The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-17

Y. Harness, wa destroyed py tnre aud
two fins horses, belonging to Mr.. Echert,
persisted In the flames The cause Of
the fire is not known-Moorsfeid Ad.
pertiser.
JOHN KINrNER, q German, Of Mar.
tinsburg, met with severe accident
whilst crossing the railroad, in his
wagon, On Tuesday night last. TWAS
about dark, and his wagon was struck
by the tender of an engine, throwing MI.
K. out on the track, SO that the wheels
of the tender passed over his left hand,
crushing and bruisingit very severely,
go much 30 that two fingers and the
bone attached thereto, up to the wrist,
had to be amputated.-Bsrksley Union.
The German ladies of Martinsburg
will hold a fair at Turner Hall, COM
mencing on Monday next, for the bene-
fit Of the widows and orphans of Ger
many, left destitute by the late war with
France.-Bsrkslsy Union.
FIRE AT RowLEsBURe.-The Rowles-
burg correspondent of the Preston
County Herald writes under date April
18th:
Last night about II or l o'clock the
citizens of our town were awakened by
the cry of fire, and upon investigation
the new mill of the Rowlesburg Lum-
Der and Iron Company was found to be
on fire, which, with all its machinery,
was consumed, together with a large
quantity. of slaves. The loss perhaps
may be estimated from $4,000 to $780,
OO0 Most Of the machinery was new
and valuable. How the fire originated
is not known. The property was in
sured, but to what amount ] have not
learned.
Destructive FIRE AT WEBsTER.-On
last Monday morning about 3 o'clock
the alarm Of fire was given. The citi-
zens who were first alarmed rushed out
and found the fire to be in the store
room Of Mr.. Cole. 1t was found that
all efforts to stop the fire would be i'm
possible and that the destruction Of the
store and adjoining house were inevi-
table. So each one went to work to
save such household good and furniture
as might be removed before all were
destroyed. The flames spread rapidly
and within twenty minutes from the
time the fire was discovered the dwell
ing house Of Mr.. Kimble and the store
of Cole IL Bartlett and the Adams hotel
were all on fire. The buildings all be-
ing frame went down before the fire in
q few minutes. The whole loss is esti-
mated at about $4,000 Messrs. Cole IL
Bartlett lose some six or seven thou
sand dollars.
There, was an insurance Of about
$1,000 on the hotel, Mr.. Adams loss
will be probably about 1900 dollars 1t
is supposed by the citizens, from circum-
stances, that parties had robbed the
store and then set it on fire to prevent
being etected.--Grqfton Sentinel.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT RACCooN.-The
following is another account Of an acct
dent mentioned by correspondent of
the REGISTER last week:
On last Monday evening, about 10
o'clock, Mr.. Jos. Bragg and wife, and
three sons, moving from Rappahannock
county, Va, to this place, stopped off
the mail train at Raccoon, Preston
county, for the purpose Of visiting his
brother, who lives three miles West, on
the railroad. Whilst crossing the rail-
road bridge, the fast line East, which
was then due, came up, and before they
could get off the bridge the engine struck
the mother and the oldest son, who was
about 81 years of age, instantly killing
the son and badly injuring the mother.
We are told that they were dragged
some thirty yards from where they were
first struck, with the son left lying upon
his mother, and that both were supposed
to be dead, but upon further examina-
ton the mother was found to be still
alive. DR.. w. NJ. Dent was called to
their assistance and did everything pos
sible for the relief of the injured lady,
The family, We are Informed. calculated
to settle upon some OF Mr.. j. X.
Knots land, near misplace.