Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-14
BURNED TO DEATH.
A PECULIAR AND HORRIBLE ACCIDENT IN
HAMPSHIRE.
The Demand for Xanawha Salt GrOwing-SeriOuS
Cutting AHray-Suicide in PocahOntas'
Casualties. and General State News.

A horrible story of accidental burn
ing is reported in the local columns OF
the Hampshire Reuiel0 as occurring In
that county few days ago. William
Rouzee, a young man about twenty-five
wears of age, started from dance at a
dance at a house about three miles from
Slanesville, in company with girl
named Jane Mcbride. 1t was late
at night, and getting out In the
woods in a deep hollow they con-
cluded to camp until morning.
They built a fire, lay down and
went to sleep. By some means her
dress caught fire and was consumed. In
attempting to put out the fire Rouzee's
arms were burned in such frlghtful
manner, that they will have to be ampu-
tated. The girl walked home in her
awfnl condition, and died the next morn
ing in the most terrible agony. Rouzee
will likely die. 1t is said both parties
were under the influence OF liquor.
The Charleston Gazette says "the old
Daniel Boone salt furnace will be started
no next month by John NJ. Collins and
Geo. A. Duling who are now engaged In
putting the works in repair. Inc
sDaniel Boone" was at one time about
thu largest furnace on the river, at a
time. too, when there were some sixty
furnaces along the valley. IL ana the
old "Snow Hill" were the largest TWO
on the river and turned out immense
Quantities of the saline crystals that
formed the wealth of the valley at that
time. Salt making years ago
was an immense industry here and
thousands of barrels Of 1t were
shipped annually to the markets
of the West, mostly by river. Inc
Kanawha salt Is uneQualed Tor pork
hacking, and it seems that even with
the cheaper salt that is now and has
been for some time turned ont from
Michigan salt furnaces, the kanawha
salt still holds a high place In the
market, and the demand is growing.
We understand that the only one OF the
salt furnaces that now remain OF all
that were at one time scattered along
the banks Of the Kanawha is unable TO
SIMPLY the demand for Kanawha salt,
so this one is TO resume. IL may be that
the old days OF the salt industry VIII
return again, and that the Kanawha
NAV once more send out the greater
part of all the salt used in the United
States"
There was quite a serious cutting az
fray at Belmont Wednesday evening,
December 9th. II. II. Hess, OF St.
Marys, and Fax Devol, OF Belmont, got
into an alteration in which Devol re-
ceived an ugly and dangerous wound In
the groin. Hess is engaged in butch
ering, and had taken some beef to Bel
mont for sale. He filled himself with
whisky and cider, and meeting Devol,
who was similarly affected, the two soon
stirred up a difficulty. Devol slapped
Hess a couple of times with the open
hand. Hess left the depot, where the
trouble occurred, but soon returned
with a butcher knife. The two soon
engaged in another quarrel, coming TO
blows and then clinching in another
rough and tumble fight In the melee,
Duvo received an ugly cash, the knife
entering his side just above the hip, and
ranging down into the groin. The cut
was very deep; the point of the knife
was bent, evidently from striking a
bone. The injured man is in critical
condition.
A sad and fatal accident occurred in
Braxton county on Friday Of last week.
The circumstances a we learn them are
as follows: 4 thirteen-year-old daugh-
ter of Jacob Brady, who resides on
Little Outer, in company, with small
er child, was playing in the house with
lighted miners lamp, while the bal
ance of the family were out Of the house
attending to evening chores. The girl
before lighting the lamp had filed it
with oil and in so doing had spilled
some on her dress. The children were
playing around the lamp, and in some
manner her dress became ignited, and
when her parents noticed the light and
rushed to the house they found her en-
VelOped in flames, and although the fire
was extinguished as soon as possible,
the girl was so oadly burned that she
died the next day.
The Huntington Commercial thus
chronicles the proceedings at a recent
ball in that city: Policemen Harrison
and Barnett were attracted TO the place
by the loud talking and swearing in
dulged In by the participants, and rap
ping upon the door commanded the
party 10 make less noise. This was
gruflly refused, whereupon the officers
opened the door and entered. They
were at once attacked by half dozen
of the men, and for time serious results
were imminent. Policeman Harrison
was hit upon the head with a pair OF
brass knucks, but he succeeded in drop
ping several OF the gang. Policeman
Barnett slugged few and in return e.
ceived several blows. Two of the party
were finally secured and landed in jail
The following extract from the late
Circuit Court proceedings in Mercer
county, demonstrates remarkable
growth of crime in that county: State
VS.. Zack Hartwell, found guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree and sentenced
for life TO the neutrality-suspicious. to
set aside verdict not yet passed upon.
State VS.. Julia Baxter, found guilty of
unlawful cutting. State VS.. Oscar
Grey, shooting with intent TO kill,
found guilty of voluntary manslaughter.
State VS.. Samuel Conwell, shooting
with intent to kill-found not guilty.
State VS.. Amstead Preston, shooting
with intent to kill, found not guilty.