Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-19

A tower forty feet high, surmounted by 8
wind mill, to pump water from the arteslan
well, will lend picturesqueness to the
building. PorticOs, arches, etc, will adj
charms to the place aud make it one of the
most desirable homes in that locality.
A distressing accident occurred at Mon
tana mines, near FairmOnt, last Saturday
night. A little three old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson MoEroY WAS taken with
a bad cough in the early part OF the night,
and Young nuree girl employed IN the
family administered what she supposed
WAS A dose of cough mixture. She picked
ND the wrong bottle, however, and gave
the child in tead dose of carbOlic acid.
TIE fatal error was at once apparent, and
DR. Cook. Of Rivesville, was hastily sum-
moned. but nothing could avail to counter
act the awful effects of the poison. The
child fingered for eight hours in intense
agony and finally expired. The greatest
~ mpathy is felt for the young lazy who
committed the terrible mistake, whose DIS
tress over the affsiT is almost unbesrable.
VIM. Knight, aged abOut twenty five
years, living at Lssages, CAbsll county,
while going home last Saturday afternoon,
was overlaken ard run over by local
freight train. Both of his arms were cot
off. and his legs were cut off below the
hips. He lived about three hours.
While Chesapeake and Ohio train was
backing onto a tTestle at Hurricane, about
twenty-five miles from Huntington, Ihura-
day, a man was Knocked of the cars and
fell under the wheels. Several cars pissed
over him, his foot and thigh bsirg mashed'
His name is Newsbaum.
While Daily Walker, of Cabell county,
was unloading revolver, few days ago,
the weapon was discharged, the ball stink
ing his breast bone, detecting and making
an ugly wound Immediately over the
heart. IL was almost miraculous escape
from instant death.
Michael Teter, of Oial, Harrison county
barely escaped fatal ipjuIies last Tuesday
by the gun which he was shooting with
bursting at the bretc1, but es he had
raised the gun over his head no very serl-
ous injury was received.
Mr.. James Chambers, Waterman at the
deep cat near North Mountain, Berkeley
county, on the & o, was ran over Dy
"the helper" on Monday evening about b
o'clock and instantly killed. He was
about 40 years Of sge.
Joseph Leensnon, of Piedmont, brake
man on the West Virginia Central railroad,
fell between two care at Harrison, West
Virginia, Tuesday morning and had his
leg broken and was otherwise badly
bruised.
The payroll of the Monaugahela River
Railroad Company last month amounted to
about 100000. The town at the mouth
of Simpsons creek will be built next
summer, and will be similar to Camden.
VIC. GrOgg and John F. WOoddell, Of
Pocshontss county, had a narrow escape
from being drowned in Deer creek, trib-
utary Of Greenbrier river, last Saturday.
A peddler was struck by an engine at
Terra Alta, couple Of days ago, and had
one leg so badly crushed that amputa'ion
WIS necessary.
A son Of Edward Smouse, Of near Terra
Alta, while running a foot race with
companion, fell and dislOcated his should
er.
Friday evening last a coal miner named
Wilbar Hamilton, of Piney Hill, Mineral
county, was run over by train and killed
John Custer was killed Big the cars at
Rowlesburg, few days ago.