The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-27
A Chapter of Accidents.

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LITTLE Boy KILLED IN WEBSTER Co.
BY letter from friend in Webster we
learn that son Of Mr.. Thomas Skidmore,
of that county, was fatally injured q few
days ago. 1t seems that the boy, who
was about 10 years Of age, was swinging
on wild grapevine, and being q little
Venturcsome, had swung several times
over precipice, some forty or fifty feet
deep. The last time he swung, just as he
was on the point of coming back, his
hands slipped and he fell to the ground.
He was Immediately picked up and car
RED home, and assistance called; but the
little fellow never spoke again. lie lived
for two or three days in great agony, and
finally expired.
FELL OUT OF \ WINDow.-On the
night Of Friday, the 18th inst. Richard
Maxwell, q citizen Of this place, fell from
q second story window in the house Of A.
NJ. Smith, Esq, and "camc mighty near
passing in his checks" ltappears that
Dick had been drinking fright smart"
and after going to bed lie got up TO go TO
the well, and mistaking the window for
the door, lie walked out. The left side of
his face and his lett shoulder struck the
pavement, and it is wonderful that lie was
| not killed outright. His face was "mash.
cd" in most horrible manner, his left
shoulder dislOCated, right arm sprained,
and one oil his legs seriously hurt. AT
Inst accounts he was doing WELL and it is
thought will soon recover.
FIRE IN WEsToN.-SaturdAy night, 10Th
inst, the valuable Touring and saw mill
of William II. Aspinall,s. at this place,
was totally destroyed by fire, rs was also
the dwelling occupied by Mr.. Asphalt.
The dwellings Of MCSsrs. f. G.. blinniCh
and William Moxlcy narrowly escaped,
and with them the best part OF the town.
They were saved only by the greatest ex'
crtiOns Of the citizens. The losses are es.
timatcd us follows: Aspinall, $1,000;
NIinnich; $500; Monkey, 5000. yelling.
ton IIoIlcn, millwright, lost $500 worth
of tools. Mr. Aspinall was insured for
$4,000 in the Wheeling Fire and Marine
Insurance Company.
FIRE IN THE WooDs.-We have it from
the "oldest inhabitant" that never IN
+ their recollection has this scCtiOn Of Cotln-
try been scOurged with fire so much rs
during the present Spring. From Up.
shur, Gilmer, BraXtOn and other counties
the word comes that fences and other
property in enormous quantities have
been destroyed. In this county the loss
has been immense,
FREs.-Wc learn that q few days ago
two stables ON the farm OF Stephen
Hughes, Esq, on Kincheloe, were dc.
strOyCd by fire.
Also that the Dc Bar house, belonging
to the Commissioner of Immigration, was
burned to the ground few days later.
The latter building was situated on farm
owned by Mr.. De Bar, Of Cove Creek, in
this county.
NARROW EscApEs.-We learn that the
Rev. =. 7. L. Queen, Of this county, mar
rowly escaped being burned to death a
few days ago. lie was fighting fire" in
a clearing, and before he was aware Of it,
he became almost surrounded, and escap.
ed only by some Of the "largest jumps" he
ever made in his lite.
; On Wednesday last, at lOg.rOlling ut
Simon Kittle's, on the farm OF Mr.. NJ. W.
Harrison, Mr.. S. Smith attempted to stop
n log, when his foot slipped and the log
rolled over him. lie received no injuries
except slight bruise on one leg. The log
was II dry poplar, some ten inches in di.
ameter, and about ten feet long.
Yesterday Sunday as Major Edwards
and his family were riding along in a
spring wagon upon the BuckhAnnon road,
their horse became unruly, and finally
backed the wagon over Il steep bank.
Fortunately, u few bruises TO the occu.
pants, and an entire smash.up Of the
, wagon were the sole damages. Twas
= wonderful that the accident was not a
fatal one.
From the ClatkSburg Telegraph.
Run OvER.-On Thursday last, goth
inst, at log.rolling ut Jacob Myers, in
Union township, this county, young
man named Jacob Il. Keller was seriously
injured by Il log rolling over him. Both
of his thighs were broken and two Of his
ribs were broken loose from his back bone.
Three physicians we're Immediately call.
ed in, but he Is supposed to be beyond re.
cOvery.