Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-23
ACCIDENT on THE SOUTH SIDE
A Stranger Very Seriously Wounded Had
to lie Hauled in Cart.

to he Hauled in = Go Cart.
There was g fine argument for a patrol
wagon at the City Hall about one O'Clock
this morning.
Atout midnight Extraman Donally was
informed that a man had fallen over an
ares-wsy at the corner of alley c and alley
Is, in the Fifth ward, and had sustained
very serious ipjuries. TIE officer went
to the place and found a
man lying in au area-way,
about six feet deep, groaning and seeming.
ly unconscious. How TO get him to the City
Hall wss n question. a. an express wagon
could not be found az that hour. The
officer aided by companion Of the in
jured man, made On extensive search, and
finally got hold Of a go-cart 1t was about
big enough TO hold a bushel Of potatoes,
and they had much trouble in put
ting enough Of the wounded man
in il to ensure his sticking on but they
did the best they could, and finally got
their groaning burden to the City Hall.
Here he was laid on the door Of the lock
up keepers room and Dr. Garrison sent
lo-. When the physician arrived he made an
examination, but could discover no broken
bones. II was his opinion that the man
had either been hurt about the head, or was
injured internally, bnt the wounds could not
be located A. one O'Clock this morning the
msu, whose name Was ascertained to be
John Murphy, OF Jeas,y City. was in a
com1tose condition, ald is undoubtedly
badly nurt Everyone Who saw him said
1t was shame that such eases should have
70 be carried to the City Han il such un-
Christian style.
About nine o'clock last night Officer
Wilkie found case of dead-drunk al
Twenty second street, and hsd to whee
the case to the City Hall in q wheelbarrow
the trip taking about ha.fen-hour.
THE RYERSON STATION MYSTERY
Another Young Man who Suddenly Disap
peared Thought TO be the Suicide
The following item appeared in a recen
issue Of the Baltimore Amo1can, heade,
"a Strange Disappearance"
''H. Webster Loane, a Young man bu
seventeen years Of age, son of Mr.. Wm. T
Loan7, 707 North Carey street, disappeare.
from his home on Saturday, March 2d
The yourg man left MS home in the day
time, telling his mother he was going on
| Ia nil o. la. flta. .aF
asked her for httle change with which [
buy postage stamps, which abe gave hin
/ Young Laane has not been seen by eny
his family since ,hat jime. His latht
has, with the a,sistance of Marshal Ere
and the ponce force, searched every POI
| ton Of the city, but without any clu
whatever Search has also been made il
Washington and other citios At first Nh
| LOane thought bis son might have shippe,
ON some vessel going ou' OF the port, bu
on examination Of all the shipping lists
made by bis mother, they failed TO shoV
any name like bis. His parents fear ths
somethils has happened to him, a. he ha
I always been gO)d son, had no bad hGb
It's, and never left home before He ia
handsome fellow, five feet aiK inches high
and weighs one hundred and forty pounds
The first two fingers of bis left hand wer,
cut OF in sswmill in North Carolina,
where the family lived for year When
Loane LETT home he wore a brown over.
coat, b brOwn-mixed under coat, striped
trousers. and black derby hat. Ills par
ents are almost distracted at his disap
peaTaHce"
A letter received from the young mans
father in reference 70 the matter, STATED
that be thought perhaps his son and th'
young man found banging to tree in tb'
vicinity of Ryerson's Station, recently
were one snd the came, as be had received
a letter from Baltimore and Ohio otiici
at oakland stating that Oh March 81 he haC
seen young man answering the descrip
ton. with two fingers OF OF one hand, pls'
through there, saying he was on his way Il
BenwOOd. Mr. Loane is desirous OF as
certaining il the man found had lost the
two fingers of his left hand The FIRST fin
ger OF young Loane had been taken OF
well MP in the hand. and there was bad
cut between chat ar d the thumb. Besides
the description gwen in the article, be hsd
on q pink and white striped shirt, Congress
CATERS and wore brown kid gloves lined
with white. ss the injured hand was very
tender. While Mr.. Loane feels that il is
unlikely that the body found should be
that OF his son, yet he thought it possible,
and will be anxious until he learns the iacts.