Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-12
A RIDE TO DEATH.
FRIGiTfUL ACCIDENT NEAR ELK GARDEN
FRIDAY.
A Remarkable Case for the n Ds-With An
other Mans Wifs-SbOoting Affays-Genera
List Of Grimes and Casualties.

A terrible calamity occurred at At
lantic mine, near Elk Garden. Friday
morning. The miners were going TO
their work before daylight, as usual,
and a group of them were standing at
fire which was burning at the foot OF
the long, steep incline. Three others
were going up in the empty car. When
somewhere about halfway up the
empty car jumped the track, broke
from the cable ard rushed with almost
lightning speed down the incline. Two
of the men jumped from the car in sea-
son to save themselves, but the third,
John Devanny, failed TO do so and was
fatally injured. The car dashed into
the group of men around the lire and
scattered them in every direction. Cur
It's Owens, who had iive-pound pack
age Of blasting powder In his hands,
was precipitated into the fire. The
powder ignited and he was badly
burned. JEFF Paugh was instantly
killed, Frank Hughes had an arm
| broken and otherwise bruised, and sew
eral other men were more or less in
jured.
The ParkerSburg Sentinel tells this
romantic story: AbOnt six weeks ago
an insurance agent, representing an out
OF town concern, applied at an Ann
street boarding house and desired To
make arrangements for board for him
self and wife. Satisfactory arrange
ments were made and he took possession
OF the room, and the woman who claim
! ed to be his wife arrived some time az
terward. The lady OF the house sns-
pected something was wrong, and IN Il
| few days ordered the couple TO leave,
which they did. She then went to
Wheeling and made inquiries concern
ing the young man. She learned that
he was not married. and she subsequent
ly learned that the woman he passed oil
as his wife was the wife of another in
surance man who was located here a
year or so ago. The landlady also
learned that the couple had taken out
marriage license at Marietta this week,
giving Belpre as their place OF resi-
dence, but she has been unable to learn
if they were married in that city. II
they were married, the landladY thinks
the woman is guilty of bigamy, as she
was not divorced from her other hus-
band. There are likely TO be- some racy
developments. and the gay insurance
agent is likely TO have a hot time of il
before long.
The Admission, Ala, Hot Blast states
Il II 4
this state, is at Admission. looking for
location for plant to make machine
made houses The MiddleSbourgh, Ky,
NelcS also says Mr.. Carskadon has To-
Gated plants for the manufacture Of his
houses at Columbus, o.: the Wapato
Mills Company, Tacoma, Wash; the
Staunton Mills Company, Staunton, Va;
the Mineral City Mills Company, Min
era City, Va; the Bucna Vista Mills
Company, Buena Vista, Va; the West
Virginia Building Company. keyser, W.
Va: the United States Building Com
pany, Duluth, Mimi, with $3.50, 900 cap
ital. For this last company Mr.. Cars
kadon and those acting with him-H.
Il. Walmslcy, of Eau Claire, Wis, and
c. Il. IIolraOS. OF Chicago, capitalists
] udN' dNNNHN'u llOlsl wv ~. iSbhlN isAbh
Improvement Company their offer OF
$50, 600 cash aud ten acres Of land to
locate on their lands the United States
Building Company.
Peter Dewitt. who was charged with
shooting young Terry, on the lower
side OF kanawha, with intent TO Kill,
some months ago, aud was arrested and
put under bond, for his appearance at
the February court, and Terry having
died from his wound, was rcarreSted
about ten days ago, and placed In jail,
on the charge OF murder. On Saturday
last Dewitt was again released from
Jail on bond OF -, 900. This is ease
that needs thorough investigation, for
as we understand it, Mr. Dewitt was
only defending his property and family
from band OF desperate men that Ill
fest that part of the country, and who
have beer committing all sorts Of depre-
dations and tcrrorizing over the people.
| If this be the case Dewitt ought to be-
released from couStOdy,-PL Pleasant
Register,
! Thursday In general fight in low
grocery at StoningtOD, Logan county,
an unknown man split the head OF Henry
Blankenship. The weapon used in com
hitting the bloody deed was an axe.
Blankenshlp was struck on the left side
of the head and piece of skull as large
as mans hand and quantity Of brain
matter fell To the floor As result OF the
blow. The wounded man was taken TO
neighbor's house and medical assist
ancc summoned. The physicians pro-
nounced his wound mortal and only a
short while before death would cnsue,
but to the surprise OF everyone Blanken-
ship is improving, .and was able to sit
up Friday. The case IS a very remark
able one.
The coroner's jury summoned in Lin
coin county To ascertain the cause Of
the death of Gilbert Webb has returned
verdict that Webb came to his death
from blow by whip in the han ; oil
Jordan Crouch Crouch has disap-
peared Webb was hit December -,
and died december 81.
On Friday evening last little daugh-
ter Of Isaac Hastings, aged IL years, OF
Laurel Iron Works, Monongalia county,
was 50 horribly burned that she died the
following morning She was alone In the
room at the time aud II IL not known how
the accident occurred, bat it is supposed
that she was standing too near the fire
and her cl. theS ignitcd.
Floyd Buchanan, Charley Buchanan.
Elias Hatfield and Green Ellis succeeded
in killing two fine bears last week on
Rum Creek. -Four bears were started,
aud they are now after the other two
Logan Bdnncr.
The Mormon preachers are exciting
some interest in the Bend OF the river.
They had a joint discussion or two with
Rev. Isaac H. Ensminger aud j. ID. {.
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