Hill cave in a few years ;i go, not excepted, occurred at the mine of the Morgan Mining Cos. last Monday. A great mass of ore aiyl dirt tumbled suddenly in in a cut where a jorce of nten were working and buried them all beneath it. The president of the company and manager of the mine, Mr. R. P. Morgan, was in the cut ahd was among the victims of the accident. There were known to have been four men besides Mr. Morgan in tin.- cut, where the mass fell. The mine is about four miles a little east of south from Carters ville, and north of Emerson two and a half miles. It was opened two years ago by the company, consisting of R. P. Morgan, presi dent and manager; J. J. Peter, secretary and treasurer, and L. D. Knight. It was a rich deposit, being in the side of a good sized hill and some strong veins seeming to be continuous, were grounds sufficiently encouraging to the compauy to build a railroad to Emerson to connect with the W. & A., and thus remove the neces sity of hauling the ore several miles in wagons. The road was finished about six months ago. The work began in a great open ing in the side of the hill, with several small side tunnels, until a short time ago, to follow a specially rich lead, anew broad opening was made leading out from the old one. It was 9:30 o’clock. The morn ing’s work was well under way and Mr. Morgan, w T ho had just driven out from the city had w r alked in the cut and began talking to his men. William Wheeler, the watch man on the bank above saw the earth giving way on the side of the cut and yelled to the men below to “look out.” Instantly the mass of dirt and ore went down. Later indications proved that the warning was heard by at least some of the meu. Mr. Wheeler seeing the horrible situation at once put the small force notin the cut but around the engine and washer to removing dirt thus starting the work of possible rescue, and then, telephoned to Emerson and Cartersville for help. Men were rushed from the neigh boring mines to the place and physicians also responded. A force from about Emerson on the dummy train and a force from the American Ochre Co’s mine, were the first on hand, numbering about thirty. Then . forces from the Bartow and the Kelley and the Smith mines came until there were at least sixty stout men swiftly and resolutely at work removing dirt, with the hope of saving at some of the victims alive- Physicians who were on hand were Doctors Calhoun Buford and Felton, from Cartersville and Monroe, of Emerson. The falling mass was in the uature of a slick head. A heavy stratum of ore near the top of the ground overlaid a mass of clay. The elav giving down from some cause, made the ore finalfy topple, and the whole mass fell in. It was estimated that no less than 400 tons of clay and ore went down. The cut was about 100 feet into the hill and at least fifty feet deep. The mass came from the side of the cut opposite to where the miners were at work, and in its sweep covered every part of the cut, making a great hole in the wall and laying from a thin edge THE NEWS AND COURANT. at the opening up to at least fifteen feet at the end of the cut. William Henry,the mule boy,was a little way in the cut. He was practically unhurt, receiving only a few slight bruises. Al. Buford, colored was covered to his waist. His left thigh, right ankle and left wrist were broken. He will get well. Wright Milner, colored, was barely covered up. When brought out it was found that his left leg was fractured in two places and his right hip was fractured and dislo cated. - Both Buford and Milner talked with the men while they were at their rescuing work. At 11:53 bv the watch, the body of Mr. Morgan was taken out. It was right against the wall and be hind and partly over a tram car. He was in a stooping posture. His hat was in his hand and his wrist resting on his head, was broken. A fifty pound boulder lay on his neck and his neck was brokeu. The tram car was torn to pieces and a piece of the wood phrced Mr. Morgan’s body. Hisjeg was also broken. With the crowd that had gathered, numbering several hundred —besides the neighboring miners and farmers of the locality, people from this city having gone to the place—the climax of anxiety was reached pending the taking out of Mr. Morgan’s body. The men with had worked with a will and a brotherly feeling and the rigidly solemn counte nances of these and the spectators made a scene those witnessing will not soon forget. While the work went on, Mr. Morgan’s body was brought to the city and taken to the store of Mr. Geo. M. Jackson, the