The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-09
MARIETTA, OHIO.
A Chapter q Casualties.

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OF ACCIDENT Fourthof July even.
ing, about 8 o'clock, Lizzie Miller, q
daughter Of Fritz Miller, Of this city, q
gill Of about thirteen, attempted TO hurry
up the hndling fire in the cooking stove,
q Mr, 8. A. Cooper, on Second street. by
pouring on oil from gallon can. Conse.
quence-an explosion, and the young girl
was instantly envel0ped in flames. She
ran, screaming, her dress blazing up Dir.
Cooper happened fortunately to be in the
house; he caught her, and tore her dress
from her, Mrs Cooper assisting TO put out
tine tffg. The gtrrsl LEFT hand and stoluGch
were terribly burned, and both Of Mr.
CoopcF'S hands were severely burned, the
LEFT one very badly. The can was nearly
empty, and had been In the hot sun. The
oil was good. The trouble arose from the
use of 1t in dangerous way.
FATAL ACcIpENT.-On Sunday last,
Richard Ruff and wife LEFT Cow Run for
a visit to Lowell; In q two.horse wagon.
When this side Of Cow Run, below Guy
toms Mil, In the narroWs, one 0fNthe
horses became frightened, and, crOwding
the other over the steep bank, horses,
wagon and occupants were all thrown
down the preclpice. Mrs. Ruff was in
stantly killed; Mr.. Ruff escaped with
slight injuries; the horses were badly
hurt, and the wagon wrecked. Mrs.
Ruff's maiden name was Congdon, and
she formerly lived in Harmar. The
wagon fell upon her. She said: Lii the
wagon off from me-" 1t was Immediately
taken of, but the poor woman was dead.
She was some over twenty years Of age,
and left no children.
SUICIDE John Fike, . citizen of Fear
ing township, was committed 10 jail
Thursday evening on a peace warrant Is.
sued by ESQ. Bowling. He had trouble
with his son, Jacob Fike, about property
which he had made over to the son; was,
as we learn, somewhat incorporate, want
ed his property back, and threatened the
! life Of thesm. Saturday morning, he was
found dead in the Jail, hung with pieces Of
q sheet and q bed blanket TO post Of the
platform Of the second tier Of cells. Mr..
Fike was native Of Germany, and was
about seventy years old.
FATAL AccmENT.-Thonas McFar-
land, worthy citizen Of Belpre, was
kicked by a horse on Sunday, June 25th,
injuring him severely. He was man
probably seventy years Of age, and he
fingered till the following Friday, when
he died. he was native Of Scotland,
had lived in Belpre many years, and was
q very industrious farmer and response
bic man. .
DURING the severe storm on Wednes-
day Of last week, the long, two story frame
building in Knox s. Sons lboatyard, Har-
mar, was blown down and rendered en-
tirely useless. Several persons were in
the building at the time, one man was
badly injured, and Capt, VIM. Knox was
thrown down and his leg somewhat hurt,
making q very narrow escape. The loss
to the firm is estimated at about 81 200.
LGoHrE1Ne struck around here sort Of
promiscuously, last week-struck three
times in town, struck q house in Williams
town, and Friday, the house Of Dudley
Racer, in Marietta township, was struck
and five children, Zone son Of DR.. B. F.
Hart, and one Of Dwight Hollister, Of
California were severely shocked. Provi.
dentially nothing very serious in any OF
these cases. 70.n .-'
An old Indy in the lower part Of Belpre,
as We understand, came up the road In a
buggy, with her husband, on the Fourth
of July, and while in the buggy, was at
tackled by fit She was taken out Of the
buggy at Mr.. Skeen'S; but was dead be-
fore they got her into the house The
name was Berry, or something similar;
our informant could not exactly tell
THOMAS FEESEY, a native Of ireland,
while intoxicated, was severely injured
on the railroad track, Just below Harmar,
by the 4,25 Express train, Wednesday
morning. He had been drinking at late
hour in the night and started home in a
beastly condition. He went to sleep on
the track, and woke up, terribly mangled.
The keeper Of the shanty where Dir. Fee
ney got his liquor, Is considerably alarm
cd at the accident" Fortunately the In
jured man is single leaving no one unpro-
vided for. "a D.