Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-06
EXPLOSION
cNlTHE LINE OF THR BERKELEY SPRINGS
AND POTOMAC ROAD.
One Man Killed, and Two 0thsrs Fatally In
jursd-Ths General News Of the Week
Throughout the State.


jursd-Ths General News Of the Week
Throughout the State
Last Thursday afternoon about one
o'clock frightful explosion took place IN
a cut on the Berkely Springs and Potomsc
railroad, about three-fourths Of mile
from Alpine Station, by which John ID.
Shacklsford, of Sleepy Greek, was instant
Iy killed and VIM. Stotler, of Alpine, An
drew Smith (colored), and Henry Green
(colored), of Hancock, were dangerously
injured. But little hope is entertained for
the recovery of the two oolored men. Stot-
ler's injuries are slight. Mr.. Shackleford's
body was badly mutilated, his face and
head being a charred mass beyond recog-
milton, and large pieces of rock were
driven into his body by the force OF the
explosion. The explosion is said to have
been caused whilst tamping with AN iron
scraper the powder preparatory to blast,
Mr.. Shackleford was just completing the
work on mis- section, which is the heaviest
on the line. This was to have been tie
last blast, and before night the work
would have been completed.
There are five hundred guests at Rock
bridge Alum Springs.
There are nearly 1000 visitors at the
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs.
| Weston ladies, initiating those of Buck
harmon, have organized walking club.
Democrats are erecting poles, and Re-
publicans log cabins, all through the State.
A mad dog created some excitement at
Elizabeth, Writ county, one day last week
H. Chapman was seriously stabbed
in the face by W. NJ. Fouch, at Ceredo,
last Tuesday.
John Bundell was stabbed by two men,
named Murphy and Ward, near Weston,
few days ago.
John Herkesheimer, of Sir Johns
Run, had leg taken of by the Cars a
few days ago.
A vein of coal % inches thick has been
discovered on S S. WILSON'S land, about
one mile from Ceredo.
According t. returns made by counties
in this State for 1887, there are l37, 300
white voters and 6, 0O7 colored voters.
A giddy Parkerburg youth forged mar
ried lady's name to q check Ito have some
fun" lie will get more fun than he wants
before he is through with it.
The creamery built at PIT. Pleasant about
OF trnatap'a GalA Iaat
week, and was bought in by the contrac-
tors, who held lien against it.
The date for holding the fifth annual
Fair of the Greenbrier Valley Industrial
Exposition at Anderson is rapidly ap-
preaching The time is September / to
IA, inclusive.
Wednesday night about halfpast eight
o'clock Newton Tomlinson, Of Monroe
county, who was visiting in Lewisburg,
accidentally broke his left leg by falling
from buggy.
An effort was made last week to i'm
peach Dabaey G. Lee, Mayor Of Clarks-
burg. The charges were brought by ex-
Mayor Richards. Mayor Lee was yindica-
ted by the Council.
The Sheltering Arms Hospital, which
WAS located at Paint Creek and which was
erected by the Episcopalians, has been
completed and partly furnished. There Is
room for twenty-five patients, but as yet
the hospital has not been opened for pa
tientS.
Mr.. w. M, Clements, General Manager
of the L. & o. X has advanced the wages
of way train conductors from S75 to $50
per month and brakemen from $l.75 to
81 80 per day. This action WAS in re-
spouse to q committee asking an advance
of wages.
The Greenbrier Valley Educational As
ISOLATION has offered handsome flag for
the best drilled military company, and the
Hinton Light Infantry, Logan Rifles aud
Monroe Guards have entered to compete
for the prize.
The number of births in Greenbrier
comfy during the last census year was
342. AS to sex they stoOd-1S2 males
and 112 females. The number of deaths
were 1870 As to sex they stood-64 males,
and &C females.
On Saturday last the man calling him
self Joe Taylor, who robbed ]. W. Hull &
Co. g jewelay store at Grafton last winter
of near $1,000 worth of goods, was SEN
fenced to eight years in the penitentiary
and is already doing time there.
A racket over the election at Arnolds-
burg, Calhoun county, resulted in the cut
ting of VIM. Robertson by John Westfall.
Robertson has about six gashe5, one on the
head, one or two on the arm and several
in the thighs. Westfall skipped.
The pipe line connecting the Mt. Morris
oil field with the big tank ut Morgantown
is in operation. The pumping apparatus
was put to work on Monday and the oil
has been pouring into the tank since at
the rate of one hundred barrels per hour.
The bed plates of the old match frctory
at Cedero were recently sold to Column
bus firm and were shipped the last of this
week. They weighed about twelve tons.
The factory was in full blast there before
the war, but during that little unpleas-
ant period it was entirely demolished,
save the bed-plates.
The brick being used in the construc-
ton Of the new court house at Fayette-
vile were objected to by the Inspector, G.
w. Huddleston, as being unfit for USE
The contractors claimed that the brick
were good and the parties finally agreed to
call in the services Of Captain John Fulks,
of Charleston, to decide the matter.
A young man by the name of McClung,
yard master at Sewell, was arrested Sat-
urday night, at Sewell, by United States
Marshal Van Buren,, on charge of illicit
use of the mails and on Sunday morning
W. A. Williams, operator at that place,
was arrested on the same charge and both
taken to Charleston and put in iail.
Eli Hoult, formerly of Pslstine, but for
some months employed as brakeman on
the Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling rail-
road, fell from his train about forty miles
west of Bridgeport, Ohio, Saturday night,
aud sustained serious and painful juries.
His foot was mashed, one of his legs badly
bruised and some of the fingers severed
from his right hand.