furniture man and undertaker, to be prepared for^ burial. It was seven o’clock in the after noon before all the bodies had been recovered. The next one found after Mr. Morgan was that of young Jim Harris, Jr. It was pinioned against the wall of the cut and was fearfully mashed. The last body found was that of Bob Boynton, a negro. It was likewise mashed into almost unrecognizable shape. Ai. Buford, who was caught on his way out of the cut, in hearing the watchman’s warning, ran, going around the tram car. Mr. Morgan judging from the position in which he was found, is supposed to have heard the warning but supposing the slide only a small one, such as is quite frequent, expected to escape hy *< jumping behind the tram car. The great calamity has beeti the source of great interest and excite ment and has been the one theme of conversation since its occurrence. The death oi Mr. Morgan especial ly has been a great shock to the community. “Bert,” as he was familiarly known among his many friends, had one of those rare dis positions that always attract and never repel. He was notably good natured and had a good word for everybody and never said aught against anyone. The evening just previous to his death he was dis pensing sunshine in a jolly conver sation with some young gif Is just leaving for school. In the city before leaving for the mines on the fatal morning he was especially pleasant and exuberant. If he | had tarried anywhere a few minutes on the trip he would have escaped. Mr. Morgan was a fine young bus iness man, industrious and push ing and yet discreet, and clean and manly in all his dealings. Mr. Morgan was 35 yearsold. He was a member of the Episcopal church. He came to Cartersville lIAKTEItSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER <S. 1904. WORK ID BEGIN SOON Contractors Looking 1 Over L. & N. Extension. ONE COTRACT WANTED. Contract for the Building of the Road to Have Been Let Yes terday at Madisonville. A large number of prominent railway contractors have been in Cartersville recently, going from this point over the route of the new railroad iroin Wetmore to Cartersville. These contractors were all en route to Madisonville, Tenn., where the contract for build ing the road was let on Wednes day of this week. Some of the largest construction firms in the country have had rtp resentatives here prospecting the route and collecting information about the work. It is said that the company wished to let the contract to one party, and that this contractor would sublet the grading in 'nine mile sections. It is now thought that the work of grading will be gin at an early date. The Murray News says the L. Nr. N. railway is condemning land in Murray county, through which its right of way is to be extended, and that a camp of workers will soon be formed near Spring Place. In this connection a story comes from Chattanooga that the E. & N. will reach Dalton over the Dal ton & Alaculsy road,, and from there enters Chattanooga over the W. & A. tracks, thus giving Chat tanooga a competing line to Knox ville. It is now said that the road from Wetmore to Cartersville will not be built beyond this point, but that the tracks of the W. & A. and the East and West will supply the out let to Atlanta, Birmingham and other points desired from here. in 1888, from Boston and conducted some small industries for several years. In 1892 he married Miss Lila Calhoun, jaughter of Capt. J. J. Calhoun, of this city. With his wife he went to Colorado, spending eight years at Grand Junction, on a large ranch of his. Several years ago he returned to Cartersville to make it his home. He is suivived by his wife, one brother, G. M. Morgan, of Boston, and one sister, Mrs, L. A. Fralick, of New York. Ralph Barber, the magazine writer, of Boston, is his nephew. Mr. Barber and his wife paid Mr. Morgan a visit a few months ago. The relatives were notified by 'telegram of bis death but found it impossible to reach here for bis funeral. The remains were taken to the the bonle ot Capt. Calhoun Mon day night and the funeral was conducted from the Presbyterian church at 4 o’clock Tuesday after noon. The pail bearers were: H. T. Bradley, L. D. Knight, J. J. Peter, Thomas Lumpkin, Sim Archer, M. G. Dobbins. The service was a simple but im pressive one, conducted by Rev. W. A. Cleveland. Young Jim Harris, who was among the victims, leaves a wife and several childen. A strange thing about the acci dent is the fate or present where abouts of a strange negro that went into the cut to hire. His remains could not be found and yet no one