Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-11-27

7 Central Station, but who for some
| weeks past has been employed on
the new bridge at Fairmont was
struck by heavy timber that was
being lifted into position by fall
line and knocked from the footboard
of the bridge. As he fell his head
came in contact with u pier, and
frightful cash was cut. the blow caus-
ing him to. rebound out into the
water few feet from the bottom Of
the pier. John Morgan, carpen-
ter, who resides at Faipmont, was at
work near by on the bridge and was
an eyewitness to the accident. He
took in the situation as = glance, and
knew that if Nc Carroll was not al
ready fatally injured, that he would
be drowned before assistance could
reach him from the shore of the riv-
err. Morgan instantly sprang from
the bridge TO the first cross-piece of
the trestle work and by jumping and
sliding made his way to the water,
the distance being 60 feet. Plung-
ing into the water he swan to where
McCarroll disappeared and divesl af.
ter him, returning to the surface with
his helpless body and swan to- one
of the cross-picces of the trestle,
where he supported himself and the
injured man until they were taken
into a boat that put out from the
shore. McCarroll is badly injured,
q fearful cash being cut in his head
but his skull is not fractured, as was
at first believed, and he is now in
fair way to recover.
James Nida, substantial old far
mer, lives near Hamlin, Lincoln coun-
| ty, and is the father of comely
daughter. Sam Hurd, ayoung man
living in the same neighborhood and
for some time has been paying court
to Midas daughter His attentions
to the girl were not kindly received
by the Nida family, and he had been
warned to desist. Sunday the vari-
Gus members of the Nida family, in
Guiding the girl, attended church ON
Trace creek. Young Hurd was al
SO there, and at the conclusion Of
the services, as was his wont started
away with the girl. To this old man
Nida interposed objection, and a re-
contre ensued IN which the old gem
| tleman was knocked out in about two
rounds. Young Hurd and the girl,
who still clung to him,then proceed
| ed on their way. They had walked
about one hundred y ards when young
Thomas Nida, brother of the girl
in question, slipped up behind the
couple and, without warning, plung-
eda knife into Hurd cutting through
his heavy clothing and innicting a
serious cash just under the right
shoulder blade. Yonng Nida made
| good his escape.
| A peculiar accident occurred at
Pennington, a few days ago. A lit
| tie son of Emanuel Smith went out
in the woods with dog to visit a
neighbor Not coming home that
evening, Mr.. Smith supposed the boy
was at the neighbours house, but the
next morning he started to look for
him He had gone but a short dis.
lance from the house when he heard
the dog barking on hillside near
by, and he at once bent his steps in
that direction. When he reached
the spot he found his boy with a
moose of strong Irvine tightly drawn
around his neck, hanging partially
suspended by it from small, low
i dogwood sapiing, dead. 1t is sup
posed that the boy in passing that
way stopped to arrange q snare
| to catch rabbits, for it is remember
ed that on the previous day he had
spoken of doing so, and had spent
some time in tying the fatal moose
on the identical string by which he
was hanged sIt is believed that
either in experimenting to try the
strength and effectiveness OF the
snare, or in attempting to set it, he
was accidentally caught as indicated
and strangled.
There are thirty.eight coal mines
tributary to the Great Kanawha riv-
er, with present capacity of six
million tons yearly, and the number
is increasing. At two dollars ton
such an output would be worth
twelve million dollars at the mines.
Add to this the out put of the New
River mines, as large, and we have
some idea of the vast Importance of
our coal industry and the jealous
care which is demanded of our Rep
resentativesin Congress. When the
Kanawha river improvements are
finished the income from the coal
and lnnn hnr fioldn A..;h..A.... iii L..