Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-01

WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK.
HURT INTERNALLY BUT WILL
LIKELY RECOVER IA FILTER
ING WATER WORKS TO BE
RECOMMENDED TO BENWOOD
COUNCIL = OTHER BENWOOD
NEWS.

Willie Yost, nine-year-old son OF
Amos Yost, was the victim of a seri-
| GUS accident occurring at Benwood
yesterday morning about six o'clock.
He is an employe OF the Gilleland glue
factory and was walking over the Ohio
River railroad trestle at Boggs' run on
his way to his work when he tripped
| and fell to the ground, a distance of
, about thirty feet. 1t was not until
about an hour after the mishap that
the lad was found lying in an uncon-
scious condition by people who were
passing near the trestle. He was at
once removed to mis- home on Nc
Mechen street and Dr. Alley was sum
mOned. After an examination had
been made it was found that the boy
had sustained a bad scalp wound and
a cut on the right knee. He also re-
ceived internal injuries, which pro-
idlced retching. After receiving the
necessary medical aid the lad recovered
consciousness. While the injuries are
of a serious nature it is not thought
that they will result fatally. Last
night he was resting as easily as could
be expected.
Councillnen Michael Dolan, John
Cusick, August Hepe and James Bar
rett have returned from Lorraine, Ohio,
after having inspected the filtering
water works at that place, and express
themselves as being perfectly satisfied
with the process Tor purifying river
water. The committee made the in
spection to ascertain as to whether the
filtering process would meet the re-
quirements eff Benwood, and will rec
Cmmend such a structure in their re-
port to Council at special meeting
tomorrow evening.
The party were given a cordial wei
come at the works by Supt. C. L. Pen
n.y. f. S. Dontewille, of the Holly Man
ufacturing Company, of New York, and
Capt. Joseph Bowen, of the tug Cas-
cade. The Councilmen brought home
with them samples of the water before
and after having been taken through
the process, and it was found that the
water becomes 81 per cent purer.
The Wheeling Street Railway Com
pany yesterday notified the street COM
missioners that they would at once pro-
coed to repair the Benwood division
of the line.
Miss Mary Dixon, of Main street.
very Hospitality entertained a number
of her friends last evening. Refresh
ments were servd.
Prof. N. E. German is lying i'll of
gastric fever.
Miss Jessie Tarbot is i'll at her home
on McMechen street.
Sheppard Hoyt was taken suddenly
Ill at his home on Marshall street yes
terday. He was found lying uncon-
scious by a member of the household
DR.. Alley was summoned, and found
Mr.. Hoyt to be suffering from a bad
case of Indigestion
Through the efforts of Health Officer
Alley, the B. & O. Railroad Company
has promised to drain the pond near
Ramsay's place. 1t is feared that the
stagnant water will be the cause of
creating a disease to prevail among
the residents in the vicinity.
Miss Mary Hall, teacher in the
North End school, is suffering from
bronchitis.
Frank Porterfeld, Jr., of this city,
has resigned his position with the
Moundsville Hardware Company.
Rev. Father McMenamin went to Dill
lonvale yesterday to visit relatives
Rev. Father Read is recovering from
nervous prostration.
The M. B. & w. Railway Company
and the Council Committee on Ordin-
ances will meet together this evening
to consider the repealed ordinance and
the formulating of new one.