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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-23
NEARLY A DISASTER
ON ruE BALTIMORE & ONO
Railroad, Mt Brcnen, Inliann-A N Number o.
-Congrcxsmen Badly Shaken Up By the
Aeeident-Four Employees Of tho Din.
ing Car Worry seri0usIy Injured.


Special Dispatch 10 ih< IniellOencr. ~,
AUBURN JUNCTION, ND, Dec. 22.-Thc
dining car and two slecpers Of train No. 4,
which lett Wheeling ut 1905 4. VI. Sunday,
left the track at Bremen, Ind, this morn.
ing at daybreak. The dining car was
burned and both slcepcrs badly wrecked.
The "Cheat River" contained twcnty.one
passengers. OF Olthese Capt. r. O. Phillips,
Of Lincoln, Ind, had his hand terribly
lacerated and his neck and head hurt.
Alfred Nelson, Of Rockford, Ills, had his
head cut. I'D. McCabe, cook on the din.
ing car, had his flesh scalded from both
hands and head and breast. ]. N. Pratz,
assistant cook, had both hands scalded,
md J. j. Doty, Superintendent OF the cur,
had his head cut slightly. Tho cause OF
tho accident was broken frog.
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New ioRK, Dec. GA gray-haired old
man, clad in tattered garments, appeared
before Justice Reilly at the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday after.
noon and asked to be committed
to the Almshouse for the winter.
tie gave his name MS Albert Thomp.
son, and as he was being led back 10 the
prison one of the policemen recognized
him as a man who sat on the bench Of thu.
Marine Court nearly thirty years ago. Ii
vas aiterward learned that Thompson had
passed the last three or four winters in
the Almhouse,
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 2o.-AIore in
terest has been taken in the approaching
visit Of Mr.. Bandall to Nashville than any
event for years, anil he will be accorded a
reception rarely rendered any public man
here. There is 10 be n public reception ut
the Maxwell House, speaking at the Opera
House, and brilliant entertainment n,
the Hermitage Club. A thoroughly rep
resentstive meeting, largely attended, was
held at the Merchants Exchange TODAY,
Complete suitable arrangements were
made .a..
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THROUGH TIE STATE.
Accidents nnd Incidents In West vlrgInIn
nnd Vicinity,

a tri-county Farmers Institute, for Bel.
mont Jefferson and Harrison counties,
will be given at st. Clairsville on Thurs.
day, Friday and Saturday, january /. 9
and:i under the auspices OF the Ohio
State Board OF Agriculture and the Bel.
mont County Farmers Club. Among
those who will address the meeting is Mr'
a. W. Campbell, OF this city, who will
speak OF Farming East and West COM
pared" Mr.. julius LeMoyne, Of WASH
ington, Pa, will talk about cattle.
The National Union has reached Grai-
ton, and Saturday last over forty of the
leading citizens there formed Grafton
Council, g which was instituted by i. /.
Tecple, Senate Deputy. The officers are:
Prof. ". S. Fleming, President; J. NJ,
Allen, Vice President; E. 7. Critics, ey-
President; c. II. McCaaerty, Speaker; Lee
Hamilton, Secrctary;J. W. Iluil, Financial
Secretary; John Suzum, Treasurer: Rev.
B. B. Evans, Chaplain; i. W. Walters.
Usher; G. NJ. Roach, Sergeant-at. A rms:
Geo. Green, Doorkeeper: Dr. J. Fl. Love
Medical Examiner; Rev. J. II. Flanagan
e. W. Curtin, F. NJ. Durbin, Trustees.
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AFOOLISII STORY

