SOD
A teri I ee At
Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance
Bellefonte, Pa., Feb. 7, 1886.
P. GRAY MEEK,
EbiToR.
A Subject for a Veto.
At no time in the ‘history af this
‘government was there 80’ much need of
economizing its resources as there is
at this time, when by a long series of
extravagant measures, continued
through a succession of Republican
administrations, the treasury has heen
brovght to the verge of bankruptcy
and the government credit has fallen
below par. The present finavcial die-
orders can be attributed to no other
than long continued causes, that are
now showing their effects in this ad-
ministration, which is powerless to
counteract them when a hostile Con-
grees is doing all ii can to embrace it
for political effect. :
The President, hcwever, is in a posi-
tion to check, to some extent, the
naturally extravagant tendency of Re-
publican legielation, and it is believed
tbat he will use his veto in lopping off
some of thie expenditures which this
Congress is disposed to indulge in.
River and hsrbor bills have always
been the medium of extravagant out-
lay and unnecessary expense, and ap-
prehension is being felt aniong those
who are interested in a big appropria-
tion for'that questionable purpose, that
the President will veto the river and
barbor bill that may be passed at this
session, ;
We believe that the country would
approve of the President calling a halt
on this kind of expenditure at this
time, when the treasury is embarrassed
by previous extravagance and the Con-
gress that would impose a heavy river
and harbor expense refuses to do any-
thing for the relief of the financial em-
barrassment, seeing no other remedy
but an increase of taxation on clothing
and other vecesearies of the people.
There are some locahlies that are in-
terested in having public money ex-
pended upon rivers and harbors, but
"the general interests of the country
would not be seriously set back
by haying such improvements sus-
pended for awhile, and under existing
financial conditions public opinion
wonld sustain the President if
he should veto the river and
harbor bill. Senator Vieas inti-
mates that this will be doue if euch a
bill is sent in to the executive at this
session, it being Mr. CLEVELAND'S con-
viction that a Congrese that is forcing
the government to borrow money has
no right to make appropriations that
may be dispensed with. A measure
that affords eo much plunder would
be likely to be passed over his veto if
it were not that speaker Reep, who is
a candidate for President, would not
like to go before the country in a pres-
idential campaign with such a record.
Tillman's Scandalous Conduct.
There has been furnished another il- |
lustration of the fact that CLEVELAND
hae reason to be loved for the enemies
he has made. We refer to the scandal-
ous episode of TILLMAN’S speech in the
Senate in which he poured the vilest
abuse on the President.
But while this outrage was perpetra-
ted upon the head of the nation, it was
the Senate that suffered most from the
blackguard conduct of one of its nem-
bere. No legislative body was ever so
insulted by the deliberate misbehavior
of a ruffian who violated every rule of
courtesy, and heaped his abuse indis-
criminately upon high officials in every
department of the government. The
President and the secretary of the
treasury were the chief objects of TiLL-
MAN’s vituperation, and it is greatly to
their credit that such a blackguard
should be their enemy, but all who did
not agree with his crude and narrow
views of public policy were included
within the range of his abuse.
When euch an incident can occur
in the Senate of the United States,
what has become of the dignity upon
which that body has been accustomed
to pride itself? Where is the sena-
torial courtesy that has been so much
spoken of and so paraded? The high
public officers who were so shamefully
ageailed were in nb way injured by an
attack from such an assailant, but has
not TiLLMAN’s performance helped to
diminich the public respect for the
United States Senate which has been
on the decline for some time past.
When Wessrer, Carnouw, Cray,
BeENTON, BucHANAN and others of their
great contemporaries were in the Sen-
ate, such antics as those of TILLMAN in
the Senate chamber would have been
impossible, and that they can occur at
this time is an evidence of senatorial
decadence,
——Read the WATCHMAN,
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Trouble Among the Shepherds. Frightful Boiler Explosion at Holli- -..... Senator Gorman at Work. ADDITIONAL LOCALS,
The Ohio Legielature the other day days i Tying fa Compromise Different Emmis
passed resolutions giving Congress in-
structions what to do with the tariff
bill now pending in that body. It is
customary with Republican State
Legislatures to interest themselves in
such subjects as the tariff, and the
Obio law makers did ro more than
follow this Republican custom, their
instruction being of course in the line
of the stiffest protective duties. But it
is an astonishing circumstance that
their unanimity was disturbed by Sen
ator GARFIELD, son of the late Presi-
dent, who, with a small body of Repub-
lican low tariff Senators, opposed the
restoration of a tariff duty on wool.
