The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-28
STEUBENVILLE
Lives To Tell Tale
Of Miraculous Escape

Steuhcnville. Ohio. Oct H7.--S;ruck hE
a switch engine with such force as To
be knckcd fttecn feet in the air Will"
walking on the Wabash railroad bridge
at Coalmont. west OF MsnGo and then
falling through a treStle 10 The ground.
4 distance Of sixty feet. striking SNe"
steel Orders iuhiS descent, finally land
ing on a concrete base with terrific force
was the unique experience OF g. W.
johnson. aged 81 wears. Wabash railroad
fireman and resident "f Pittsburgh. and
he still lives 10 tell about II.
He Is in the Gil hoSp!,a! here with
two fractured hihs aud broken wrist
bu, his injuries are not serious.
Johnsous escape from death Is con-
sidcrcd a miracle by fellow w"rkmen
VINO saw him struck by the locomotive
and witnessed his fall through the
treStle. According :" Johns"n's own
story o. his experience. he was con-
sc,ous all the while of what was trans
hiring and no claims that In his drop
through the bridge he counted each
g!rder. seven in all. on which he dropped
one after the other.
Emil Made Homeless.
Mrs Katherine Small and sly small
children. were rendered homeless when
their dwelling on Hovertun Heights. just
north OF Follansbcr. W. Va. was burned
TO the ground. The fire. or!!n unknown.
broke out in the first floor OF tho home
shortly after midnight and was d'scoH-
cred by Mrs. Small who Rwokc choking
from smoke. She succeeded IN getting
three o fihe children out OF the house
and they ran for assistance. She went
back Int othe flaming dwelling after the
other three and with the assistance o;
neighbours who come 10 her aid. succeed
cd IN rcscuing them all, although two Of
the youngsters were slightly burned.
The family los, all household goods and
personal belongings. They were taken
in by kindly neighbors.
Dies OF Injuries.
Mike Rlen SKI. aged 81 years. coal
miner. empioye OF tho pittsburgh West
Virginia oCa. company. died at the Ohio
Valley hospital hero OF injuries sustain
CT at the company's mine at Golfers. w.
Va on Wednesday. when ne Wa caught
An Gcrushed undc.' = heavy al LOT sla'e
The man was terribly c"ush"l ab 1T tn.
head and neve: "eGain"d consciousness
No relatives could le / Gated.
Court Matters.
Myrtle Pellcgrino has filed suit for d.
vorce from Nick pcIlcgr!no. local pro-
duce dealer. alleging extreme cruelty in
beating her and threatening /" XIII her.
In the case OF State OF Onto on com
plain, % olive Jackson ". John Saund-
ers. the defendant was found guilty by
a fury on paternity charge.
William Rhoade;. cnloccd, who yes'er-
dav no. and wounded James Mccullough.
also colorcd. was held to the grand jury
under Bond OF $500 by Mayor Hawkins
on charge Of shooting with intent TO
XIII.
Mary f. BOYD has sued for divorce
from Thomas +. Boyd. alleging gross
neglect and desHyt:CH.
Marriage Licenses,
Wilbur ThonpsUQ, y. of kcnwood, o.
nd Gaynel.a Shepherd. IS, of Fcrnwood
Jospeh Kelly. Is. and Edith Vance. ~.
both OF Stcubcnvi!le. Nicholas Marc
vich, "a and Dorothy Gray, ~. both
OF Mingo Junction.
Boys Are Hold.
william Herman. aged II years, ana
Ronald Rouse. aged - years. q! Salem.
O.. who have been missing from their
homes for several days were located in
the railroad yards at M!ngo today and
ere held for tho Salem authorities.
Theft Charged.
Paul kaniuSk! was arrested here today
charged with the theft Of coal from rail
road cars. Pcunsy detectives making the
arrest He IS held for hearing.