That Needed No Dcninl-The Latest John
wilkes Booth Story.
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Newspaper writers and dealers in fiction
have thrown so much romance nroundthe
closing scenes in the career OF J. Wilkes
Booth that there arc many people who arc
quite willing to believe and fresh story in
regard 10 him. a favorite theme OF the
Bootl. sensationalists is to declare that
Booth is living, and then write lot OF
stuff, some old and some new, in support
OF tho statement.
1t was only few days ago that dis.
patch from Augusta, Ga., declared that
Key. J. G. Armstrong, OF that place. was
in reality J. Wilkes Booth. Upon the
strength Of this some correspondent in
Wheeling proceeds 10 tell how Mr.. Arm.
strong was formerly rectorof St. Matthew'S
Church in Wheeling and how many peo.
pie suspected that Armstrong was Booth
A resemblance between Armstrong and
Booth is traced. and it is said the hitter
will not allow his neck to be examined to
see il it carries scar rs Booths did.
The writer knew Mr.. Armstrong during
the residence Of that gentleman in Wheel.
ing. lie is a,man Of at least five feet ten
or eleven inches in height, has dark eyes
and long, heavy hair, straight and black
rs an Indians. He has a face which Is
suggestive Of Richard Ill, and linps, rs
one Of his legs has some defect. He is
dramatic in manner, is very fond Of the
stage, and there has been talk several
times Of his becoming an motor. lie is n
scientist and scholar, and had an animated
discussion with Herbert Spencer, on the
theory OF evolution. Six years ago, when
he was in Wheeling, there was story
anoat that he was Booth, and it was said
that there was some mystery in regard 10
his career. Mr.. Armstrong, Of course,
denied it, and saidit was MS absurd as any
statement could possibly bc.
A MASAGER's STATEMENT.
Manager John Ellsler, Of tho Opera
House, probably knew Booth rs well MS
lpny man now living, He was not only in,
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TIE nonAN POISONING CASE
Turns Out to bo tho Fabrication Of
Troublesome Iunntic.

I
Troublcsomu Lunutic.
WHITE WATER, Wis, Dec. 2oo.-Several
days ago sensational report was pub
lishcd in La Crosse evening paper to tho
effect that Nellie lloran had for fancicd
wrong Threatened to "gct even" With her
entire family, father, mother and two Sis
tiers, and since dead. The death OF the
lust sister occurred but few weeks since
aud the mysterious circumstances OF the
death led to Coroner's inquest, which
led 10 the arrest OF Nellie for poisoning
her sister. "a
Few. people here believed her guilty.
and when the Lacrosse papers stat emcnt
was received they we're amazed. Itturns
out, however, that the sensational inter
view was with one Dan Strickland, a half
witted and hard character, who was
former inmate OF the Waukesha Re-
form School. He gave the officers
OF that institution more trouble than any
other boy ever in their charge. EIe has
always been famed for his infamous fabsi-
cations and no importance whatever is at
tached to his statements on the IIoran
case by those who know him.
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6nnio Old Stary,

WAxA1ATcnIE, Tex, Dec. CAN acci-
dental shooting occurred yesterday on the
farm Of A. 0. Finley, seven miles north ol
this place. Two young men named Good.
win and Auzell were handling what they
supposed to be an old unloaded pistol
Goodwin snapped it at Anzell and the
weapon was discharged, sending bullet
through Anzell's head. In his fright and
frenzy, Goodwin ran home and swallowed
with suicidal intent, teaspoonful Of NOR
phine. He will die.
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Too InquIsltlyc,

WAsHlSdroS, D. G., Dec. 22.-sergcant
Otto Holtnorth, Of the signal service, re-
Gently sent West by the Secretary Of War
in search Of Capt. Howgate, has returned
and been relieved from duty. 1t is alleged
that Holtnorth, obtained information
which induced the Secretary OF War to
send him as detective by riAing Lieut..
Greely's private papers. He is to be
courtmartialed,
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The mysterious disappearance Of Rev.
John r. Thompson, OF Brooklyn, will cx.
cite as much painful interest in West Vir-
gnia as in Brooklyn. As President of the
West Virginia University his services are
memorable. In his new and wider field
he has added 10 his reputation as bril-
liant man and popular preacher. Ills SER
mons have been published weekly in
pamphlet form, and have brought him
new iame. With no more light than
there is it is idle 10 speculate on the prob.
abilities OF the case.
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CIScISSA1I, O., Dec. 222.-In the Police
Court today four men were arraigned as
vagrants. Ono was the keeper Of place
for opium smoking and others were his
customers. For the lack Of law making
opium smoking an ofrensc vagrancy was
charged. at their request the trial was
postponed till Saturday. II is said this
smoking house has many patrons, chiefly
from the disreputablc classes
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LONDON, Dec. oo2.-The parcel room in
the Windsor railway station in which the
fire occurred saturday adjoined the
covered way over which the Queen
passed Wednesday, when she started for
Osborne. The Manager Of the Great
Western Railway asserts the fire was
purely accidental and not due to Fenian
agency. They declare no internal machine
was found, and the i'll smelling white
liquid was simply horse medicine, -
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Tho Zig Gun Burstcd.

