The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-18

Pearl street.
Alrs. Martha Palmer, lG5 KonlIwor;h
avenue,
Mario Mitchen, 81 year, old. dOmo,tic,
Boil avenue,
Augusta sarinski, lO7 Central avenue.
Gortie Huffman, years and . months
old, 1908 Pearl strooE,
Louis F, Huletz, mail carrier, IS Bro.
yier strees
Miss Martha sauornheimer, 1854 Mer.
chants avenue.
- LoOnsy years old, 81! Clifton
street
Il, @. Psse, residence unknown.
Matthew Callahan, Hamilton street
a FRANTIC FATHER.
The finding Of the body OF little Ger.
tie Hoffman filled the cup OF sorrow for
4. W. Holman, grocery salesman llV.
ing at 1908 Pearl street. She was the
last member OF his family. His wife and
son Harvey, tho latter aged seyeu, were
taken from tho river last night, Tho
little girls body was found lodged
against the bank OF the river. Her littls
hands were filed with spliuters from
tho wrecked car aud hor baby face was
badly bruised. When Hoffman realized
what had happened to him, he became
beTeft OF his reason. Rushing TO the
river, he plunged in and tried TO drown
himself, but was rescued by friends who
took him away and tried to comfort
him.
The final ideuiihcation Of the body Of
Curt Lepehne by HE atep.iather, Prof.
Charles L Clements, to-day disclosed
romance, Lepohne's mothor was an
English girl Several years ago she
went to Berlin 10 atudy music aud there
met aud married q German army officer
named Lepohue. Four children were
born to her and nor husband died,
Last summer she met Prof. Charles L.
Clements and tho two became engaged.
Prof. Clements was teacher in a muIi.
cal school In Berlin, but he obtained an
offer OF q position in this city, Ho
came to Cleveland aud Mrs. Lepehne
followed him here, arriving only last
month with her children. They wcro
married soon attetward. Curt, who was
fourteen year, Of age, was her eldest son.
THE NoTORMAS5 STORY
August Rogers, the motorman, Is still
detained at the Central Itntion, though
he ia now held only ms witness before
tho coroner. lie talked about the acci.
dent TO day
at wa, my second trip" hO began.
"Just after leaving the market house !
looked into the car, and from what can
remember thOrn we're about twenty or
twenty-five passengers. They were
mostly women and children, | think.
When my motor reached the switch at
| tho approach Of tue draw in tho via.
| duct | shut oil my current and applied
| the brake. The car came TO full stop
and the conductor ran ahead and threw
the switch. lio motionei me Rhoad
| with wave Of his arm. lput my lover
at tho frat notch and az passed the
conductor, who always stands at tho
switch lover until tho car has passed,
was running at tho rate OF possibly four
miles an hour. | looked back, as ! al
ways do, and saw him get on the rear
platform, Looking ahead thought
saw the gates at tho draw
closed over the track, but as my lights
we're burning nud l had current, tho
thought occurred 10 mo that my eyes
must have been a. fault. was Just in
the act OF giving, aud possibly gavo tho
lover q slight push forward, when
was startled by the gates just in front
Of mo aud heard snmo one yell Jump
| don't know whether / revetsOd tho
current OF not, for realized tho danger
and leRpcd from tho vesttbulo. As |
lsapod thought that | would plunge
hoadiOng down into tho rlvor, but as tho
car struck tho gate | foil on 1t and
caught tho iron frame Gnd saved my.
self. Tho car went down with an awful
crash, but never heard murmur or
anything that rosembled scream"
Hero Rogers buried his face In his
hands and cried: MY God! It's an
awfnl thing"
His vito, who stood by his side, con.
Eolol MIN by saying: Certainly, II was
no fault Of yours."
no" hc replied, "but think OF III
Oh. my God Just think Of III"
Rogers thOn buried his head dcopor
In hi. hands, and began TO sob moan
ing: "My God! sly God! IIs too bad,
too badp
Whom he had recovered himself
somewhat, Rogers continued;
"Whon | was irssd from tho iron
cato, scarcely know what TO do. | wat
dn1od. lually concluded to run back
to the market houao aud toll the police.
did this a1d then ran back TO tho
pconU Of tho accident ! hurried down
tho ombankmou. aud began 10 pull
bodies out from tho wreck worked
there for fully nu hour. maybe an hour
aud a half lhon grew sick and wont
home"
"Whon YOU 1rat haw tho galcs oil tho
draw, wore yOur lights burning aud did
| YOU hay0 CurruntY'
"l did hAvo cntfOnt and my lights
wore burning. That IL tho reason why
| | thought OF no danger. When tho
draw Ia opon tho lights usually 10 out,
but II was not tho case at tho timN Of
tho accident, ~ can swear. Aa | told
YOU, ] was surprised when | saw tho
patOS aud know that had both lights
and cnfroul, which has nuyOt boon tho
case before whom tho gatOl have hccn
closnd na tho swinging Of tho bridge
cuts oil Tho current, aud Ut course whom
this Ia done tho lights 20 out"
"llow do YOU account Tor tho strange
inclY
~ cannot account Tor 1t, but swear
that II was no. have never had an
accident Of any Kind until this ono, and
believe lhli Will XIII NO"
MrtE mym'a nlrtoN.
ThpdlyoraI work on tho wtock to-day
brought upa handful Of hair from tho
head NJ woman whose body was
wcdgOd under lhO motor trucks Tho