Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-15

tract for the construction Of the Cleve-
land belt line, land for the construction of
a railroad from Salem, o, TO Washing
| tonville, Ohio, a distance of seven
miles, and bids are In or fgures were
being prepared fora number Of import
ant railroad and other enterprises. The
| magnitude of the firms operations, all
| carried on under the practical super
vision of the deceased, may be mag
| ined from the fact that they
averaged seven hundred men on the
pay-rolls all the year around, and at
| time the number OF employees ran up to
twelve hundred. Mr.. Paige is in New
York city, where he has his permanent
headquarters, and go far as was known
last evening, he will not come On-at
least not al present. He was telegraphed
fully regarding the sad accident yester-
| day.
There is a decided difference Of opin-
ion as to the exact location Of the body.
| Eye-witnesses Of the accident say they
are sure it is neither beneath the stone
which was on the tram-car, nor is held
| down In any way by it, for they argue
that the stone, after falling against Mr..
| Carey's back, at once sank to the bot
tom, while Mr.. Carey was still
visible, and was struggling to
sustain himself. After he sank
| one gentleman said he was sure he came
up again, but only TO almost immediate
! ly disappear. Many were OF the opinion,
last evening, that the body was en-
tangled among the spiles and timbers
beneath the south end Of the arch,
while others, mindful OF the terrible
! current at the point where he disap-
| peared, say he must have been swept
| away into the river. Some of the sur
| misses, al least, will be set at rest on the
/ arrival Of the diver, who is expected at
| nine o'clock this morning. If he does
not come to-day, Mr. Halock will at
/ tempt TO do something with diving
| suit belonging TO the firm.
The following kilograms, addressed TO
! President r. h. Cochran, OF the Ter
minsl Railroad Company, were received
last evening:
CANTON, O., January Il.
"JltdJe r. II. Cochran:
'Am shocked beyond measure at your
| telegram, announcing Carey's death.
Advise me when body is found, and as
| to time and place of funeral.
"W. A. LYNCH"
One from General Paige to Judge
| Cochran was as follows:
"PTestdent Il. II. Cochran:
"SBare no expense to recover Carey's
body. Keep me advised.
I'D R. PAIGE"
Mr.. James II. Carey, brother Of the
| deceased, and Mrs. Carey, wife OF the
| deceased. arrived via. the &. IL o., at
midnight last night.
President r. II. Cochran, Of the Ter
minal Company, who had known the
| deceased intimately for long time, was
| shocked beyond measure al the news OF
the accident, and was at the stone
| bridge within fifteen minutes OF the
casualty. He said to a REGISTER re-
! porter:
THE accident Is very shocking one,
and l eau hardly bring myself TO realize
that poor Carey is no more. l had
very high opinion and warm regard
for him. He was very earnest, zeal
Gus mana man who took pride in his
work, and who seemed always anxious
10 come up to the expectations OF those
with whom be contracted. He felt an
special pride in his work here, and IN
the people and city of Wheeling. he
said to me only the other day, when we
we're closing up some old matters: Oh
said be, hurry up and get some more
work. l can find work elsewhere
plenty Of it, but don't want to leave
Wheeling, and in that connection he
spoke in a most affectionate way of the
people of the place-of how much he
liked them. His wife, as you well
know, has invested largely in property
here, and ] know that be hSd in con-
temptation further investments.
"His highest quality, in my Judgment,
was his great tenderness Of heart. de
was a man of intense temperament. l
remember that upon one occasion he
told me Of some people coming to his
Office hungry-men who said they and
their families were almost starving, and
as he described in the most graphic man
ner the visit of those rugged men in
their misery and want, the tears rolled
down his face, and he said to me: My
God, can't stand such sight as that!
In the circumstances Of his death to-
day he illustrated his care for others
and his unmindfulness OF himself.
Mr.. Carey was not college bred
man, but he was modest and charac-
teristic Of him was his wonderful re-
gard for women and the family re-
lations. His care for the safety
OF Others found a striking Illus
station in the first work he did in this
city-the excavation Of the foundation
pit for the east pier OF the union rail-
road bridge. Near the bottom Of the
big hole there was large fragment OF
shelving shay rock which looked
as though ii might come
down. He went down into
the hole and stood under it, with his
back 10 IL, directing the laborS of his
men, who were hurrying to get in some
footing stone, that they might not get
in the way OF danger. Afterwards
I said to him: Why did you take
such a chance as that?' He said: 1
was watching it, and believe ! could
have jumped if it had started, but the
men were busy aud would have forgot
ten about it, and one of them might
have been killed II was characteristic
Of the man.
"His work here in Wheeling speaks
for itself. He has often said TO me: 1
intend to do good work here, ii l fail to
make dollar and he kept his word In
all that he undertook"