If there 1s anything a thorough-paced
Ohio Republican swears by it is a stiff
tarift on wool. If there is anythiog he
8wears at 1t is the proposition to put
wool on the free list. It seems to be
the idea of the Ohio ‘political shepherd
that wool : has no other object in
growing on the back of the sheep
than to be tariffed. It ie therefore
easy to imagine the indignation that
must have been excited among them
by young GarrieLp and his free wool
associates interfering with what they
consider the natural purpose for which
is grown. That Republicans
should so far depart from the true
faith as to object to tariffing the prod
uct of the sheep must have appeared
to the ehepherds as not only against
Republican principles, but actually
against nature.
However, it is gratifying to those
who are not crazy on the tariff ques-
tion to obeerve that there are Ohio
Republicans with sense enough to see
that free wool is a great advantage to
the manufacturers, without being detri-
mental to the interest of the wool
racer, and it 18 particularly gratifying
to observe that the young Ohi6 Legis:
lator who led off in this enlightened
view is the son of the Republican
President who declared himself to be
in favor of the kind of tariff that would
ultimately lead to free (rade. The son
appears lo have the good sense of his
father.
in conversation with a promi-
nent Eoglish gentleman at Suwannee
Springs, Fla., recently, we learned that
the sentiment of the English people
toward Americans is of the friendliest,
The gentleman is prominent in Loo-
don and Montreal business circles and
said “our common interests are too
vast to even consider a condition that
might reeult in strained relations.”
The recent speech of Lord ARTHUR
JAMES BALFOUR voices the same senti-
ment from high official circles that we
were eo gratified to hear from a man
of influence in the business world.
A Noble Response.
The question of confidence in the
credit of the United States government
is no longer a question at all. , Only a
vague recollection remains that there
were those who attempted to raise a
public scare and create a panic by as-
serting that public confidence had been
shattered.
Yesterday's opening of the bids for
a popular loan of $100,000,000 dispels
the last mist that might have befogged
the miad of the alarmist. Notwith-
standing the statements that a popular
loan could never be effected the open-
ing of the bids revealed the fact that
nearly eix times the required amount
-had been offered. A
This startling denouement has al-
ready had the effect of greatly stimu-
lating trade, stocks have advanced,
grain has advanced and foreign pur-
chages are already resuming with re-
newed activity.
When an extremity confronts their
government the citizens of the United
States can be relied upon to respond
nobly to 1ts call for support.
EES
Welsh Tin-Plate Depreciation.
The Exports to the United States Have Fallen
Off Enormously Since 1892.
WasniNGgToN, January 31.—“The
tin-plate trade of Squth Wales has per-
sistently, during the past few months,
gone from bad to worse,” is the report
or that industry just received at the
state department from Anthony Ho-
wells, United States consul at Cardiff.
The falling off since 1892 has been
enormous. While the total decrease
reaches £93,991, it would have been
greater had there not been increased
exports to some countries, as the fall
ing off in exports to the United States
itself was no less than £202,808. In
spite of this, the United States remains
the leading customer, for she consumes
even now more than half of the tin-
plete exported from Great Britain.
AE STI RSS.
The Army Appropriation Bill.
WasniNgroN, Jan. 31,.—The army
appropriation bill was completed to-
day by the House committee on mili-
tary affairs and will be reported to the
House soon. The bill carries $23,-
275,902, a decrease from the estimates
made by the War department of $817,
000. . Last year's bill appropriated
$23,252,608. Of the appropriations,
$13,103,512 is for the pay of the army ;
$1,655,000 for subsistence ; $7,337,000
for the quartermaster’s department,
and $1,089,000 for the ordinance de-
! partment. :
Seven Workmen Killed and Many Others Wound-
ed The Building a Complete Wreck.
HoLLiDAYSBURG, Jan.
led through the roof- into mid-air as
cending about 300 feet. So nearly per-
pendicular was its course that in fall.
ing it struck about 75 feet from where |
it had stood, crashing through the
southern end: and reducing that por
tion of the building to fragments.
The works, which were crowded
with orders, had been running on doub.
le turn for some fime past. This
morning shortly after the night force
had gone off duty 2nd the day shift
were preparing for work, one of the
large boilers located at the extreme
southeast end of the will exploded, ap.
parently without any cause. About
oue-balf of the works and machinery |
were demolished by the explosion.
