Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-27
A VERY LIVELY ROW.
ABOUT THIRTY MIN LAID OUT IN fAl-
BrTB COUNTY FIGHT.
Long Lis. Of Casualties Reported from Various
Parts Of the SAis-Nsws Items Of De
eidsd Interest
,,.-. -. fa.,fnI riot among Fayette

county coal miners, in Daniels Saloon, ~
Central. one day last week. Inc TO"
started over some trivial matter, and men
were knocked down right and left. JUS
tiee F. T. suttle and W. W. Cunningham
we're the only sober men present. They
ATTEMPTED 10 stop the row, but their at
tempts were in vain, as their clothes were
about torn off them, but they stayed with
the fighters, about twenty-six OF whom
were carried to their homes with badly
damaged heads, while other laid out over
NIGHT No arrests have been made, but o
number of warrants are out for the onenu-
ers. There were two factions, Virglniars
on one side and Kentuckians on the other:
The Kentuckians we're from Stone Oiln
and the others from Echo and Central.
On Wednesday of last week some fisher
men discovered the body Of man lying
on the bank of GIeenbrier river, about
three miles above Al1ersoD, in Fort Spring
district. Greenbrier county. The body
had evidently floated down during the re-
cent rise in the river and deposited where
found. The authorities of that district
were notified. and jurysot inquest went
down from Ronceverte to investigate the
matter. The body was very much decom-
posed. and was that of man 80 years OF
ace and was we'll dressed, having on
tailor made suit of clothes, worth about
S35 or $40 Nothing on the body was
found TO identify him. There were some
indications that he might have been foully
dealt with, but, no doctor being present at
the INQUEST, this was not positively ascer-
tanned He as evidently above the ordi-
nary men in position and circumstances,
but who he was and now he met his death
are mysteries.
Two boys named Hawker, of Hessville,
Harrison county, and young man named
G. @. Hamilton, of Washington, became
involved in a terrible runaway accident, a
few days ago, in which Hamilton had
very narrow escape from death. Many
persons thought he would not live till the
next morning, ss he was badly bruised on
the face, breast shoulders and hip, ana
ribs fractured and broken. He seemed to
breathe hard and showed symptoms OF in
ternal injuries. He was much easier the
next morning at 8 o'clock, when his father
and uncle arrived over the overland route,
thew having driven the ffty-One miles in. a
little less than nine hours, and nearly all
the way in the dark. The young man
will pull through.
A few weeks since Mr.. P. B. Carr, wife
and child, of Sugar creek, came near being
drowned while crossing Elk river, near
Skidmore's mill, an account of which ap-
peared in the Central few days after the
accident Nearly every paper in the State
has published an account OF the mishap, in
which they state the parties we're droWned
The Police Gazette of last week gave an IL
lustration and account Of the drowning OF
the family. For the benefit of our ex-
changes we will just say that the persons
reported drowned were rescued, and are
living happy and contented few miles be-
low this place. BrartOn Central.
DIR. NJ. A. Staten, of Boone county, on
whose property it is thought gold vein
has been discovered, has disposed of q
short term option to a man who claims to
represent syndicate. His name is Hern,
and he claims to be practical miner. He
did not hesitate to admit that tie rock
was very rich with both gold and silver
and suggested that with satisfactory terms
of lease effected, the company would i'm
mediately forward the necessary machinery
and commence the work of development
by sinking shaft at the top OF the noun
tain, which, in his opinion, would be
more feasible plan than to follow the crew
ice from the point OF discovery.
Last Saturday a peculiar sccideDt &C.
Cured at Winfield, which resulted in the
death of Will Hare, colored, aged IA years.
son of George Hare, tine barber. Young
Hare was working with some ties at the
edge OF the river fronting town, and need
ing an ak, called to Will Scott, young
colored man, who stood on the bank above,
to throw it to him. Scott threw the ak,
the pole of which struck young Hare in
the back of the head, cutting an artery
and crushing the skull. DR.. Stark was
called, bat the boy was beyond aid and
died in twenty minutes. The distance the
ak was thrown was one hundred and two
feet. 1t was purely accidental.
A distressing accident occurred one day
last week in the coal mines at Ansted,
Fayette county. A young man named
Tinsley was at work in the mines when by
some means key near him containing a
quantity of powder was set off, badly
burning him about the face and body. A
fellow miner who heard the report of the
charge, fastened to the relief of Mr..
~, and he, too, was badly burned in
Iu.l 20 extinguish the flames which en-
veloped the body of the unfortunate man.
Tinsley is seriously injured, and his recov-
cry is considered doubtful.
]. N. Garrison, OF Brookville; w. ].
Hulings, of Oil City, and J. @. FOrgie, of
Pittsburg, have bought 26, 900 acres of tim
Der and coal lands in Tucker and Ran
dolph counties, W. Va, and ara making
extensive preparations to develop them.
They are building railroad and large
sawmill and will open coal mines later on.
The tract is pierced by the West Virginia
Central railroad and by the Cheat river.
There is large quantity of spruce on the
tract, the branches of which are used in
the pulp mills for making paper.
Hons II. G. Davis and s. B. Elkins, &C
companied by Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Elkins,
were at Elkins few days the first of last
week. Mr.. Elkins selected the location
for his residence and men are now at work
cleaning off the ground preparatory to
building. His residence will be built on
knoll, east Of the pike. Men are also at
work cleaning up the park, aud the streets
of that embryotic city are being drained
and marked by corner stones.
The shooting of Owen Nelson by Will
Thompson, in Boone county, last week,
was purely an accident. 1t appears that
the parties had been fooling with pistol
and in a playful manner Thompson snapped
the pistol at Nelson. 1t was not known
that the gun was loaded, but it was, and
Nelson caught the bullet in the side of his
head. Nelson exonerates Thompson from
all wilful intention of maliciously shooting
him.
A very serious accident happened to a
young man by the name of Ireland, at
Sweeney's Mills, Middlebourne, Wednes-
! day afternoon. A piece of edging catching
on the saw and flying back struck Mr..
} Ireland in the face, cutting his under lip
all off, except q narrow strip on one side,
knocking out his front teeth, and breaking
the bones of both jaws.
A little boy aged thirteen years, the SON
of Eugenus Johnson, of Hendricks, Tucker
county, went ont fishing in Black FORK,
and has not been heard of since. He is
supposed to have been drowned. His
mother is nearly crazed with grief. A dill
igent search has been kept up for his body,
but it has not been found.
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