"JJHHp? ''vifjtfotii ov-ip'-i ,ii,':ifrwrfyiifgt Fr jt f rtl 5TMWTflWW .,---. &rz?yu,T?3VW?W ffT3!-;',V "fc C(ys.iv,l ' ' SmuWTKS -' " "'"'" 'F-'KS'J-""-WW. ' f-f-t-'i1 1 t ,..-,. .1 ,' ' , j " j - ,, tty ',i t V f i . tf to - v THE SCItANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1900. 7 CARBONDALE DEPARTMENT. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION Hie Engine Room In Van Beroen & Company's Foundru on Dun- italf Street Is Wrecked. DAVID WILSON KILLED His Body Blown Fully Two Hundred Feet from the Scene of the Explo sion lands on a Network of Tele graph Wires High In the Air Nar row Escape of the Day Engineer. A holler exploded at the foundry of Vun Bergen & Company, on Dundaif sheet, yesterday morning, completely demolishing the boiler room, wreck ing the rear end of the foundry walls and scattering debris for many hun dred feet. The engineer In charge, David "Wilson, wus killed, being blown fully 200 fee.1 from the scene of the explosion. Hu wus thrown high in the ulr and landed on a network of tele graph wires. From there he dropped to the ground. He was unconscious vhen picked up, but slightly moved several times while being carried away. The explosion occurred at 7.50 o'clock. John C. Uhner, the night, watchman, was relieved by "Wilson at (1.45 o'clock. As was usual, I 'liner and Wilson had a little chat In the pnglne room before Tinier went home. Timer says that when he left he saw that there were forty pounds of steam and that I he 'water guage was full. As he Started for home, Wilson told him that he guessed he'd clean his boiler and dump the ashes. Wilson was day watchman on Sundays, as his work as engineer was very light, all that was necessary being to keep the Area go ing and steam up. It was his usual custom on Sundays to make a round of the foundry about once an hour, the first time about 8 a. m. "Yesterday morning he performed this duty and registered his time, by the pressure of a button, at the ofllce at 7.40. Shortly after this Fred Dlx. the day engineer at the electric light "works, came along on his way to work. It was his dally practice to stop and talk to Mr. Wilson as he passed along by the boiler room of the foundry, but yesterday morning when lie went by he saw another man talking to Wilson, so he says,' and contented himself by saying, "Hello, Dave!" to which Wil son replied, "Hello, Fred!" Dlx then went to his work in the electric light plant, about a minute's walk away. Ho had just got into his own engine room and was reaching for his over alls when he heard a terrific noise. He instantly rushed back and saw that the boiler room he had just left was wrecked and that bricks and iron and wood were strewn many feet around. Ills first thought was of Wil son, and ho ran toward the foundry, lie did not see anything of him, but his attention was attracted a second Inter by two or three men pointing to n spot in the o!d canal bed, about twenty feet back of Van Bergen & Company's store. He ran back there and saw Wilson lying on his side, with his face buried In the dirt. He was over 200 feet from the wrecked portion of the foundry and he must have been hurled high in the air by the awful force of the explosion, for on his de scent he had struck the telegraph wires and broken several of them. Mr. Dlx says he was the first man to reach Wilson, and he lifted his face from the dirt and laid him over on his back. The engineer gasped several times and then a number of men wrenched a door loose from an adjoining build ing and carried him to a little wooden balcony on Van Bergen & Company's store. On the transit his arm twitched several times, hut It was the only sign of life he gave and he never recovered consciousness. His body was terribly burned and scalded and ho sustained a compound fracture of the skull. The force of the explosion caused u complete destruction of the boiler room. This was a structure of about thirty by sixty feet, of one-story In height, it was on the northwesterly end of the foundry, Scarcely one brick remained .standing upon another. The huge boiler was lifted bodily, thrown forty feet and turned around sideways, hitting the huge smokestack and tearing a hole In one cud of it. It fell hack upon one end and the furnace end rests upon what i cumins of the foundry wall. The boiler was badly battered and lorn, l'art of tlu crown shoot was torn out, thrown up uver the roof of the foundry and hurled 2."0 feet, where It struck an "It," demolished a window and some brickwork around It and then dropped to-the ground. This heavy piece or steel was curled up around Its edges as If It had been pulp. A peculiar thing noticed by many engineers and me chanics was thai while the slaybolts were completely missing from It tho threads in tho holes were not cut or torn. The scattered pieces of wood, brick and corrugated iron that covered the root were picked up many feet awny, some of the fragments having been thrown over 500 feet. The foundry walls were left Intact, except the ono wheio the boiler room Joined, which was almost completely demolished, Tho force of tho explosion was upward and away from tho