The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-13
.ACHAPlBR OF ACCIDENTS.
A Boy Of Six shockiOgIy Hurt on
the Railroad Saturday,
.ABRAKEMAN's HAND MASHED
A Bicycle Rider Takes a Header and
Breaks his Arm-A BAD Ruu.on;
a Sewing Girls Painful Mis-
hap-A Hand Badly Out,

About Q o'clock Saturday evening Q
six.year-old son Of ], H, Montgomery,
who lives at ZOOS Water street, met with
an accident which will disaguro and
cripple him for life, iiindeed he RECEIVERS
from its terrible effects. The boy, whose
name Is Eddie, was out walking with
his father, Mr., Montgomery also carry
ing in his arms baby, The father
passed safely over the track, not noticing
an engine near, which almost immedi-
ately dashed past before the little boy
had crossed. The alarmed man stopped
down TO look under the car and SEQ II
Eddie was standing safely on the other
side, when he was almost paralyZed 10
see the body OF the little fellow whirl-
ing and tossing on the track,
As soon as this was discovered the
train was stopped and the boy taken
out, The boys body was so small It
had escaped being hit by the trucks, but
his head was struck bad blow, bruls-
ing It terribly, and his right ankle also
had a bad wound on II. The left hand
was cut entirely Of, and one finger and
part Of apotheFwere cut from the right
hand, - " Al
The train was drawn by p, w. 4 KY.
engine No. 10, run by engineer HphleY.
Montgomery is in almost destitute
circumstances, and has Q number Of
children, one Of whom, boy, isill with
brain fever, and may die, Neighbors
are taking q subscription for the family,
Chief Of Police Delbrugge will receive
contributions.
William Wilson, q son Of w. a. VIII.
son, Of North Wheeling, was thrown
from hisbiCycle on Main street by strlk.
Ing a brick, and fractured his right arm
In two places, DR., Bates reduced the
fractures, ".
Theodore Worls, a Baltimore & Ohio
brakeman, had his right hand badly
mashed In coupling cars at Renwood
Friday night from an unique cause. AS
he went 10 place the pin In the coupling
link there was a vivid flash Of lightning,
which 90 blinded his eyes that he could
not see, and hegot his hand between the
bumpers. DR.. Taylor dressed his
wounds. 10y
Saturday afternoon a tourteen:year..
old girl who was working in the chop OF
her brother, Otto Auber, on Jacob
street, ran the needle Of her sewing ma.
chine clear through her finger, DR..
Pipes was called and took the needle
out and dressed the very painful wound
| II made.
One OF the vorkmen in the hole for
The pier Of the Union railroad bridge
had Ills right hand cut badly Saturday
forenoon on the sharp edge OF one oil the
big scoops used In excavating.
The front axle oil one OF Seibert's Ice
wagons broke Oh North Market street
Saturday, aud the ice had TO BIO trans
ferred to another wagon. Nobody was
lhurt and the horses stopped when the
accident occurred. ..--.
One OF Wendell Bros, express teams
ran of with its wagon on Fourteenth
street Saturday, and ran down that street
10 South, and around the corner, across
the sidewalk between the house and an
other team, and in and out among the
wagons which crowded that street. Out
Into Main street the horses dashed
at so RECKLESS q speed they could
not stop nor turn, Rpd they ran
sqparoly into tho window Of the house
az 1916 Main street, smashing sash, glass
and all. 1t 10 wonderful that no greater
damage resulted. There was success,
sion Of narrow escapes all along the
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