Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-21
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.
One at Martins Ferry and the
Other Near Beilaire.
A Boy Buried Beneath Iron touids-A
CoIored lsborer Fatally Hunt BY
an Explosion - General
News From Both
Points.


ue Indian run, met with q serious accident
Yesterday afternoon, and is very badly
hurt The workmen had prepared . blast
IN the usual manner and had Lit the fuse
and retired to 8 safe distance to await the
explosion. After waiting an unusually long
time for the blast to go of they concluded
that the fuse bad gone out and went back,
and seeing no signs OF fire Ro-s went 70
work to re-drill out the hole, and while ne
was Standing right directly over II the
charge exploded with terrific force, throw.
ing him several yards from the spot. a
large fragment Of the rock struck him In
the left side rendering him unconscious
and inluring him internally very serious
w. His fellow workmen obt1lned 8 con-
veyance and he was taken to the residence
of Dan Lucas and medical aid summoned.
Ross is a young man about % years OF age,
and is unmarried. He was suffering great
pain Yesterday evening at the time OF the
reporters visit, and had not spoken since
the accident.
syRIous ACCIDENT AT NARrIs's FERRY.
A very serious accident occurred, yester-
day evening, at the Buckeye Glass Works.
About kalf-past four a couple of employees
we're engaged in lowering the elevator, con-
tanning about ton OF Guilds. When near
the factory floor l4-year-old boy named
Stephen Hollen, stepso OF Mr.. John Beck
was called to assist, when suddenly the ele-
vator turned over and the moulds fell to
the floor. Hollen was knocked down and
almost buried beneath the mass. Strange
10 saw. he was not crushed TO death, but
sustained a number OF severe cuts aud
bruises. He walked home. ard it is be-
lieyed he is not in ured internally.
BELLAIRB EoTEs.
The Big Ten Dancing Club will give
dance at City Hall on Saturday evening, at
which time q set of foul flags will be pre-
sented TO the best walter. Here is chance
for some Of our base ball friends 70 distln-
guish themselves.
Hon. Vim. O'Key was in the city yes
terday.
Miss Luells Thompson, of the Fifth
ward Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Stevens, at
Braddocks, Pa.
The B. & o. r. R. will sell excursion
tickets to the GAINESVILLE fair next week.
The fare for the round trip from this city
will be Sl.l0.
The Globes and the Regulars will play
match game OF ball on Wheeling Island on
Saturday next. The game will be c-lled al
. p. NJ. sharp.
A new pavement is being put down
around DR.. Stowells residence on the
corner Of Belmont street and Central
avenue.
The young ladies OF the NJ. F. Church
gave q very successful festival a, City Ha'l
last evening. Quite neat sum was real
lied.
Gorton's New Orleans Minatrels showed
10 crowded bouse at CITY Hall last even.
ing. Their show is FIST class ard is we'll
worth seeing.
Foam at City Hall tonight. Go and
hear him.
The B. & o. pay car passed through the
city yesterday.
Vim. J. Tappan left yesterday Oh bust
ness trip in the interest Of the Belmont
glsss works.
Willard Fillmore He's'ey wants a resi-.
He has q sore jaw.
Gran Liggert, OF West Alexander, Pa,
passed through town yesterday on his way
to Western Ohio, where be will buy lot
OF fine cattle.
MARTINS FERRY NOTES.
Another new self-feeder was placed in
The Laughlin mill yesterday, making fifty
in use.
Robert Jarvis, of Yorkville, spent yester-
day with his brother-in.law, Mr.. Samuel
HGaton.
Glenn Morrison, son OF Mr.. John Morri.
son, formerly Of this city, is handling the
bottled lightning in the B. & 0. office a.
Sandusky at good salary.
The German crowd met last night at the
residence of VIM. O'Neill, on First street
spending the evening in dancing, etc.
ABBOTT eighteen couples participated, and
l.. .nF. 49,, a
was music, and each and every person
present had splendid.
Dan Long was locked up yesterday for
drunkenness Enoc George was taxed 81
ard costs for the same otiense.
Mr.. John Dorsch, residing on Second
street, died yesterday after lingering i'll
ness
Miss Cora Stephens, OF Wheeling, is visit
ing Miss Dora johnson, OF the First ward.
Mitilin Ong and family will return TO
Smithtield to-day, after a pleasant visit
with friends here.
Frank Souders son OF D. II. souders, the
wagon maker, narrowly escaped horrible
Heath by the cars, last evening. AS the
evening express was passing Hanover
street, he attempted to board 1t. Missing
his foothold, he fell, and was hurled about
in lively manner. Fortunately he was
only Jared little and had his shoe torn
slightly. Frank is one OF the boys who are
in the habit OF jumping on and oil moving
trains, ana unless it is stopped we will have
a first class item.
Col. George w. Vibbert, of Massachusetts,,
will address the citizens Of this city on the
second Amendment at Commercial Hall on
NJ 1t Monday evening
Frank Souders entertained quite a num-
Der OF his frieAds at his fathers residence
on Third street. last night There was
plenty Of nice refreshments and music and
first class time is reported
The traffic is so heavy on the C. & P.
read that every freight train is delayed.
more trains.
The Laughlin mill gas we'll Is now sdown
to depth of about 900 feet. The tools lost
on Tuesday we're recovered yesterday, and
the work Of drilling again goes on sstisfac-
torially. As yet work has not been re-
n