main buildings, for with tho exception of the two nearest win dows, not a pano of glass woh broken anywhere else, andjn these two It looked us if somo small boys had been having a frollo with stones, for the frames of the panes and the woodwoik were Intact. There were about thirty wuikmen employed in the foundry on weekdays. On Sundays Mr. "Wilson was the only one around. Had tho explosion oc curred on it weekday the loss of llfo would probably have been greater, us six men usually work In Imniedlatu proximity to the boiler jooiu. NAIU10W KSfJAlM-J OF Dl.. The man who wts seen talking In Wilson by Dlx had Just left tho boiler room and was not more than 200 feet away on his way up Van Bergen place when the explosion occurred. He was opposite the house of Samuel Davis, the one nearest the foundry, when the accident took place. Mr, Davis, who is suffering from a sprained ankle, and his wife, were at the breakfast labia when they heard the noise uud the table guvo u sudden lurch and nearly upset. Airs. Davis grabbed It. righted It, and ran out. The man was leaning against her gate, with a face utile as death. He exclaimed, "My riodl 1 have Just missed It!" and pointed to a body opposite the house In the canal heel. The name of this niiin cunnot be as certained, Mr. Davis could not gel across to the body, on account of his Injured foot, hut Dennis Flnnegan, who was on his way home from church, passing along Duiulaff street, ran down, mid he and Engineer Dlx were the first to reach Wilson. The shock of the explosion threw Mis. Hlttlnger, who lives on Van Ber gen place, corner of Dundaff street, out or bed, and was heard for a long dis tance around. Mr. Charles O. Mellon, secretary and treasurer of Van hergen .4 Co., said yesetrday morning that he hud tele graphed for a, L. DJekson, of Sornnton, chairman of the board of directors, to come rt I once. Mr. Dickson arrived in town ut 12 o'clock. Mr. Mellon said that tin holler that exploded was com paratively new, being put In In tSDI!. It wus Inspected by Air. Wilson on every holiday, and the last inspection was held on Labor day this year by Wilson. The holler wus capable of sustaining lCii) pounds pressure, bill It never car ried more than eighty pounds, and then only when the foundry was at work al special castings. The boiler was fed only by the regular pressure of the city water, having no injectors or pumps. The company had always con sidered the boiler the safest piece of machinery in the whole foundry. Mr. Mellen said the chance of accidents had always been considered much greater In the foundry than In the holler room. He-had always considered Wilson one of llie most cautious and careful of the men In their employ and a very callable engineer. Air. Alellen had many times praised him for his neatness In the boiler room and fur the cleanliness of his machinery. Wilson was employed on Sundays almost wholly as a watch ninn. there belnir no necessity then for his services as engineer. He selected him as watchman because he believed t he could rely more upon him than any other man In the employ of the com pany. Wilson had been with the firm for over seven years. .Tohn O. Timor, the night watchman, whom Wilson re lieved an hour before the explosion, had been with the company nearly fifty years. The works are never without watchmen, day or night. A peculiar feature is the absence of any signs of lire. XO SIGNS OF PI UK. The fires under the boiler were fed with buckwheat ro.il, and these coals must have been scattered over a wide area. But there is not a stick or beam or any frngm-nt that seems burned or even charred. Many theories were advanced for the cause of tho exnloslon vesterday by the large crowds that thronged the scene of the catastrophe. Of course, most of them wore wild imaginings, but there were a number of engineers and machinists, who nut forth plausi ble ideas. Ono man, who desired not I to be quoled, told The Tribune repor ter that ho believed that water had gotten into tho firebox by reason of some of the stay-bolts in the crown sheet being loosened. This caused a gas to arise and expand. Tho steam also expanded, forcing tho crown sheoL down and ultimately the strain was too great and the crown sheet was torn away and this cau.-ied tho explo sion. This theory has color lent to it by the fuel that si large part of the crown shet,t was found 2.1 feol away from the wreck. Another man, an en gineer, says that he looked into tho boiler as It lay In tho wreck, and ho is convinced (hat the boiler was entirely dry before 11 exploded, and that the engineer discovered this fact and turned the water on, thereby causing the disaster this latter theory is off set by tho statement of the night watchman and engineer, John C. Ti mor, who says that when he loft at 7 o'clock the water gunge was full and it would have been impossible for ths boiler to have run dry In an hour, un less Wilson blew the boiler out. Yol the impression gaiueil ground yester day that tile boiler had run dry, and tills was tho prevailing idea. CORONER OX THE SCENE. Coroner lloberls arrived at 2 o'clock and viewed tht remains and crave