The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-13
FIRST EDITION
HORRORS.
a CHAPTER Of Degtituti1i, Crime aud Disasters
The sequel TO n shocking Prize Fight.
THE DEATH OF A PUeuIsT.

THE DSATB OF PUGILIsT.
From the Watkins N.Y. DcmOcrat,
A few weeks ago Ahe papers OF this locality con-
tained an account Of a prize fight between couple
OF men in the town of Covert which resulted in tn
death OF one OF the parties-McGraw-and escape Of
the other-DoBnery, We are now enabled 20 give the
sequel few days after the death OF McGraw,
while the officers were seeking DOnnelly, word was
received by Dr Wheeler, of Farmer Village, from
that individual, requestpg his immediate attendance
upon him, he had fallen from a rocky height
and injured himself severely. The doctor re-
tGrned an answer to the effect that he would
render his assistance provided ID. would give himself
mp to the proper authorities which, upon due con
sderation of the necessities OF the case, he agreed
70 do, and was taken to Farmer Village where DIR.
Wheeler, after an examination, discovered that Don,
nellys leg had been fractured in such manner, and
neglected so long, as to render amputatlon neces-
sary, which operation performed, but the man
had become so weakened from exposure that ne
sank under the treatment and died. thus terminating
the greatest excitement which The quiet neighbOr-
hood of Covert has ever experienced, ana we SIN
cereiy hope may never again he called upon 10 un-
deTgo from similar case
EXPLOSION OF FNITRo-GLYCERINE-Loss OF HUMAN
LIFE
friehtful accident occurred on the Goth ult.,
about six miles from CaTnarVon, Wales. ship
load OF nitro-gycerine, from Liverpool, arrived at
CamarvOn bar, and was conveyed In boats to the
pier. In the afternoon five carloads left the pier
two for Asheton Smiths Lanbers Guarries and three
Tor Lord PeDrhyns Bethesda quarries At o'clock
while the former two were near Cwymgio, terrible
explosion occurred. The horses drawing the cart
and three men were blown to atoms and fragments
OF the cart wheels were thrown to great distance
In the village, nearly quarter of a mile away,
great injury done. Roofs were Knocked down
the carts two round holes six feet deep
and seven feet in diameter, were made in the
blown to pieces. The whole valley, to the foot Of
Snowden, suffered tremendous shock, and damage
was felt at Carnarvon and Bangor and for miles
around. Portions of human remains were found
CURED Thfee quarrymen who were 300 yards or
wereFseverely injured. The three other carts were
mile apart and were left for the night on the road
side The greatest CONSERVATION prevailed. Thou
sands congregated from the neighbOring towns and
villages to the scene OF the accident. A cart-wheel
has been found fifty yards or on the rocks above
the scene Of the accident.
SIX PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH IN ONE HOUSE IN
WEST VIRGINIA.
From the Buckhannon (T. Vd.) Netcs JulyT.
One Of the most terrible and heartrending acci-
dents which has ever happened in our county oc-
John Quick was destroyed by fire, and, most sad to
relate his wife and three children, and two children
OF near neighbOr, Mr.. Kmball, six in all, perished
in the flames. We have received the following ac-
count, furnished by L. j. Burr, Esq, who lives near
On the night of the I'd inst in Washington town.
ship, near the mouth of Truby's run, on the east
the house known as the Berlin property was
destroyed by fire., and six persons burned to death
girls OF Mr.. Kimbal; the oldest about thirteen
years and the other ten. Mr.. John Quick, the
carrying the mail from that place to Sage. His
wife being afraid to stay alone, Mr. Kimball's
We're all lying in back room in ihe lover part Of
the house-three in bed. | arrived at the place
scene-the house in ruins, the six bodies burning;
three lying side by sde and the others in the same
way at another place, apparently just as they were
lying in bed. My first conclusion was that they all
su1ocated before the fire reached them. Mr.. Kim
minutes before. The poor man almost frantic
with grief and sorrow; he met me few rods from
the smoking ruins, eXclaming, "Oh! how can i
stand this; oh! that had died with my children" ;"
] tried TO comfort him, but IN vain. He went back
into the hot ashes over the remains OF one OF his
children and tried to raise it, advised him to let
them be TILL Mr.. Quick would come. In short time
person was sent to meet him on his way back from
Hnttonsvnle He arrived in the evening over
whelmed with grief II was surely heart-rend-
n AIDE, the remains that could he found were
placed in it, and buried ON Sunday at II A M. How
the ire originated Is not known, as none OF the
OF those in the house not one left to tell the sad
tale. On the morning Of July 8, some Of the neigh
boFs seeing the house longer occupying its site,
crossed the river to see what had happened, and to
their horror, discovered the roasting remains of the
victims in the ruins. 1t is certainly great mystery
that none escaped and there are various theories in
regard to it, One is that the house was struck by
lightning, and all either killed stunned to be
unable to escape, by the same bolt that fired the
house; another, that they had been murdered and
the house fred in order to conceal the crime But
either surmise is, we believe, untenable, and the
true facts in the case will perhaps never be known.
Assassination in ,nI xTgipismThe src Killing of Cap
From the Lynchbuvg (Va.) NeoS, July TO-
Information was received here yesterday that Cap
tain Matthew Mercer. section master on the Vir-
gina and Tennessee Railroad, near Mount Airy, was
shot and mOrtally wounded about sunset on Thurs.
day evening by party OF negroes. The fun account
OF this brutal outrage has not been received but the
particulars, as far as they are KNOWN appear to be
that Captain Mercer was returning to his home after
the labors OF the day were ended, and while cross
ing bridge across small stream attacked by
three negroes, who were lying in wait for him. and
Knocked from the bridge into the stream below.
While lying on his back in the water the fends fired
from the bridge, the balls from their guns entering
| his breast and inhicting, is supposed, mortal
wounds. The muTderers then made their escape
Some persons passing soon after Mr.. Mercer was
shot discovered him in the creek in an almost diving
: condition, and promptly summoned medical aid
IL was feared however, that the utmost skill OF
physicians could not save his life. At 10 O'Clock
Yesterday he still alive, but his death
was eXp6 cted TO occur at any moment. The black
iends who committed this most foul and das,
tardly assassination were captured yesterday
by Captain Stanley, conductor of materia
train, and carried to Wytheville where they
were committed to jail for trial The supposed
reason for the murder is found in the fact that Cap
tain Mercer hal discharged several OF his hands fo
voting the radical ticket, and the men who perpe
trated the deed being friends OF the discharged ne
groes this method OF wreaking their vengeance
| II is believed that OF the negroes discharged
were in the party, but nothing certain is known al
TO this Captain Mercer, we learn was a captain il
the Confederate army and was most gallant sol
dier. He was old resident, we believe, OF Wyth,
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