Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-02-04
THE PEOPLES JOURNAL, for Februar,
OUR WHEELING CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR WHEELING CORRESPONDENCE.
.Anotker Gra, Fire-TAt Missouri Iron
Works in ruins-A Girl orer the Suspension
Br,dge-Launch Of the Thomas Span-
Lectures, Inducements, &c.
WHEELING, JANUARY 81. 1854.
EDITORS OF THE MIRROR:
At half.past one o'clock this morning,
was aroused from sleep BY the ringing Of
bells and cry Of fire. On looking out Of the
window, sight presented itself which beg
CARS description. Although the fire was fal-
IL two miles distant, the clouds overhead
seemed like flames in the sky, and gave an
awful evidence Of another great fire. The
Missouri Iron Works in North Wheeling,
were burned TO the ground, despite the eff.
forts made 10 save them. The loss is rari-
ously estimated al from sixty to one hun
bred thousand dollars. Nothing was saved
bu, the warehouse; all the machinery, &C.,
being burned OF ruined. There was no in.
surance on the buildings except the ware
house. The proprieturs had just finished
some extensive repairs, in the way Of new
and expensive machinery, Notwithstanding,
&C., but now il is heap Of ruins. The fire
| is supposed 10 be the work Of an incendiary.
AS is usual in Cities, we have had vari-
ETY. of doings here since ! wrote you last
The first scene worthy of note, was witnessed
on Wednesday morning last. A young girl,
abou, IS years Of age, who had lived in sew.
eral respectable families in this city, for some
years past, made an attempt 10 put an end to
her existence, in the following manner
She went on the Suspension Bridge, paid her
toll to the gate keeper, who asked hcrif she wan
ted ticket to come back with. She answered
"No," and passed on. When about the mid.
die Of the bridge, she halted moment, took a
survey of the rolling current beneath her, and laid
her bonnet and shawl, climbed over the pail.
ings, stood on the wires moment, and then made
an amful leap fell about serenty.re feet, and was
soon swallowed up by the rushing current of the
river, which at the time was very high and full OF
ice. Several men saw her preparation for the
leap, but coudnot get to her in time to save her
from il, as she hurried when she saw them ap.
proach her. She soon came up to the surface o!
the water, and her head resting upon a cake Of
ice, she houted down with the current Some
steamboa,men who saw her, jumped into skia
and went ahcr her. They got her out after she
had fioated half mile. Signs of life were visible
when they 60, her out, and physicians and others
Immediately gathered around her and afforded all
the relief necessary to restore her to life, which
was soon done, and she asked to DO put "neares
the fre.n She was soon taken to house where
she was known, and is now doing well. She cs-
capped without injury, and seems to be very glad
that she was rescued. Everybody, Of course,
wants to know tbs cahse Of so rash an act TWAS
frstsad that she had become the victim Of vile
scduce.i and that young man who had been
counting her for the last four years, had refused
to marry her; but as the excitement died away,
and people were prepared to look more coolly in
TO the matter, it was believed that such was not
the case bu, that sho was momentarily deranged.
The young man published card in the morning
papers denying having given any cause for such
an act, and saying that time, and q patient in.
vestgatiOa Of the case would acquit him honor.
atlyn
The beautiful steamer Tuos. Swan, which was
icf: high and dry upon tho wharf by the recent
rapid fall Of the river, was launched on Sunday
last The river rose rapidly on Saturday night
and Sunday morning, and fearing that the fall
would be equally rapid, :he men employed for
the purpose, and who had been preparing for i:
all the week, quietly showed the boat into the NV
CT where she floats as gracefully as ever.
The difference between the Iron Master, and
employees Is wider than ever. Some of tho Dos.
SOS. by some means, have secured the services Of
few hands, and their works are moving, and
that is all. They cannot do much until some kind
Of compromise is made, or until they get new
hands.
This is grca, week for Lectures, Amusements,
SC. in this city. Last night, the great Julien and
his troop, numbering 40, performers from Europe,
gave grand Vocal and instrumental Concert a,
Washington Hall. 1t said that no musical en-
tertainmcnt ever given in this city came near
I, nna th,nv 10 noptntn nooA nj