Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-01
KILLED BY THU Cars.
TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS ON TIE B. 6 O.,
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING.
Owen c0unors, Of COnnsllsvills, Pa, One Of the
Yiclims-1hs Other Said to be 7. G.
Richardson, Street. Fakir--
0thsr Casualties.

Two fatal accidents were reported
Yesterday morning, as having occurred
ON the Pittsburg division of the b. d
O., short distance from this city, our
Ing the night.
One OF the victims was Owen Connors,
coke carrier, of Connellsvllie, Pa,
who was run over at Mt. De Chantal.
The other victim was reported to be L.
C. Richardson, who has been selling
razor strops on Fourteenth street, for
week or so past, and who was also In
terested in the popcorn wagon which
has been feature OF the corner OF
Twelfth and Market streets for two or
three weeks past. Richardson Is said
TO have been killed at Roney's Point,
but there Is some doubt about the
matter
Connors was killed about half-past
twelve yesterday morning, near Mt De
Chantal station. When the body was
found one leg and one arm had been cut
of, and there were several deep wounds
on the skull. Whether he fell from a
freight train, or was walking along the
track when struck, is the meerest guess
work. Coroner Schultze was notified
about two o'clock and the body was
brought In at ten o'clock and taken TO
Altmeyer's undertaking establishment,
where the Coroner ordered that it be
prepared for burial. The Connellsville
chief Of police was notiled by tele-
graph, and II NO response Is re-
ceived by to-day the remains will be
inferred in the city cemetery. The de-
ceased was well-dressed. aud weighed
about 1875 pounds. He was five feet
nine inches tall, and had dark hair aud
mustache. There was long cut across
the mans groin, evidently the mark OF
an old surgical operation. A meal pass
found on his person indicated that the
deceased had boarded with Mrs. L.
Courtney, OF Connellsville. He was a
creditor Of one Of the coke companies to
the extent of $29.29, and had twenty
seven cents on his person.
As to the case OF T. G. Richardson,
the other man said to have been killed,
the police were notified yesterday after
noon that he had been run over by two
sections OF No. SO train about four
O'Clock yesterday morning. Richard
son was In town Saturday night, and
about half-past one o'clock yesterday
morning he told Officer Scally on Mar
ket street, that he was going away and
babe the officer good bye. 1t is sup
posed he jumped the first section OF No.
Sc and fell off, as that train ran over
his body, which lay on the track until
the second section came along, when 1t
was seen. This, at all events, was the
story told the police, but the Coroner
had not been notified Of the matter up
to quite late hour last night.
OTHER ACCIDENTS.
Fred Foerst, brakeman at the Bel
mont mill, suffered en- exceedingly
severe accident last night at his work.
A large bar of iron descended, striking
him in the face. He presented an awful
sight, at DR.. Brannen's office. His jaw
was mashed, four teeth on the lower
Jaw had to be cut out, the upper jaw
was badly bruised, the teeth shattered,
and the lips terribly lacsrated. He
lives at No. 3S09 Wetzel street.
Yesterday afternoon shortly after
three O'Clock, while Mrs. Col. w. W.
Arnett was standing on the platform at
Greenwood cemetery station, she APP
preached too close to the motor track
and was struck by motor and whiried
around, but was not injured, although
badly frightened by her narrow escape.
A bow AGED eighteen month, living at
the home of Henry Schrebe, OF Forty
eighth and Jacob stress, met with q
bad accident few days ago. The little
fellow fell down long flight OF steps
and broke his leg. DR.. Ford gave the
medical aid.
Otto Arboer, the South Side timer,
fell from a scaffolding twenty-five feet
high Yesterday and strangely escaped
with little injury. The place was the
interior of Wood Bros new planning
planning mill.