Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-09
THREE FATALITIES
REPORTED PROM THB INTERIOR COUNTIES
OF THB STATE.
The Sad Death Of a Boy-Mistaksn for Turkey
and Shut Through the Hsad-Gh' Trouble
in the New River Valley.

about ten years of age, were cut on tne
maintain hunting turkeys, neither party
knowing of the others presence. Mr.
KNOTS took a turkey caller and began cal
limo in imitation of the turkey in order to
attract their attention, if there were any IN
the vicinity, as customary with old hunt
ers. Mr.. Libscomb and son were sitting
ON log at the time, heard the call ana
thonpht there were turkeys in the mel. D.
borhood. The boy telling his father TO
bean still. went 10 look for the supposed
turkeys. and answering the call with
another caller. Mr.. Knots hearing the
how coming towards him in the brush, had
mn thought but that large turkey was ap-
nroaobipg. and Immediately upon catching
sjoht of the BOYS head, raised his gun and
fred. the ball entering the boys neck on
tine right side, inst below the ear, passeo
through the body and came out ABOUT
three inches below the ltf, arm, killing
him instantly.
The Fsyette Democrat has the following
concerning the recent strained relations
between the colored and white residents OF
the New River valley: ut was stated
that the ufgroes had made threats that
score of white men would be killed before
their thirst for gore was Satisfied. In con
seauence of these reports, the people OF
Rush Run, the little mining village where
"a murder for which Turner was hung
occurred, and where it was supposed by
the negroes the mob WAS organ ed, moved
their families into the woods, and armed
men guarded tire roads leading to the viii
lsge. At different points on the railroad
the whites armed themselves and kept
a vigilant watch lest an outbreak
should occur and they be taken unsWares.
The people of our own town, too, were not
without their ears that trouble would oc-
cur. and necessary precautions were taken
TO prevent g surprise should there be an
outbreak. However, their fears were
eroundless and their precautions unneces-
sary. No outbreak occurred, the negroes
continued at their work, and everything
was as quiet as usual along New River. F"
Wednesday last Mr.. Albert Christian,
of West Morgautown, just after setting of
blast composed of powder, tar and oil,
in well at the depth of forty feet, and
after a workman had descended into the
we'll and been drawn cut on account Of the
gas. himself was lowered to the bottom OF
the well in a Tub, and in few minutes,
in feeble voice, requested the workmen
to draw him up. After being drawn up
about six feet he became too weak to hold
10 tire rope, and the tub turning he fell to
bottom. Will Low Immediately volun-
teered to 20 down after him, and at the
risk of his life succeeded in holding Mr..
Christian in the tub until they were both
drawn to the surface, when Dr.. Wade was
summoned and succeeded with great diff
fculty in reyiving Christian.
There came near bsing a very serious
row between white man and some negroes
in Anderson last Friday, in which rocks
and pistols were drawn and would have
probably been used bat for the timely in
reference of a friend Of the white man.
It strikes us from appearances that big
70 = is brewing in Anderson, which only
needs single blow to put it into lively
action. and we fear when il does come 1t
will come with vengeance. There are Six
or eight coloTed men in town who haven't
much to do, who appear to be spelling"
for a rumpus. From what we could learn
while in Anderson Surday, they are likely
to get accommodated. We dread to see
the day aud can only hope it may never
come. Mountain Herald.
Lightning struck new building one
and one half miles below Rlwley Springs,
Peudleton county, one day last week, in
stantly killing one man and striking
another insensibe. The lightning run
across a ioist which Mr.. Rhodes was bold
ing mp with his right hand. The light
ming ran down his arm, across his breast,
traced by the burn 10 his watch chain,
thence on to his left thigh, thence down to
his knee, and along the calf to his foot,
tearing off his shoe. He wes doing well at
last accounts. His watch chain could not
be found. The name of the man who wac
killed is not given in the local paper
The building of the West Virginia Con-
ference Seminary of the NJ E Church, at
BuckhannOD, is being carried forward to-
wards completion rapidly. 1t is to be a
fine supeIslructuTe, over one hundred feet
long, eighty.fye feet wide, three stories
high, the lower two thirteen feet between
floors aud the upper one fiftesn feet. The
walls are now up to the third story, and
the beautiful, massive structure will be
under roof in abo1t twenty days, and COM
pleted by esrly spriug. When done 1t
will be superior to any other educational
building in the State.
Last Thursday young man named He'd
rick, II years of age, was instantly killed.
He was working at his fathers
steam saw mill, in Preston county,
and in attempting to put on the band
without stopping the engine was caughtin
the band, which whirled him around and
around. dashing him against the engine.
He made some thirty or forty revolutions
before the engine could be stopped. When
taken out he was frightfully mutilated,
every hone in his body except those in one
arm having been broken.
William Zigler, of Martinsburg. was
killed on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
near Sir Johns Run, last Saturday morn
ing. He sat down on the end Of cross
tie on the north track aud was overcome
BY sleep. The express came laundering
along before he aWoke, and striking him on
the side of the head, knocked him clear of
the track. When picked up he was con
scious, but he lived for a short time only.
Mr.. Zigler had been in the servics Of the
company upwards Of thirty years.
A valuable vein of iron ore has been dis
covered on the farm of Mr.. Loeb BiTtcher,
in Grant District, Preston county. Mr.
Birtcher's farm extends from the mouth
Of Big Sandy up that stream three miles.
His entire farm Of 400 sores is said to be
undeIlaid with the mineral in q vein ten
to fifteen feet thick. 1t is believed that
it will yield large proportion Of metallic
iron, as the ore is very hesvy. The farm
has been leased by the West Va. & Pa.
Railway Co.
: During row in Mr.. Bars saloon, at
Coal Valley, last Tuesday, John Evans
struck an unknown young man on the
neck with broken beer bottle, inflictiug
frightful cut.
Leading Ohio wool growers who have
visited the iateTior of West Virginia re-
Gently, give it as their opinion that the
country is the best adapted for wool grow
ing in the Union.
A very valuable building stone has been
discovered nelr Terra Alta. Samples were
tested by the Smithsonian Institute officers.
at Washington. and it was pronounced
to be Of the best quality and very desira.