The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-22
R0NEY'S POINT
MAN KILLED
cAAanesy white struek ~ west Ais.-
andsr Car and INSTANTLY
Eusd-
SAID TO FAVE BEEn
IN a DRuHKEn CONDITION
Foul Play suspsetsd- hut Authortus.
Do Not Agree in This
Theory


Lying across the city 4 PIN Grove
railroad company'S tracks a. Battle
Hun. a short distance beyond Ron.vr
Point. ~chauncey White. who made his
nome With relatives - valley Grow.
vas struck md Instantly killed b. Car.
40 -, on the West Alexander division
thursday evening al S5i O'Clock. a..
vas IN . condition according 10
the crew and the accident was entirely
unavoidable on the part Of the crew. a.
owing 20 the heavy mist and = rather
shsfp curve - the track. his body could
where he Was lying
The car. which leaves wheeling for
west Alexander at = O'Clock Vas in
charge OF Motorman Mike White and
"hnnrtor Charles Gribbenz. Passing
n9n.y = Point on thf outbound trip.
law. John Davis. OF Valley Grove. and
Win whom he resided. got on the car
ahd t"de a. FAR a. Battle Run. a consld-
-iaole distance this side OF Valley
DIvNe white was then slightly intoNl-
Gated and VAS SthggerinE. but as com
panion. Mr.. Davis. app.ured sob.r Af,sr
i"aNlns the men at Battle Hun. nothing
more "Is seen Of them until on the re-
urn trl9 10 Wheeling. the ca ran over
the unfortunate mans body.
lie was lying stretched fun length
across the tracks with his head over one
rail and his feet over the other A.
soon as Motormsn white saw the pros
trate form he instantly applied the
brakes OF tine car but was unable To
stop In time to avoid hitting the man
The truck struck him a terrific blow on
the head and also on the feet. knocking
him between the rails. thus preventing
the wheels from running over the body
anu "a. with the exc.p-
tion OF the injury to his head he was but
sIEhtly bruised and scratched.
When taken from under the trucks he
was sthl breathing. lie was placed on
the car ami rushed to Elm Grove. where
u WIS met ny Dr. ". A Cracraft Ir.
Who mad been communicate with. when
lin Grove was reached IL was discover
80 h+ r-d been deaf Tor several minutes.
Voting Coroner Dr. Charles ~ kesser
was notticd and The body was taken on
the car To Wheeling and later removed
To the mOrgue a. the Palace Undertaking
f~ariorS. Hcte ~ Was view o. Br. k-rsor
VINO rendered a verdict OF accidental
death. lie stated that death Was due TO
the Injury to- the head. lie STATED last
night that he did not think that Il was
necessary to hold an autopsy. but had
not decided a. TO whether an inquest
would be conducted. lie will give his
opinion this morning
III" victim OF the unfortunate accident
was about 30 wears % age and Of an
'tiuerant disposition. lie spent the most
90 his time at Davis home. lIs was
heaslly addicted To the use or intoNf-
cants ana u - said that an "a number
or occasions he has been found living
IN "a drunken Stupor OF the street car
tracks and also OF the g. a % tracks
which are near lie is survived bv q sis
ter. M John Davis. end "a brother
Jacob White. Of the Dallas pike nesr
i9"neyS Point. The funeral arrange
ments have not been completed
~ the time Of the accident Ills COM
panlon Was nowhere to he seen bur
about ten later he cam. down
Rattle Run. greatly shocked over iii.
awfui affair. While foul play was init
mated h.. some. 81 * hardly probable
maj 'ntS x th" case. is the opinion OF
the authorities