remembers seeing him run out. Goes to Louisville. Rev. J. E. Barnard, after return ing from Newnan, last Friday night was in Caitersville until Sunday night. He then went to Louisville, Ky., to assist in carry ing on a meeting at that place. MRS. MERRELL DEAD Good Lady Passes Away Last Friday. FtNEBAL ON SATURDAY Formerly Lived in Cedartown But Moved to Cartersville Sev eral Years Ago. Mrs. J. W. Merrell died at her home in Cartersville last Friday morning, and was buried in Oak Hill cemetery Saturday afternoon, the funeral services being con ducted by Rev. T. J. Christian, assistei by Rev. J. E. Barnard. Mrs. Merrell was fifty-seven years of age, and had lived in Carters ville about four years, having moved here from Cedartovvn. Mrs. Merrell had been ill about ten days. She is survived by lier husband and two married daugh ters. They are Mrs. J. A. Mon fort, of Cartersville, and Mrs. Whitstone, of Lock City, Fla. All the members of her family were present at her death. Mrs. Merrell was a most excel lent lady, a devoted member of the Methodist church, and her death causes deep sorrow among her relatives and a large circle of friends. A Card of Tlntnk.s. Allow me to express in your paper my many thanks to the young people of my church for the comfortable and valuable present they made to their pastor in the way of an eighteen dollar Morris chair. I assure all who contributed to this that it is as gratefully received as it was cheerfully given. I know it comes from loving and loyal hearts. May heaven’s richest blessings rest upon each of these dear-*young people who are so devoted to their church and pastor. John E. Barnard. Stole Razors. Tuesday night the Dalton police force got a wire to look out for a negro boy who was accused of stealing nine dollars and two razors from a Cartersville barber. Jim Renfroe, of the Dalton police force, nabbed the erring coon and lodged him in durance vile, and wired Cartersville to that effect. An officer came up on the midnight train and took the alleged thief back with him.—Dalton Citizen. Pastor Absent. There will be no preaching at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath morning. The pastor will be in Eubarlee assisting in the ded ication of the school buildings. He will return in the afternoon and preach in the evening oti “The Fifth Commandment; or Duties of Children to their Parents.” A cor dial invitation extended to the young people especially. Joined the Baptists. It is announced from Rockmart that Rev. Dr. J. T. Gibson, well known as a former minister of the Methodist church, has joined the Baptist church. Dr, Gibson has for some years been editor of the Cedartovvn Advance Courier. Expert Pickers. Jack and Albert Pace, a couple ot industrious negrpes, picked 665 pounds of cotton Monday on Mr. J. J. Creen’s plantation. This is picking cotton some!-Cedartown Standard. Beautiful new line of Tapestry and Axminister art squares and rugs, just received at Chapman & Conn’s And Love is Blind. -}'BJOomaQ-saai|i su-eaiao ..•paiqaop sXß.np* s.mq jqSq sjh •mouj} 3m. ‘ami} auioo.tt aqj U| j 0.3 •paiqnoaj s.uoxjßd aqj aioioj tUQ IU Übui 9M. qjuouj qoKO uaqM puy.. •Sujop SuiqjauiOß s.sjaqj, Iliq aqj Xbd o dAuq oq.u ueui joj qonui j ajdqj uaq.n j ■pP>* uuui rvS aqj ~‘pujiq *q Xta AO'7„ THE ADJOURNED TERM Bartow Superior Court to Con vene on Fourth Monday. The adjourned term of Bartow superior court will meet on the fifth Monday in October, the 31st, and will continue until the business now on the dockets is finished. The jurors who were drawn for the second Monday in July, hav ing served their term, will not be required to attend the adjourned term. The jurors, however, who were drawn for the third Monday in July, are expected to be on hand October 31st, and will serve dur ing the first week of the adjourned term. Those drawn for the fourth Monday in July are required to at tend the week following at the ad journed ici ui, Monday, Novem ber 7. No criminal business except jail-cases will be tried during the first week. All of the district road commis sioners of the county will be ex pected to appear before the grand jury on the first day of the term and report the condition of the roads in their respective districts. The jurors who will attend the first week are as follows: FIRST WEEK. Lewis N. Gtlreath, Cassville. W. J. Pitman, Cassville. James H. Gaines, Carsvilh. D. T. Baker, Wolf Pen. W. C Kilby, Pine Log. Orville R. McElrov, Fourth. Henry G. Scott, Kingston. Thomas N. Pittard, Cassville. J. M. Knight, Stamp Creek. Will McGowan, Eutiarlee. W. J. Hicks, Wolf