Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-02-18
OUR WHEELING CORRESPONDENCE.
Fr;gayM Ezp1osion.thc Boilers.".St.
pa1rntinc's day.. Conductor Arri'On
killed.. .Riccr, Trade, &c.

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WHEELING, FEBRUARY Ia, 1854.
ED,roRs OF THE MIRROR:
1 sit down to drop you few lines
about matters in our city. twill be a hur-
RED sketch, but YOU can make the best o!
il. The inha buants Of South Wheeling and
vicinity were started from sleep on Satnr.
Iay morning last. nbou, five O'Clock, by O
loud report resembling the firing Of rannon,
bu, more powerful, us it seemed TO snake the
entire neirhborhool. The revolving rag boil
er in the Virginia Paper Mill exploited, tear.
ing away and scattering 10 the wines the
entire back buildings Of the mill, including
the bonnet. beard mill. engine-room and boil.
inp room. The boiler which exploded was
abou, 10 fec, long by 6 in width, and was
blown in,u three pieces; the first welh lhro'
the wall and lodged in the alley-Ihe second
buried itself in straw stack near the build.
ius. and the third piece, weighing over 2ou
pounds, broke through brick wall and lods-
ed in the third story Of the mill The rags
were scattered all over adjoining lois, and
the roofs Of houses, and trees in the neigh
borhool presented rather strange appear
ance, being covered and hanging full oil rags
The finishing rooms and better part oil The
buildings were no, much injured. The loss
will not fall short Of three thousand dollars.
A poor reckless boy, who had c'awled into
the building to sleep, on u bOaId above The
boilers, was blown almost 20 pieces His
legs were broken, aud the flesh was horribly
.calded. He was taken TO the house Of his
grandmother, (being IAN orphanl aud paysl'
cans were called Immediately, but the sight
was SO shocking, and no hopes of recovery
could be entertained that they left him, de.
caring that death was all the relief TO be
hoped for. He retained his senses and sui
iered beyond description during seven hours
when he expired. The boy was about "a
years Of oge, and Of vuSranl habits; and MS
horrible death is a warning to youth, VINO
spurn the discipline and comforts oil home.
An accident occurred on the Railroad, five
miles this side of Cameron station, on last
Thursday, By which David Arrison, Ia Con-
duclor) was Instantly killed. He'was lite.
rally crushed and his neck broken. He was
well known along the line Of the Railroad
and was very highly esteemed. His remains
were taken to Harper's Ferry, on Friday
nights train, for inlerment.
The Boilers have nearly all gone to work
this morning, and our Iron manufacturers are
looking up. Business will be brisk now
They agreed TO go 10 work at S5.2o per ton,
though they asked $500. The Bosses have
nothing to boas, Of. .-l
This is St. Valentines day. The Post Office
is lhronged with young folks, from babies "
to-l was going to say, beehelOrs and old
maids. Thousands Of Valentines will pass
through the office to-day; Cupid is firing his
pop.guns in every direction, and the list oI
grounded will 10 doubt be long. The thing
Of sending Valentines is completely run into
the ground to-day. Dirty faced boys AMI
girls, about "half an hour high" are putting
in and taking out three cent Valentines b,
the cord almost. ...|a. .ara
The weather is very dreary to-day. Rain
ins all the time. 1t will no doubt cause
rise in the River, aud general resumption
Of business. The large Union Line steamer
are getting ready TO go out. Business is yer!
brisk, considering the stage Of wafer.
yors &c. W. D. S.