The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-08
WHEELING Boys
awful DEATH
cluTcHEo LIVE WIRE OF ELEc.
TRIO RAILWAY COMPANY AND
WAS INSTANTLY KILLED.

WHEELING. Jan. S.-Ezra Blosser,
a 1~4.year-old boy, wars e~lectrocuted at
Elm Grove last night. He was en-.
deavoring to walk the wall of the
stone bridge Just west of the Paxton
place when he lost his balance. He
clutched a live wire of the Wheeling
and Elm Grove Railway company AMI
1,25O volts shot through his body.
Death came almost instantly.
AT the time the unfortunate acct.
dent occurred, young Blosser was on
his way home with his mother. His
mother, who is Mrs. George Mitchen,
having been married twice. is JAM.
tress of the Elm Grove public school,
and the two had been at the school.
house cleaning the place. In boyish
fun, young Blosser was walking the
high stone wall at the north side of
he bridge.
Boy Slipped.
The top ofsthe wall is rather a peri,
lous place and the boy slipped. In.
stantly he tried to save himself. He
threw his arms wildly about and his
hands came in contrct with the cleo,
trlc wire. There was a binding fash
I'D a cry of agony from the youth.
The grip of the electric current held
him like a band of steel.
His mother, who was walking al his
side, realized in an instant what had
Unopened and she grabbed ser son. to,
tally unafraid. She icrked him from
the top of the wall and broke his boil
on the cruel wire, but 1t was too late,
the deadly current hal done It's work.
Tbc boy lived but a few seconds after
he touched the ground. The snrieks
of the mother when she saw the life.
less form Of her offspring we're agoniz.
Ing and they soon brought a number
of people to the Gene.
Doctor Summoned.
The dead boy was carried into the
McCombs' saloon. about so yards from
the bridge. and DIR. Leach X. Cracraft
was summoned. When the physician
arrived he saw at a glance that his
services would be of no avail. Later
the body was removed to the Thorn.
burg undertaking parlors.
Young Blosser was employed as de.
livery boy at the Bedillion grocery
store and was well liked by every one
who knew him. He attended the Elm
Grove public school, until one year
ago, when he left school to accept the
position at the grocery store. The
news Of his death vas sad tidings 10
the many people of Elm Grove who
knew him.
Wire Hung Very Low.
The wire that caused the death of
the boy was from the electric light
plant Of the Wheeling & Elm Grove
Railway Co. How It came to be hang.
ing SO low that young Blosser caught
1t when he fell, is hard to understand.
After the plant at the Grove had been
notified Of the death Of Blosser, the
employees refused to make any state
ments as to why the wire came to be in
that position.
A sad feature in connection with the
accident is that the deceased would
have celebrated his 18th birthday to-
day. The family does not live in the
town of Elm Grove proper, but make
their home at Pryor's Station.
Reprint, News-Herald: "There is al.
least n effctaal, safe, n reliable
Cough Cure-Dr. Shoop's-that we re.
gard as suitable, even for the young.
est child. For years DR.. Shoop bit.
terly opposed the use OF opiates or mar
cotics in medicine. offering $40 per
drop or any one finding Opium, Chlolo
form, or any cher poisonous or mar.
cotic ingredient in DR.. Shops Cough
Cure. And the challenge is as yet
unanswered. Here is one manufac.
turing physician who welcomed with