The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-10-29

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Chapter ofAccident~-.On Fac
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waynesburs Republican,
Last Thursday morning about 0
o'clock, an accident happened in Nor
gan township, near the town Of JEFF
ferson, that resulted in the, supposed,
instant death of Andrew Bean, a cit
ixen of Morgan township. He had
gone on horseback on the road that
leads from Stony point to Bayard's
Mill, about two miles from his home,
and 1t was between these two points
that his dead body was found about
10 o'clock Thursday morning lying
some 20 or Is feet down the steep,
stony, creek embankmcnt. The body
was taken to his late home, and JUS
tice Estle, of Jefferson, empanneled
jury and held an inquest over the re-
mains. The following named citi-
zcns acted as Jurors: w. L. Pogue,
t. r. McMinn, j. w. Blachley, F.
w. Mcvay, l.. L. Minor, J. II. Bell,
Oliver Filby, A. Hnpp, George Yo-
ders, Thos. Nichols, Il. b. Smith and
I. II. Sharpneck, who rendered the
following verdict:
1--WE the Jurors from an cxamina-
ton Of the body Of Andrew Bean and
from the testimony taken, do believe
that he came to his death by going
over the cmbankment with his horse,
"a distance of 20 to rs feet, on the
road leading from Stony Point to
Dayard's mill, opposite Is. b. Smiths
house, in Morgan township; falling
upon q solid rock producing acorn
minuted fracture Of the skull Of the
right parictal lateral bone. We also
found fifth sixth and seventh ribs
fractured over the heart, and other
bruises on the back and chest. We
think it entirely accidental
1t is supposed that In going around
the PERCEPTIONS, rocky dcclivity that
borders Ten Mile creek for some dis
lance along the road, and that Mr..
Beams horse made a stumble by
striking its foot against rock that
projects above the earth in the mar
row track which caused the animal
to pitch forward over the bank,
which is not less than 80 feet high,
throwing Mr.. Bean over the horses
head and the horse falling on him
and over him, as it went to the foot
of the hill while the rider lodged
about half way down.
The unfortunate man was afSl
about 60sycars, and leaves wife and
several children in poor circumstan-
ces.
The horse escaped with hut little
injury.
FELL FROM A HTcKoRY-xUr TREE.--
Henry Jacobs, Esq, and John Fon-
ncr, Of this place, took walk to Mr..
Jacobs farm, last Sunday, 3 Smiles
South Of Waynesburg, and III return
ing in the afternoon turned off their
way q short distance to the farm OF
William Barnes to a hickory tree to
get some nuts The tree is a tall one
and Former climbed it to thresh OF
the nuts. He had gone up over 80
feet from the ground, but had not
more than reached that height when.
from some cause he fell to the ground.
Mr.. Jacobs was bending oyer pick
Ing up nuts when he heard some
slight cracking Of twigs in the tree
above him, but thought nothing OF IL
till Former fell within two feet OF him
striking on his head and shoulders
on hard sheep path rendering him
insensiblc and knocking one Of his
eyes out on his cheek. Mr.. Jacobs
worked with Former two hours Of
longer, without any assistance, try
ing to keep life in him, not daring 70
leave him as he says, IS life several
times seemed to leave him and only
by rubbing and bathing Ia spring Of
water fortunately happened to be
near at handy was the breath kept
in him. After long while he recoy-
cred SO far that Mr.. j. thought it safe
to leave his patient, and he fastened
to two or three nearest farm houses
but found no grown person st home,
and it was not till night that he was
brought to town and taken 70 his
home, and Drs. Cross, Rogers and
Patton called. Strange to say It was
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