The Petroleum Centre daily record. (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, December 26, 1872, Image 2

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All latest aad HebWeM Stlaa,
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tents' Furnishing Goods, &e.
Pwtroltum Centre Daily Record.
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MBTB0DI6T EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Berries every Sabbath at 1 1 A. M. wd
thf P- lebbatb School at lit, P. 1C.
osttfre. A aordial Invitation extend
ed BI.
Kit. Q. Moon, Pastor.
rSCSlTTIRIAN CHURCH.
ProsthiBg at U o'elnek A. M.. and T
e'eloak P. M . by the Ptilor, W. C. Bosci
n. labbaia Saheol at directly
alter lereeooa eorviee.
Prayer Mootiag aed fcabbeth School
Teacher' Mooting Tnosdsy vnlgs ol
oiik wotik.
fiirliMCtr( Lost!,; No.
uc, i. o. of o. p.
filar atellag eight Friday, at T
'sleek. SIgaad.
I. AI.LKN, N. O
I. H. tioiil, A Saa'y.
' HTPlaee of meeting, Mall 81., opposite
BeOlialock Hoaaa.
A. O. of U. W.
Liberty Ledge No. T, A O. of V. W.,
sts every Moaday evening al Tltf o'clock,
1a Odd FtUaw'a Hall, Pelroleaa Caolra,
fall'.
A. M. ELieiHit, M. W.
A. Kuii, ft.
f. O. of R. M.
Blahekaaue Trio No. 18S, I. . B. M
f Falralaaia Centre, meet e very Thursday
ntng Id Good Ta nplar'a Hall,
gy Coioail Brea lighted itt T o'clock.
H. HOWE, Ssba.
ft. BITNOLDg, Ohtaf o( Record.
Caldat 1 p. a. U1J,
Tka terrlbla accident oa iba Gma Cut
Railroad, ao Taaaday arternoon, by wblcb
twenty-three baman being vera ouddanly
hurled into eternity, aad maay mora badly
wounded, caaied thrill of borror ta per
?ada tba entire community.
from tha tlakat agent at tbli place, Mr.
Baa. Wllklns, we learn Ibal ka aald sevtral
through tickets to passenger wb left by
aa lll-raied train, raiaful minora are
float Ibat two or three Iron our town are
amoog iba killed. Wa do not tnentlan any
names aa some ol tbea may bate laid over
I place aloag tha road.
One at tba workman employed at tha Fair
laid red aery wat tuppoeed to be on Iba
train. Dispatches from Buffalo announce
his aafety, however.
It 1 feared Mr. Oban, Sbepard, formerly
a wall koewn oil operaewor tkla place, waa
on tba train.
We g!Ta all tka rliealar of tbia draaduf
aoeldeat aa far aa wa can learn 1 where.
ma a u . .
earn, virooe a siaumoer. proprietors of
tha central Bouse, gave a free auppar ta a
niaber of their Maude, at that house, laal
evening. At tha oomIhsIm of tha supper,
music wa In aitandeaee end iba party a
gagoa in pleasant aoalal hop. Shortly af.
tor twelve o'clock tha party broke to, each
and all being loud in praise af tka manner
In wbiah tbey had been entertained.
Tha Methodists of Tidlouie, undismayed
by thabaralngaf their nawabnrah, a few
daya tlaoe, are alraady aoaoartlng meaears.
ior mo orciiou oi auoiQor eaiflee. A eab
aripn list has baen olrealntod, and aver
fflX.Otia airaa avennNl. Tk kiiu...
-k hNHuJ A-m. Allt AAA .- . .
