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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
8
A devastating mine blast near Bluefield killed fifty two miners. Rescue teams from surrounding coal properties rushed to the scene to assist in the dangerous recovery effort.
At Lick Branch mine of Pocahonta Consolidated Coal Company near Maybury around five o clock a disaster trapped workers. Only two escaped the mine entrance while reports indicate more than fifty miners lost their lives or are unaccounted.
Rescue efforts at the Lick Branch mine of the Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company near Maybury Virginia were hampered by fire and gas after an explosion Tuesday afternoon. Fifty-two workers were inside. two escaped. By midnight eleven bodies recovered and identifications listed. Dozens more believed trapped as rescuers struggle amid choking conditions and shifting, with improvised morgue near mine mouth. Special trains brought officials and rescuers as the scene drew heart-rending scenes of mourning in Bluefield and nearby towns.
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad Company placed another 500000 order for steel hopper and coke cars, bringing total orders to about 2000 cars in recent weeks. The Standard Steel Cast Company and American Car and Foundry Company receive contracts for 100000 pound capacity cars. Coke car order alone totals 1500000 dollars, pushing freight car expenditures to around 2000000 dollars with future bridge work on the Beaver Beavero Ohio line anticipated.
The West Virginia Humane Society moved Earl Livingston, a starving deserted child, from Elkins to Gratton by train and then to Wheeling where he was placed in the society’s children's home. R. H. Brown of Morgantown and Dr Alex Leeds led the transfer. A Harrison County home already has a prospective applicant.
Notles, confined in Moundsville Penitentiary, serving a life term after a Taylor County circuit court verdict, will apply to Governor Dawson in Charleston on January 12, 1909 for a pardon or sentence commutation. Dated December 2, 1908.
Flushing Dec 30 Justice Crane vows to keep unwritten law from swaying murder trial of Thornton J Hains. He warns the jury that adultery is no excuse for murder as testimony details Captain P C Hains and his wife’s alleged infidelity relayed by Samuel Chester Reid, attache at Fort Sheridan.
Martha Snider aged about 70 died Tuesday morning at her son Walter Snider’s Walnut avenue residence after paralysis. She had come from Kingwood to visit relatives and was ill. services will be held Thursday at the Snider home with Rev. J. C. Broomfield, interment to Thornton on the 10:52 train.
A vintage medical advert claims catarrh is incurable by local applications and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure, described as a physician approved blood purifier acting on mucous surfaces, is advertised as an effective internal remedy with testimonials offered. The pitch cites Fr. Cheney & Co of Toledo, selling through druggists, and mentions Sweet Melody Flour in the same notice.
Governor elect Glasscock voiced strong support for a comprehensive statewide primary election law to govern all state, congressional, legislative, and county races. He proposed creating a special joint committee to study and report a thorough bill early in the legislature, and favored tying the measure to party platform pledges including county local option and prohibition.
A statewide meeting in Clarksburg gathered seventeen counties to form a sheriffs’ association. They elected officers, organized an executive committee, and planned action to press for legislation improving sheriff duties and salaries while urging support at Charleston during the upcoming session. The group aims to inform all sheriff elects and push for coordinated legislative representation.
Blueville residents marked the holiday with visits among families including C. B. Ware and Mr. Cassell households. Many names appear as relatives traveled, Christmas greetings shared, duties resumed, and a teacher granted a one week vacation due to mumps. Also noted is a revival at the school house and a large, tragic loss of life attributed to a vast disaster, estimated at 150000 souls.
Moundville West Virginia December 30 a foreigner Garnesby living on Seventh street allegedly attempted to poison his wife over divorce. He handed their young son a package to dump poison in the coffee but the boy informed his mother. The mother is seeking a divorce and no action has yet been taken against Garnesby.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Current, six years old, died Wednesday December 24 of membranous croup and tonsillitis. He leaves parents and four sisters and a brother. several visiting acquaintances attended services and mourn his loss. Ellen Jennings visited Miss Bessie Current. Mrs. Will Butcher improves at her parents’ home. other locals, including Miss Blanche Demoss, Henry Yates, and W. T. Covad, were seen about town.
An unknown man took goods from Lester Bush’s harness store on East Main Street Tuesday afternoon. Bush alerted Constable John B. Sandy, who pursued and confronted the suspect. The man struck Sandy in the face and escaped, vanishing from sight in a burst of violence.
Rome dispatches describe a cataclysm in Messina and Reggio with massive loss of life and widespread destruction. Quake and tidal wave devastate Sicily and Calabria amid fires, looting, and martial law as relief efforts surge worldwide led by Pope and King. President Roosevelt sent condolences and aid pledges as ships race to the stricken coast.
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