The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-24
MARTINS FERRY.
Tho New Factory-ThO Gas Explosion Vic
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Tho New FRctorJ-Tho Gas Explosion Vic
tims-Other Notes.
The electric light was of last night on &c
count Of an accident at The station.
Dan Wilson has received pension OF 500 pei
month and back pay from last July.
The case OF "DeetnOsa" Barrett, charged with
shooting a COlored man here recently, is set for
trial at St. Clairsville to-day.
Rev. II. n. Cempbell will take part in the del
lCNtlOn OF the magnificent new Presbyterian
church NJ 81. ClalTsVllle TO day.
David Galley and Charles Haney, both plain
dsHHks, will be taken u st. CiaisSvIlIe this
morning ~ work out their fines.
Adam Chase, charged with robbinG A. J. Me
Glumphy, at HaneytOwu, W. Va, some time
ago, was released yesterday. MtGlumphy drop
ped the case, owing 10 the trouble connected
with getting out u TeQuISiLion.
II Is understood that the natural gas will be
turned on to-day III the hiGh'pfeSstlre main for
the factories. The mains are being cleaned out
and put in good shape. For the present tGG gas
for Martins Ferry Will come from the main
crossing the river at Whisky run.
Mr.. Charles Myers, a mailer In the Laughln
mill, went down into a fly wheel pit yesterday
10 put tho belt on the fly wheel, when 1t slipped
UtfRnd striking Myers knocked him down. He
lay IN the bottom OF the pit with tho dirt and
grease flying In every direction, until the
engine was stopped, or he might have been
II Is believed that the company organized to
manufacture the McKim wire nail machine,
wooden biOOT1s, etc Will locate here, mainly
on account OF the river and several railroads,
The logs from which the br0omS are made could
be il9Hict down the river 10 this point. II is
understood thltt the company Is negotiating for
the purchase Of los acres Of timber In PeDnsyl.
vhnIA.
II Martins Ferry Is going to do anything to.
ward aiding the people who were burned In the
natural gas explosion lAsE Wednesday night, It
Is high time they Scre doing 1t. Mr.. Kuntz
lost his wife, was burned himself lost his fur
the latter being worth about sl,2O1. Mr. and
MIS-. Groves were not on " terribly burned them.
selves. but have lost u child RS II result Of the
explosion, and lost all their worldly effects.
Mrs. Thomas and her two children were also
ieariully burned, Que probably fatally. Some If
these people even had nearly all oil the clothing
burned or their bodies. MI. kuniZ has nine
had In the world except his children, and Mr.
Groves Is almost rs unfortunate. II any per.
sons ever deserved aid they most certainly do.
They arc honest industrious people, and the
people Of Martins Ferry should replace
their furniture aud clothing 10 say the east.
The people did not even otter TO Ash out the
clothing Of the unfortunRtes, which was blown
into the water tnt iloated away. The Natural
Gas Company Will pay the physicians bills As
those OF the murses. amounting tnSSGO or $40,
but say they are not liable and do not In reality
have TO do this. the gas company Is liable Il
should be compelled TO pay for all the lamSHe
dcn5 10 the properly Of tho uninrtunAtes II
not 1t is the duty Of the people OF Martins Ferry
TO do this. Martins Ferry people helped Johns
town when tho sufferers were unknown to them,
and here Is Rn opportunity 10 help her own clti,