NEWS.Mountain.Echo2.Laurel.11-1896

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                       EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO
                       Laurel County's First Newspaper

                                November 1896
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    Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society
           First reprinted to the LaurelCoKY Mail List-KYGenWeb
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Part 2

			REV. J.J. DICKEY SUSPENDED 

                      (To a Projection on a Wall of 
			the New College Building) 

What might have been a serious accident, occurred at the new college 
building Saturday, when a scaffold, upon which were several workmen, 
including Rev. J.J. DICKEY, gave way and fell to the ground, a distance 
of about 15 feet, taking the men, mortar and brick with it, all except 
Bro. Dickey, who fastened onto a projection of the building, like a 
"possum" to a bunch of persimmons,and left him dangling between heaven 
and earth. 

Those who fell with the scaffold landed "right side up with care" without 
a bruise or scratch - in fact, they rather enjoyed the trip but after 
counting noses they discovered that a man was missing. With blanched faces 
they began to look around for pieces of Mr. Dickey. Some one suggested
that he was under the scaffold and probably mashed flat as an oyster, and 
they proceeded to turn it over, but were stopped by METZ, who said they 
should be deliberate in such matters, and at once sat down on it, telling 
the boys he would pay them for the lost time. 

Just then a wail came from above, and on looking up they saw Mr. Dickey 
doing the trapeze act in the dizzy atmosphere, his long whiskers being 
gracefully fanned by the gentle zephyrs. The boys at once began operations 
to release him from his perilous perch; still, after the hand of rescue 
reached for him, he seemed reluctant to let go, thinking, perhaps, that it 
was the only good grip he ever had on the institution and wanted to stay 
with it. 

Seriously speaking, however, Mr. Dickey did have a very narrow escape from 
an ugly fall; and as it was, he felt the effects of the severe strain for 
several day. 

Contributed by Rita Stanifer Maggard <rmaggard@skn.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1997