WASHINGTON, Dec. o2.-Gcneral S. V.
Benet, Chief Of Ordnance, has received
the following report from Col. Baylor, at
Sandy Hook, dated Dec. is, in reference to
the multicharge gun, which has been un-
dergolng tests at Sandy Hook recently:
"AfulticiIarge gun cracked to-day in the
castiron casting at the iiity.third round !;
crack extending from six inches in front
Of third loading hole to twelve inches in
rear OF second loading hole. The crack in
the steel tube has not extended 10 any ex-
tent during these twenty rounds"
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How wisthis, that Senator CamdenstifTens
his spine toward all onice.seekcrs but the
elec, Of the State House wing? If he has
"rclased his ncgation" in behalf OF one
suitor why not for. the benefit OF all p?
There must be something wrong in the
case rs it has beon presented. AS the
Senator's own and only genuine organ the
lSTELLlGESCEE mourns over this evidence
oi the dcgcncracy OF the Republic.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Senators Beck,
Don Cameron, Butler, Jackson and sev-
eral others went down the Potomac 10.
night on mn extended duck hunt. Eeua-
tor Hoar announced in the Senate he
would be absent after to-day and numer-
GUS others have made arrangements to
leave, and the indications are there will
not be quorum tomorrow.
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LONDON, Dec. 2o.-Investigation at the
scene, OF the explosion Of the London
bridge continues. A diver found some
more fragments of granite broken from the
blocks composing the pier by the force OF
the explosion. Several largo blocks OF
timber which had been firmly bolted to
the masonry Of the bridge, were broken
away. An examination plainly shows that
the explosion had been OF terrific force.
The bed OF the river was much disturbed
for considerable space above the pier.
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LEIrsIc, Dec. 22.-Sentence was pro-
nounced to-day in the case Of the anarch-
lists tried last week for the attempt to as-
sassinate Emperor William at Niederwald.
Reinsdori, Rupsch and Keuchler were
sentenced to death, Halzhouer and Bach
mann. were condemned to ten years penal
servitudc and Soehengen, Rheinbach and
roelleuc were acquitted.
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GALVESTON, Tx, Dec. 22.-The barken.
tine Violet, from Havana, that arrived
here with two cases Of yellow fever on
board and which has been lying in quar-.
antine during the past week, came in to.
day. One OF the fever stricken seamen
died and was buried at sea. The other
recovered,
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Five Hun,lret, Men Affected.

PIrTsBURGII, Dec. 222.-The Pittsburgh
Iron Works Company, at Vcrver's station,
ordered l2! percent reduction in the
wages OF MI employees except those gov.
erned by the Amalgamated Association
scale. The workmen met this evening
and decided to continue work at q reduc.
ton, Five hundred men arc affected,
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VINO shall be the Republican nominee
br Nayor? The Democratic nominee is
well known citizen Of good standing,and
Republicans must select 4 sterling man to
nn against him.
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New ORLEANS, La, Dec. 2o.-Wm.
Fletas, incarceratcd in Madison Jail for
robbery, having threatened the lives Of
all who aided in his arrest, party Of
fifteen men took possession ofthc Jail and
shot the prisoner to death. Fletas some
years ago killed ?. Gillespiei in Madison
vile. tlc was tried and acquitted.
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" The South goes ahead making prcpa-
rations 10 receive Randall with brass
bands and committees, Watterson will
rise in his wrath and secede. There are
insults that never can be expunged from
the record.
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OL the degeneracy oil the Eepublic

