Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-06
SHOCKING AcClDEAr.
A Marion County Man Falls On a
Circular Saw,
Revolving al High Rate Of Speed-.-0ne
Arm and One Leg Cut 0ff---0ther
State News Of General
Interest.

A sbot king accident occurred at Ho1lt
toys, Msa ion county, on Saturday morning
resuhing II, the death Of young maj
nsnsed William B. Ross, q son of R. W
Ross, deceased. II appears that the young
sman who was afflicted witkscrofuls nearly al
his life, which injured his eyesight and 9th
e4~ise ,eTy mach impaired bis health, wenI
irso the saw niA owned by his uncle, E
II. Houls ESQ.,, and observing slab. lying
near the saw, picked it sp' for the
puypose, It is supposed, of renoy
hight from the mil, but while n the act Of
doi1g so the slab was caught b. the ssw
and in twinkling the young man was
thrown upon. the sapidly revolving disc.
Beio7e the Mortified spectators could reach
the unfortunate man the right arm was
severed between the wrist and elbsw and
the right leg cat of above the knee. The
accident occurred abort 8 o'clock, bst be.
fore a physician could be Summoned or the
wounds dressed he died trtn loss of blood.
The deceased was not employed about the
mill, and had not been in a condition to
labor for some time. he was 70 years OF
age.
sETSTERzHTTENz sBRNG.
The Petersburg Grant county, correspond
emit Of tho Moore6eld Exatniner, says:
There is o spring near Petersharg that is
worthy of attention IS phenomenon of the
age. 1t is known as" Flowing Spring" and
located on the side of "Gharleys Knob"
not two miles from the Burg. It is dry the
year around, even in'wet weather, except
for q period of;about two months, extend
ing from a certain day in, June until some
time in August. During this time the water
GIBBS and Cows at intervals. For certain
hours in the. day the water flows and
then GIBBS off cad entirely stops
| (not q drop coming out)
until certain. hour next day. Just before
| the time for it TO flow one can hear q rum.
bling noise Ike distant thunder, Near and
nearer it comes, increasing in sound, until
all at once g. thick stream, nearly large
enough to turn q mill, gushes out and flows
off down the raVine. The water is lines
stone, clear and as cold IS ice. 1t is on the
land ofMr. Alexander Welton. Any one
would be well paid to go to SEQ it. There
are no other springs nesS-it-it SITS away up
on the side of the ridge alone, except some
fat rocks and old deserted huts.
| ANOTHER CASE on SUFFERING.
The citizens of Poos district, Kanawha
county, held a meeting at the Island
Branch school house, June 25, and drew up
and signed the following affidavit
1--WE are in destitute circumstances, no
money to buy. We are out of everything in
the way of edibles and have used all the
means in our power to procure food and
have failed, and if not hel ped Immediately
will suffer of hunger.
H. K. Monk, ]. J. Monk, Martin Boyce,
C. c. Drake, Joseph Wall, David S. Cox, c.
NJ. Payne, j. j. Taylor, A. X. Jones, Jas.
| Cursey G.. W. Shafer, Snyder Parsons,
Noah Conner, j. B. Olive, c. B. Burgess,
F. NJ. Jones, }. Fl. Olive, B. E. Jones, D.
T Jones, Hannah Whit Rosa A. Haynes,
Lou Scarborough"
State of West Virginia, Kanawha county,
to-wit: The above named persons appeared
and made oath tina: the foregoing declara-
ton, by them severslly subscribed, is true.
| GEO. W. ROBINSON,
Notary Public.
A "REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR.
The bridge across Stone Coal, on the
Staunton pike, at the outskirts of Weston,
saws the Democrat, tells little war history
Of its own-not very startling it is true, but
sfor6ing an interesting amusement tor Sun.
day strollers who decipher the lines carved
there by soldiers during the war. There
are many names and dates with remarks
cut on the bridge. Here is specimen:
SAMUEL KNIGHT,
Co. E., 6 Reg. Va,
Nov. 7, 1863.
1t is dam cold to night
One can imagine the soldier standing pickle
on cold moonlight night, and to while
away the tedious hours leave his autograph
and weather bulletin in Language
expressive Of his feelings. The autograph
are numerous and well preserved, and on
that was written we'll up on the inside of tn
bridge in lead pencil in 1862 is perfectl
legible.
AN ENGINE WITH BAD RECORD.
On Monday morning No. S, collided wit
two freight trains at Irondale Junction
Preston county. The engine No. I'll
which was hauling No. s, was badly mashe'
up but no on: was hurt. This engine seem
to be in i'll luck. She is the same one tha
ran into the accommodation at Thornton
causing that terrible disaster soE.
years ago; afterwards she was d,
rallied BY running into a tree between her
ana Ihorn,oni o. the night Of the 3lst
last Deeemh,s r she was derailed ct the ca!
END OF mis- city, killed engineer Hepbur
ah~. fireman Dorsey; and about thre
months ago she collided with freight trai
: on the l7-mile grade, badly demoliship
, the engine and breaking the freman's lei
and now she is in the shop again for r
pairs.
= DAD ACCIDENT AT PAREERsBURG.
} Last Friday afternoon, Leslie, the
year old son of j. l.. Sorrell, met with q
almost fatal accident at the water worl
tanks where he was working. He was a
sistipg number OF others in lowering Il
bottom plates Of the second tank in plsc
|, and was helping to bear down on the end {
beam which was being used as lever
ease the plates into .place. Before Il
plates were qui te down some one yelle
lookout and the men working with hil
Jumped from the beam leaving him alon
and of course, without sufficient weight I
: hold it down. The immense weight on Il
other end jerked it down with sudden fore
shooting the young man up into the a
about ten feet. When he fell he struck Il
ground directly under the beam, which fs
upon, crushing him terribly.
SERIOUS CUTTING soRAPE.
4 Last Saturday when the workmen on Il
coke ovens at Sexell Depot, Fayette count
were paid, r. Z Hutson and Benz. Ma
+ ming metal Smiths barroom After stsyin
: there for some time they got into q dispu
in some way and Manning drew knife an
J, commenced to cut at Hutson, but at fir
D he did not cut hin: Hutson then knocke
a | Mon1,,o dou, ND ,r,ad 80 oof a nm - hnk !