Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-05
BRAINSDASHEDOUT
THE TERRIBLE DEATH OF A SIX-YEAR-0LD
BOY.
Silver Mining Commenced in WHIT County
Miners Out on Strike-Streit IroSs
Making Lots Of Trouble.

A little son of w. a. Teets was killed at
| Corinth. near Terra Alta, on Monday even
/ ing. by the fast mail train, No D. The boy,
about six years Of age, started to cross the
/ track when the train whistled about one
fourth of mile from the station. but in
stead of crossing direct, started up the
/ track In front of the train. The people
who saw him called TO him TO leave the
track but he seemed so bewildered that he
kept the track till he got in front Of w. ..
Posten's store, when he started OIL. He
had entirely cleared the track, and IN
moment more would have been out OF dan
GER but as the train passed the cylinder OF
/ the engine struck him in the back OF the
head dashing his brains out IN a moment,
before the eyes of the hOrror-strlcken spec
tators So great was the force OF the dow
that a portion Of the brains was thrown
against P0sten's store, about thirty ieet
of
The MOreheld Examiner says: STREET
Tross. who is in Jail here under sentence to
/ he hanged on the 23d of next month. has
been giving Jailor Friddle some trouble
lately. Some days ago he refused 10 eat
and has been in sulky mood for some time
/ On Monday last the jailOr discovered That
the chain which holds the hobbies was
nearly apart. and an examination proved
/ that Iross had been saving the chain with
a knife which he had gotten in some way
So the tailor had a blacksmith 10 rlVet the
hobbies on On Tuesday morning when
Mr. Friddle went To give Tross his break
fast. he found that he had broken the lock
which fastened the chain 10 the ring in the
floor. Tross has threatened the life OF the
/ tailor several times and swears that he Will
/ be avenged. and says that If he IS not able
| 10 do it himself his friends will.
| plans for the Elkins passenger depot are
now in the hands of Col. Porter, and work
will be begun at once. The building will
be l25 by 40 feet, three stories-the first
story of brick. the rest OF stone. II Will De
constructed on the most approved modern
style and lighted with electricity, and Will
cost S2O.OOO. There will be specially set
apart In it Offices for the President Vice
/ President. Secretary. Treasurer Auditor
General Manager, Roadmaster, Board oil
/ Directors. &c.
The mining company which has been
prospecting for some time past on lands
owned bv b. T.. Hanuaman. near Newark,
Writ county has been charging its capital
stock. preparatory 10 active operations IN
smelling silver ore. They have purchased
a smelter, with Il capacity OF 800 pounds,
and work has actually been commenced
The ore is found 10 run 80 IN silver 10 the
ton. and with the cost OF refining placed al
So per ton, there is good pr0ht Tor the
stockholders.
Among the aged West Virginians dying
the past week, were the following; VII
liam Sine, Of Tyler county, aged 50 years;
w. T.. Arnold. Of Lewis county, aged 80
wears: Mrs Rebccca ROder, of Mich
las county, aged 81 years; Con
rad cNine. of Kingwood. aged 50 years
Mrs. Betty Stump, of Hardy county, aged
50 years George H. Tate. Of jefferson
county aged - years; w. l.. Ballard, OF
Pt. Pleasant, aged = years
Isaac Reese b. X o. brakeman, met
with peculiar accident last Friday His
train was going up the Seventeen Mile
Grade, and Reese started TO climb 10 the
top of car The car was rocking badly,
and Mr. Reese was thrown against the
cliff near the track, breaking two or three
OF his ribs and receiving other slight in
juries. 1t was with great difficulty that he
held on 10 the car until help reached him.
About forty miners at the Thomas mines,
near Davis, Tucker county are out on
strike. Before going 10 work last Monday
morning they asked to have the cars for
which an allowance of LOO pounds has
heretofore been made, weighed. The cars
were found 10 weigh from ! 80 pounds up.
The miners asked to have the actual
weight Of the cars deducted, which was re-
fused, hence the strike
The Harpers Ferry Sehtind says: \
somewhat singular mishap occurred in
Bolivar on Monday. One of the carpen
| tors working on the new porch for Mr.. +.
Wachter attempted to drive nail, when
the hatcher "hew of the handle, went
through a window pane, cut cash through
a music Instructor Gnauimatel and wound
| up by chopping chunk out OF an organ.
The second section of train No A., on the
/ b. and o., struck and fatally injured man
who was walking on the track Wednesday
morning near Shepherst0wn On his pei
son was found a permit dated April -, for
/ Geo. Zwick to be absent until p. IN, from
the Soldiers Home, at Hampden, Va.
Work is being commenced all along the
| line Of the W. Va. x J. X. II. About sixty
/ miles of the road-bed Will be i'm Logan
county. a road is also in contemplation
| from Dingess, running over to the Guyan-
dotte river and up the Guyandotte valley
into Wyoming county.
The Ensign Car Company, at Hunting
ton is filling an order for 800 box ears for
the Big Four and 900 Canada cattle cars
! for the G.. {. G. C., and in order 10 keep the
other departments running the blacksmith
and machinist departments are working
twelve hours day
A bulldog was sent 10 watch some fod
der near Huntington \ COW persisted IN
eating the stuff. and after driving her away
two or three times, the dog pulled her ears
OIL Then the owner of the dog was com
pelled to pay - for damages 10 the cow.
John Smith, Of Assurance, Monroe coun-
", has sent samples of ore found on his
land 10 the United States assay office, and
they have made very favorable report on
IT, The ore crops out in many places on the
farm Of Mr. Smith and his neighbors.
Monday. three miles beyond Mt Morris, T.
a l2-ycar-old boy named Vance, who was
fooling with can of nitro glycerine, had
his arms and legs blown of and his mother /
near by. had her clothing all torn from her
person by the terrific explosion
\ pike was hooked in Cobuns creek Mo F.
nongalia county, last week, so large that .
four persons were unable 10 land II, and
the fish escaped. Now a squad Of fisher /.
men are constantly campcd at the spot 7
waiting for bite
4 West Union man went 10 see his girl, a .
few evenings ago, and was set upon by the .
old gentleman and two of his sons. and was /
pretty badly done up. although the sweet .
heart in the case and her sister took the |
young mans part.
The timber in the mountains near Shang
hal, in Berkeley county has been burning .
for more than a week, the fire extending /
distance Of twenty miles, aud a great .
amount of damage has been done.
Reports indicate that work on the b. s. .
.. between Morgantown and Uniontown .
will begin at an early day. 1t seems that .
il will be built from the north end.
Grove Lashley had narrow escape from
drowning at Morgantown few days ago.
He was rescued by Amos Gilbert, at the .
risk of his life.
\ Pointer to smokers.