Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-22
TIE CASUALTY RECORD.

Numerous Accidents Reported From
About the City Yesterday.
Waiter Baker, Of Thirty-sevsnth and
Wood streets. nearly cut MS fingers OF
yesterday while chopplug kindlIng
wood.
Fred Baker, captain OF the South Side
football team, which is making tour
OF Ohio, had his lex broken while play
ing at Cleveland lasi Friday.
VIM. Former, OF Thirty-seventh and
Wood streets, mashed his finger badly
yesterday by letting a heavy timber fall
on IT, The injury is On exceedingly
painful one.
August Huseman, Of South EoR
street, an cmpIoye Of the Riverside,
fell yesterday while wheeling load OF
pig metal, and was badly hurt about
the eyes and face.
j. n. BruneIls, the man Of CaldWelrs
run who met with the accident few
days ago by HIS horse running oil, had
two Of his ribs cracked. The physician
ascertained this Yesterday.
A breaker from the rolls at the Bel
mont mill few of with great force yes
Ierday aud just grazed the temple OF
John Metzner, q workman. Those who
saw the escape were overcome by the
narrowness OF IL and could not work Tor
atlme. The piece Of iron, weighing ten
pounds, was dislodged by = jar In the
rolls.
Jacob COllinbaeher, OF Forty-second
street, employed at the RIyerside stssl
works, suffered painful accident yes
terday. He was reaching for a bar OF
metal when another was thrown on he
hand. The flesh was stripped from tive
OF the fingers Of the right hand. Ampu-
tatIon may follow.
John Lashhorn. OF Upper Benwood,
employed at the Riverside steel works,
suffered a most painful accident yesier-
day, and made one Of the narrowest es-
capes from being killed. Ho was bend
Ing over when piece OF pig metal
weighing thirty pounds fell from
lance OF 10 feet and struck NJ T.
horn on the head Luckily g was a
gIancing blow, for had II struck him
square on the head, death must have
resulted. As II was, deep aud pain
full cash three inches long was cut 10
the mill mans head.
A valuable horse, belonging 70 Jos.
Lihewearer. who lives near ~ tfst
toll-gate out the National pike, ran ~
last evening. As result the hnimu,
valued at 500, will probable die. The
horse, which was hitched 10 q buggy 10
North Wheeling. took fright, the driver
not being 10 tho vehicle. The horse
dashed at furious rate Of speed up the
Fulton bill and into Stock Yard Hob
low. The animal fell through bridge
as ort distance up the hollow and was
| terribly cut and torn. A veterinary
surgeon was called 90 the spot, but lit
tie good was done the suffering animal.
Late last evening the horse was not
dead, but cannot gel we'll The buggy
was wrecked.
L.te last Friday night. n. Priichard,
night Waterman for Wood Bros, was
patroliuR his watch near the lumber
ward. in the vicinity Of factory III"
Down the b. Il O. railroad tracks a
short distance he saw nan fall lie
approached and found = man laying
on tha tracks. He was foreigner,
and all Mr.. Pritchard could get from
him 70 English was "Benwood." Tbs
vatcbman found that the msn
had caught his foot 10 tho frog
AZ the switch aud was securely
fastened. Mr.. Pritehard tIerted oil be
strength, but for time could not fFto
tho fellow. Al express train came
dasbIuz northward. The Waterman
could see she flashing headlight but
few yards away. lie struggled violently
70 rescue the foreigner. Just a. the
train was within few feet Of them be
was freed and saved from death. TO
say the rescued man WAS thankful does
not express bis great Joy.