Research Topic

Accidents

Although frequently occurring, accidents tied to labor were often only documented briefly, if at all, in newspapers and scattered records. These brief accounts offer some of the only available documentation of the risks faced by working-class families in Jefferson County, West Virginia.

This topic appears in 150 indexed records between 1817 and 1965.
150 Indexed Records
1817 Earliest Record
1965 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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May 19, 2020

The Sad Drowning of Roy Staley

The Register last week gave a brief account of the drowning of Roy Landis Staley, son of Mr. James P. Staley, which occurred about noon on Thursday. The sad affair occurred after a part of ou […]
December 4, 2019

Dr. John Reynolds Dead

The first operation, probably, that was performed in this section of Virginia with the use of chloroform was by Dr. [John] Reynolds. It was on March 1, 1848 , and the patient was an Irish workman at […]
September 18, 2018

Fire at Triadelphia, MD

A fire occurred at Triadelphia, Montgomery County, Md., on Monday morning last, at 2 o’clock. Much valuable property was threatened, owing to the high wind blowing at the time. The dwelling adjoining that of Mr. Lansdale, […]
September 18, 2018

Darby Killed in Shocking Accident

Shocking Accident. — Augustus Darby, aged 10 or 12 years, a son of Mr. Grafton Darby, of Martinsburg, was suddenly killed on Wednesday last. He was playing at the saw-mill of Fitz, when his clothing was […]
September 18, 2018

Rockingham County Wedding Tragedy

Sad Termination to a Frolic A correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch, writes from Harrisonburg, Va., under the date of April 7th, as follows: On Thursday night last there was a terrible tragedy enacted in this county. […]
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 34 records
1910s 30 records
1900s 24 records
1930s 14 records
1830s 9 records
1880s 9 records