;w - v iM. www, wm w aava neai
dodloaUd Ckrtal.ii a Bay.
tann.'.'l
avawaaaa aaa
Blind Tom gave a mnaleal entertainment,
night before laal, at tha Opera uouaa,whlch
waa largely attended. Tom la a musical
nrodla-r. a freak of nature. To describe
him la Impossible. One mutt era blm to
know wbat a mnaleal wonder be !. Hia
mnelaaleelrctlons from tba moot famed mae
lera were delicately and wonderfully per
formed; in Ucl, all of hi Imitation are o
perfetl and line, tbey muat be w and
heard, lo be eppreoialed. Tnat pari ol tbe
audience Ibat ocoupled tba back part el tbe
Ball wera aoooyed by Iba cooataat eraek
lag and crushing of "peanute," by three or
four III bred yeaog men, who no doubt bad
jual received Ibelr Canatuias present aad
pent tba entire proceed! iu "peatuta." At
one time the aiilae tbey made could only be
equalled by lb orath of a black bear tbro'
Louisiana cne brake, or tha munohiog of
an Indiana a it in a earn palcb. Una fvl
low shoved Idem In hia mouth so lael and
swallowed eluw, Ibat there waaaCeaalaot
tream ol half chewed ''peanuts" oozing out
of hia nostrils all tba lime. Wbeo tbe per
formance was over, be waa asked how he
likad II. Ha cleaned bla nose with a snort,
dropped something out af bla mouth that
cloaely resembled a crook of buekwbeal
bailer," mutienog It waa "no good be
wa nothing but a d d nigger." Tom,
blind and simple as he name, la tba best of
Iba two, taking aiaonera as criterion.
Wa wonld advls ihsaa young men. to ei
ther learn goad manner, or else alay away
od not xpos Ibelr Ignoraoea to wail bred
people.
Mr. John Walters, an old and respeatsd
citizen ol Ibia place, died at bis boma near
Fookvllle, at 1 o'elack Ibia marnlng. Mr.
W. badteea Idealised with Iba oil Inler
eata of this place from Ita Oral discovery, and
previoas lo thai lima was engaged In Iba
lumber Irada aa a pilot an Oil Creek and
Iba Allegheny River. Last season ha waa
alvated ta Iba office of town coualable and
tiled It to tba entire aatislactloo of all par
Ilea. A man af Iba strictest. Integrity ol
purpose; sterling traits ol character, and a
true Christian gentlemen io every respect,
wa can truly sy A good man baa passed
(rem oar midst to tba abadowy land beyond
the stars, and let aa bope la at rest.
Mr. Walter waa a worlby member of Pe
troleum Centra Lodge-No. 715, 1. O. ol O.
F., and Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. 0. of V.
W., tba members ol which are respectfully
Invited lo attend tba luoeral service from
his lata residence at Fuakville, la-morrow
Friday foreaooa, at 11 o'clock.
Tba Orm of Heppln ft Aldan has ebang
ed hands Aldan retiring sine which dale
busioesa has been rnablag, Iloppioa having
reaeived hia filth iavoiea of goods and m
ordered. Tealerdsy be became' e elated
with bla proepeeta Ibal be floured" a email
negro boy, about six years eld, wblcb al tba
lime created (real iedigaation, every ooe
supposing It waa dooa by a 'MO'eder,'
but after it waa 'discovered to have beo
dona by a "man and a brother," tba act did
not appear so bad. It was a amall trick.
. It reek. as If It would soow all winter.
A disgraceful raw occorred al a house up
town, law nighl. Wa hava iba naae of
I hoe engaged. Lai's hava no mora of mat,
hoy.
At Fozburg tha river la bridged with lea,
aad learns are crossing with safely heavily
loaded. Tha bridge company la using the
lea lo advantage in gelling alone lo lhair
middle pier, which le now on a level with
tbe loo. Owing lo high water before tbe
river waa Iruz-n, aod bad weather since,
the compaay hava not made aucb headway
with tbe bridge, bat we hope to see It spaa
nlng tha river era aprlng.
Yeungsiowo has lormed Jpeuliry tool.
aty.
Tba Mayor of Youogaiewn sprained, hi
lag in abasing prisoner tha other dey.
