Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-11
SERIOUSLY BURNED
BY an Explosion at Martin:
Ferry.
Exaggerated Epidemic Report - Police
News-PeFsOnaI Gossip and Gen.
Co., eraI Items.

very serious accident occurred last
evening TO Charles and Willie Downey,
sons of Robert Downey, residing on First
street. They were engaged in wedging an
iron link in & stone with lead, and while
pouring hot lead around the link an eIplo-
sion occurred from dampuess. The lead
was thrown in all directions, burning both
boys seriously. Charles was the less for
tunate, having his eyes, face and hands
frightfully burned. Willie was badly
burned about the face, eyes and hands
though much less than his brother. Char
ley is about Is years old and his brother
Willie Is years. They will be laid up for
several days, ana it appears strange that
the accident vas no worse.
EXAGGERATED EPIDEMIC REPORT.
A report was circulated yesterday to the
effect that nine deaths had occurred during
the day from diphtheria and scarlet fever.
Considerable excitement was created and
the doctors were kept busy denying the
much exaggerated report. The fact is that
from Sunday to yesterday only two deaths
occurred. They were both from diptheria
and only make the third death from this
disease in the past twelve months. These
were small children OF Perry Snodgrass
and Alex. Mack, the former dying early
Yesterday morning and the latter on Sun.
day. AT present writing there is only six
cases OF diptheria and several cases of scar
let fever in town and our people need not
feel alarmed.
Yesterdays POLICE COURT.
Flicker Cass was declared too musical
and was run in. Three strangers were ar
rested, two for drunkenness and disorder
ly conduct and one for exposing his per-
son. Charles Moore still languishes in de-
fault Of payment Of his fine.
GENERAL news.
The item in yesterdays paper stating
that Charley Butler would be buried Mon.
day at 10 o'clock appeared through an ig-
norant informer. His funeral will take
place this Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
The patent furnace OF Jacob Altmyer at
the Standard mill is highly spoken OF.
Benjamin Sheldon and Dave Garven have
charge of it, and make five heats in five
hours and fifty minutes, or one heat in one
hour and ten minutes. This is excellent,
The burning of the c. & P. depot actually
appeared in yesterdays Intelligence, two
days later than the REGISTER. How is that
tor Intelligencer enterprise?
One of Webber,s buggies was demolished
by Dave Jackson returning from colored
campmeeting Saturday night
Mr.. W. 5. Meek has purchased the in
terest Of Jerry Ebberts in the Cooks De-
light cooking utinsil, and will give the
business his entire attention. The Cooks
Delight" is the best utinsll in the market,
and is well named. Mr.. Meek has our best
wishes Of success, which he will achieve
| without doubt There's fortune in ii.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Carrie Appledome, Of Pittsburgh, is
| the guest of Mrs. James Mcintosh.
Mrs. s. +. Crosby, of Jefferson, Harrison
county, is visiting her sister, Mrs. AID.
Gssaway.
F. H. Stanton has y stand at the West
Virginia State Fair.
William Bashore, of Mount Pleasant, is
the guest Of A. c. Enock.
Martin Thoburn and Averill McGlenn,
of MouDt Pleasant, left yesterday TO attend
The Jefferson Medical College at Philadel-
pbia-
Supt. Bruce and Road Master Dickson, Of
he c. & P, were here yesterday in refer.
euce TO the rebuilding Of the depot
Prof. u. p. Clark and wife, OF Mead
vile, Pa, are the guests of Mrs. J. S. Har-
rison.
Will Rose, of Fairmont, W. Va, is the
guest Of his brother John and other rela.
lives here.
Edward Lutz, of Wheeling. has accepted
position in Kranter & Skaters store.
The steamer Lettie will run from Mar inns
Ferry every hour from I A. N. to 7P.N,
end will land You on the Island or at the
wharf boat in Wheeling.