BY the rule OF custom the school teacher
ispermitied to apply the rod, lest he spoil
the child. Acourt has just held that this
is within the teachers Province. But the
Nanticoke plan, which begins with throw
ing the pupil down stairs and ends with
his DEATH is moral suasion with too much
vigorin it. The safest way is to leave
corporal punishment to the parent. The
Nanticokc teacher doesn't need anybody
to tell her this after her terrible exper-
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CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 22.-David R.
Paige, Democratic Congressman from tho
Eighteenth District, was married in this
city to-day 10 Miss Eva NJ. Lcek. Tho
wedding preparations were quietly made
and many Of Paige's friends were sur.
prised when they heard OF the ceremony.
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UNLESS the police have evidence strong
enough to hanga man our lawdoesn't per-
nj, him to he held OIL strong suspicion to
waitinvcstisation. This should fill with
JOY the hearts Of the masked burglars OF
East Wheeling.
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WILHEsnARRE, Pa, Dec. -Considera-
bic excitement existed in Nanticoke this
morning over the death Of James Shead,
aged I. It is alleged that Miss Brader,
atracher in one OF the public schools Of
Nanticoke, in an angry passion, recently
violently threw the child down stairs, in
nicting such injuries MS to cause his death.
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frisyery hard on tho young lover who
has been spending his money on theatre
,icke,s and bug.ies, forgetful that Christ
ma; comes once every year and brings its
awful obligations.
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tegIecl.
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Mn. EvARrs would take the front rank
in the Senate. He is a thoroughly
eouippcd public man, and one OF the
a5les, Of Americans. His Republicanism
il built on the solid rock. .F-a-. p.
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burgh, is dead.
Rev. VIM. Lindsey Alexander was cele
brated throughout England for his writ
ings. lie was IN Independent minister,
and was born at Edinburgh, August "a,
lS0S. He concluded his school days at the
universities OF Edinburgh and St.. An
drews. In 1928 he was appointed classical
tutor in the Lancashire College. In 1895
he became minister Of Congregational
Church in Edinburgh, professor Of Theo-
logv to the Congregationalists Of Scotland
in 1854, examiner in philosophy at St. An
drew's University in 1861, and member
OF the Old Testament Revision Company
in 1870. Among DR.. Alexander's writings
are "Anelo.C Catholicism Not Apostolieal," :"
"Christ and Christianity" christian
Though and Work." and the articles on
Moral Philosophy" Scripture" and
and Theology" in the eighth edition Of
the Encyclopedia britannica. 1t was DR..
Alexander who brought ont the third
edition Of kitto's Biblical Cyclop9dia." ;"
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\ MANAGERS ST.

Manager John Ellsler, Of tho Opera
House, probably knew Booth rs well rs
pny man now living, He was not only IN.
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AN OLD MAN
Hound. Gagged md Isobbcd-The Swing of

the Robbers. E-LtE Ehfa .
GRAND RAWps, MlcH., Dec. oo.--Three
unknown men called Mt the farm house OF
an old man named Smith, near Granville,
this county, last night and being refused
aimi'tance, they broke the door down
with a rail and entering seized, bound,
gagged and blindfolled him. They then
tansacked the house and got Sl37 in cash.
Smith is bachelor and lived alone tho
premises. Sheriff Kenny, Of this place,
w@ notified, and the city y being searched
II being the belief that the Grand Rapids
toughs did tho work, '-1 VI
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1r ,he Senators want TO 20 duck-shoot-
IN, fine Senate may rs well agree to sus.
ronJ animation. Senators don't generally
,',pghter many ducks. -ls-l T.
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TuF ioO.killcr is after tho man who
started the silly story that the Rev. J. g.
Armstrong is J.'Wilkes Booth in cleri-
r,I disguise, Nothing could be more ab-
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ryrnypopy Is claiminga seat at prcsi.
,,r, Cley.land's round table. We are
,s,iunns to experience feeling OF cold
.,L,r,
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That Needed No Dcnlnl-The Latest John
wilkes Booth Story.
pr,sb,,rrL rhr0rlrir 1r,trr1nh Hts -t4 tH 400.
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SANDER on REv. ARMSTRONG. Z

