Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-20
ACT OF A LUNATIC.
AN OLD HAN JUMPS FROM TIE TOP Oh the
WESTON ASYLUM.
pu..,,r, Fnt.r the Postofics at Rsrryvill'-An
Ingenious Oslorsd Convict at Point rl'a'-
ant-0thsr Matters

~ age who has been an inmate Oh 'No
West Virginia Hospital for the insane
but three weeks. met with a suduen
death about dusk Tuesday evening on
the 9th of June he was brought 'neio
from Wood county, where he iei'
family of eight children and was as
signed to Hall No. which is arrangeu
for old and infirm patients and In LUIS
topmost apartment of the hosplIal , .n,S
rrfortnnate man was cared lor alope
With large number of similar Grass
NJ demented inmates of that INSTITUTION.
After simmer on Tuesday evening, whiie
the occupants of this hail "ele oaS
with the attendants enjoying .ne ou'
door exercises In the court yaru III 'ns
rear of the building, MIR. Harris wahuereu
back up to the hall and there by mea,so u
q niece of board succeeded In breaking
the iron guard from the window. ne
nrocnred a number of sheets and tleo
them together with which to make MS
escape. The small window opened OUT
On the roof. Once out he hurriediy
fastened the sheets to the board which
he stuck into the top OF the wafer spouD
and started over the coping. AS soon as
his weight came upon the sheets the
knots pulled out and he suddenly drop
ped to the ground-a distance OF soiie
fifty feet, and was instantly kii'eo'
The Coroner of the county MADE MS eA-
animation Of the case and on thursday
morning the remains were shipped to
Parkersburg.
Since the opening Of the west
Virginia Hospital for the Insane a1
Weston, 1924 patients have been al
mitted up to this date. The largest
number of any one time In the history
of the Institution was 916. The present
number is 907. and the cost per capita
per week is $9.2315. This amount IN
cludes board, clothing, medical atten-
ton, employees wages and officers
salaries. The affairs of the Hospital
are well conducted, the inmates COM
fortably provided for, and the people OF
the State should congratulate them
selves that this mammoth institution IS
so satisfactorily and economically adj
ministered.
Burglars entered the postoffice at
Berryville Monday night, blew the safe
open and carried off about $500 In
| stamps and money. Mr.. George RicKa-
more, who lives over the postoffice, was
aroused by the report OF an explosion.
Upon going down to investigate the
matter he was met at the front door OF
the postofice by man who fired a PTS
tol in his face. Mr.. Rickamore. not
being armed, retraced his steps. lie
says when he approached he saw two
men at the door Of Linkin's jewelry
store adjoining the postoffice, trying to
effect an entrance, but did not see the
man in the postoffice door until he fired,
and Immediately upon the discharge OF
the pistol they all fled.
One of the largest coal mines in this
country is at Elk Garden, which has
lately been opened. 1t has capacity
of 2, 600 tons day. 1t is a fourteen
foot vein, and embraces or covers an
area of 26O acres. The entire length Of
the main heading is at present $3.50
! feet. 1t requires three shifts OF men to
do the work every "a hours to keep the
mine in running order. No horses of
any consequences are used, as two 40
horse power engines are used Instead OF
horses, mules, etc.
On Monday night last at II o'clock q
most disastrous fire occurred on the
homestead of Mrs. Heare, near Hines
vile, twelve miles east Of Rommey, in
which Mrs. Heare and her five children
barely escaped with their lives. The
origin of the fire is unknown. The
value of the property was about $1,000,
on which there was $500 insurance.
Mrs. Heare is the mother OF Miss Au-
gusta Heare, of this place, who was al
most Frustrated by the news.
A few days ago, at the home OF Mrs.
! Compton, who resides near Looneyville,
Roane county, there came under our
observation rather a novelty in the way
of quilt. This work was designed by
Miss Louisa Compton for centennial
purpose. The design represents the
names Of all the Presidents OF the
United States, showing their names,
date of their inauguration, terms of
office, etc, from George Washington TO
the present date, including one hundred
years.
The railroad grading between Bev-
erly and Elkins will be about COM
| pleted this week, except the Scott cut,
which will require about two weeks
work yet. The bridge across the river
will be completed In about month.
However. the company does not expect
TO have trains running to Beverly till
| the first of October, on account of their
inability TO get rails sooner.
A mass meeting of the citizens of
Lewisburg and vicinity was held in the
Town Hall on Tuesday night last. The
meeting was presided over by Col d. L.
| Harlow, and was called to take iniatory
steps looking forward to the establish
ment OF a irst-class seminary for young
| ladies In the town of Lewisburg, To be
under the control OF the Presbytery of
| Greenbrier.
VIM. T. Eliza, better kno wn as Tip
! Eliza, was almost instantly killed near
Hartman on Friday, June 26. The wagon
which he was driving became uncou-
pied, and soaring the horses, caused
them 10 run away, throwing Mr.. Eliza
under the wagon and dragging him
! some distance. He was terribly man
gled and lived but few minutes after
he was extricated.
Paul B. Sleet, a prominent coal oper-
ator OF the Mercer county coal fields.
has purchased large body of coal land
in Taylor county, and will open mines
near Grafton, on the line Of the Balti-
more q OHIO Railroad. The new mines
will be run entirely with electrical ma
chinery. The product will be offered In
the Chicago market.
A couple Of months ago Oscar Riley
captured in the woods near the Catholic
/ cemetery, near Grafton, a monstrosity
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