The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 14, 1909, Image 4
LAD RESCUED
From a Living Tomb in a Well Sixty Feet
Below the Ground.
HE TALKED THROUGH PIPE
Shifts Constantly Change in Order to
Make Creates* Progress in Digging.
11 *?j m * Was Abandoned hut Souiuls ;
Cause the Kekituiliti^ of llojie
Until Success Comes.
The father c?f John Cozzens, who
was buried alive on Sunday morning !
at the button of a sixty-foot well
when it caved in, and two hundred
of his neighbors at Center Islip, Long
Island, who had wo rued day and
night to reach the imprisoned youth,
had given up till hope of recovering
him alive Monday night, but early
Tuesday they were still working in
relays at the excavation when they
is believed t o have come through
a two-inch pipe which had been driven
down into the collapsed well.
This faint cry, which was interpreted
as one for help from the buried
man, spurred on the rescuers to
frantic efforts to reach him and as
siired thorn that ho was still alive.
As only four men ran work at a time,
two digging and two hoisting, the
workers, doubled their speed and
they were relieved every few minutes
by fresh crows.
After digging for thirty-six hours
nil hope was practically abandoned
of reaching young Cozzens alive, but
no chance was to be taken and the
rescuers oontiniycd their efforts.
They were at their work when a muffled,
far away human voice was heard
and it required but a moment to discover
that it came from the pipe
which ran down into the well and
which was used for pumping water
before the sides of the well caved
in.
This news brought many other
neighbors to the Cozzens farm and
with, excitement at fever heat, and
all of the men working to their limit,
it was expected that the prisoner
would be released before the day was
over, and such proved to bo the case,
as the young man was released in
tho afternoon.
PV811KI) INTO THE 1UVK11.
Many Try to Hoard Torpedo lioat-s
at Same Time.
At St. Louis fifteen thousand enthusiastic
and curious persons tried
to board four tiny torpedo bouts at
the same time a few days ago. The
boats could not bold them, an I par .
of the overflow, numbering 153, were
pushed into the Msslsslppi, to bo
druwn ashore by tlm police, sailors,
and others.
Many were trampled under loot,
when the police reserves charged
the crowds to drive them back from
the boats. Scores of women fainted.
These were carried into the wharfboat
at the landing.
The executive officer of the fleet
has ordered the boats closed to the
public. The greater part of the
crowd, which was good natured,
though rough, then dispersed.
The boats are the Mardonough,
Wilkes, Tingcy and Thornton, under
command of Lieut. Witchell. They
are at St. Louis to escort President
Taft down the Mississippi river
to New Orleans. They belong to
the flotilla which has headquarters at
Charleston.
AUTO ( WIGHT FUlfi.
Owner and Son Were Forced to Hun
for Their Lives.
At remain, tia., m. i< ioya s
seven passenger automobile caught
tire Wednesday night about 9 o clock
and was completely destroyed with
uo insurance, together with the garage.
Mr. Floyd was attempting to steam
up the car, when a defect in the
pipes allowed the gasoline to run
into the pilot light, causing the lire
to spread instantly.
Mr. Floyd and his son had to run
to save themselves. Mr. Floyd's
hands were slightly burned.
The fire department did good work
in saving the Standard Oil Company's
tanks which were near by.
KOimEl) AM) SLAIN.
IJody of Man, With Skull Crushed
Found in Kivcr.
Vonderan Kcnnon, aged 25,
white farmer living a few miles fror
Watkinsville, (la., was robbed an
it is believed murdered in Athem
Ga., on the night of Saturday, Sej
tember 26, and his body thrown i
tho Oconee river at the cemeter
brid ge.
He left home on that day to g
to Atlanta to have his eyes treated
He had with him $G5. He was i
Athens on that date and was no
later seen alive. Monday mornin;
tho body was found in tho river
His skull had been crushed with ;
blunt Instrument. The coroner'
Jury is making a sweeping invest!
cation.
WRIGHT FLIES
SWKKl'S VV TilK 1ICBSON HM)M
(JOVKKNOirs ISIiANI).
