Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-23
CASUALTIES.
Brief Reports OF Various Recent Mis-
haps.

Brief Reports OF Various Recent Mis-
haps.
Special Dispatch 10 the Register
WASHINGTON, Pa, October 22.-On Friday
evening a boy named Kris, from Hillsooro
stopped at the Valentine House and blew
out the gas upon retiring. He was discov-
cred OIL Saturday morning about 8 o'clock
in an insensible condition, from which he
could not be reused by the physicians, and
died this evening" aged sixteen years.
MANTAU, MICH, October 22.-A young
man named Marion Drained, residing in
Brooklyn Village, O., was accidentally shot
while hunting last evening. He wore a
large fur cap, and laid down on the ground
for some reason, and some of his party saw
the cap, took il for game and shot him. He
died instantly. He was here with party
Of ten from near Cleveland.
EAST SAGINAW, MICH.,' October 22.-Nel-
son st. Mary, employed in Browns camp,
on Augres river, yesterday, with two other
men. was engaged in telling a tree, and
when it began to topple over all sought
places of safety. In its fight through the
air the tree struck another with such force
as to break off a heavy branch. This
branch struck young st. Mary upon the
head, crushing his skull and disfiguring
his face in terrible manner, killing him
instantly. His remains we're brought to
this city. Deceased was 20 years old and a
French Canadian.
NILES MICH, October 22.-JOhn Bunbu-
~, residing east of here, in Cass county,
was seriously, if not fatally, injured to-day
by runaway team.
DETROIT, MICH, October 22.-John n. Nc
H1arp nf nnnSfrnrtinn for Fair
banks, Morse & Co, of Chicago was killed
at the Detroit Steel Works to-day. He was
putting up some track scales, when, by an
accident wooden wedge got into q large
fly wheel and was flung with great force a
distance of eighty feet 1t struck McClary
on the back of the head and fractured his
skull. He was taken to Harper Hospital,
where he died at nine o'clock tonight.
Documents found on his person indicate
that he was a member OF Kalamazoo COM
mandery of Knights Templar. The men,
bers of that order in this city have taken
charge of the remains. McClary was
apparently about 40 years of age and is
known to have been unmarried
Council BLUFFS, IA, October pa small
boy named johnson was run over by an
ON nibus this evening and had his thigh
crushed. The accident was the result OF
the careleSSness of the driver.
ZoAR, MASS, October 22-There is great
excitement in this vicinity over the alleged
poisoning by carbonic acid gas from nu-
merous charcoal kilns in this vicinity. The
gas settled down in the valley innoculating
the atmosphere Six to seven deaths have
occurred and many others are in precarious
condition.
MENDOZA, ILL, October 22.-As freight
train on the Mendoza & Clinton road
turned a curve at Walnut last evening, two
children were playing on the track, the
three year-old daughter OF Mr.. Kelley and
the little son of Clayton Knight. Both
were fatally mangled. The parents,
hearing the alarm signals, rushed out, and
witnessed the death Of their little ones.
BRIDGEPORT, CoNN., October 22-Eight
cars of Boston through freight, bound east,
was badly wrecked near South Port Sta.
ton, on the New York and New Haven
road this morning. Thos. Martin, brake
man, was killed, and two other brakmen
were badly injured. The train was run
ming at high rate of speed, when a piece
of sbafting, which composed q portion OF
the freight, fell between the cars, parted
the train and threw one car from the track
and the remaining seven piled on top.
Thetrack was blocka6ed until this evening.
CAMrBELLDoN N. B., October I.-Mrs
RYAN and her brother Malcolm, were
drowned to-day by the upsetting of boat