Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-26
IMPALED ALIVE.
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT TO A HUNTINGTON
WORKMAN.
Fatalities Along the B & 0-ShOt and Killed
Wholesale Observation-Disclosures
State News

! holt projecting from rapidly reVolVlng
lathe caught him and became fastened
securely in his strong clothing, and in a
moment the unfortunate man was
whirling around in the air. The man
running the lathe stopped it as soon as
he could, and d number OF the work
men ran to the scene of the accident
and Dulled the unconscious body from
the deadly machine. This was no easy
task, bolt in the clamp having ground
through the flesh and ribs into the
right side Of the chest, making horrl-
HE cash about the size OF silver dol
lar and having proceeded inward to
the lung tissue. The body was finally
losened from the bolt, but no examlna-
ton was made until reaction had taken
place, which occurred in about an hour.
1t was then found that with every respl-
ration portion Of the breath came
through the hole in the chest, and the
lung was found to protrude through 1t.
Four ribs were broken from the breast
bone. and three of these severed at the
other side, so that they rested on the
lung. Small particles OF bone were
broken from the ribs, which with every
breath punctured the lung. The left
hand was lacerated badly. The broken
chest was bandaged and short time
after. on account Of easier breathing,
the victim Of the horrible accident re-
gained consciousness and recognized
those in the room. The hand also re-
ceved necessary surgical attention. NO
operation was performed for the remoV-
al of the loose bones, but should Inc
patient survive the shock, which is
doubtful, it may be attempted.
Mr.. Dennis O'Brien, who kept sa-
loon at North Kenova, was accidentally
shot on Friday last between 10 and IL
o'clock. Three men from the bridge
force at Kenova, and who were intexl-
Gated. were in and about O'Brien'S
place of business for some time during
the forenoon. They were disorderly
and wanted drink, which he refused to
give them. At the time OF the accident
the three men were on the road leading
towards the landing, about one hundred
wards from O'Brien's, and were expos
ing their persons, when O'Brien, seeing
some ladies approaching, went out to
where the men were and commenced
demonstrating with them. An alterca-
ton ensued when O'Brien, who had a
target gun in his hands, which he had
been practicing with, struck one OF the
men slightly with the gun. The gun
was discharged by the blow, and the
ball entered O'Brien's body. He walked
a few yards, when he fell TO the ground
and was carried into the house. de
fingered, a portion of the time uncon-
scious, until s o'clock in the evening,
when he died.
Contractors Richardson and Monroe
are getting along nicely with their work
on the repairs on the dam at Blenner-
hassett Island The wall is being prac-
tically rebuilt and ribbed in three sec
tions and increased in height. The en-
tire dam is to be paved on top. The
wood work is all in, the cribs mostly
filled with stone, part Of the paving
done, and the abutments are practically
done. Still there is good deal of work
TO be done; the whole business is TO be
braced and rip-rapped. 1t is very hard
work and the contractors have had
trouble to get enough hands TO push
their contract rapidly. At present
there are only about dozen men en-
ployed. 1t is probable that for this rea-
son the work will not be entirely fin
ished this fall. 1t will be, when COM
pleted, one of the best and most impor-
tant pieces of work on the river.
Several sad accidents to B. & o. rail-
road employees are reported. Friday
William johnson, an engineer, whose
home was in Martinsburg, slipped as he
attempted to get on a moving locomo-
tive at Weverton, and fell under the
wheels. His body was ground into a
shapeleSS mass. He had been on the
road for years, and leaves wife and
seven children. James Rice, a brake
man from Keyser. was cut in two bv a
train while coupling cars at Brunswick
on Saturday. His father and brother
were also killed by the cars q short time
ago. George Boyle, a. well-knOwn B. q
o. engineer, was running Royal Blue
limited on Monday, and in oiling his en-
CINE made miSstep and fell of the
foot-board. His engine was running
fifty miles an hour, and he was thrown
to the ground with such force that he
received fatal injuries.
At Mason City lives a man named Ed
ward Schwartz. He raised apples this
year until he could not rest peacefully
Of nights, because he did not know what
to do with them, there being so many.
He concluded to make them into cider
vinegar. He flied all the barrels he
could get and still he had apples left.
Then he took his head in his Land and
thought out solution OF the problem.
He bailed the water out Of his cistern
and is now filing that with cider. He
will have a cistern full Of vinegar when
It gets ripe enough, IL It does not FIJI the
ground with escaping gas and cause an
earthquake.
Anderson is all torn up over very
dastsrdly piece of business. On last
Saturday night some fiend, devoid Of the
fear either Of God or man, went to work
and scattered poison all over the town.
The poison was placed on chunks of
meat and bread, and on cakes and such
things. The result was that on Sunday
aud Monday cats and dogs were found
dead and dying everywhere. Some dogs
were killed which were very valuable.
The people are justly very indignant,
and il the perpetrator OF the foul deed
could be found ont, rough handling
would be the result.
Another big gas well has been
brought in, near West Union. The
Freeman well, in the same field, has
also proved to be big gasser. Besides
running the engine the flow is so strong
that the gas is piped out from the well
safe distance where two large Jets are
burning night and day, lighting up the
country OF nights for miles around.