Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-08-10
ACCIDENTS, CRIMES, &c.


main wheel of her fathers grist mill,
caused it to turn by her weight, and was
carried round by it until stopped by her
body being wedged between the floats
and the ground, an iron point from the
wheel at the same time penetrating the
poor little victims thigh and holding her
fast Her screams alarmed the father; Z
but in order to extncate the body with
out further injury, it was found neces-
sary to remove part of the wheel, which
occupied half an hour. The little SUI
ferer, though literally crushed beneath
the Wheel was still sensible and felt no
pain. She threw her arms about her
fathers neck, and asked, sam 1 dead
pdpa2' The accident took place in the
afternoon, and the child died in the. eve
uing-appearently without much suffer-
ing, as she conversed with her friends to-
the last The mother became distracted
upon knowledge of her daughters si-
tuation; and has left her residence from
an antipathy arising out of the dreadful
recollections which its scenes recall to
her mind.
Unfortunate Accident. On Saturday
afternoon as Captain Luce, of the brig
America, which arrived here few days
since from Kingston, Jamaica, was ri-
ding on horseback out of town, his horse
stumbled and threw him against tree,
with such violence, that he survived on
ly half an hour Captain L. was young
man, and bid fair to be an ornament to-
the enterprising community of sea-cap-
tains. He had been married only thir-
teen months and in his death, his wife
and infant have met an irreparable loss.
The intelligence Of his death being
known yesterday, the flags OF the ship
ping in our harbor were suspended at
balfmast as mark of respect to his me-
mory.--His remains have been Inferred
in the Baptist buryipg ground, Green
wich.-.Her .adv.
The powder mill of John IT. Disbrough
and Co. near New-Brun3wick, N. j.
blew up on Wednesday of last week. Mr..
Joseph Walters was SO severely injured,
that hislife is despaired Of. There was
but little damage done to the building,
as the powder had been removed from
the mill short time previous to the ex-
plosion.
A young mau was killed at the iron
works of r. Curtain, Esq. in Bellefonte,
Pa on the Fourth of July, by the burs-
ting of ffysir weight, which was sub
stituted for swivel, and fired in cele-
brating the day. A part of the metal
passed directly through the young mans
heart.
1t has been estimated that about so
persons were killed in the United States
by the careless firing OF cannon, on the
last fourth OF July.
A young man named Alvan King, who
had gone from Boston to Maine, to be
was drowned on the same day
that the intention of marriage was pub
lished, in compliance with eastern Gus
tom.
A lad about seventeen years of age,
was thrown from cart on Saturday in
Philadelphia, in the fall kicked by the
horse and his body passed over by the
wheel of the cart, and SO much injured
hat he died next morning. The acct
lent occurred by the bits breaking in
an attempt to check the horse, when he
IAN furiously against another cart, which
threw the boy out.
A small boy between four and FIVE
years of age, the son Of Mr.. John Ell
Abbott, soap boiler and tallow chandler,
IF this city, on Friday last, was playing
/ short distance from the soap kittle
while boiling, which bursted and scalded
he child so dreadfully that he died the
lay following; with such power was the
soap thrown from the kittle that anoth-
sr son. about 10 years Of age, who was
sitting some distance off with his back
owards the kittle, was very much scat-
led but not seriously injured.-Reser.
The Baltimore Stage, when on the
Dad from Baltimore to this city, on Sa-
lrday last, was upset when descending
he hill on the east side of Ellicott's mills,
" the axletree breaking; SO complete
vas the upset, that the stage turned (as
We understand) entirely over; lady
vas caught under the stage and dragged
ONE distance and very much injured,
everal other passengers were hurt, but
ot seriously.--ibid.
A Gentleman who came passenger in
he steamboat from Providence, informs
hat fire broke out in that town on Sa-
tIrdav NIGHT about 20 o1clopl. on An