Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-31
NARROW ESCAPES
FROM DROWNING IN TWO INTERIOR COUN-
TIES.
A Serious Accident on the Big Sandy Railroad
Senator Minear's Escape-Catte Dying.
Loss by Floods Attempted Suicide.

Loss by Floods-AttsmPted Suicide
There were two very narrow escapes
from drowning near Coal Valley, last
week. d. f. Settle attempted to cross
Morris creek in a buggy. He got be-
yond his depth, and horse and vehicle
were carried away. The buggy was
overturned, catching Mr.. Settle under
the cover. He remained there forty
five minutes before being moved, ana
was in dying condition when found.
The same morning, and in almost the
same place. Il Mrs. Canty fell into the
creek. and was rescued by j. W. Allen,
after she had floatcd some distance
down stream. She was pronounced
dead. her person being bruised in
shocking manner from contact with
rocks and drift. \ short time after
wards, however, signs OF life were OBJ
served. and after twenty-four hours in
cessant work. she was pronounced out
of danger
Quite a serious accident occurred on
the O. Il b. ). railroad during the hlgh
water in the Big Sandy river. \ number
OF section hands who live about seven
miles mp that stream had been down to
Catlcttsburg, and they. with LlnSey
Chadwick. who lives with his parents
near Whites creek, in Wayne county,
came up on hand car. The night was
very dark and the company had placed
a number Of loaded flats on a treStlc To
weight II down. The hand car was
going at rapid rate when ii came IN
contact with the flats on the treStle.
The men had not seen the obstruction
until within few feet OF il. when 1t
was too late to check. 1t struck them
at once that they were nearing moving
train. Two of them. young Chadwick
and one of the section men, jumped OH
in the dark and landed in water twenty
feet deep. and one man who remained on
the car got his leg broken and the re-
maindcr were badly shaken up. The men
who Jumped in the water became chilled
at once, but clung to the trcStlc until
the other members in the wreck could
get ropes from ncighboring houses and
draw them mp.
An exchange remarks that from LO-
gan {. II. To Warren is Is miles. yet the
mail routes between those. places is 200
miles long, and letter goes through
four Offices Oh the route. WhereupOn
the Moorefeld Examiner says: I'VE have
several offices i'm our county in pretty
much the same fix. There is Peru, Is
miles up the South Fork. but to get a
letter there it must go TO Petersburg.
then to MaSOnvilc and over. \ letter
will 20 from here to Texas one day
quicker than to Peru. And there is
Lost River poStOflicc-not more than -
miles a. the crow flies. Yet to get
mail there it must travel around by
Bakers run and pass through three
Offices. The Examiner. mailed on the
same day. will reach subscribers in Mex
leo in less time than it gets to Lost
River poStoflice."
Mr.. f. b. LaFollctte. Of Pennington,
some time ago invented Il boot crimper
which he had patented. Since then he
has been at work selling territory and
organizing companies to use the crimp-
or and push its sale. Last week the
Acme Boot Crimper Company vas or
ganizcd in Weston. This company is
composed Of several of the most wealthy
and influential business men in Weston,
who will push the patent for all there
is in it. They have purchased of Mr..
LaFollcttc a half interest in the crimp-
cr. McSSrs. Il. W. Williams and l.. q.
DavisSon purchased ninc-tcnthS Of the
stock. and last week they sold to
MeSsrS. John Morrow and Jacob koblc-
gard two-iifthS of their interest. The
company will at once erect Snitnhl"
building I'm Weston for the purpose OF
manufacturing crimpcrS in large num-
hers.
The heavy rains Of Friday and Satur-
dav caused a huge land slide on Sugar
Creek. Of Kanawha Two Mile. which
brought with it some disastrous conse-
aucnceS. About an acre OF Mr.. Sprad
ling'S farm took a tumble from its place .
on the mountain side and came down
into the narrow valley. completely COW
cring the road and creek. The creek F.
was damned up until it formed large
lake. reaching almost across the narrow
valley and fully ten feet deep. The /
water finally broke over the dam, and /.
almost wrecked a school house in maxi /
ing its exit,
Mr.. 7. NJ. Miller and Miss Dora Hi /
lery had very narrow escape from
drowning while crossing Clover Run. in /
Tucker county. last Wednesday. In
crossing the run. which was very deep /
from the recent rains, the singlctree OF /
their carriage broke. and their horse be- |
came frightened and tore loose from |
the carriage. leaving Miller and his fair
one sitting in the middle OF the stream
with the water running mp over the seat /
of the carriage and almost sweeping |
them off. They had TO remain in this .
position for three hours when DR.. liar- /
per came to their rescue. Miss Hillefy /
lost a valiSc which contained consider /
able clothing and Sl3 in cash.
The latest swindlc ont is carried on /
by means Of a double fountain pen. one /
end of which is filled with good sub /
Stantial ink. and the other with an ink |
that fades out in day or two, The /.
sharper writes his agreement, contract, f
or whatever particular lay he may have I
chosen. with the ink that fades, and .
has his victim sign with the other end /
of the pen in the ink that lasts. In /
few days he has slip of paper with /
nothing on il but Il good signature. over /
which he writes any sort of note that .
he can easiest turn into cash. Look ont .
for the fountain pen Swindler. for he is .
dangerous,
senator \. c, Mincar, OF Tucker I
County, had narrow escape from
being killed Il few days ago. In COM
pany with a friend he embarked in .
skill to 60 down Cheat River, and the /
two took a quantity Of dynamite along
to kill fish with. Reaching promiS-
ing spot the Senator ignitcd stick OF
dynamite but accidcntly let it drop