Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-14

Bat Fortunately Attended With No
Loss of Life.
The Metal Rusted OFT fro~ Long Use
A BuiIdiag Twice o. fhe---limb
sapVtated--Gsneral Bridge
port News.

Yesterday morning at about nine O'Clock
one Of the boiiezs at Smith & SONG fou
mill, at Bridgeport, exploded, causing grea
excitement In that gaarter for short time
The only cause that can be assigned for ths
bursting Is that he boiler became 90 wesi
from long usage thas ], was no longer abb,
10 stand the pressure The opening mad,
wss about three feet long by eighteen
inches wide, and Was located near the for
ward end, and abous halfway between the
bsttom and the side. The water and steam
Pct the ere in the furnace ost Immediately,
THIS saving the othersfron being injured By
the Srs. The boilers are very old, and q,
the point at which gave way, was very
thin. The mill viii be shut down perhaps
q week on account of the accident.
NARROW ESCAPE.
On. Tuesday night heEse on Main street
belonging to James Epenheiuer and occu-
pied by James Jordon was discovered to be
on FIRE. By the prompt Csc OF buckets and
water the FIRE was Supposed to be pot out.
Yesterday morning at about half past eight
the same building VISA discovered to be
again On Ere. This time the affair was q
little more serious and the damage little
greater. The most of the roof was removed
either So one FIRE or the other, and the loss
may amount to perhaps $50. There wss no
insurance Oh the building, sud the Ere was
caused 81 a detective fue.
ANPUTATIoH.
Yesterday afternoon Drs. Todd and Wag-
ner ampatated George Moese's right leg.
The am patstion Was performed on the lover
third of the thigh or shortly above the knee.
Mr.. Moore was hurt two weeks ago to-day
st the Wheeling Creek mines and It was
hoped that-his limb mig ht be saved bot sm.
pRtation vas found necessary At last &C.
counts hs vas doing as well ss coGld be ex-
pected.
GENERAL NOTES.
Yesterday Mrs. Adams wcs- before Mayor
jenkins charged with throwing stones
through James Russers windows She was
bound over TO court in the srm Of S25, and
upon obtaining the required, bail MAS re-
leased.
J. ". Bsstton's room N HoIlowsy's
block has- been replastered and generally
fixed up. Mr.. Brstton is maying in and has
quite n;ee business room now.
An eectuent suit will be tried tofay be-
fore Squire Howell. The plaintiff is Rob.
cit Atkinson and tie defendant James Lyle.
W. ". Bags has resigned his position as
conductor on the Pittsburg and Western
railroad He says the country IS too wild
for hin: and the road too dangerous. He is
not used to having black bears aad wild cats
beating their way on ths-trains.
Thonas Duncan has purchased very
nice horse, and viii Sect q poay.
George NJ. Patton ard wife, of Fairpoint,
were in town Yesterday. Fred. Lindermann,
oil Wheeling, was also among friends here.
The cards are out for the wedding Of Mr.
". c. Deems and Hiss Cora Rhodes. 1t
takes place on May 2Gth st the residence Of
S. l.. Nugent.
There are two more weddings on the
tapis, Bridgeport SoyS being interested in
both.
Ross Barret AID DR.. John and DR.. San
uel West, Of ST. ClAirsville. we're in town
yesterday The latter two were on their
way to Martins Ferry to attend the funeral
of DR.. S. B. West.
ID. u. Banks, OF Bellalre, was IN toWa yes
terday among friends.
Rev. Frazier, Of St. GAINESVILLE, will arrive
in town today. He will spend few days
with DR.. Cooke, afterward gong to Bellaire
where he lectures about the Holy Lands.
Rev. Frazier has been missionary in Pal.
estine for several years and gives a splendid
lecture on the above named subject.
Quite q number Of our boys expect to at
tend the [ hrichsville races tkis week.
A baby fell from the Sherman House
veranda yesterday and YVES horribly man.
gled Its head was literally burSted open
and its body dreadfully bruised and dis6g-
ured. P. Sit was doll baby.
Mr.. Thomas Tyler, who has been sick for
some time is considerably better than last
reported.