Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-07
DEATH FROM AN INJURY.
AN ACCIDENT TO BRAKEMAN KELSo, o.
THE q. TO-, PROVES FATAL.

Peculiar Escape of Two S0uthside Men
Pleasure Seeker Gets a Broken Leg
"A Fatal Fall From q Scaffolding at
Bnuerlein's Brewery.
J. II. Kelso, 80 years old, employed as q
brakeman on the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road, died Yesterday morning at the Homeo-
pathic Hospital from injuries received a
short time before. It seems that Kelso fell
from car at Whitehall station, and alight-
ing under the cars, both his legs were cut
off close to the body.
One of the escapes from instant death that
seems to border on the miraculous took place
yesterday evening about o'clock at the
head OF South Tenth street, on the Pittsburg,
Virginia and Charleston Railroad tracks.
At that time Louis Wentzel, and another
man whose name could not be learned, were
walking down the tracks In leisurely man
ner, gazing admiringly at the beautiful
scenery as they went. As their attention
was com pletely absorbed in this pursuit thev
did not hear the approach of city-bound
passenger train.
The engineer expected momentarily to
see the men step off the track, but before he
relinquished his expectation, the train was
upon them and two frightened men were fly
ing through the air that oyerhung the tracks.
The train was stopped, but before the train
men could reach the men whom all supposed
to be dead, one OF them scrambled to his
feet and sped down the track as if pursued
by demon. He did not once turn his head
or stop to see what had so suddenly shocked
him, but kept straight ahead. The other
man gave his name as Louis Wentzel, and
his residence as No. 1913 Marion street.
He was slightly hurt abc1t his right leg,
but declined the services If a physician
tenered by Special Officer Wiseatly.
Charles Morsh and young Ldy, Miss Aur-
mer, of Colwell street, were driving on Forbes
street last evening, and when near Van
Braam street, some mischievous person threw
a irecracker in front of the horse, frighten-
ing it so badly that it SHE'D off to one side
OF the street into the ditch which has been
opened by Booth & Finn. The buggy up
set, throwing the occupants out on the street.
Mr.. Morsh's left leg caught in the front
wheel and was broken above the ankle. and
he also received very ugly scalp wound.
He was removed to the Mercy Hospital.
Miss Aurraer escaped uninjured.
Joseph Sprague, colored man, died at
o'clock yesterday morning at the West
Penn Hospital. He was in the employ of
Wilson, Snyder & Co., and engaged last
Wednesday in putting in steam pipes at the
Bauerlein brewery in Millvalle, when Il Ae
scaffolding on which he was at work brokS
and let him fall 80 feet. His skull wat
fractured and collar bone broken. He was
a young man, q years of age, and lived at
168 Mcclure avenue, Allegheny. The
Coroner will hold an inquest to-day.
Edward McAleese, who earns living BY
working on one OF the pipe lines. was in the
Seventeenth ward station last evening, with
sadly dishgured face. McAleese. it ap-
Yesterday, and, after filling himself with
LIQUOR. went to his boarding house, on
Smallman street, where he fell against
stove and cut cash in his forehead about
five inches long. DR.. Sands was called and
the prisoners wound sewed up.