The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-28
THREE LIVES LOST
BY A AEARr.ReNoINo ACCIDENT
At nartIa'. F.rry on satutdAy-n.morI.l Services
at several Places Yesterday usdsr the
Auspices Of the @. A.R.-Aeeldssts and
Grimes aad General STATE News,

ut Several Places Yesterday Usdsr the
Auspices OF The @. A.R.-Aeeldssts and
Grimes and General STATE News,
AmoSt heartrending accident resulting in
the drowning OF a colored man, two boys asd
two horses, occurred at Martins Ferry satur
day morning. Willis Shannon, colored
man In the employ Of George Weber, the
livery man, was driving team attached to
baroucbe down to the river at the landing
near the Union glass works for the purpose OF
washing the vehicle, and just before the
water was reached Charles snodgrass, George
Talbot and Henry Coss climbed into the
barouche TO get ride. In driving around n
pile OF pig metal that had been partially GOV.
cred by the water strong current was
reached which carried the horses of their
feet and the vehicle was upset. The man
and boys made desperate effort to reach the
shore, but the driver and two OF the unfor.
tunate youths were borne away by the strong
current and drowned before assistance could
reach them. Henry Co.'S, ten year old son
OF Abram Co.'s, was the only one Of theparty
rescued.
The bodies OF Shannon and snodgrass were
recovered soon after the accident, but Tai.
bolts body had not been secured last night.
Charley SnodgrAss was about ten anu
George Talbot twelve years OF Age, the latter
being the son OF q widow.
The horses which W re drowned were val
ued ut $500. aud were splendid looking
match team Of whites.
There are six prisoners in the Berkeley
County Jail.
Huntington was considerably shaken up
by last Tuesday nights earth quake. II was
felt for about two minutes.
The River Telephone Line Is 70 be pushed
from Ripley landing 10 Point Pleasant, and
have connection with Pomeroy, GallipoliS
and Charleston.
The burning Of coke at the West Fairmont
mines will be resumed soon. The coal bust.
mes, Is prospecting In that locality and min.
ing Is enjoying regular boom.
A Brilliant correspondent says: The Bril-
liant Glass Works made large shipmeNt
Saturday to Columbus aud other places Mr.
Waddell will be opened up In his new rom
in few days.
Despard's famous racing mare "Sookaboo-
boo, OF Parkersburg, gave birth TO colt,
the other day, which Is curiosity The
shoulders and hip joints are set forward in
stead Of backward and It's lower jaw pro-
trudes four or five inches farther than the
upper, and tits necessary TO feed the colt
with spoon.
Farmers in Berkeley County have about
finished corn planting and are looking no~
towards the wheat harvest, which promises
well; In fact there never was brighter pros.
pect for wheat crop than now, and should
nothing happen, one OF the largest crops will
be reaped that Berkely has ever produced.
An increased average was planted last fall.
The harrisburg Light Artillery Company,
under the command Of Lieut.. g. +. Evans.
will leave for Frederick, Maryland, on
Tuesday, 10 participate In the decoration ser.
vices at the National Cemetery at that place
on Wednesday. There Is to be sham bat.
| tie, TO which about one thousand infantry
has been invited. A big time Is expected.
The bondsmen OF Postmaster spofiord, at
Huntington have published q card, in which
they say that they have examined his hooks
and office and find the same correct and sat.
isfactory. They declare the charges OF the
Huntington Commercial TO be false Spot.
ford has sued the Commercial for heavy dam.
ages. 1t declared that he paid for clerk hire
$500 and received from the Government $500
for the same. ~
The steubenyille Gazette, referring to the
newspaper statement that the dsfaulting
Paymaster WATSON lisa son.in.law Of Hon.
John A. Bingham, says: "lf so, he Is the
husband Of Marie, Mr.. BiDgham's youngest
daughter, one OF the most beautiful and at.
tractive girls ever reared in Eastern Ohio.
We learned some time ago that her marriage
l. ii - An ka.n nd hal al.A had
rejoined her family In Japan, but cannot
vouch for the truth Of the story." "a
A few days ago daughter OF NJ. F. Blake,
OF Fayette county, aged two years. was acci-
dentally burned to death under distressing
circumstances. 1t seems that fire was rag.
ing near Mr.. Blake's residence, destroying
his fence, when Mrs. Blake ran to It with the
child, for the purpose Of extinguishing the
flames She placed the child on the ground,
some distance from the FIRE, but In her alb
sence 1t Is supposed a sudden gust Of wind
blew the flames to the point where 1t was
sitting, and before The mother could reach
her infant 1t was SO fearfully burned that 1t
died in i've hours after. .
James Wolf and Henry Young, who live in
jackson county, had serious difficulty re-
Gently. Wolf had been logging Young's
cows with very savage dog, and Young
went to him and told him 10 do SO no more,
Wolf then set bis dog on Young. Young
gave the dog stunning blow. This SO en-.
ragged Wolf that he jumped on Young, his
son also rendering assistance. After beating
Young for some time, the dog, having recoy-
cred from his blow, pitched In too, tearing
Young In terrible manner. VOLTS daugh.
ter came to where they were fighting and
took her brother away, and Young then got
rid OF the elder Wolf and the dog. Some
doubts are entertained OF Youngs recovery.
ACCIDENTS AT MART ssBuRG.
Saturday morning about o'clock as Frank
Calbert, Waterman employed by the B. & o.
road AT Martinsburg, and whose partial duty
1t Is to call trainmen. was attempting TO cross
track In front OF moving train he was
struck by the engine and knocked under the
wheels which passed over his chest cutting
the body completely In two. He leaves a
wife and two children. His eye sight for
posed that he did not see the train.
On Friday night young man from near
Baltimore by toe name OF James Hook, In
attempting TO board a moving freight train
at this place was thrown under the cars and
had his left leg cut off below the knee and
his right foot mashed. He Is now In the
Berkeley county jail being attended by the
county physician.
BELLAIRE
Mr.. R, NJ. McGaw, of steubenville, spent
Sunday here.
R. F. Trevellick. the Michigan blacksmith.
lectures tonight at City Hall on Labor and
It's Wrongs"
Gen. Warren stayed here Saturday, as q
committee Of the Council desired to meet
him In the afternoon.
.Ralf Binpham, the boy-orator, Is announced
for Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings,
at the First N. E. church.
Miss Emma Martin was in town Saturday.
Miss Martin was for number Of years
teacher In the Bellaire public schools.
The B q. & @. railroad ran an excursion