Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-29
b, & o. WRECK.
Full Particulars of the Accident-Generai
News Notes from Bellaire.

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News Notes from Bellaire.
The B. & O. wreck caused considerable
talk yesterday, and the readers OF the RkG-
IsTER were somewhat disappointed at the
non appearance Of the casualty in the paper
Yesterday. The pencil man boarded an
engine that was ready to go TO the scene OF
the wreck. he made himself comfortable
until some one said there was q newspaper
man aboard. The engine was stopped and
the news-gatherer, several miles from no place
was landed off in the snow. The crowd
had no love, they said, "for man who exag-
gerates every thing" When Bellaire was next
seen the news.man was wrecked and failed
TO get back until the wee sma hours. He
visited the place of the smash.up yesterday
which is about onefourth of mile above
NefFs Siding. Most Of the wreck had been
cleared away. Engines Nos. lI9 and 236
had been placed on the track. The former
had most of its front torn away, and the
cab was somewhat shattered while the other
engine had both side-rods broken and large
hole in the engineers side OF the cab En-
uine PSI was demolished almost en-
iirely On one side OF the
track over the embankment, the
engine and boiler, shorn OF its croRn-sheet
and other fixtures, laid with its heading
roofing the ground, the tender having
dumped itself on the other side into Nc,
Hahon's Creek. Cars were piled four and
five high in some places, but the wrecking
crew was busy loading them on cars as last
as they could be pulled apart Last even
,pp engine No. 236 was brought to this city
for repairs. /.
The accident as usual was caused by
careIeqsness on the part of some one; En
oiue No. 236, in charge Of John krebbs was
helping freight No. p drawn
by engine 2Gl up the grade
TO Bsrnesyille. When near Neifs Siding
helper No. l79 returning, crushed into thf
up train. Engineer Frank Finer Of ZSl
was killed as soon as his engine lit over the
hank hut his fireman, By good luck, got Out
will some slight bruises The wreck is the
worst in this section for several years.
NEWS NOTES.
A number of fine sleighs were out yester
Parties have been after the public SQUARE
CO.. some time and Council has decided tha
they can hsyeit -.
The GAS well at Wallaces dam is desert
ed the machinery having been taken a"sI
some time ago. A small amount OF gas eX J,
capes from the hole, but there IS not enougt
oft to utilize.
The "Buds of Promise" give an enter
ts;nment in the First Presbyterian churcH
this evening.
Rev. Reseer lectures tomorrow evening
in the Christian Church, Tor the benefit 0
| C.. l.. Schuttlesworth.
The Transit House is being repaired ant
will soon be occupied again.
Our society folks are arranging for bIt
party in q short time. :,
With two rinkS in operation pnces VII
The School Board meets this evening. .
Probate Judge elect Isaac q Iston VII
enter upon the discharge Of his ne" duhe
on February 9th.
Pete Miller, with a lighted match, cam
TOO close 10 the benziDe dryer barrel In To
TIN store of John Zweig Yesterday Afternoon
and narrowly escaped a severe burning
The FIRE alarm was sounded, but the hr
was of no consequence.
The steel works resumes TO day after
deIay Of several weeks The woEkmen cor
cluded. II was better to 20 to work at IN
same prices paid across the river.
Several changes in business hrms ar
about to take place on Belmont street.
Rev. DR.. John Williams returned yestel
day from Columbus
The s;ory set shost that the folks han'
ling the Good sufferers money were oppose
20 oiyinp IT over TO the Home Beneyoien
society 10 be used for the benefit ct striker
has raised the anger Of some ofthe ga:
workers, and ope Of them yesterday tol
your reporter to mention the fact that q
strikers were not asking for aid.
Trains on the railroads are almost II
yariahly late these days. :.
Wm. WaTnoek. Jr., has added TO hIs lar
a large lot of timber land he viii set
mill 10 work saving at once
Some one says forty saloons have Pc
started in Beilsire since the repeal oi u
Scott law. Ten would cover the numoe
No arrests we're reported at tbs locks
George Woodbridge viii have matters
, his own way next spring for the Soileli'
: ship v.
J PoiEt7
Dir. e. II. Lockzood Is seriously Ill
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