Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-03-02
NEGRO HURLED FROM
The n. & W. BRIDGE
Attempted to Board Pass.
Ing Freight Train--Oth-
er kenOVa News.

w eAeS' hiCAduucT, COlOreO
school teacher, has paid his last bod.
lily visit to Kenova.
Walter had been to Catlettsburp
last MONDAY renewing old acq quaint,
ances. He kept up his connivency
with the Gate City friends until a
late hour. When he got ready to
return home he was brought to a
realization Of the fact that the fer.
ries bad suspended operations for
the night. Evidently agreeing with
the songster that "the longest way
round is the sweetest way home, !"
the school teacher boarded a street
car and came to Kenova with the
Intention of boarding freight.
Walter arrived ere all right; but
bis departure was one of sadness
to his relatives aud friends. In at
tempting to board fast moving
freight at the approach to the n.
u w. bridge, the colored man miss
ed the hand hold on a oar and was
hurled thirty feet to the ground be-
low. In his descent his head came
In contact with an iron girder. The
conclusion laid the mans scalp open
In tour places. bis lef; arm was
almost torn from the body. 1t is
supposed the member was caught
IN some of the protruding timbers
or iron during the descent. The
negro's legs were badly lacerated
while there were also a number Of
severe bruises about the body.
The accident occurred near Chest.
nut street about II O'Clock Monday
night, but the man was not found
until some three hours later.
He was removed 70 the city hos
pita! and medical attention render
ed, but the injuries sustained caused
his death few hours later. The
remains were turned over TO an un.
der;aker from lronton and the body
was taken to that place for burial.
Walter Alexander was a man of
superior intelligence to most of those
of his race. He was well educated
and had taught school at various
places. His manners were those of
colored gentleman and his people
are said TO be we'll TO do.
PERSONALS.
Mrs. Terrace Mulligan is very
ill.
Mrs. VIII Lett is reported quite
i'll.
III. T. Breece.- who has been i'll
with grip, is better.
Miss Minnie Willis was recent
Huntington visitor.
Mrs. j. ID. Booth, who has been
sick, is convalescent.
VIM. Corn of Crum was a Sun
day visitor TO our city.
Jesse Piles of Huntington visited
relatives here last week.
G. V. Dodge was Ceredo visi-
tor last Friday evening.
Smith Garrett of Dickson was
Kenoya caller Saturday.
w. D. Harris of Ceredo was
visitor to our city Saturday.
Miss Mary MuIleDs of Ports
mouth visited here last week.
Collins Larrimore was Hunting
ton visitor Monday afternoon.
Frank Mulligan has been on the
sick list for the past few days.
Mrs Gilbert Reed has almost re-
covered from an attack of grip.
Miss Alice Lambert called on
Ceredo friends Tuesday evening.
w. w. Breeze was transacting
business at Huntington Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Clark of Prichard
visited KenOva relatives last week.
Mrs. Albert Hale is confined to
her room suffering with erysipelas.
Miss Leila Bondley called on
Huntington friends last Saturday.
Yardmaster Haven Kirk and
Uncle Ed Davis bad narrow es.
cape from severe injuries and a
probable death Monday when car
| jumped the track at the n 81 w.
yard Office. In making shift one
Of the cars was derailed and paid
its respects to Messrs. Kirk and
Davis by blowing into the buildine
and knocking it from its founda.
tion. These gentlemen we're thrown
to the floor and sides of the build