The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-08
SOME NARROW ESCAPES.
Tho Awful Experiences of Mr.. English mud

Tho Awful Experiences Of MIR. English mud
Others.
Mr.. English went under the barge at
once. He came up below, and near him
was Mr.. Brooks. Tho latter attempted
to hold Mr.. English up, but was himself
too far gone. Joe Ray, a young man
who works at Meyers & Ratclid 8 bot.
tling house, waded out nearly up to bis
neck in the water, and extended a atick
10 Mr.. English, who had barely strength
enough to catch it. lie was drawn safe
ly ashore, and became unconscious as
he landed. He was carried up to the
Hotel Behler, where he received every
attention, and DR.. Charles Frissell being
summoned, soon brought him around.
lie remained In bed at the hotel until
about 0 o'clock last night, when no was
taken home in 4 carriage, still weak and
Ill, but out Of danger.
Mr.. Brooks was able TO Chamber out
OF the water, and Mr.. ia. Fl. Parsons,
passing In his buggy, took him to his
home. Many people who did not know
MIR. Brooks or Mr.. Wells, but recognized
the former as u contractor and builder,
supposed him TO bs the missing man,
and hence the persistent report that Mr..
Wells was safe.
CARRIED DOWN STREAM,
Mr.. Brooks says he saw another man
carried past in the swift current Just as
Mr.. English was saved. This may have
been Mr.. Wells, or possibly Mr.. Nc
Laughlin, who was carried down to the
mouth OF the creek, where parties on
board the houseboat Glass City rescued
him. He was exhausted, and in another
minute must have gone down for the
last time.
A colored man who was at the mouth
OF the creek is sure that he saw two men
struggling in the water after Mclaughlin
was taken out, but the most probable ex.
PLANTATION OF this is that he saw Wells at
two different points.
Expressman Wiucher says he was on
the wharfboat, and saw Wells swept
down by the mad current. At that time
he was padding, aud seemed able to
keep aloat. AS his clothes became
heavier, however, he must sink.
There was a'story that a man had gone
under the barge and not come out, but
this WIS either Mr.. Gitlin or McLaugh-
lin. both Of whom were saved,
THE DROWNED NAN.
The death, under these horrible cir
cu%mstances, of Mr.. Wells is peculiarly
sad. He was in the prime Of life, had
reached a proud position in his profess
sion Of architecture, recently completed
a handsome residence in the Fifth ward,
one Of the finest in the city, and was
Just entering upon acareerof usefulness
and honor. Mrs. Wells, the bereayed
wife, is al invalid. %
Mr.. Willard +. Wells, OF the River
side glass works, at Wellsburg, came
down on the Pan Handle train yester-
day afternoon to attend the BOOTH Mod
jeska performance at the Opera House
last night. lie was on the wharf soon
after the sad accident occurred, and
there learned with shocking abluptness
OF his brothers awful fate.
in another column the firm OF Klieyes,
kraft 4 Co., Of WHICH Mr. Wells was a
member, advertises a reward Of $lc0 for
the recovery Of his body. He is de.
scribed as about 5 feet and II inches in
height; weight 100 pounds; wore small
aide whiskers aud mustache; hair black;
was dressed in q, light suit, gray oyer.
coat and white shirt; had on Els person
q small open-faced watch. He was a
genial, popular. man, widely known and
universally respected. HIS untimely
death will cause sincere and general
sorrow.