Apropos OF this misfortune to former
Wheeling clergyman, reminds me that the
New York ITord Of yesterday published
rs special dispatch from some cores
pondent in Wheeling statement about
the Rev. J. G. Armstrong, formerly OF
st. Matthews Church, now Of Atlanta,
Georgia, that has called out m indignant
expression OF opinion among some Of that
gentleman's friends here. No one can
imagine what motive could havepromp:ed
such dispatch Mt this late day after bis
removal from Wheeling. A.w.c.
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rup,s7yAs is near enough iortho young
.,,,,o have visions OF Santa Claus in
,beir dreams.
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To STEAL m umbrella is at last crime.
But il n man steals bottle OF DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup to cure his cough, can it be
called crime? .'-'
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Iy,hc slipper of the future Is tobc made
4 papcr the bal boy Of the future won't
b,ye 80 hard Il time OF it. r..sa-E
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The Telegram, Abner O'Neal, Lizzie
Townsend and Princess arrived and dc.
parted yesterday.
Captain Stockdale has ordered new
iron shaft for the steamer Scotia, which
will be completed at the earliest possible
| moment.
Another large shipment OF coal is being
gotten ready along the Mononcahcla
] Over 3,000,000 bushels are now living in
, the Pittsburgh harbor already done M in
packages for the South.
The towhoat Hawk has been yainlv on.
deavoring TO raise the barge Of slaves she
sunk last Friday by running it against tho
OLD piles about the piers Of the Baltimore
Il Ohio bridge ut Bellaire.
The st. Lawrence was advertised to
leave Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon. Mt !
o'clock, for Cincinnati, and will be due
here this morning. She WIS unable 10
leave Saturday evening on account of ibe
heavy ice with which the river was filled,
The Andes was prevented from leaving
Cincinnati last Friday on accoun. of the
ice, and Captain Muhlcman has decided
not to bring her ont until next Fridav
when she will come here and load for hcr
New Orleans Exposition trip. CAPTAIN
Mart Noll, her clever clerk, has left Gin.
cinnati for this and Intermediate points 10
arrange for that tip. ~
Hereafter The Signal Service will rcport
river stages in feet and tenths instead oi
ieGt and inches, rs heretofore. An order
TO that effect has been issued by the CEN
tral office at Washington, and APPLIES 10
all river reporting stations, and it il not
improbable that arrangements will be
made before long TO put Wheeling on tho
list OF Government stations.
Captain Charles NIuhleman writes that
the Andes excursion to the New Orleans
Espositionnow seems to be a certainty
as the required number OF passengers il
almost sure TO be made up. 4 plan OF tLe
steamers cabin and staterooms can be
found at Booths boat store, and those in
tending, to so arc requested 10 call and
select their staterooms before this even
| ing. The steamer will lravo nm tho onth
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Stage of the Water mud Movements of Tho
Steamboats,.

stagc of tho Water mud Movements of Tho
Steamboats,.
The river commenced to rise slowly ut
this point yesterday and last evening the
marks indicated depth in the channel Of
about feet inches. No business except
Of local nature was transacted during
the day on the levee. The creek com.
menced running ont at lively rate yes.
terday afternoon, n sure Indication of n
very pereeptible rise at the headquarters.
Thereports from above last nightwcre that
the river was rising t.all points and that
il was either raining or snowiug. At
rittsbuph there was dcptl, of ! feet 3
inches; Oil City, 2 feet inches; Browns.
vile, II feet Ginches; Morgantown, IA
feet 5 inches and rising and raining:
Greensboro, q feet inches; parker's, .
feet 3 inches; Lock No. i, 6 feet 6 inches,
From the above il will be seen that tho
Monongahcla is putting out lively. There
is little or no ice with It. =
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James Crooks, oiPittsburgh, was in town

James sCrooks, oiPittsburgh, was in town
yesterday.
The IEtna mill resumed operations yes
terdny morning and will run for several
days.
The Laughlin Nail Mill will be off this
week on account OF the death OF Mr..
Fisher and Christmas.
Prof. ShaclTer. OF Pittsburgh, was m.
nounced for IN exhibition OF his skill on
roller skates at the rink last evening.
A meeting was call for last evening to
discuss the water works question. The
importance and necessity for fire protoc.
tion here ismade very Enthusiastically.
The buildings OF the Hoyle-Jones manu-
featuring company might have been saved
almost entirely il the town had had any
kind OF fire protection. s.5r.
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4 PromInent DIVING pcnd.

LONDON, Dec. 2oo.-Rcv. VIM. Lindsay
Alexander, D. D., F. X. S. E. Of Edin.
burgh, is dead.
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4 distressing and fatal accident occurred
in the Laughlin mill coal bank, above
Martins Ferry yesterday morning, about
6 o'clock, resulting in the death Of Will
lam Fisher, one OF the miners, who was
resident OF Martins Ferry. Fisher had
been in the bank about twenty minutes
when the accident took place. He was
engaged in loading coal when about
two tons Of coal fell on him from above.
Haste was made to remove the stone and
coal and in few minutes he was taken
out alive, but died just rs he was taken
into his home. Fisher was 2S yaars old
and leaves wife and child in poor cir
cumstances. lie was son of Street Com
missioner Samuel Fisher, OF Martins Ferry.