Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-29

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PITTsBURG, July $.-Eight persons
were drowned in the food last night
seven Of these met death at Cecil. mining
and oil hamlet in Washington county, ths
eighth victim going down at Carnegie.
The dead are:
MRS. SAMUEL MCKINNEY, so yeau
Cd.
MARGARET MCKINNEY. 80 years o.d
daughter.
JAMES MCKINNEY. s years. son.
CLYDE BEATTY. Il years old. oil we'll
pumper, Of S.stersv!l!e. W. Va.
J. c. HIGGINS. 4j years oil well pump
or, of Bradford, Pa.
VINCENT WILKINSON. = years, oil
well employe, Of Vowink.e. Forest county,
Pa.
JENNIE HOLMES, IS years daughter Of
a Cecil coal miner
JOHN WRIGHT (colcreD, II years. en-
ploye Of liveryman at Carnegie.
Samuel Mckinney kept a boarding house
at Cecil for the accommodation Of oil men
and miners, on the banks of Milier's run.
There were thirteen people in tae house
when the water commenced 10 ris at $3.50
last night. but TO serious danger was ap-
pretended. Suddenly the house. a two
story frame was washed into the seethng
waters and rapidly carried down stream.
About go yards below stands a bridge.
The house crashed against tnis structure
and was crushed ike an egg shell. Hig-
gins and W. 3. Wh.trer were caught be-
tween the first and second floors Higgins
died there. hut Whtnar made a miracu-
Ions escape. Just below the bridge the
wreckage stuck OF a sand bar. with those
Of the party who were still alive clnging
to the pieces.
Thomas HAYES, Vincent Wilkinson ana
Others formed a rescuing party. Whtner
wos rescued while fast in the wreckage by
Wilkinson. who also dragged the dad
body of Higgins from its Judgement.
Samuel Mckinney was also saved by Will
kus0n.
After assisting I'm other rescues. Willkin-
son heard a cry for help from the Opposite
side Of the stream, and Notwithstanding
the extreme hazard attached 10 the at
tempt the brave fellow made the ffort 10
swim across with a rope Wnen about hair
way over a log struck him on the had
and broke his neck. His body was found
several hundred yards below lodged IN
tree.
Clvde Beatty was anothe~ hero 90 the dis
aster who Lost h-F Ufa. He made str,nu-
Gus efforts 20 save MlrgIrtf Mckinney aa3
Jennie Hllmcs and had them lodged .r a
tree when a wave came along AMI swept
all thr 90 deata. 1eatty had several op-
p-rtunit..s o. save hims 20 but refused t1
Lave his weaker companions The %
the unfortunate party who were rescued
VIZ. taken from th, branches OF TN and
portfcns = tn. wrecked house. Those wHo
los, their ives re either crushed ln the
vr-rl,sgA or knocked in- nsible by rapidly
floating l,r.. msk.rg thcm an easy proy
f-- tr. rlr.rg torrent. The bodies have
all h..n recovered
Wright. th, c-. ri uveryman. while at-
tempting o. drive across bridge at Mur-
ray HiI. was caught hy thc hlgh water -
Chlr'isrs creek. near Carnegie. and
drowned.
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q ST Clair street. struck by lightning.
condition critical. George Miller. 22j Main
street. Allegheny. fatally Injured Thomas