('irrlos iti Air and Then SihumIs Back
to Aerdrome, Wliilo Whistles
Shriek and Crowds Applaud.
At New York on Monday an aero
plane Hashed past the white dome of
Grant's tomb, then turning gracefully
in midair over the waters of
the Hudson, shot like a falcon back
to Governor's Island, 10 miles away.
w ii oni \\ i igui jjiiyioii, wuio, wius
placed liis name in the rank with
Hudson and Fulton in one of the
most spectacular feats in the history
of aeronautics.
Over the masts of warships, from
whose decks hoarse cheers of the
sailors were borne up to him in his
derated seat, he Hew for 30 miles ?
10 miles up and 10 miles back - remaining
in the air for 33 minutes
and 33 seconds and alighting at the
aerodrome without mishap.
During the flight business was
practically at a standstill in all that
part of Manhattan from which a
view of his remarkable performance
was available. Harbor craft shrieked
their applause, cheer after cheer
swept n11 from the banks of the Hudson
and the lower bay, for the l)ayI
ton aviator had "made good,' crown|
ing the aviation program of the lludj
son-Fulton celebration with a record.
w i i^ 111 sianeu (in ius uigiil up
I he lludso" at 9:f>(> a. in., and finished
at 10:29:33. He had intended to
improve upon his achievement, of the
morning by making a ronger and
more hazardous llight at sunset, hut
the crippling of his motor jtist us
he was about, to start on the evening
attempt dashed his hopes as well
its those of the thousands who had
assembled on Governor's Island to
cheer him on. j
The ilight. was made under conditions
only moderately favorable. The,
wind was blowing about 10 miles
tin hour, while an overcast sky added
to the uncertainty of the weather.
Amid the clatter of the machine's
exhaust which sounded like musketry
lire Wright climbed to his seat in
his aeroplane.
In a moment the machine was off.
With the planes tilted slightly to
one side, the man-bird slowly ascended
into the air, rising to a height
of barely 2 0 feet, while it swooped
in a semi-circle toward the water's
edge. Here the presence of many
craft, all historically tooting their
whistles, caused him to ascend further
into tin; air before making for
the mouth of the river.
Almost indistinguishable against
the gray bunked clouds, the machine
soared past old Castle William and
soon entered the cayon made by the
giant skyscrapers of Manhattan Island
and the Jersey hills.
Over the warships of five great
powers he passed, his progress marked
by hceers from the sailors of
his own country and those of Great
Britain, Germany, France and Italy,
j When the air vessel reached the
British cruiser Argyle, anchored an
eighth of a mile above Grant's
tomb, Wright described an easy and
graceful curve and started on his
return journey down the river. The
wind conditions which had bothered
him on the journey up were now
more favorable and it was here that
the speed possibilities of the machine
were demonstrated.
While the 10 miles up stearm occupied
20 minutes, the return ilight
was made in littlo more than 13
minutes, or at a rate approximately
of 4 2 miles an hour.
Nearing the harbor entrance again
ho was confronted with the same
architectural condition which caused
him to vary his altitude on the way
up. Again he lowered himself and
when ho reached the open water of
the bay he was flying Itfirely GO j
f,eet t^bove the surfaoc. Thence
onward lie gradually lessened his
height. Past Governor's Island the
machine sped, an eighth of a mile
over the bay, then veering sharply
around. Wright headed swiftly for
the landing place, on which ho settled
with the ease of a bird, amid
tiie enthusiastic plaudits of soldiers
and civilians.
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Served llim Klirlit
: At Spartanburg L. A. Mathews,
a well known citizen, who on September
9 .whipped Miss Elizabeth
Morrow, his adopted daughter, inflicting
injuries that came near causing
her death, was found guilty 011
the charge of assault and battery
' with intent to kill. He was sentenced
to pay a fine of $800 or serve
eighteen months at hard labor. The
a prisoner broke down and wept whoi
n sentence was passed upon him. *
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), Trent All Alike.
