Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-05


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mann Vas Il Nv h,,rned about the
a3n4, ll2 III. 4U,lfr wae burned on
NM HANDS arms ana FEET and Fire
MN 'ns,.1rtn MS scvarelv burned on
4ha i.ac1r ~ MA head and neck. The
borses wese frIp1,fempfl ana ran away.
M t.4lver,s hands heing "a severely
ihurn@d mai be eo,1]d not control them.
Tina onr}n4 wns overturned and dam
arad one III INA horses was badly
bsrn,.d
'qebo shnwAr ~ fayna 4hat fell after
az sxS1rsi<,,, ns,,se,t avarvtbinp he
noatS Il a,,d 81 Fra ~ two houses
m,j,lrh s,ro,,S, ~ ,var "a, wards away
mt ia If,a,nes we've soon extinruished.
Il 1rce1 s., ex.,s ,so,,e,s nan who was AT
" urroc1r vvbe,, rha explosion occur
4, f,,, 49, ya1its,g ar,d ran Quick
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as,t !, 3, f,.s,,,, a,s;rg burned
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~ a,,d tr,,cturas was
syjfh ~ n,sltor "a HE Marty hui
r. sns,,e Mannar Escaped
rcfth onlv 4uo hands slightly burned
@nd his face scorched. vice President
and General Manager Geo. A. Burt
had 4 narrow escape from the same
fate the other officials met He had
been notified of the fire and started
scene, but Mrs. Burt called after
hat he must not go until he had
IA q cup of coffee. He stopped to
gel the coefPe and while he was drink
ing 1t the explosion occurred. But for
his wife he would no doubt also have
been among those killed.
Parties searching through the corn
field for remains discovered all that
was LETT of Mr.. Hamilton's watch an
hour a.yer the accident. 1t was al
most demolished and the works were
ent1reley gone, but on the case could
still be seen the inscription showing
Hhat the watch had been presented TO
mr.. Hamilton by the X q B. n. rail-
road August ~, 1892
Several sums OF money were found
Dy searching parties, scattered about
the oornmeids and over the tracks
Inc roll o. bills contained $50, an
ouner w anc there We're some smailer
sums. was all turned over 10 the
pncials OF the road.
n. =. Barringer
was standing beside Jim Ruth, his som
N'iaW, ana several OF the omclals Wnen
sne explosion occurred. he mac MS
Oack 70 the car ana was thrown thirty
leN INTO cornneid, escaping injury,
'Wnlse three OF the party were Killed.
DICK shannon, one OF the dead, is
me lhIru son Inat mrs. shannon mas
zoe. ~ Ialiroad acclaents. Sne knew
no'Mhg OF her last bereavement until
they came bearing poor DICK charreo
Anu inutiiaLeu pody 10 her nome.
Dfauiey reeves, one OF the dead, was
gut last evening marcnlng with the A.
2. Whlle cruz, q Wnlch ne was mem
Der, ana was making great preparations
LOT ms anticipated Trip 10 charleston.
awhen tne news OF the terrible caian-
sty became eenerally circulated through
ne city the season OF IestlFity was
2angea % one OF SADNESS. All forms
spfau9ns were abandoned; Inc
rs ReTWslteo 70 play on
~ s1rests, picnics ana sociai gamer
ynss we're gwen up, tne mayor Issued a
2 ls''a .a Isierrins 70 the irisntlui
j 1ala.nsey Wnlch nad oVertaken Inc CITY,
acaultihg II the dea1n OF seve-al OF our
ne, zlosl prOmlnent cltizehs' ana Gazing on
sne peopie 70 aDanoon
All the Ordinary Festivities
I'pf Independence Day, to suspend the
shooting OF fireworks and the making
Of unusual noises or the usual demon
Etrations incident to the Fourth of