Pen. John W. Proctor. Iron Hill. T. A. Jenkins, Stamp Creek. R. F. Kincannon, Fourth. J. B. Crawford, Cassville. Oscar W. Haney, Wolf Pen. Willard W. Martin, Cassville. W. J. Kincannon, Fourth. John W. Callahan, Fourth. James D. Pittard, Cassville. Samuel F. Milam, Fourth. I). L. Martin, Eubarlee. Bodie M. Alford, Iron Hill. Lewis V. Wilson, Adairsville, Robert L. Saxon, Fourth. John J. Pearson, Kingston. J. W. Hood, Kingston. W. H. Howard, Fourth. J. G. Cannon, Eubarlee. C. C. Wilkes', Fourth. H. J. White, Pine Log. J. T. Bennett, Allatoona. C. H. Powell, Eubarlee. Jeff M. Hall, Cassville. David Weaver, Cassville. Oscar W. Adcock, Six*th. SECOND WEEK. Robert L- Webb, Fourth. D. W. LoudermYlk, Adairsville. B. F. Posey. Cassville. Henry B. Barton, Sixth. F. C. Cunningham, Adairsville. J. R. Banton, Fourth. A. Y. Sheats. Kingston. Richard u. Gaines, Kingston. O. U. Glasgow, Cassville. Redding Floyd. Sixth, A. R. Butler, Taylorsville. B. C. Sloan. Cassville. Samuel Kennedy, Euharlee. Caleb Heath, Wolf Pen. Albert J. Cox, Fourth, John H. Walker, Cassville. Arthur W. Dodd. Euharlee- Z. T. Edwards, Sixth. D. F. Craddock, Kingston. S. P. Satterfield, Fourth. Jack F\ Bennett, Pine Log. John Y 7. Fitzsimmons, Fourth. S. G. H. Barton, Sixth, Thomas G. Mansfield, Fourth. P. F. Renfroe, Fourtfi. George S. Grogan, Adairsville. John Teague, Wolf Pen. George W. Covington, Pine Log. Sam A. Nelson, Taylorsville. E. W. Yarbrough, Euharlee. Green B. Foster, Fourth. Old Series—2stli Year Albert F. Noland, Adairsville. James M Jackson, Fourth. John L. White, Pine Fog. William H. Sherman, Kingston. W. T- Pittard, Cassville. 31 RS. J. E SUMMERVILLE. Siie Passes Away at Home of Her Parents, in This City, Last Week. Mrs, J. E. Summerville died at her home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Trippe in Cartersville, Saturday after an illness of two week. She was buried in Oak Hill cemetery Monday and the funeral services were conducted by Rev. A. J. Morgan of Acworth. Mrs. Sutnmesville is survived by her husband and two small children and by numerous relatives and friends to mourn her death. She was the sister of Dr. R. P. Trippe, J, W. and Luther Trippe, of Atlanta, Mrs. J. P. Davis, of Taylorsville aud Mrs. O. M. Brazleton, of Selma, Ala. Cotton Diseased. Prof, Wilmon Newell, state en tomologist, writes the Standard that the diseased cotton bolls sent him a few days ago are affected with “cotton anthracnose,” a fun gous disease, a full description of which was given by him in an arti cle in this paper on the 15th inst. It seems that there is no present remedy, unless the tedious expedi ent of picking and burning the diseased bolls is resorted to, but no cotton should be planted next year on the land where the crop is so affected now. —Cedartown Stand ard. Goes to Dublin. We regret very much to learn that Mr. D. C. Beckham our es teemed citizen and jeweler left Saturday for Dublin, Ga. Mr. Beckham and family have lived in Cartersville for the past tour years, during which time they have made many warm friends who regret very much to see them leave. Home Mission The Home Mission society will meet at the Methodist church Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock, October 10. All members are ear nestly requested to be present, this is the last meeting before the week of prayer, also the district meeting Bible study numbers, xv —xxxvi. The “Other Day.” Mr. 1L 11. Yreeland, president of the Metropolitan Street Railway company, was going to New York city on the Long Island ferry re cently and encountered the crowds of people returning to the city from the race track. The boat was so filled that Mr. Yreeland was com pelled to stand outside, and he heard the following conversation between two negroes who had evidently not seen each other for some time: “Say, Mr. Jackson, yo’ sutinly surprise vo’ fren’s by yo’ prosperity. Yo’ wear such fine clothes, an’ ev erybody tole me yo’ ajways got mon ey/’ “Oh, I plays de races, Johnson!” “Well,’ I always hear dat people dat play de races win one day an’ lose de nex’.” “Yes, dat’s right, but I only go down every other day.”—New York Times. Mrs. J. P. Lewis is improving from her recent illness. Mr. O. D. Anderson returned from a visit to Adairsville Tuesday. Mr. Charlie Collins, of Dalton, spent Wednesday here. Mrs. Cone Maddox has returned home after visiting in Atlanta several months. Uncle Bob Rogers, of Rogers, was here Wednesday. Lost —A gold brooch, coral setting, finder please leave at this office. Mrs. Dr. Bradley, of Adairsville, spent Tuesday here.