Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-14
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
TEN MEN DROWNED BY THE UPSET
TING OF A BOAT.
Four Men Killed by a Boiler Explosion
Cyclone in Mississppi-KiIIed by a
Fall A Collision That Cost
-Four Men Their Lives, &c.

Of the river, to take residents OF west
Troy, employed at Burdens mills, to
their homes. The night was dark, and,
owing to strong south wind and recent
rains. the waves were OF unusual height
and the
River Very High.
Asnear as can be learned the follow
ing persons were in the skltf when 1t
left the Troy landing: Giles Leroy,
Harry, his son, Grancis Reilly, Garrett,
his son, Thomas Manion and his
son Thomas, John Lever, Thomas
Fox, John Stevenson, John Keyes,
Milo Hatch, George w. Hoy,
Femming Trimble, James l.. Di-
mon. William O'NeiIl, Michael Nc
Mahon and three others, whose names
could not be ascertained. When the
boat hal almost reached the middle of
the river Thomas Fox, who was sitting
in the stern, saw
Three Propellers
rapidly approaching from the south. He
called to the oarslnen to stop, but they
failed to do so, and the propeller nearest
the west shore passed by within few
feet of the bow Of the skitf. The latter,
which all agree was overloaded, having
the gunwales nearly even with the
water, passed the first swell in safety,
but on reaching the second shipped con-
sideaable water. The third almost filed
the boat, and the occupants became
greatly alarmed. The men, aware that
the boat would sink, called for assistance
and one of the propellers, the
Cora, turned around, but the others
continued on their course. The Cora
steamed slowly, toward the skill, but
before she could reach it the
Boat Had Capsized.
and all the men were struggling in the
water. Thomas Fox, being unable to
swim, grasped the keel OF the skill and
called to his associates to follow his e1-
ample. Several OF them did So, and held
on until the Cora drew alongside.
On board the Cora were John Ken.
nedy and Charles Pickett and his
brother. The last named, although but
fourteen years OF age, displayed great
bravery and wonderful presence oil
mind. Calling on the men who
were hanging on to the cap
sized skif to hold fast, he
threw lie-preservers right and left
to their less fortunate companions. and
then, bracing himself against the side OF
the tug. pulled in John Lever, who
weighed about one hundred and seventy
pounds. The following men were then
picked up by the Cora: Thomas Fox,
john Lever, John Stevenson, Garrett
Reilly, Thomas Manion Jr., and two
strangers, whose names it was impos'
siblc to ascertain. BY this time severa
row-hoats and reached the scene, and
Fleming Trimbe, Milo Hatch,
Michael Mcmahon and William
O'NeiIl were picked up, Trmble being
almost dead. The following are
Known to be Lost
Giles Leroy, the ierryman, and his
son Henry.
Francis Reilly a teamster, who leaves
a wife and eleven children.
Thomas Manton, ST., blacksmith |
helper, who leaves wife and five chill |
dren.
John keyes, a laborer, who leaves
large family.
George Hoy, single man, about
twenty-five years OF age.
James Dimon. a married man, with |
no children.
Collision and Wreck-Four Lives Lost.
BUFFALO, November l2.--'The sChoon.
er Carlngiord, with wheat from Duluth |
for Buffalo, and the steam barge Bruins
| I.ly
bushels oi coal from Buffalo, colided |
when off Port Cobourne this morning,
both sinking soon after. The crew OF
the Caringiord, consisting OF Captain
Holmes ami six men, escaped after |
pull OF twenty miles in rough sea, with |
the exception OF orc sailor named I'd. |
wsrd Conway, who ran back after some. |
thing while the vessel was sinking. |
Three Of the crew OF the Brunswick |
were also lost. The Brunswick was va
ucd at $4,000 and insured for $4,000. |
The CarirgiOrd was insured for $50, 1000. |
and her cargo of wheat for $4,000.
Accident to Coal Mine.
CmCAGo, November l3.-News has
been received here that on Friday night |
the bed OF Prairie Creek broke through |
INTO one OF the mines of the Chicago,
Wilmington and NermilIiOn Coal Com
panv, at Streator, this State. The bed
of the stream at the point where the
break was made is only eight or nine
inches above the bed OF some twenty
eight feet of quicksand, and the rain of
Friday caused pressure enough to break
through the bed and the quicksands into |
the mine. The hole thug made is about
200 by 400 feet. Only four men were
working in the mine when the break
occurred, and all OF them escaped. |
Most Of the implements and all but two |
OF the mules employed in the shaft were |
gotten ont. The loss to the company is |
estimated at 100000. it will require |
innr u~ iirc weeks to pump ont the |
miLc gui repair the break. The mine |
is the largest soft coal mine IN working |
order in America.
Boiler Explosion-Fou Mon Killed.
EAST SAGINAW, November l3.-Ten |
boilers, at the extensive lumber and salt |
mandatory of Hamilton IL Mcclure, |
six miles below this city, exploded this |
morning, wrecking the property to the |
extent OF $4,000, and killing four men,
Michael and Joseph l.eBeau, Frank |
Blanchard and Chas. Carpenter. Lew
water caused the explosion. The brick
boiler house and brick chimney were
leveled to the ground, and the mill and
salt block We're badly damaged.
Broke Els Neck.
. CIxcIyNATI, November l3.-Joseph |
Fisher, aged five years, while playing in |
a stable near the corner OF Carr and |
SIoo streets, yesterday afternoon, acci-
dentally fell from a loft, distance OF
fifteen feet, and broke his neck. His
body was taken to his home near by.
DR.. Freeman signed the death certificate
and the coroner decided not to hold an
inq lest.
Fatally Injured.
ELGIN, ILL.,, November i3.-August
Hahermann, aged twenty-five, married |
only two months, was struck by train
on the c., VI. IL st. p. raiicad yester-
day, and both legs were cut off. He
will die.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
DANvILLE, Ky, November l3.-Sam.