The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-25
COAsrIAs C.LAnIlIEs
suffered BY NOme PEOPLE Yesterday.

suffered by nome People Yesterday.
Yesterday was merry Jay on Twelfth
street. The ice and SNOW, the Sccumuls'
tons Of the winter and su ,plemsnted by
the recent fall Of snow, have made the hill
from Jacob street to Chapliue zone glare
Of ice," and also one OF the most glorious
coasting places on earth, From early
morning until lAte in The afternoon, the
uIchin, the lad aud the children Of larger
growth took advantage Of the sPIen:
did facilities, they coasted aud
reckless alike Of the danger
to themselves from possible collision with
passing vehicles or the danger that their
sleds might cause those who might be so
luckless az to cross their path. Sleds
large and small, boxes, boards and slabs
we're all pressed into service, and fast and
furious Went the sport until the POPLAR
esl" and Gillespie appeared on the scene
aud caused an indtfuire suspension Of the
fun. Besides the. large or wd who were
Cuasting all day, there was much
larger crowd witnessing the sport from
| the sidewalks aud from the sides Of tue
= rect. luIo this crowd, at intervals all
day, misguided sled would dash upset
ting several, aud frequently doing b Oily
injury TO many, 81 frequent indeed did
these accidents become that BJCkinR's
pharmacy became an improvsed hos
pItal, and very often two or three Injured
persons were lHid out in it at,a time, hay
ing their heads or shins plasIered up with
court plaster or bathed with Camphor.
INCIDENTS.
Jack Donley, a young man from Eas
Wheeling, was struck by large sled yes
terday morning aud rendered insensible
lie was picked up aud carried into Book
inv's store where he was kindly cared fol
and sent home in an Elm Grove car,
Later in the afternoon Jacob llSrtgraves
AnOIher unfortunate, was watching Sled
as it whirled passed him, but did moi
notice large one that was following it
and in moment was knocked about ter
or fifteen feet into the gutter, whence hi
was picked up insHnsible with u large
knot on tho blCk Of his head aud his face
much bruised, but the drug store man
took him in hand and he WAS soon able to
90 home.
Que other boy whose name we did moi
leaFn, was also run down aud severely in
jured while there were numberess Cases
Ut upset'ing Of those pedestrians who We t
foolish enough to attempt to CroGs the
street in trout Of the Eleds which came
down the street each moment.
Ga Twenty third street there was alsO a
great desl oi COAST X and several accidents
| l. IA Il nm nj III
street, come laundering down the nil and
ran undUr the feet u team Of hOrdes be-
longing TO VIM Allen a Marshall county
farmer, and before he could recover him
4cll he received \ severe kick from one 0i
the animals. The horses hUOi struck the
lad over the right eye aud tOrG his scalp
off rs far b ,Ck as Ills ear. He was then
taSen home where Dr.. 7, y, Edwards at
tended him
A lad named Long, son OF George
Long, Of Centre Wheeling, was thrown
from his sled on Twenty second street and
had his right arm disIoCa'c ed at tho elbow
This wreck was also repaired by DR., Ed
wards.
A young man named z lanl, Of South
Wheeling, fell OIL the Ice in Centre Wheel.
ing Yesterday, and sustained rather
peculiar and severe accident His lead
pencil, which was in his vest pocket, was
forced through his understanding and in.
to the tit.hy part oil his left breast Tor sew
eral inChes. Dr. WunderIiCh extracted
the pencil.
ARRESTS,
Late yesterday afternoon complaints
began to come into the City Building
about The coasting on Twelfth street, aud
Officers Miller and Gillespie were detailed