- As soon as those who were not in-
jured by the flying bricks, boards and
pieces of iron had recovered their self-
possession, they set to work to rescue
their more unfortunate fellow work-
men.
THE KILLED AND INJURED.
Three were found to have been kill:
ed outright and nearly a score injured.
The list of killed is as follows :
George Lane, Constantine Evane,
Merrill Treese, unknown tramp, Robt,
McMurray, Samuel Marks.
FATALLY INJURED.
John Woomer, Frank Cramer, Sam
Kepbart, Daniel Ounkst, Geo. Rock,
George Moore, William Harteock,
Robert Marks, Jobn Hefforn, John
Ayres, Reuben Frazier, David Mec-
Closkey, George Kerr, Marsh Weir, |
White, Mablon McClure and
Johan
James Moore.
A uvumber of the injured were re
moved on a train 10 Altoona. The in-
jured were all properly cared for. All |
who were unable to walk were couvey-
ed in wagons to their homes.
WHAT THE ENGINEER SAYS.
Engineer Lloyd Cramer, who was
in charge of the boiler when it blew !
up, eaid this moruing :
“The engine was not running at the |
The boiler was full of water, |
time,
and I had 100 pounds of steam on. I
do vot know what caused the explo-
sion, unless there was a weak place in
the shell.”
The entire one side ot the works
where the explosion took place was
wrecked. © An official of the company,
when seen this morning, said the loss
would probably reach $10,000, or per-
haps more.
The scene of the explosion beggars
description. Iron twisted into fantas
tic shapes, and broken boards and
piles of brick, where once stood a well-
ordered mill, now mark the scene of
the calamity.
CLOSE CALL FOR OTHERS.
How so few men were killed is a
mystery to all who witnessed the ex-
plosion. Every department was work-
ing full, and someone was hurt in
nearly every part of the mill by flying
bricks and pieces of iron, but that
more were not killed is regarded as a
miracle by all eye witnesses.
Just before the explosion a tramp,
who had slept in the pite of the pud-
dling furnace, over which the boiler
was located, was seen frying some
meat over the fire. That was the last
seen of him, and workmen were en-
gaged all morning in clearing away
the debris in the hope of finding his
body. It had ‘not been found up to
vight, but the searchers are confident
the traveler met his death by the ex-
plosion.
Superintendent Frank Cramer, who
was eo seriously injured, had just en
tered the mill, and was standing near
the boiler when it blew up. He was
caught in the mass of falling bricks,
and rescued with difficulty.
George Lane, who was the brick-
layer, and who repaired the heating
furnaces, was ig in mixing mor
tar. He was caught under a mass of
red hot bricks, and bgsides having his
head smashed, was terribly burned
over the body. He was one of the
oldest employes of the mill and was
generally esteemed.
The explosion was distinctly felt in
every part of the town. Window panes,
at a distance of squares away, were
shattered, and houses rocked as though
by an earthquake,
HovLripaysBurG, Jan. 31. — Seven
bodies are now lying dead and ready
for burial. Robert McMurray, aged
25, a puddler in the works, died last
night in the Altoona Hospital, He
wags unmarried. Samuel Marks, aged
46, another puddler, who had inhaled
the steam which filled the works im-
mediately after the explosion, died at
an early hour this morning. He was
one of the oldest employes of the works
aud leaves a wife and eight children.
B. F. Cramer, the superintendent of
the works; Samuel Kephart, John
Woomer, Marshall Weir and Robert
Marks, a son of Samuel Marke, are
victims of the explosion whose injuries
may yet result in death.
No dead bodies were recovered from
the ruins to-day. The families of
many of the dead and injured em-
ployes are in destitute circumstances
and the benevolent societies are en-
gaged in raising funds for their relief.
It is feared that the wife of George
Lane, who met a frightful death under
the boiler, will lose her reason.
Something for Al. Garman’s Pipe.
From the Philadelphia Record.
There were thirteen in the Atlanta
delegation, and they all got out of their
botel unsinged. That shakes one sense-
less superstition.
~——1If you want printingof any des-
cription the WATCHMAN office is the
place to have it done.
30. — The
large boiler in the works of the Holii-
daysburg iron aod nail company, of |
this place, exploded, and the shell hur- |
|
i
\ fully Hurt,
Among Colleagues.
