Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-29
BURNED TO DEATH.
A THREE YEAR-OLD CHILD ROASTED IN ITS
BLAZING HOME
Horrible Death Of a Braxion Citzen-Two Fatal
Accidents Caused By Rolling Logs-Othsr
Mishaps, and General Stats News


the life and body of his little three
year-old child. The family were out
some distance from the house, working
in the corufeld, leaving the child at the
house, when the fire was discovered,
but IL was then too late to save the
child, although the father nearly lost
his own life in attempting to do so.
Nothing was saved from the building.
Mr.. Mulbrougher is citizen Of Richie
county, but mis- home is near the Pleas
ants county line. He is an honest and
respected German, had by hard work
accumulated a good many personal ef-
fects. which were so quickly swept
away. along with the life OF his child.
A biz fight is going 70 be made In
the Indictment cases against the Phe-
nix Powder Co. The Huntington and
Kenova Development Company, who
own the land at kellogg, have been
considerably damaged in not being able
10 sell lots on account OF the close
proximity 10 the powder mill. The
company would like TO see the mills re-
moved and have employed w. X.
Thompson, Marcum, PeytOn q Marcum
and Campbell & Holt, 70 assist in the
prosecution. The Phoenix Company
are defended by Simms 4 Enslow.-
Wayne NelCS.
A sad and fatal accident occurred az
BurDSvile, BraxtOn county, last Satur-
day, which resulted on the following
day IN the death of one of BTaxtOn cOUn-
tvs most enterprising and well-known
business men. Mr.. w. II. BOdkin, the
head OF the firm Of Bodkin, Fidler "
Rudkin, wagon and carriage makers,
while passing through the shop was ac'
cidentally caught In the hub maker,
and before the machinery could be
stopped he was wound 10 in the ma
chinery, breaking his leg twice, frac-
turing his arm, breast, and ripping open
his abdomen. The best physicians were
called, but his injuries were beyond hu-
man aid, and death relieved him Of bis
suffering Sunday morning. Mr.. Bod
kin was well known in BraxtOn and ad-
Joining counties.
On last Sunday morning Mr.. j. L.
PolingS horses were grazing around
Mr. Bahr's yard, at Parsons, Taylor
county, and Mr. Bahr, fearing that they
would get on his strawberry beds, sent
his little boy TO drive them away. The
boy took a stick and attempted TO drive
them away, when one of them turned
on the boy aud struck him, cutting an
ugly gass ia his head. Mr.. Babr then
went 10 drive them away himself and
the horse showed him fight, upon
which he stepped back in the house,
got his revolver and began shooting at
the horses, but missed the one be in
tended TO shoot and shot another.
The prisoners confined in the jail at
Perryvile declared that unless they
were given a trial at the term Of the Cir
cult Court Just adjourned they would
break Jail. When they heard that their
eases had been referred TO the Criminal
Court they made an attempt 10 free
themselves, and managed 70 tear out all
the partitions In the jail. Sheriff Efller
was sent for and put a QuietuS on them
by deputlzing number Of guards, who,
armed with shot guns and Winchesters,
are watching that dingy edihce night
aud day. The prisoners have deslsted
from further attempt TO escape.
One day last week, while working on
A. f. HuddleStun'S saw mill. on An
thongs Creek, abOut five miles above
White Sulphur Springs, an emplOye,
whose name was not aScertained, met
with a very serious aud probably fatal
accident While the saw was In full
motion q piece of timber fell on 1t and
was thrown of with terrific force. The
stick struck the man in the face, COM
pletely smashing his nose, and such was
the force of the blow tina, splinters
were driven through the roof Of his
mouth. It is believed that the Injured
man cannot recover.
The new suspension bridge at Sutton,
Baxton county, has been completed but
not yet accepted by the commissioners.
1t is claimed that the bridge is weak in
some parts, and the company who cree
ted il may have some trouble in getting
IL of of their hands Several rock in the
southwest tower have SDawled from
the great weight upon 10, one anchor
has given about half an inch, and the
west cable Is said 10 be several inches
lower than the one on the upper side.
The eighteen year old son Of Mr.
William COrrOl was killed at North
Mountain. on last Thursday. He had
been in Martinsburg during the day
and went home on h. Il D. freight
train, and in jumping of on the plat
form fell between the platform and the
car wheels. His body came in contact
with the wheels, and was horribly man
gled. He died in few minutes.
Hon. Louis Bennett brought home
from India quite curiosity in the way
of stone. The stone is about two In
ches wide and ten inches long, and
looks very much like ordinary sand
stone, with the exception it resembles
q flesh color. The popularity Of the
stone, however, is in its flexibility, 1t
being almost as flexible as rubber.
The Pocahontas Tunes says that Mar
tin Dover, reported as drowned, has
been found all right. Back Greek was
dragged for mis- body after his bundle
was found. but Martin showed a good
deal OF life on the night OF his supposed
demise, by most mGliciously and insane
~ throwing down a lot Of fence for Lee
Gum, Of Bath county, Va.
A serious accident occurred on Indian
Creek, few miles south Of Richie c.
H., last Thursday. Ayoung man named
Lee Scott attempted 70 fell tree that
had been partly uDroOted by storm,
and 10 some way was caught between
the roots Of the tree and the ground,
MASKING his body so terribly that his
recovery is doubtful.
AT Central station, Doddridge county,
last Sunday, Constable Dean henney
was assaulted, az the U. b. church, by
Mart James, who hit the Constable