The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-09
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

BARN BURNT.-On Monday afternoon
last the barn of Jacob Hewitt, of Am
well township, this county, was de-
stroyed by fire. 1t is supposed to have
been set on fire accidentally, by his son,
a little boy about five years old, who
was playing about the premises. A
large amount of grain, together with
wagons, machines, &C., were lost:
Probable loss about fifteen hundred
dollars. We understand there was no
insurance.
SAW MILL BuRNED.-On Wednesday,
3lst ult., the steam saw mill belonging
to Jacob Mikesell, in Amwell township,
this county, was burned down. 1t was
first discovered to be on fire about four
o'clock in the morning, when it was so
far gone that it was impossible to stop
the flames. 1t is supposed to have been
the work of an incendiary, as at II
o'clock the night before son of Mr.
NJ. 8 visited the mill, and after careful
examination, saw no signs of fire. In
addition to the mill, Mr. NJ. lost a lot of
wheat, farming utensils, DC. The entire
loss will probably reach three Thousand
dollars. No insurance.
TERRIBLE ACcIDENT.-We are panied
to learn that James Gibson, residing
near Paris, Hanover township, this coun-
ty, was instantly killed on Monday OF
last week by the kick of a horse. Mr..
G. had left his house but few min
utes to attend to something in his sta
bic, and, when found in the cutting
room by his wife, was speechless, and
only lived few moments. No one
was present, and hence there are no par
ticulars of how the accident occurred,
hut from indications it is supposed he
was kicked upon the breast by one of
bis horses, and was either knocked or
crawled into the cutting-room Mr..
G. was young man, probably about
thirty-fve years of age, and leaves a
wife and several children. He had
many warm friends, who will deeply
mourn his sad death.
SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.-On Friday,
ID inst, horrible occurrence took
place in Robinson township this county,
which we think has seldom been ex-
celled in the annals OF shocking acct
dents. A gang Of men were threshing
with machine in a barn upon the farm
Of the late n. II. NJ. Pollock, whose
sudden death we reported last week.
About four o'clock in the evening the
was being run with great rapid
Ity, in order to finish lot Of grain be-
'ore supper, when it was discovered that
one of the journals had heated and
set fire TO the machine. A young man
named John Reed son of Matthew |
Reed, of Robinson township, was driv-
ng at the time, and seeing the fire,
Jumped upon the feed board for the pur- |
pose OF putting out the flames when I'M
both his feet were caught by
he revolving cylinder, and, horrid to
ell, he was instantly drawn into the
machine up to the body, OF course tear
,ff and crushing his limbs. This part
u the occurrence was terrible enough
out what followed is even more shock
ng. The men at work in the barn in
,tantly rushed to the relief Of young
Reed, but the united efforts Of dozen
men could not drag his mangled leg
rom the teeth of the machine. In the
midst of the excitement the fire in a
moment gained such Roadway that it
was impossible to stop it, and although /
every eXertion was made TO relieve
Reed, the sheet of flame that soon filled
the barn compelled the abandonment OF
him to his fate.
There he lay with both limbs torn in
shreds, powerless to help himself and
beyond the hope Of assistance from
those friends who tried so hard to save
him till driven off by that sea of flame,
and there he died, in what agony none
can imagine; and his last wailing cry |
of hopeless despair, "Oh / am burning
up alive" must ever be impressed on
the memory of all who heard it till |
their diving hour. The fire communi-
Gated to the stable, the wagon shed, and
lastly to the dwelling; those buildings
together with all their contents-except
a few household articles, that were
saved-were totally consumed,
Saturday morning few bones, all
that remained of young Reed, was
taken from the ruins and was inferred |
on Sabbath in Raccoon cemetery.
Mr.. Reed was a young man OF unex-
ceptionable character, and was much |
by all his acquainta9ees.
We understand that the estimated !
loss is from six to eight thousand dol |
lars, the heaviest part of which will fall !
upon the estate of Mr. Pollock and the
balance upon Samuel Matchet and j.
Cristv who owned a share Of the grain. |
Upon the whole it was one Of the !
most lamentable and shocking calam
tiles we have ever recorded. The suf !
ferers of course have the sympathy Of
everybody.