WasniNgron, D. C., Jan 27.—Sena-
tor Gorman, the great compromieer, is
once more at work, as he was at the
time of the repeal of the Sherman act,
trying to tring about an agreement be-
tween the different elements in the
: Senate on some compromise proposi-
tion which will do something for the
treasury, eomething for the Demo-
cratic party, something for the Repub-
(lican party and something for the
silver men and 0 on. He and other
practical politicians among the Sen-
ate Democrats would like to commit
at least all members of their party
10 some com promise proposition which
| might te made the basis of 8 financial
plank for the Chicago platform ; but
their task is eo difficult that it seems
| to other members of the Senate that it
| is impossible, impracticable.
. However, when they come to put
| their plans on paper they prove to be
| unsatisfactory to any considerable
number of Senators. Senator Faulk-
ner is the author of the plan publish-
ed to-day, proposing an issue of gold
bonds sufficient to retire and cancel
the greenbacks, but with the provision
| that silver certificates should be issued
for the full amount of greenbacks re-
tired. This, of course, did not with-
stand the discussion of an hour in the
cloak rooms to-day.
Senator Gorman is accused of talk-
ing to silver Democrats on even broad-
"er lines; and proposing that the cou-
; cession to them in any compromise
measure shall provide practically for
the free coinage of all American silver,
although he would probably reduce
this to smaller dimensions, and, per-
haps, to the coinage of the silver in the
treasury.
However, all these propositions are
i nebulous as yet, and will probably
come to uothing.
a —————
St. Paul Afloat Again,
After Eleven Days of Helplessness She Is Again
Queen of the Seas.—She Sustained Very Few
Injuries,—Saluted by Craft of Every Descrip-
tion as She Steamed Up to the Dock—It Cost
Her $100,000. <
New York, Feb. 4-—The American
{line steamer Si. Paul, which went
| ashore oft Loog Branch, N. J, Sat.
: urday, Jan. 25, last was successfully
| floated to-day by the tugs of the Mer-
rit and Chapman wrecking companies.
| She was pulled out of the sand about
10 a. m., a northeastern storm that
piled up the water around her, being
| chiefly respousible for the vessel again
| being afloat.
| The St. Paul sailed up to the Amer-
{ican line pier at 1:30. As she ap
i proached the dock she was saluted by
"the different craft in the river, which
| she acknowledged by blowing the
| whistle. Expert examiners began this
| afternoon to make a thorough inspec-
tion of the ship. This will require
several days. Then the United States
steamship 1nspectors will look over the
ship and make sure she is all right
and fit for service. Everybody con-
nected with the St. Paul expresses the
conviction that the ship is in no way
injured. Itis thought the ship will be
ready for her trip Feb. 19.
REET.
Sullivan in Hard Luck.
He Fell From a Passenger Train and was Pain-
Cuicaco, Jan. 29.—A dispatch from
Galva, Ill, says John L. Sullivan fell
from the rear end of a Rock Island
and Peoria train going thirty miles an
hour, between Galva and Lafayette,
Il)., this morning. while on his way
back from Rock Island to Springfield,
Ill., where he was to appear ai the
opera house to-night.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Jan, 29—Joha L.
Sullivan, who appears as a side at-
traction with the “Wicklow Postman,’
came into Springfield with a badly
battered head and face, and appeared
at the opera house to-night with one
of his eyes in mourning. While hav-
ing bis wounds dressed Sullivan cried
like a child, and it was with difficulty
that be was managed. Paddy Ryan,
who appears with Sullivan in giving a
sparring exhibition in “Wicklow Post-
wan,” and manager of the company,
held the injured man while his head
was being repaired. Sullivan's friends
tried to dissuade him from appearing
oo the stage, but he insisted on doing
his turn, and the fame of the accident
having spread abroad, be had a packed
house to witness his appearance.
Commutation fof Punishment.
i
From the Albany Evening Journal.
A medical journal seriously states
that whea milk is drawn from the cow
by a clean method, cooled rapidly and
delivered within twelve hours, it only
contains 100,000 bacteria to the cubic
centimeter compared with millions
under other circumstances. This re-
minds the Journal of a good woman
who was once told that the authorities
of her church bad, in revising their
creed, decided to lower the sentence of
the condemned from eternity to a pe-
riod of only 10,000,000 years in hell.
“Bless my eoul!” she exclaimed,
“how thankful we should be!"
In the First Degree.