?- The governor of Mississippi hat
11 directed the penitentiary ofilcials thai
y Charles E. Smith, one of Mississip
pi's weathiest citizens, who wa?
o sentenced to life imprisonment foi
I. the killing of BJ. a. Laurent, ol
'i Nashville, must go to the hospital,
t if sick, or if well, he must be pul
K to work.
? ?
s "When you have been cutting monft
key shines, don't try to excuse your
self by saying you wore apcing youi
betters.
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clubs hit hard
Supreme Court Reverses the Lower
Coirt in Important Case
MAY INVOLVE OTHERS
The Derision Declare# That to Const
it tile a Nuisance It Is Not Necessary
That the I'lihlic I5e I0nlice<l
to I)''ink Intoxicants in a So-Calletl
Social Cluh.
The State Supremo Court has reversed
tho decision of Judge Clage
in the case brought by Attorney (leneral
Lyon against the City Club, of
Columbia, Jeff DeLay, manager. The
decision of the court is an interesting
one in that it involves proceedings
against other organizations
alleged to be conducted in violation
of the law.
A petition for a permanent injunction
against DeLay and the club
was filed by the attorney general ou
the usual grounds. Tne club was
located on the second floor of a
building on Main street and was
equipped with till the apparatus of
a regular bar. Tho supremo court
says "the method cf serving members
seems to be quite expeditious.
An application for membership may
be signed on entering the room and
the membership granted without any
membership fee and immediately
thereafter the applicant calls for the
alcoholic beverage he wanted, drinks
it and pays tor it on the spot."
DeLany, according to the court,
made a very guarded return stating
that he never knowingly handled
whiskey in violation of the law. The
court holds that the circuit court
was in error in holding that DeLay
denied under oath the allegation in
the paragraph relating to the illegal
sale of whiskey.
The decision continues: "The circuit
court also holds that unless the
public or a considerable portion of it
is admitted to drink the places would
hardly bo deemed nuisance. The exception
alleges error in this and is
well taken. To constitute a nuisance
under the statue it is not essential
that the public or even a considerable
| portion of it be admitted or enticed
there to drink intoxicants. It is s 11 Alee
nt that some persons bo permitted
to resort there for such purposes and
it appears that quite a number of
persons did resort thither to drink
intoxicants.
The supreme court then passed upon
the real point at issue: "All the
authorities agree that when the club
is mere device to evade the law
against the sale of liquors and its
real or main purpose is to provide
liquors for its members and such
liquors are delivered at a price paid
or agreed to he paid, there is a sale.
"There is hardly room to doubt
that the City Club is an association
within the last named class, that the
distribution of such liquors among
its members by the City Club and
Del.ay, its manager, constituted sales
within the prohibtion of the statute
akul that its club rooms at 1329 Main
Street, Columbia, S. C., was a place
where persons were permitted to resort
for the purpose of drinking alcoholic
liquors, during the period covered
by the petition."
Further the decision says: "It is
manifest that under tho act the respondents
maintained a nuisance as
alleged in the petition. Tho equitable
jurisdiction of the court to enjoin
a public nuisance is not affected
by the fact that a criminal prosecution
may also be instituted for the
acts which constitute the nuisance."
The case was therefore sent back
for further proceedings and as a
result other cases may be brought
under this decision against a number
of organ! bat ions.
IjOSKS Ills MKMOKY.
Prosperous Man I'liable to Tell Doctors
Anything About Himself.
In New York An expensively
dressed man wearing rich jewelry
and apparently well educated, mys
titled the doctors at the liellevm
Hospital a few days ago where he
applied for treatment. He conk
not remember Ids name or anything
else about himself.
All that he could remember wa:
that while riding in a surface car
, something in his brain had snappe<
. and after that his memory of th
, past had been blank.
? The doctors declared that he wa
i suffering from no physical ail men
1 and that the loss of memory was hi
only failing.
Papers found in his pocket, whil
, not revealing his identity, indicate'
I ho was a man of considerable bus
. iness affairs and was prosporou
, financially.
All efforts to revive his memor
f failed and ho was sent to a war
to await a claimant.
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Many Are in Want.
A dispatch from Monterey, Mexl
co, says the suffering growing out o
the recent flood is very acute an<
unless something Is done thousand
of people must starve.