The second renuion of tha 9la O. V. I.
will be held at Yoangstowo oa tba Slat Inst
An eloping couple walked twelve miles
from Wadswertb la Akran, tha alber alghtt
lor Iba purpoaa of tying tha knot, aad were
lollowed aod caught by tba glrl'a brother-in-
law before aecompllsblng tbe ohjeat.
Captain Bogardus af Yeuogsiown, tha
famoua pigeon shooter, waa eeverely wooed-
ad while an a beating eioursion near E:k-
hoari, Indiana, a few daya since, by the ac
eldeatal discharge of a gun.
A brother of bwrgraol Bates. Iba flag
bearer, laal Terra Haute In a line of busi
ness similar to Ibe Sergeant's. He should'.
ere a bod full al mortar, and marohee Iron
on and af the ladder to the other with II,
without molestation from anybody..
Ruel Wray of Brlghlou township. Beaver
eoenty, waa tbraan from a horse car on
Sunday week, and received injuriea which
aased bis death oa Mooday.
E. W. Llghioer, i.q., hae aald his paper,
tba Greanvllta Advaaae, to ,Heo. James C
C.
m
Brawn, whn will hereafter conduct It,
HOrrlbla Ball road Accident.
Ci.lvaLiNO, Peeember 34.
Aa accident on the Cross Cul rosd occur
red a few rods south of Prosaeal etetioo.
elcbt miles from Bh)Stoa. Two ears war I
burned. As far as learned, tour men were
killed. Condaclor Maloney, Roadmaster
Frank Taylor, baggagamaeler Mark Haigbt,
of Breeton, and E.'Bell, of .Sherman, New
Terk. Fay Flanders, coodustor, is dylag.
Colonel Baaoo, mall agent, was dangerously
Injured. Others wera Injured, but we caa
laarn no nemos.
Lath Train No. a), on tha Crosa Cut
road, leaving Corty at 1 p. m. todey, ran
Ihroagb Ike high trestle over Goose oreek.
Th tr.stle Is some forty feel in height.
Tb train la a complete wreck below and
bnrolog. It la reported there are eight or
nine killed and a number wounded. Will
have futtker particular! wllbia an hour.
Coaar, December 24 Midnight.
This afleraooo, at 3:15 o'clock, as the
mall train on the (Buffalo, Corry A Pills
hurgb railroad, leaving Corry al 1 .20 p. m.
eeraA Proapeot, and when within about
eighty road of the atatlon, lb train was
tbrowo off tba trask al a trestle work, tbe
passenger and baggage ear aod tha tender
falling a dislanca of twenty-six feel, while
tka engine passed over unhurt.
Al tba present lima Iba dead, bodies af
nineteen persons have been recovered, some
of whom ara fearfully burned, and thirty-
five persons are known to have been wotod
ed, soma af tbea seriouely. Amoog the
deed at Frank Taylor, baggageman, of
Corrv; K. Bacon, of Bruotan, mall agent;
Col. Maloney, of Brocloo, track master; Mr.
Bell, of Sbeiman; and Mr. Ilarie, of Broc
loo. Tbe others al present are unrecogniza
ble o'wloglo lb 'charred aad blaekeaed
slate of cerpses.
Among Ibe injured are Harvey Flanders,
of Corry, conductor; W. H. Ticknor, of Tl-
lusvillej J. Cowdray, au employe of tha
Philadelphia it Brie railroad al Corry, Mr.
Averill'a wife, of Ike Arm of Hollitter, Swift
& Co., iDsuranca agsnls, of Corry, Is in Us
ing. Tba accident was caused by a broken
rail.
Flanders will probably loss tha toes af ne
fool aod Ibe other foot entirely froa burns.
He is also slightly Injured Internally, but
wil I probably reaover.
Enia, December 14.
A fearful accident occurred en tbe Cross.
