Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-30
ACCIDENT.
THREE MEN HORRIBLY SCALDED At CHARLES
TOWN.
A Number Of Ugly Rows in Various Sections Of the
Sate-Nsws Of a General Nature From
All Sections.


carrying one hundred pounds Of steam,
when the mud plug, by reason Of de-
fective thread, blew out. The engi-
neer, Vince Hardy, cOlOred, and Leon
ard. aged nine, and Ewell, aged seven,
little sons Of Mr.. ]. f. Weller, were in
the engine room at the time, and imme-
dlately In front OF the fatal cock. All
three were frightfully scalded. Ewell
died Wednesday morning about TWO
o'clock, and Leonard is not expected TO
live. Hardy is also terribly scalded
from the waist nOwn, but may possibly
recover. 1t is the most dreadful acci-
dent which has ever occurred in that
city.
George Beatty, an ex-pOliceman, and
Grin Harrison, brother OF ex-COuncil-
man Harrison, of Huntington, became
involved in a bloody fight in front Of
Jim McLaughlin'S saloon, in that place,
Friday night last, which resulted in
Harrison receiving number OF serious
stabs from a knife In Beatty'S hand.
The difficulty arose over an old score,
Harrison having wOrSted a brother OF
Beatty's some years ago. Both men are
pretty seriously hurt, Harrison particu-
Iarlv. having been cut across the face
and stabbed under his shoulder blade.
Beatty escaped at the time, but the
next morning surrendered TO the author
tiles. He was given a preliminary ex-
animation before Squire ROseberry,
and held in the sum Of $500 TO await
action Of the next grand jury.
Snas Clay, son Of NJ. G. Clay, Of Raj
sigh county, met with a horrible acct
dent Wednesday morning. Mr.. Clay
was employed as Off-bearer at the saw
mill Of j. A. Justice, at Davy. His leg
came In contact with the saw iD some
way and was cut of just above
the knee. The saw made clean
cut, throwing the severed part Of
The leg about ten feet, nearly strik-
Ing the sawyer, who, with the engi-
neer, became so excited that they took
10 their heels, allowing the saw 70 con-
tinue running until William Nj. Hall
happened along and shut Of the steam.
The young man, who is about twenty
years of age, had presence. OF mind
enough to hold the flesh OF his leg tight
80 as to stop the flow Of the blood until
il was bandaged.
A racket occurred at the residence Of
Gilmore Baker, last Saturday night, in
Elizabeth, Writ county, IN which
Baker was stabbed in the arm. The
particulars as reported to The Times are
about as follows: WOOdwring, who 1t
is said was drinking, went home with
Baker. When they got to the door
Woodwring noticed Bakers siSter-in-
law in the house and called her some
name, and some words passed between
them and WOOdwring struck at her
with a knife. Baker stepped up TO pro-
tect the girl and WOodwring cut him in
the arm, ln1icting an ugly wound. Dr.
LOwther was summoned, and q good
deal OF difficulty was experienced in
getting the blood stopped. He 6led I'M
I'll he was very weak. Woodwring was
arrested.
For some time past a great many peo-
pie fr ON Tazewell county, and also from
Eikhorn and other parts OF Mcdowell
county have been passing up and down
Tug river fishing, and using that all
destructive explosive called dynamite.
They came In crowds, with WincheSters,
calling themselves the Hatfield
gang. One day last week, while
their work OF destroying the fish
was in full blast, the Tug citizens
gathered together with WincheSters
and made a charge upon the crowd,
telling them that If they had any homes
they had better go 10 them at once or
they would be taken 10 Peeryville and
there confined in jail. They at once
took the citizens advice and ned TO the
mountains and left the fish to their pre-
servers.
A man by the name Of Nissan living
near Palestine, swOre ont warrant be-
fore Squire r. A. Byrd at Elizabeth,
Writ county, Tuesday for his sOn-in-
law, W. T. Wike, charging him with
attempting 70 murder his daughter
wilkes wife, on Monday night. Sher-
III woodward and j. r. Henderson ar
rested Wike Tuesday and took him to
Elizabeth for a hearing. The case was
continued until Wednesday, when
Wilkes wife failed to appear against
him and the case was compromised.
From what we can learn OF the case It
was a general family row between
Wike, his wife, father-in-l aw, mother
in-law, and brOther-in-law.
Gilbert BOlyard, a young man, was
struck by engine 347 at the crossing on
Railroad street, Newburg, Saturday
evening at quarter after seven. He
was thrown down the track with the
result OF breaking both arms and one
leg. Mr.. Bolyard was az once carried
70 the waiting room. Drs. Powell, OF
TunneltOn, and VIM. NJ. Dent, FraBk
NJ. Dent, =. j. POSten and 7. K. Lam
ham, Of Newburg. were summoned.
Both arm were amputated, one above
the elbow, the other below, and the left
foot. But the operation being so severe
aud the body so badly bruised up he
died at a few minutes after four Sun
day morning.
AT about midnight last Saturday
night Dutch" Mullen, OF Piedmont,
visited Mrs. HaughtOn's saloon. More
noise and cOmmOtiOn than usual at
tracted her attention and she appeard
upon the scene armed with a mallet
She ordered the disOrderly gang TO leave,
assuring them that she would not have
arowdy house II she did keep a saloon.
Mullen, however, had come to stay, and,
1Ourishing a revolver, he aimed 1t at
The lady proprietor, but either by de-
lign or accident it bit the lamp which
vas Suspended over Mrs. HaughtOn's
head. Showered with glass and kero-
Iene she presented peculiar appear
ance
Harper's Ferry was excited last week
over the conduct Of one J. p. Cleveland,
aged 40, a stone cutter OF not very good
reputation. He got drunk on Friday and