KEPT IN A CAVEj
A Young Man Held a Prisoner by His
Two Cousins Some Time
ESCAPED BY RUNNING
I His Abductors An1 Arro*t?xl and
lU'lcnscd on IJoiui?It is S;ud |
They Intended to Kill Young
I
Cliiiinini'}, Who lliul Horn Held
in Captivity for Hours.
A Spartanburg dispatch 'to The
State says .loo Chunimey, a youth
of IT years of age, son of Smith
Chum nicy, who lives near Hobbeysvllle
in that county, was waylaid and
caught, it is alleged, on his way from
school last Thursday afternoon by
his cousins, Frank and Simeon Chunimey,
sons of Ben Chummey, of mat
section, and imprisoned in a cave
six miles below Woodruff, where he
was held prisoner for 2 4 hours.
The Chummoys, it is said, learning
Friday afternoon that the people in
search of Joe Chummey were close
on their trail went to move their
prisoner to another hiding place,
when he broke loose and ran, making
good his escape. The alleged
kidnapping of Joe Chummey has
stirred the neighborhood about
Woodruff and Hobbcyville as it has
never been stirred before.
From what can be learned of the
affair, Frank Chummey and his conred*']
ate may have intended to kilt
Joe Chummey. The cause of their
il. feeling toward their cousin Joe is
I SiMift i ( \ hn 11 ir l'n.l <r?? fit ?r ? '*?* - ' '
...~ .. r> wi niiUHIing
a misunderstanding l>otween the
families of Smith Chummey and Hon
Chummey.
Tho place where Joe Chunimoy
is alleged to have been confined is
a cave of ? by 2 0 feet, within 2 00
yards of lien Chummey's home. Jot
Chuinmey, it is charged, was
led to this cave with a rope
about his neck, Frank Chummey telling
him on the way that they were
taking him to kill him. Within the
cave the lad was placed in stocks
jnd made to lie flat of his back,
bound down by ropes. His jailers
kept guard over him, their sister
sending them food in a basket from
tho house.
Hundreds of people visited tho
cave a few days ago. Within it is
a post with chains to it, a moan bed
with two quilts, a small brass lamp
and shotguns. No more secluded
place of conlinement could be devised
than this jail which so resembles
tl\p robber barons' dungeons
of old.
When Joe Chummey made his es
cape Friday afternoon about 2 o'clock
he ran to his uncle Will Chummey's
house and Mr. Chummey's son escorted
h i 111 homo lint
uncle's house was a hairbreadth escape.
Behind him, he says, was
Frank Chummey wlih a shotgun,
threatening to shoot him down at
every step. The kidnappers got wind
that Joe's friends were close in behind
them and that they had better
change tho hiding place.
About 1 o'clock Friday they lot
down the sheet iron door of the
cave and emerged with their prisoner.
At the first opportunity Joseph
made a dash for liberty and was so
successful that he gained on his pursuers.
When he ran itno his unlle's
house he found the family at
linner and his tale was soon told.
Mr. Will Chummey, being on the
| grand jury, was in Soartanburir nt
tending court, but his elder won saw
the lad safely home.
Frank and Simeon Chummey were
arrested and carried before Magistrate
Bragg at Woodruff Saturday.
They were placed under a bond of
$500 each.
It is reported from Woodruff that
Frank and Simeon Chummey will be
rearrested, together with their sister,
who cooked food and sent it to
the cave to them. Tho Chummeys
are supposed to be in Rnoree. It
is said that the papers will be served
on them tit once. Farnk Chuinmey's
bond, it is said, will Ik? increased to
$2,000. Frank Chummey is about
2 0 years old and Simeon is about 13
? years old.
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
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, Left Note Tliat Her Koine Was in
lie!!, Body in Crook.