a. permit for removal to Wilson's late residence, corner Eighth (ivenu and Mill street. Tho body was taken there at 0 o'clock last night from AloHalo's morgue, where it had lain all day. Mr. Wilson lived in n very handsome modern home, and It Is fitted up with every Indication of tasto and comfort. His wife Is prostrated at her sudden bereavement. Besides her, ho leavoi a daughter Hazel, aged 33, and a sla ter, Mrs. .lames Sleele, of SI Hpunc-n street, this city. The victim -of tho explosion was 42 years of age, He win born in Scotland and came to Hits country when 12 years of age. His first place of residence In the United States was this city. Before securing his last employment, he was one of the locomotive engineers on tho Dela ware and Hudson railroad. He was a member of Division lO-i, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and of Car hondale lodge, No. 24!). Free and Ac cepted Alliums, No funeral arrange ments had been made up to a late hour last evening. Mr. Charles O. Alellen, the manager of the company, said yesterday morn lug that thn company would probably not replace the boiler, lie thought that they would Install an electric motor Instead, hut could not say posi tively until a meeting of the board of director? was held. Corouur Huberts empanelled a Jury last livening. This morning he will take them out to survey the wreck iind examine tho boiler. Then he will hold the Inquest. He did not euro to make known the names of his Jurors lust evening, saying lie thought pub lic Interest would ho hotter served If the jurors were not known. But It said troiu other sources, that his Jury will bo composed of engineers m.d ma chinists, who will go carefully into ivory detail and will render u verdint reached by their own 'observations and those of other exports in steam and mechanics. """" A New Piano. The Young Alen's union have Just added a new and dfslrablo equipment to their rooms In the Congregational church building. It Is u llalnes Bros,' upright piano, ot exquisite tone and beautifully finished, and I ho Uulonors are very proud of it, Tho Young Men's union deslie to thank Postmas ter Jared Chase, of Windsor, X. v., for the painting he has recently do nated them, representing the battle of San Juan IIIU, cTlie Scranton Tribune has opened a Brunch Office In Carbondale and prints a dally edition devoted to the Interests of the city, supplying Oar bondnle with n. dally morning paper, containing nil the news of the Pion eer City. Communications of a. news nature, personals and all Items for publication may be left at the new offices hi the Burke Building, or sent by mail or 'phone. E. I. Hatfield, manager of the Cnrbondale edition, will be pleased to receive callers seeking information or desirous of imparting it. Telephone numbers: New, 286; old, 0423. THE DEATH RECORD. James Dennis. .lames Dennis, aged 70, died at the homo of his son, "s Brook street, yes terday morning, ten minutes after midnight. Ho had boon ailing for some time with heart trouble. Air. Dennis was born In Cornwall, England, and ctiine to America In JSSIS. On his ar rival In this country ho first went to Bradford, I'a to live, but a year and a half later he removed to this city, and made It his home the remainder of his life. He Mas in the tailoring business for a number of years on Alain street, but retired about seven years ago. He was a Methodist, ami had been a member of that church for over hair a century. As a locut preacher ho had tramped over many hundreds of miles In the old coun try expounding the Oospel. Mr. .Den nis was the last of ten children. He leaves three sons, William H. Dennis, of Bradford, Pa.: John D.. of this city, with whom he made hTs home, and .lames A., of Perry, Wyoming county county, X. Y. The rtmeral will be held on Wednesday, but denito ar rangements are now deferred until the arrival of his sons In this city. Mrs. William Connell. Mrs. William Connell. of Brooklyn stieet, died at 3 o'clock on Saturday morning. She was the daughter ot Airs. A. F. Tight, or Ft.llbrook atreot. and was an active and leading mem ber of St. Hose's church. Sin Is sur vived by her husband and four chil dren: "Patrick, aged h"; Xan, aged I?: Wilfred, aged 10: Vincent, aged 2: and four sisters and ore brother. .Tulla. Afargarel and Teresa Tight, of this city, and Sister AI. Vincent, of Laurel Hill Academy, at Susquehanna, and Anthony Tigho. of this city. The fu neral will be hold this morning at 10 a. m. from tho home, on Brooklyn street. After a high mass at St. Host chlrch, interment will be made in St. Rose cemetery. Mrs. John R. Price. Mrs. John R. Price died at 2 o'clock on Saturday morning at her residence, on South Washington street. She had been confined to her bed for five weeks, sufferinc- from general debility. Airs. Price was a native of Wales, having been born there In 1S4L She came to this conntiy in 1S."2 and came directly to this city. She had been married thirty-eight years. She is survived by her husband, one son, Reese A. Price, an adopted daughter, Allss Gladys C. Price, and a sister, Airs. Edmund Jones. The deceased woman had been brought up in the Calvinistic Metho dist faith and one of her dying wishes was that her remains might be taken to that church. Tho funeral will takes place from there this afternoon ot 2.f;0 o'clock. Ftev. A. P. Chaffee will de liver the funeral service. Kate Moyle. Kate Aloylo. the 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Airs. Thomas Aroyle, of Simpson, died Saturday evening of membranous croup. The funeral ser vices were held yesterday afternoon at .'