Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-18
TIE OAsuALTY RECORD.
The Accidents Reported From About the
City Yesterday

Inc ACCluonts reported FROM AoOOb thS
City Yesterday.
One OF the most exciting runaWays
ever seen on the South Side occurred
yesterday. George Miller, OF Twenty
second street, the collector for 2.
Welty, the liquor dealer, was driving in
a buggy from Benwood. AT the BoGgs
run crossing be noticed that the horse
was becoming unmanageable by reason
of the gears being too tight on him. At
the city line the big black animal be-
came uncomfortable, and an exciting
runaway ensued. With Mr.. Miller
standing up in the vehicle and doing all
in his power to check the horses speed,
they dashed up Jacob street. 1t was
lucky thing that few vehicles and no
sereet cars were in the way of the flying
rig. In front Of the grocery store OF j.
c. Beck e Co., at ThirtY-ninth
and Jacob streets, there was
lot of -four piled up on the
pavement. One OF the buggy wheels
ran over it, scattering the -four, making
a great dust and damaging one barrel
Of the flour. From here the horse
dashed across the street, with Mr.. Mil
Ter still in the buggy. Just above the
pharmacy Of William c. Armbrecht, of
Jacob street, the buggy struck one of
the electric light poles, and Mr.. Miller
was thrown out in the street. Mr..
Armbrecht had seen the accident, and
assisted by Joseph Kress, the fireman,
and others, the unconscious man was
carried TO Mr.. Armbrecht'S store near
by. Here DR.. w. L. Stathers was
speedily summoned, and found the man
to have suffered painful injuries about
the face, and one of his hands was
hurt, but there was nothing of a
serious nature in his injuries. He re-
gained consciousness in five minutes
and was able to leave the drug store In
an hour. The horse continued its
flight and was caught at the livery
stable OF Louis AsmuS, on South Jacob
street. The horse was hurt, and the
buggy was badly damaged. The rumor
was spread over that part Of the city
that Mr.. Miller had been killed.
Hal Hawkins, young man, son OF
Hugh Hawkins, OF the Island, suffered
q painful accident while playing ball
last Monday evening. With others he
was having game on the old fair
grounds. he was standing TO the left
Of another player when he struck the
ball, breaking the bat, and causing q
portion of il TO hit Mr.. Hawkins with
great force. He was struck on the back
of the head, and a deep cash two inches
long was cut. For a time he was I'M
conscious. and DR.. Etzler was called to
dress his injuries. The opinion is that
he made a narrow escape from being
killed.
Leof Wolf, salesman for Baer'S, aud
J. II. Sperrv, a soap man, made mar
row escape yesterday afternoon in cross
ing Wheeling creek, Bridgeport. They
were crossing the swollen Stream in a
buggy, when they found themselves in
deep water. They escaped with = good
ducking.
Edward Steinbecker, Of South Jacob
street, suffered painful accident yes
terday at the Riverside tube works. He
is the 6under of pipes, and was unfor-
tunate in having one OF the ends OF his
finger crushed OF.
A heavy wagon owned by J. w. Nc
Curdy, Of the Eighth ward, broke down
on Thirty-ninth street, yesterday even
ing. The wagon was badly broken.
George Newcans, of Upper Benwood,
got his hand badly scalded at the River
side steel works yesterday morning.
Earl Hugens, Of Seventh street, fell
over steep bank, Monday, sustaining
several cuts and bruises.
a child of DR.. R. L. Ashbrook had its
right arm broken, Monday, while at
play.