Cut railroad, at Prospect station. On
coach and a baggage ear fell off a bridge
twenty seven fuel high. Tbe cauaa wae a
brohen flaogo on the UaoVr. Tweuty-two
peteoas were ki lied and eighteen wounded
The names of the killed, a far s ascertain
ad, ate John Doaxlasi aad E Iwin Unit, o1
Sherman, N. Y-; Co Maloney and Mark
Height, of Brociou, N. Y ; Frank. Taylor,
of Corry; Eliza Seely,Jl 'ploy. New Yutk;
Jaanson, of Weslfield, N. Y. The wounded
are Maggie Curtin, of Tituaville; Mm. J. M.
Curlin, of Titusvillr; George Miller, uf Kre-
dooia; J. J. Bar lis, Dunkirk, New York;
W. H. Lee, af Curry, Pennsylvania; Jacob
Barton, of Irving, N. Y.; W. A. Ticknor,
Tllusville; Lizzie Briggs, Angela, N Y.J
M. Hllion, Rochester, N.Y.; J. P. Saunders
Corry; J. A. Dunham, Pleasaatville; . Z.
Bacon, Broctoa.
LATER
Matvillc, December 23.
Tha aaaldeno-oceurrvd at Ibe trestle'woik.
about eighty rods from Prospect station, and
seven miles north of Mayville. Tba trestle
ia about three hundred feet in length, aod
tbe dislanaa to Iba ground ia about twenty-
Ova feet Tbe flange ol tba tender wbae1
broke a few rods ibis side of Ibe scene af the
acotdent, but kept the track until about one
third oven.
When tba wheels of tba tender U Ihe
track and run over tba ties, breaking each
tie as it was dragged alang byhe locomo
tive, aod turning tba Iratk uaVwhlch threw
Irst the baggsge ever the Iseatle, tha ear
turning completely over, Ibe top of tbe car
striking' tba ground, the boavy tracks
break log through tba bottom of tbe ear.
Tbe passenger eoacb went over with Ihe
baggage car, alsa turning over, and both
Immediately took Are from tbe stoves. It
wss somotlme before any ol the Injured peo
ple or lb deed bodies eould be taken out.
Assistance arrived from Mayville, and lb
me went to work, breaking into th burn
lag eoacb, where tbe '
MOANS AMP YELLS OF THE VICTIMS
wllbia, tbe aoet of them horning alive, Is
aald lo have bean horrible. There war
eriesot, "Take me on!,' "my reel are boik
baraad off," and others shouting, wbila auf,
leriag Ihe paagser death ellbr from -tbe
flaao ar etherwlee. The men loallay suc
ceeded la tearing out ooe side of the car
aod tba horrible sight Ibat met ibelr gaze
beggars descriptioa. Where two bad been
sealed together, Ihey alill e'uog lo eaah
other, but were roasting In lbs flames. Alf
aloag tbe aide of tba car, lo tba seals, the
hedies ware alrawn, aome barned beyoad
recognition and others, In one or two In-
L-aces, lived to speak word r two, take
l)'P 01 1'0."". rslra'.:ve, whoa
death almost immediately caaa to their tt
lief. These alls were takn froa lb wresk
ard oarrlad, a portion ol them, to lb reel
dees of Mr. Arnold, aad ol here to the hone
of Mr. Barnes, both living ner tha scene of
Ihe aeoldent. Th bodies wer all brought
to Mayville and laid out la th depot I
await recognition by friends. Some of tbea
were merely Intake of bodies, the head and
1 1 ah barned entirely off, and in two laalan
ets ihe ba.dlos ara so bsdly burned that It le
Impossible to dlssover whether a male or
female. Tbe people are erewdlog In on tb
trains from all directions, lookloc for friend
sap pose to have baen oa the lll-f.ted tralm
but In nearly every eesa It ia Impoeslble le
recegeize from tbe (naturae; but perhapa n
amall piece ef their clothing may atlll ellng
te them, er a rleg on their finger, or pin
on the besom lamllilsr 'o Ihe eye f thoe
wbo have been Intimate with them.
