Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-03
HIyLRG SAWED OFF.
A horrible ACCIDENT NEAR SHEPRERDS-
TOWN,
One Of Number Occurring Last Week IN THIS
Miscellaneous News From me
Interior Counties.


at the little village OF UniOnville, about
four miles from Shepherdstown, on Fri
day afternoon of last week, the result
OF which was the death Of Mr.. Lewis
Vorous, a we'll known young man OF
that section. The steam saw mill OF
Mr.. Ambrose Hendricks was at work In
the woods Of Mr.. Engle, at Unionville.
Mr.. Harry Cordell was running the mill,
and Mr.. Vorous was one OF the assistants.
The saw Of the mill was running but
the carrier had been thrown out OF gear
while the men were removing the lum-
Der that had been sawed. Mr.. VOrous
was engaged in this work, and uniOrtu-
patelv for himself was standing with
one foot inside OF the carrier. In throw
ing of heavy board one end OF II
struck the carrier, threw it into gear,
and catching the foot Of the untortu-
nate man, swiftly pulled his leg back
against the rapidly revolving saw, which
cut through his leg al the knee Joint,
severing 10 entirely, save for a little
shred Of skin. His fellow wOrkmen were
terribly shocked 40 the frightful acct
dent, but Immediately summoned physi-
clans and did what they could to stop
the blood that guShed from the severed
arteries. With tOurniQuet improvised
from a handkerchief the bleeding was
partially stopped, but not until he had
lost a great quantity OF blood. He was
~ az
said that be would rather die than live
a cripple.
On June Is, 1892, at Bluefeld, Mer-
Ger county, James Crockett, aged about
IS, murdered Miss Mollie Cra0tree,
about a year younger than himself, by
shooting her through the head. The
murderer aud his victim were almost
perfect strangers and there was no
cause whatever for the deed. Crockett,
after learning that his victim was dead.
attempted to escape, but was arrested
and for a time lynching seemed immi-
nent. The defense Of insanity was
made and the case was closely con-
tested 10 the Circuit Court ween 10 was
tried. The jury found him guilty, but
recommended him 10 the mercy OF the
Court. and accordingly be was SEN
fenced TO life Imprisonment An appli-
cation was made to the Supreme Court
for a writ of error, which was refused
last week and thus the prisoners last
hope Is gone.
George Davis, who lives on the ridge
between Leading and Stewards creek,
thinks be has invented perpetual mo-
ton. The idea seized him several weeks
ago that no could accomplish the stu
pendous feat, and be at once proceeded
to carry IL into execution. be has GER
tainly devised an ingenious cOntriyance,
which works like a charm, and may
prove stepping stone TO something
useful. Itconsists Of six wheels and six
balls, and ne claims the idea is strictly
his own. It works very smoothly, aud
young Davis and his friends are san-
guine that he has solved the mightiest
problem Of the age.-GlenUtlle Path
finder.
MoOrefeld witnessed one OF the larg-
est and most destructive fires in her
history on last Monday night, when the
large stable, corn crib and ice house at
the MulHn Hotel were burned. The
fire made a tremendous blaze, which
was seen for ten or twelve miles around.
In the crib there were said 10 be BOG
bushels ol corn. The buildings burned
consisted of the stable, which was about
5Ox2O feet; building adjoining, nearly
as large. which was used as q storage
house with stable underneath; corn
crib perhaps 3Ox15 feet; a large ice
house, a shed, etc.
We have received a letter from a gen
tleman IN BeliGire, o., asking US 70 in
form US where he can secure a photo
graph Of Miss Ida Hewitt, "the lady
engineer OF Cairo, w. Va" He desire:
the address OF some one near her, FROM
whom he can secure her photograph.
There is no lady engineer az Cairo OF
any where else in West Virginia, but
we can give the Ballaire man the ad
dress Of the biggest liar in America. de
lives 40 ParkerSburg, and Is the fellow
who sent all over the country that fake
about Miss Hew itt-StGte Journal
The following are the appointments
for the MoOrefield district OF the M,
f. Church, South: G. T. Tyler, presid'
ing elder Moorefeld, II. A. Brown
Petersburg. ]. c. Michael; Franklin, :,
Townsend; Crab Bottom, c. w. Mark
Keyser. j. D. Knott; Elk Garden, J.W.
Beall; Piedmont, W. +. Locke; Frost
burg. w. A. Sites; FlintstOne, l.. Ham
mond: ROmney, ID. L. Reid, j. j. Rim
ger; Springfield, 5. A. Parker, one is &c
be supplied.
Saturday afternoon young man bJ
the name OF John Kuhn was instantly
killed near Four Locks, Berkeley cOun'
u, by the accidental discharge Of q
double-barrelled shotgun. He and sew.
eral companions were about starting Ia
skiff after muskrats, and while Kuhn
was pulling the gun in the boat IL eX'
plOded. The entire load lodged in his
face and neck. He was nineteen years
Of age, and the son Of Mr.. John Kuhn,
Of Indian Spring.
The noon train on the West Virgins
Central Railroad Monday brought "a
this city q half dead Italian, wounded
in q fight near CoketOn, w. Va. He was
carried over TO the Queen City depot on
a stretcher and taken 10 Baltimore or
train No. 6 for treatment az one Of the
many hospitals there. His cOmpanion:
were reticent and refused TO divulgC
the wounded man name or any or The
particulars Of the fracas.-CImb. NClCs
A barn belonging TO Mr.. Joseph Bell
near Shepherdstown, burned last sun
day morning. Besides the building
twelve head Of horses, twelve head o.
cattle, seventy-eight sheep, two thou
sand barrels Of corn, thirteen hundred
bushels Of wheat, thirty tons OF hay
and large number Of farming nipple
ments were destroyed. The loss Ii
SIS, 900, with =, 800 insurance.