Frank Wilson the Blair County Murderer
Convicted of the Highest Grade of Crime.
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Jan. 81.—Frank
Wilson, accused of the killing b
strangulation of Henry Bonnecka, of Al-
toons, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree at mid-night. Previous
to the rendering of the verdict the jury
asked instructions of the court whether
a recommendation could be appended
to their verdict. The court held that on-
ly one sentence could be imposed for
murder in the first degree, any recom-
mendation must be presented to the par-
don boargd-of the State.
—Next Friday will be St. Valen.
tine’s day.
——A local teachers institute will be
held at Howard on Feb. 7th and 8tk.
——Mr. and Mrs. James Harris of
this place are contemplating a trip to
the Pacific coast.
——1Isaac Shauver, of Milroy, will
take charge of the Old Fort hotel on
April 1st.
——Clearfield’s creamery will be
started again about March 1st. J. W.
Schwub, from Colorado, will manage it.
charge that they have combined for the
purpose of increasing their fees.
——John G. Uzzle, of Snow Shoe,
shipped-.two fawns to Jamestown, N.
Y., last week where J. D. Lesher will
place them in a private park.
——The Disciple church at Beech
Creek caught fire a few days ago and it
was only the timely appearance of some |
men that saved the structure from burn-
ing.
——Wm. R.'From, has severed a
long connection with Allison’s Mill at
Spring Mills to move to Shamokin,
where he will open a flour and feed
store. 7
——Beech Creek Methodist revival
services have been Tewarded by 25 con-
versions while 39 persons were seeking
atthe time of our report on Monday
night. : :
——Fourteen persons have already
been converted at the revival services
which Rev. J. J. Lohr is conducting in
the United Evangelical church at
Woodward.
——Elias Luse, well known in the
lower end of this county, died at West
Fairview, Pa.. Wednesday afternoon.
Deceased was 68 years old and death
was the result of grip.
——Liveryman R. D. Peck, of Lock
Haven, well-known in this place, un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis
last Saturday morning. It was success-
ful and he will live.
——We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
John Roundtree, of Willowbank street,
fell on the ice, Monday morning, break"
ing one of her ankles. She had just
returned from an extended visit in
Baltimore.
——There seems to be something
about Lock Haven that is particularly
conducive to appendicitic. We have
never heard of so many cases in a ¢emall
town as they have had down there.
——The B. O. P. Elks, of Dubois,
are contemplating the purchase of a
large timber tract in Pennsylvania on
which to establish a game and fish pre-
serve for the enjoyment of the order.
——Harmon Robb, 88 years old, died
at his home on Marsh Creek, at 10
o’clock, Wednesday morning. Daceas-
ed was a very pleasant old gentleman
whose demise will be heard of with re-
gret by scores of friends. His son Har-
mon Jr. isa resident of Bellefonte.
——Harry Curtin Hall,who was born
at State College, Jan. 12th., 1863, after-
wards lived in Milesburg and Bellefonte
and in 1872 moved to Tyrone, died in
that place last Thursday morning. He
was fireman at the electric light station
and leaves a widow and one child.
—— The statement of the financial
condition of Centre county, published
on another page of this issue, will be
very gratifyicg reading to the tax-pay-
ers in general as it shows a balance in
the treasury of $9,685, an increase of
$2,334 over the surplus of last year.
——Mrs. Margaret Brown, relict of.
Matthew Brown, died at her home in
Salona, on Sunday afternoon, after a
life of 94 years. Death was caused by
old age. Deceased was a remarkable
woman physically, never having been
ill a day in her life until worn out by
old age she journeyed to that mysterious
bourne whence no traveler returneth.
A Star AT LINDEN HALL.—The
Linden Hall musical convention that
will be beld next week will be made
particularly attractive because of the ap-
pearance of Miss Blanche Whitley, a
soprano of note, from Mifflinburg.
Many special features will be intro-
duced to make the convention attrac-
tive.
——Miss Ida Kunepp, of State Col-
lege, has brought suit against the State
College water company for $10,000
damages for injuries sustained by being
thrown from a buggy when the horse
fell into an open water pipe ditch. The
ditch was left open with the belief that
a near by electric light would show its
danger to travelers, but the light went
~——John Schuyler Jr., died at the
Fallon house, in Lock Haven, last Fri-
day morning, after a long illness with
heart disease. Deceased was born near
Turbotville, in Northumberland county,
June 8rd, 1838, and after having served
as captain of Co. D. 7th Penna. Cav.
during the civil war, located in Lock
Haven where he was associated with S.