THE M1SSING0FTITUSVILLB.
There I na deubl that Wllbar F. Rice, of
Tllusville, aad hi wife, wer both bnrned,
nd are amoag tboee who cannot be recog
nized. Cbarlea Mela af Tltnsvllle, I alsa killed.
Ticknor, Metz, and a bretnerol Henry Mil
ler, allot Tituaville, were aitting togelbar
in a seat next Ik stove. Mots waa bnrned
to death.
Ticknor bad his feel badly burned. lie
ia also severely injured, and the elbow of
bis right arm Is crusted. It la tbeughl he
cannot recover. He Is at Ibe form house of
Mr. Andrews, and cannot he moved.
Maggie Curtin. of Titnvllle, Is not fa
tally injured, but baa a bad cut In Iba bead
Her hi other, John Curtin, wbo wae with
her, I missing, and la probably aaong Ike
killed.
These are all tbe Tltnavill people yet
discovered.
INnry Millr. of Tllusville, eaye Mr. Rise
and wife, sal opposite blm, and koows both
were tlllsd. Tbe eorenere jury aummoaed
Ibia aoralog viewed Ike bodies In Ibis de
pot, and thu weal by special Iralo to- the
aeene of the wreck to examine tbe details.
They afterwards returaed to Mayville, aad
after the etalement of Miller and Marks o
Tllusville adj.iurned until to-morrow norat
Ing al nine o'clock. Alljtba Injured have
been taken lo their home Ibal wera In the
farm beaan near ibe wreck, except Mr. Tick'
oor, conduoter Flanders, Msggle Cue lid and
another lady from a distance.
STATEMENT OF JOSEPH HARE.
I lav beea In th employ of Ihe Baffal.
Corry and Pittsburgh Railroad, running
trom Carry to Brkton, la th capacity of
engineer, since tbe road was built, five
yeors. 1 was engineer oftrala number six,
which meifwllb Ibe accident arar Prospect
yesterday. The train, consist tug u?tbo en,
giue and lender, number one baggage, aad
ouo passenger car, letl Carry s:me lea tulu
ules late, and bad made np Bone of tbe leal
lime. There is a heavy down grade, goiig
into Prosprat, prabably about eighty feet la
the alio, aud II w necessary to (but eff
steam three quarters if a mile thi aid. 1
did so oa ibia occasion, but noticed, on aa
ceuai of iba aceeaulewd aoow on the track,
that Ibe progreaaef th train waa ao retard
ed that it wald not roach Ihe ststloa with
out uaiag steam. When about m dway if
the trestle, which Is two hundred !t leag.
I taok bold f the lever to lot In a!aaa, aad
then for the first lla noticed that Ihe tear
truck of the loader waa off tbe track. I
blew al once for brakes, and Iben immed
iately reversed tha eaglne. A I did ao, I:
ball rope anapped. Aa soon as I had at
tended lo these dull I looked areuod and
saw Iks two ears falling bottom aide i p
down by tba trestle. Saw tbea strlk Ibe
ground, and tba truck sunk lata them. 1
atteaded ta tha engine, andtben went
down lo Ihe wreek, aad sssisled in extrl
oallag tbe dead aad injured.
THI TERY LATEST.
Titustillb, December JB 11 A. M.
Tbe body ef Mrs W. Blue, of ibia eily has
jual keen Ideallled.
Tha preaiea and material of lb Ballo-
fanntBln Republican wera sold al Sheriff
aale en Monday of laal week, aad purchased
by General Beaver lor $2,000. Tbe lit e
and good will ef tba eoowtn ware not In
cluded lo Ibe aale, and there le aatbiag la
prevent Ibe former proprietors alar ling a
new paper under Ibe old name If Ihey de
aire to do ao.