A Spartanburg special to The News
I and Courier relates the details of a
o - -
strange suicide. "My home Is In hell
H and my body will Ik; found iu the
t bottom of the creek," is the way a
s note read, which wa? pasted on a
valise, which was found on tho bank
o of Lawson's Fork, near White's
d Mill. The name signed to the note
i- was Bula Foster. NtNar the valise
s1 was an umbrella. The find was made
j by two carpenters, who were reeovy
ering tho gin house of Mr. White,
d Seeing a young whito woman walk
through the woods towards the
creek, they made an investigation
and discovered the valise nanging
I- on the limb of a treo with the note
,f pasted on the outside. The deputy
d sheriff and others visited the scene
s and made a search, but the body has
I not been found.
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?aNK of
Conway
CAPITAL STOCK
SLRPl.l S
LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDERS..
SECUR11 Y TO DEPOSITORS
DIRliC
Robert P. Scarborough,
fl. L. Buck,
i Jeorge .1. 1 Jolidny,
Wo coutinue to jay fi per cent lntcrce'
it youraccount
ROBERT B. 80A11BOHOI OH, II
PltKHIbKNT. ^
f Bank of
4ft CONWAY
^ 0a(4t(d Stock
w Repowiifca
/as Total Assets
S DIRECT
fl> J. A. MeDermott, Ji
AL T. McNeill, B. G. C
tleb&um, Hal. L. 13
A The oldest I3nnk in Horrj
/K olina. Associated with, the ru(
ZT the pust decade. Our. policy I
the "Independent Republic."
Wi to our customers every . rousoi
tent with Hound banking. We h
/iy hIh, firms and corporations.
4S D. A. SPIVEY,
$ Vice-President.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ^
II. H. WOODWARD
vttorney and Councelor At La?
CONWAY, 8. G.
*\ K. ST. AM AND,
\ttorney at Law
Conway, H. (3.
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CONWAY, ft. O.
\rtorney at I*aw.
W. R. McCOKU.
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Over Hank of Horry
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tl. H. BURROUGHS ?
Physician and Surgeon.
CONWAY, 8. C.
It. WdFFOItl) WAIT.
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Attorney at Tan. 1
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CONWAY, S. C. I
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It is not necessary to say "Well
' do no" to tho person who 1b half i
baked. \
When Home men have had a few
"ponies," their actions aro enough
to make a horse laugh.
| The bank teller may truthfully
give ns an excuse, "I can't now, for
I have my hands in tho 'dough.' "
You never have cause to complain , 1
of short measure when even tho '
stingy person gives you a peck of <
trouble. j ?
Speaking of birds of passage, we
have known lots of men to go off (
on a lark. ]
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Conway
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150,000.00 eA
350,000,00 {A ^
rous si
no. C. Spivey, D. Ak
ollins, C. P. Quatuck,
D. A. Bpivey.
' and a pioneer in K a* tern Oar- |?
dd progress of our County for X
has Iwcn for the upbuilding of A
With tills in view we extend ^
lahie accommodation eoovls- /Pi
olicit tiie accounts of iniHvidu- A
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HAL I,. HHtTK. IV A
Onslttor. ^ ^
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HE WORLDS GREATEST SEWIN6 MACHINE
k AIGHT RUNNING ^
fyoti wantelthera Vibrating Shuttle, Rotary
Bhuttloor a Hlnele Thread {(;/iain tUitch\
Sowing Machine writo U>
HE NEW HOME 8EWINQ MACHINE COMPANY
Orange* Mass.
ianv rewlng machines are made to sell regardless of
quality, but the New Home is made to wear.
Our guaranty never runs out
Sold by authorised dealer* awly.
COR SAL* BY
BURROUGHS & COLLINS CO.,
Conway, R. O.
A man doesn't always reap what
in sows, for sometimes the ntdgh)ors'
chickens come over and scratch
t up.
ile sure and make the most of yourself.
Whatever your calling be;
[f you have to dig for a living, why?
do it wttli dignity.
It is not a long lane in which a
woman can walk without ever onco
turning around.
Years ago no doubt there wns
many a fickle maiden who waa in ^ "
love about every other knight.
Heads are being considerably worn
this summer. Even tho men wear
beads of perspiration.
It's a wonder some of the taxpayers
do not complain because tho
iewers are such a drain on the city.
Tho printer doesn't care to como
lown to tho office and make some ?
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