Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-11
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
The Remarkable Adventures OF a
Monongalia Citizen,
While Suffering from Delirium---found
Dead---Nanow Escape by Miners
"A Fearful Disease---Gen-
eraI State News.

escape from death on Monday morning last,
while wandering in the woods in state OF
delnium. he had been considered danger
ously i'll for some time, but on Sunday night
last seemed better, and was more quiet
than usual. About midnight on Sunday
be sprang from his bed, hastily seized his
and before anything could be
done to prevent, he disappeared in the
darkness and ran away to the woods. His
wife aroused the family and they secured the
vicinity Of the house, but failed to find any
trace of him. When daylight came assistance
was procured at Cassville, and in few hours
the unfortunate man was found unconscious
in the woods, about half mile from h,s
house, with terrible wound in his head.
I he scalp was laid open from the crown Of
bis head to the forehead, and it is feared
the skull is also fractured. He was carried
home and was attended by DR.. 7. NJ. Hood,
who soon restored him to consciousness
During his illness he was delirious and had
been violent at times, but gave no indica-
ton of any such freak as above indicated
until too late to be prevented. In his delirium
be had been climbing trees and doing other
things that ordinarily he would have been
incapable of doing. At one place the res.
cuipg party discovered where he had climbed
tree about 60 feet, tracing his course by
the blood that flowed from his head. While
be cannot give an intelligent account of his
wsnderipgs in the woods through Sunday
night, it is thought he fell trem tree and
received the wound on his head. There is
a probability of his recovery, but he is in
very precarious condition.
FOUND DEAD.
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Luther Leblanc,
who lived with his widowed sister near
Berkeley Station, on the c. V. r. R., was
found dead in the woods near his home.
he went out on Monday morning to cut
wood, not returning either to dinner or
supper, his sister became somewhat uneasy
about him, but supposing that he had
zone to Mr.. George Lights, where he
was in the habit of working and staid OF
night, no alarm was given; on Tuesday
morning, however, IT was. ascertained that
he had not been there, when search was
made; soon bis body was found lying near
\ email hickory that he had felled and death
had evidently ensued very soon after he
vent into the woods. Justice Seyster, OF
Martinsburg, was notified, and coroner 8
,rquest held which rendered verdict Of
it ath caused, as was supposed, by heart
disease. Mr.. Leblanc was widower and
eft no children.
THE VENGEANCE OF TWO GIRLS.
A Charleston telegram to the Cincinnati
Enquirer says: about year ago young
man named Ross Hammond appeared at
Hsmlip, Lincoln county, this State. he
was handsome, well educated, and soon be-
came favorite in the village. He became
acquainted with Misses Lucy and Anna
Bowman, sisters, and daughters Of we'll
known citizen. The discovery was made
that each was in an interesting condition.
Night before last the two sisters decoyed
Hammond to the woods, beat him to insen-
sibility tsrred and feathered him and left
him to bis fate. He was found yesterday
morning almost dead, with one eye put out.
Sentiment is divided as to the actions of the
betrayed girls. Hammond is said to have
relatives il Richmond, Virginia"
THE NARROW ESCAPE OF TWO MINERS.
While working at new mine Tuesday
night on Campbelrs Creek, Andrew UT and
Joseph Hudnell, miners, received injuries
which at first was supposed would result in
their death, but fortunately they escaped
without having any Of their bones broken.
At the time of the accident they were at
the bottom of slope, and a car at the top
Of the incline becoming detached, rushed
upon them with such velt cty that they had
20 time to escape They were damned
against the side of the bank opening and
badly bruised about the body, but no serious
results are apprehended.
TERRIBLE DISEASE.
Aunt Eliza Erskin, well known colored
woman Of Charleston, died az her home last
Saturday, aged II years, and her body was
hurled Sunday afternoon. She died of
most terrible disease, the flesh on both arms
peeling off as far up as the elbows, leaving
the bones bare, and splinters Of bone worked
out Of her legs She was paralyzed some
time ago, and had been in helpless condi.
ton for some time.
GENERAL STATE NOTES.
Martipsburg wants town hall.
The outlook for crops Of all kinds in
Berkeley county is reported very gloomy.
George Mathews, janitor of the Second
ward school, of Msrtipsburg, was bitten by
a viper few days ago.
The Toronto Tribune says 200 bushels
of Strawberries were raised on Browns
Island this year off four acres of ground.
All over the State farmers are making
preparations to SOW large buckwheat crop
on account Of the failure of the wheat. Il
will be the next best thing as a substitute.
1t is said that j. NJ. Bennett, of Weston,
has sold 1000 acres of land to the B. & O.
immigration Society at 81 per acre. The
land is located in Gilmer county and will
probably be colonized by Germans.
There is an enormous quantity Of gas
going to waste here every day that should
be utilized. There is enough blowing off at
the several wells and escape pipes to sup.
ply large sized city.-Wellsburg Herald.
The Naylor gas well at Wellsburg has
been drilled some thirty feet deeper and
cased so as to shut of the water entirely
The flow has considerable increased, and
the pressure in fifteen minutes ran up to so
pounds.
A Parkersburg barber was fined last week
for shaving on Sunday, contrary to the new
order Of things. He was fined according to
Baltimore time, and on investigation it was
found that the time was too fast and that he
had not violated the law according to city
time, 90 the 6ne was refunded.
TEST YOUR BAKING POWDER TO-DAY!