A man named Murray, froa Crawford
eeaniy, received internal lnjar)e from a
fall while eogaged In a friendly bout at
wreetliog at Peirolia, last week, wblob have
since caused bis death.
.It (a estimated thai two million dallani
worth or pig Iron within ihe limits ef Mor
eer county, la new being held awaiting a
make!. Tb oalculalian la basad upon aeU
I al forty dollars a loo. It ia a perplaxlog
time will) larnaca men aad bankers, and kaa
lla effeot upea tbe general trade.
Dan Blc will make bis aoaual "farewell
lour" through Ihe eoootry with a menagerie
next season.
kl Notice.
TAKE NOTICE.
Aeeordlngt law, th overarera ni u.
poor ar required to bring the piepers i
their dletrl! to tb Sugar Crk poor honn
sua to eouoiy eoamiseioner presanl th,
Iba following ordei: Tbe paupers of Alls,
gheoy, Cornplantar, Clinlon, Canal, Cher.
a . . l I l .
ana iu soroagu Ol viooperstown mist
be brought lo on Thursday, the J6tb 0 ru.
cember. Those or Cranberry, French creek
Irwin, Jaekaun, Ibe borougb of Imlatioa'
ana tne any oi rreosuo, on Friday, a(
17lb ef Deoeaber. These al Mineral 'n...
lane, Oil Creek. Plea Grove. PraaM
Finland Seeoad Districts of the nn'.
Oil City, oa Monday, Ike SOlb of Bee.,,
her, aad iboe of Flam, Rich ootid, Kiel
lead. Sugar ereek, Saady creek, SsrabgrsM
nd borough of Pleaaantvllle, Pllholo aaa
Utica, on TueeJey, tha Slsl of Dsaaaber,
By Ordar
Hinbt Donna.
11'
Ja P. RlDLB. Ca. r..,
. M. TUHNBB
The now jail In Warren baa three mora
prisoners than H baa cells, an addliisnal
building la the talk.
TAKElt VP.
Oa aha remise of C. N. P.... ....
farm, alwat lata nnitki . -
r - - WW, 1X9
owner la requested lo coas forward, arave
properly, end pay charges, er II will beaks,
poasd ef aa tb law requires.
v. . Path.
Flrolaa Csatr, Dee. 10, 17.
K.
LKE HUM.
B. H WAKHIR. baa in.l I... ,
. trmm
home tweaiy casks mere of ibat eider, that
wae never boat for nuallt. Aiu,
egga. Jbiittar, Aa. The heel butler ever
broogel lalo Ibis lawa, whiet be will sell for
eaeb. hat will net Irosl any aoo goods alter
uv iff IV, A
All Iheee iadebiedta bia ar request!
I call aad aaltle wltheal delay aad ate
eoete.
H. H. Wnxss.
NOTICE. tar. James S. MeCr.. a..i
removed l Franklie, parti bavlag torn
anaieattan with hia aa bnaiease er other
wiee. are reqneated berealler taaddrcMthsir
leitera so inai polnl. Ji
Batter and eheaae ara almnai iiuii..
w.w an 1 1 sryrv II t
bl article or rood. Prsaarl uh u
are nutritious acd healthy; bnl asffaaNii.
nate use or either eaaaea indiaaaiK. ...
dyspepsia. Owes Gaffney' Saad Cnnt-
rori. .udleiocsl aaed wiN rem aaik .
tbera troubW
p. c, Hmrozt
Pioneer, Pa.,
nanafacf nrar ol
OZL WELL
a
Machinery & Supplies
Engines and Boilers- of every
description Kepaired at Short
Notice.
Agent for FOSTER'S GAS PUMP..
PATEJfTECnl HI IWSt'S WA
TEB PACKER.
RKPATR1NO Af all hinds done at sheet noli.
and sll wrk warraiued. . .
Ordtri bj mat or teunrra h prcaiKly attended
P. 0. EIUVL
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