The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-15

TIE DEATH OF NATHANIEL RICHARD
soN.-The death Of Nathaniel Richardson
Of this city, some account Of which il
given in tho reports from the WcllsburE
papers copied elsewhere, Is one OF TIT
saddest events it has ever been our lot L
record. The remains were brought to The
city on the 0 o'clock train last evening
and from a gentleman who accompanied
them VIC learn some further particulars
than those elsewhere related. Mr.. Rich
ardson had visited the oyster.saloOn re-
ferred 10 with q friend and eaten dish
Of oysters. With these, or aGler eating
them, he had taken couple OF glasses Of
cider and directly after complained o.
feeling sick. lie went info an adjoining
room and lay down upon lounge and
fell asleep. When closing up time CANT
the woman who kept the saloon find
ing him asleep, concluded not TO dis
turb him, but closed up the house
and retired with her family, leaving him
sleeping on the lounge. The fire broke
ont in the room adjoining that in which
Mr.. Richardson was lying. Mrs. Fetterel
slept up stairs and when she was awak'
ened by the fire she ran down stairs tC
save her children, who were sleeping be.
low, and after they were sale, remember
ed, what she had at first forgotten, about
Mr. Richardson asleep on the lounge
She tried TO get into tho room where be
lay from the front; but failing, went
around to the rear. The room was full
ofsmoke and hot sitting air; she could
see nothing'and could not venture far in
but cropping around she found him lying
on the floor near the door, she quickly
dragged him out, and being strong, mus.
Cular woman, picked him up and carried
him some distance and laid him upon
the ground, not noticing particularly, in
the excitement OF the moment, his con-
dition. 1t appears that he lay
there some time before, in the sur
rounding confusion and excitement, he
was noticed. He was then picked up and
carried to the Virginia House by men who
only noticed that he was insensibls but did
not think Of his being dead, and he lay in
the house some time before that fact was
observed. The circumstances indicate
that he was stiaed by the heat and smoke
before awakening to full consciousness,
and had only enough consciousness left
TO make an effort to escape without know
Ing how to effect 1t. His death was evil
IDENTIFY by sufOcaIiOn. His face and hands
were 80 cooked BY the heat that the skin
pealed of at the touch. &c does not ap.
pear TO have been touched by the flames,
for though the skin pealed from the face
the hair was not singed. There were
some bruises on the face apparently caused
by his falling upon the floor when over.
come by the heat.
This was about the substance OF the
testimony brought out before the coroner
and q verdict was rendered accordingly
The evidence was clear and satisfactory
to the Jury and left no room for doubt
that Mr.. Richardson came to his death by
casually, substantially in the manner in.
dl Gated.
Mr.. Richardson had been a practising
lawyer here for many years, and one Of
the most brilliant and successful Of the
Wheeling bar. lie leaves an interesting
family, who have the heartfelt sympathy
of this community in their sore bereave.
ment.