Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-05
HIDDEN FIRES
CREATING A GOOD DEAL OF INTEREST IN
WYOMING.
Capture Of Lucy Mcclure the Female hO0n-
shins-DsspsraIs Fight With Burglars
The Sudden Dsalh-Fatal Accidents, Ga.


State is the burning mountain seven
miles northwest of here on the dlViu'
ing line between Cub and Laurel creeks,
known as Big Cub mountain. For tne
last forty years evidences OF internal
heat have been visible on this noun
tain for half mile In length and TWEEN
ty to fifty yards in width, in when
space the forest and all vegetation mas
been killed by the heat from within and
great crevices have been made In the
mountain as If by an eruption. III
times past these eruptions have throw d
out large stones, ten feet in diameter
which still lie on the hillside. Iney
resemble in character the clnuer
that comes from smithing iur-
mace. The creviceS or openings
from which they come are still VIDE
enough to admit a man. The surface
of the earth there is roasted and kllleu.
1t has peculiar appearance, diHeIen1
from the adjoining territory. Inc nres
under the mountain seem now to be ac-
tive about nine months in the year, ana
extinct the rest of the year. The citl-
zens OF this county will not cross the
fiery mountain or go near 1t, believing
it to be the harbingsr of danger. Many
stories are in circulation as to the
cause of the phenomenon. Some think
! il is a seam of coal on fire deep under
| the earth, others think it is the nres
which are supposed to form the interior
OF this terrestrial ball, while the igno-
rant, superstitlous class say 1t Is the
opening to the Internal regions ana
that whoever attempts to cross 1t Will
| sink to rise no more.
There was a desperate fight with a
! burglar at Buckeye, Pocahontas county,
Friday morning about one o'clock, In
which two men were shot, one being
terribly wounded. The store Of r. E.
! 0verholt & Son, at Buckeye, was en-
tered by burglar two or three differ
emit nights previous to the night OF the
tragedy, and the said Thursday night,
young Geo. Overholt and Mr.. Crosse,
laid in wait for the burglar, and about
one o'clock in the morning he put In his
appearance, unlocked the door and
stepped inside, few feet from where
| they were laying on the floor. He stood
few seconds inside and then stepped
out, probably thinking there was some
thing wrong, when young Overholt
sprang to the door, pulling it open, and
at the point of Winchester rife or
dered him to hold up his hands, which
he did, and Mr. Grose went for a
rope to tie him with, and re-
turned with the rope and also
shot gun. They told him to put
his hands down so that they could tie
him, and when he did so he grabbed the
muzzle Of both guns, and the struggle
began. They followed for VIM. Under
wood, who was living close. He came,
not knowing the cause of the disturb
ance, and when he got close enough to
see what was going on the burglar drew
a revolver and shot at him three times,
two shots taking effect, one in the lower
part of the abdomen and the other
breaking his arm. The next man to get
shot was young 0verholt, in the arm,
just below the elbow, making bad
flesh wound. The thief then turned his
attention to Crosse, and shot three shots
at him. but none taking effect. He
then left for parts unknown, forgetting
his hat and some burglar tools, which
he dropped in the struggle and his
boots which he took off before entering
the store.
Lucy Mcclure, aged twenty-four, a
handsome young woman OF excellent
parentage, but herself somewhat ro-
mantle and daring, has, after escaping
the United States marshals for over a
year, at last been captured, and Friday
morning was placed in the Kanawha
county jail. She was arrested in Lin
coin county Thursday morning, at a
point far distant from any railroad.
She is charged with being moon
sinner. More than year ago it was
discovered that she was selling LIQUOR
along the line Of the Norfolk and West
ern railroad, and the United States au-
thorities attempted to capture her, but
their every effort was frustrated. In
addition to being young athletic
woman of great nerve and presence OF
mind, bright and sharp, she is fine
shot with either rifle or revolver.
She was the owner of q beautiful sor-
rel horse that many time has saved her
life. Whenever the Marshals were on
! her track her fleet-footed steed bore her
swiftly away, and at night she was Sc
creted by her friends. Hundreds Of
gallons OF death-dealing liquor has she
sold during the year the Marshals have
hunted her. Recently she found that
( the crowds along the new road were be-
coming smaller, and she gave up the
! business and went to Lincoln county,
thinking to be safe. But the Marshals
! still pursued, and after a tiresome and
dangerous chase captured her. The Of
/ ficers got the drop on her and she sur
rendered. 1t is said that she has made
a snug sum by her Illicit trade, and will
fight in the Courts for her freedom.
She has been released on 81, 900 bail.
The Lincoln Citizen says that the old
water mill which has stood for two gen.
! erations on the banks Of the raging
Oclawha, hard by Hamlin, will be torn
down this week and its sound timbers
converted into use in building a livery
stable. The mill was the pride of Ham
lin twenty-five years ago, and did a
commercial business grinding all the
corn and wheat In the country, and
saving up the logs into rough boards,
but steam came on In time, and sup
| planted its slower but steadier power,
aud for dozen years It has been aban-
doned, the buhrs and machinery having
been removed elsewhere. 1t was a pic
turesque and typical water mill with its
great wheel aud buckets, but il will ex-
/ list now only In memory, its builders
like itself, having fallen into decay.
The Hinton Independent says: "Those
engaged in invoicing the goods Of John
Cooper have completed the work. The
stock, invoiced at cost, amounts TO
| S12, 700. The real estate ought to bring
| 49,, sfv m nina thousand doil.rs 49,,