Woods Caldwell in the management of
the Irvin house. Two years lator
he assumed control of the Fal-
lon house which he managed un-
til the time of his death. Mr. Schuy-
ler was identified with many Lock Ha-
ven industries and was well known
throughout the State. Having been
| prominent in Masonic circles his re-
— | mains were interred according to the
——The Renovo doctors deny the :
rites of that order on Sunday afternoon.
A SERVICE OF SoNG.—The choir of ~
the Presbyterian church, under the di-
rection of choir master W. T. Meyer, is
preparing some excellent music to be
rendered at a song service to be held
! Sunday evening, Feb. 16th.
The church will “undoubtedly be
crowded on that occasion and a cordial
invitation is extended to the public to
be present to ‘enjoy the service
CONFESSED AN AWFUL OCRIME.—-
Minnie Swanger a fifteen year old Al-
toons girl, has just confessed to having
placed poison in the coffee which she
served at the table at the home of her
grand-mother Mary McGregor in that
place a few days ago.
Wm. McGregor died from the effects
ot the poisoning and - Mrs. McGregor,
Mrs. Johnson and Carrie Sill narrowly
escaped a like horrible fate, all having
been convulsed by the poison.
The girl was actuated in her crime by
a desire to rob the house but did not in-
tend to kill any of her victims. She
gave them rough-on-rats with the hope
that they would all become so sick that
they would not observe her pilterings:
Suspicion pointed to her as the cul-
prit and she was accordingly arrested
and taken to the Hollidaysburg jail
where she has since confessed. The cor-
oner's jury has rendered a verdict on
the death of Wm. McGregor in accord-
ance with the confession.
Since writing the above Minnie has
denied that she made a confession and
claims that she was induced to sign a
paper, the contents of which she did not
know, but was told that it would insure
her freedom.
A RUNAWAY TRAIN’S MAD FLIGHT
Down A MoUNTAIN.—A. very thrilling
experience was that of four men who
were on a lumber train that ran off
down the Eddy Lick rail-road, near
Beech Creek, Monday. The Lock
Haven Democrat tells of it as follows :
A serious accident occurred on the
Eddy Lick railroad, a broad guage line
which runs six miles from the Beech
Creek railroad near Beech Creek bor-
ough up the mountain to the prop tim-
ber camp operated by J. Frank Torbert,
of Jersey Shore. For the purpose of
hauling the cars on this. line an engine
constructed especially for steep grade
roads is used. Monday afternoon the
engine with a truck in front of it and a
truck behind it started up to the camp.
The engine was in charge of a man
whose name could not be learned and
the fireman named Dixon. I.L. Bar-
rett, foreman of the lumber camp, was
also on the engine, while John Tott, a
Hungarian laborer, was on the truck in
front. While climbing up the road
where the ascent is the steepest a por-
tion of the cog gearing broke, which fell
on the break rigging, causing it to snap.
The cog gearing being broken, the en-
gine suddenly stopped in its upward as.
cent and began running backward. The
break rigging being broken there were
no appliances at hand to stop the loco-
motive and it-ecen gained a speed going
backwards that was simply appalling,
or as one of the men said ‘‘it went like
a streak.” When the engineer saw he
could not stop the engine he yelled to
all aboard to jump. He and the fire-
man struck the ground, and escaped in-
jury. i
Mr. Barrett waited a moment or so
before making the attempt and when he
jumped be fell into a pile of steel rails.
He sustained three severe scalp wounds
and ugly contused wounds on the right
arm and hip.
The Hungarian also received two se-
vere gashes on the scalp and a contusion
on the left arm between the shoulder and
the elbow.
The engine with the two cars ran a
further distance backward of about 400
yards when it left the track and plung-
ed into the mountain side and then roll-
ed down a short distance. All the por-
tions of the engine were demolished ex-
cept the boiler.
The injured men were afterwards
taken to the camp and Dr. J. E. Tib-
bens, of Beech Creek, was summoned.
He found Mr. Barrett in a serious con-
dition owing to an excessive loss of
blood. The physician dressed the in-
juries of both men and has hopes, if
complications do not set in, that both
will recover. Mr. Barret is 70 years
out just as Miss Knepp was driving | old. Ii is not known whether the men
there.
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bave families or not.
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