The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-20
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Fairmont With ali It's goodness IS a
peculiar city IN many ways. Have you
ever noticed how lew acc idents here
lare 10 occur here when one taxi Into
iconsld eration that there u are many
accid dents Of various kinds to happen
MONTH In many cities throughout the
Union that are about the size OF Fair:
mont? There are pre- babiy a scora
| Of automobiles In this city and which
are driven over the streets every pref
lty day-4some sof; which / are run with
f;consid erable speed but thanks to
providence that there have been few
Eifs any bad accidents to occur here
Esince the buzz wagons were intro.
duced, and there has never been IA IA.
tai accident TO any one, pedestrian or
1.-THE occupants of the cars, while as
STATED, some drivers here are care.
Hess at times, as they are In, any city
and there have been some close calls
but as yet nothing OF "a serious nature
has happened. Then take the many
Industries here; employing many men,
boys and sgirls-boys are usually care.
less about machinery--and even at
that there are few OF them TO be badly
injured while at work, and 1t is indeed
a very rare occurrence for a girl to
meet with an accident in any Of Fair.
mont's factories. & rs
IS Not only are there few accidents to
occur. at industries but II is seldom
that Any Fairmont citizen is seriously
or even painfully injured in or about
his home. Can you not recall that in
many other cities the size OF Fairmont
that It is almost daily occurrence
for a woman to fall off the back steps
and break an arm or sustain painful
bruises as the man Of the house to fall
off a step ladder while hanging pic.
ture or adjusting the stove pipe? 1t
seems that the banana pecls coming
to this city and thrown on the side.
walks are a different kInd-that they
are not as slick or slippery as tnos,y
found in other places. for regardless
Of how many there are icarelessly
thrown on walks-and there are not d
few-.they never seem to cause. one to
slip up and break a limb or bruise
Shoulder" III. 4, e
Then this is not unusual in! cities
the size OF Fairmont, for driver to
getabout half picked and fall or his
wagon seat and receive serious and
often fatal injuries. The wagon seats
here are the same as in any other mu-
nicipalpy. Then every once ii d while
In towns about the size Of this some
one steps In n hole-breaks leg and
the city compromises, the matter. Fair.
mont has not the best streets in the
world either. Was there ever any
one struck by n street car in this city
since the white man drove the In.
dams from this neck OF the woods.
You Will note this Is a question. Tho
South Side bridge Is n splendid place
on which to get struck by q car and
especially when man is suffering
with vertigo-"giddiness in the head"
says Webster-and which giddiness
is sometimes found in bottles, barrels
and schooners. Be that as 1t may.
there are few accidents OF any kind.
manner or description to occur in
Fairmont compared with other cities,
and to the credit Of the fair name Of
the Mountain City. there are few
fights that result in any one receiving
serious injuries. That would come I'm.
der accidents, for 1t Is usually Just &C.
cidentaly that the combat took place,
for II the two Combatants had not met
by accident It would not have oc.
Cured. Did you ever hear recently Of
any OF these kind OF accidents happen.
Ing In Fairmont: brick or other mate.
rial falling on a pedestrians head
while building was under construc.
ton, sign ever blow. down and hit any
one on tho cranium horse run away
ana occupants OF the vehicle fatally in.
1urcd, lightning ever strike any one,
boiler burst. electric wire fall and the
person on whom it alighted couldn't
stand the shock, any one burned to
death by their clothes catching afire
or In building, any ones iugular vein
punctured by coming In contact with
spears worn in women's hats, common.
ly known us hat pins? None of these
things have happened In Falrmont re-.
Gently, and as time goes by 1t appears
that there are fewer and fewer aGci.
dents of various kinds. 1t is almost a
weekly occurrence in cities the size
of Fairmont where gas Is useu us ex.
tenslvely that an explosion does not
occur and resulting In one or more
deaths. or the occnpants of the huild.