.f-O o'clock In St. Rose church. In terment at the new St. Hose ceme tery. TONIGHT'S LECTURE. Dr. Phipps on "What I laughed nt in Palestine" Will Begin the Peo ple's Lecture Course. The ushers of the Beroan Baptist church have been directed to arrange the seating of the auditorium and lec ture room for the accommodation of seven hundred and fifty people for next Alonduy night. It Is evident now that Dr. Phillips will be heard by all who can be semed In the building. Begin ning nt 7.4,",, a musical programme of twenty minutes will he presented. The lecture will begin positively at S.0.1. It Will hi one of the rarest treats. You will bo welcome while tho seats last, and your own sense of honor will he your guide, as to the price you will pay when the offering Is taken. The subject of Dr. Phillips' lecture will be "What I Laughed at In Pales tine." This is tho first lecture in the series of the People's Lecture course, and Dr. Phillips should bo accorded a gieal audience, as ho Is a fine platform speaker. Yesterday at the Churches. At the Itereun Baptist church yes terday tho pastor, Hew Dr. Whalen, preached both- morning and evening. Ills morning sormon was llstoned to by a large congregation. Ho took for the subject of his discourse "Tho Holy Scriptures," this bolng the fourth ser ,111011 In his series of "Groat Themes of Our Iteliglon." At the First Congregational church Itev. Al. C, Elliott celebrated the holy communion hi the morning and re ceived several new members Into tho church. In the evening he delivered his fourth sormon on "Great Alen," .Special muslo was one of the features in tho evening service, Ilex. Alexander Ullniore, of Camp bell, X, V preached at the Second Presbyterian church In the afteriroon after' Sunday school. At the First Lutheran church (St, Paul's) the pastor, How F. J, C. Eliln ger, preached both morning und even ing. Ills morifliig sormon wus In spired by tho text from Exodus xxxil. L'tli "Who Is on tin. Lord's Side'.'" In tho uvenlng ho delivered a short ad dress and Hit) congregation practiced hymns in qermttn and English. At thu First Methodist Episcopal tho Dr.Bull's COUCH SYRUP Cures a Cough or Cold at once, Couquers Croup, Vhooploc-Coush, Bronchltlt, tirippe and t'outuiuptiuu. Quick, smv resulti, Dr.liullf Pills cur Coiutlptloa. (0(-llU IOC pastor, Ilnv. A. F. Chaffee, held bap tismal services and received new members inlo the communion with the church in the morning. In the even Ing the revival services, which have been held there for the pttBt six weeks, were continued. They will be held every evenlnir this week. At the Young Men's union In thn afternoon Its v. J. P. Tower, of Thomp son, Pu spoke lo a large audience. Air. Tower is on tho superannuated list of the Wyoming conference of the Alethodlst Kplscopal church, but his vigor nnd his earnestness have hi no ways been diminished by his advanced age, and he held the attention of his audience closely by his convincing ar guments. The Young Men's union hold services each Sunday nt 4 o'clock In the nudltorlum of the First congre'' gatlonat church and every ono Is wel comed to these meetings, regardless of creed or whether they are members or not. A Public Discord. Storm doors have been erected In a number or pluces, hastened by the se vere weather of the past week, At the postofllce it box-like structure of dirty drab ornaments (?) tho front of the building. Tho doors are kept shut by springs strong enough to push .i trolley car. In front of the ontrnncu to the. Municipal building another un inspiring and dirty storm door has been put up. It certainly seems wrong lo deface public buildings with suoh atrocious additions to them nt th'lt cheerless time of year, when paint Is so cheap and harmonious colors abun dant. A Serenade. Prof, ficorge Crowell called at Tha Tribune's Carbondale ofHees after tho concert at tho Voting Men's union on Friday evening and charmed Its occu pants nnd other listeners with an im movable performance on his zither. Tito professor handles this difficult instru ment In masterly fashion nnd also gives a vocal accompaniment that Is relished by an audience. He Is always a welcome visitor, for his flow of spir its and the melody that he Inspires are alike delightful. An Optical Operation. Frederick Klbreeht, one of the best known residents of this city, had an operation performed on his left eye on Saturday morning by Dr. W. W. Fletcher. Air. Klbrecht has been suf fering from a cataract for the past six months on this organ, and has become totally blind from it. The operation was presumed to bo successful, al thought It Is almost too soon to be assured of this. More Money. Saturday was the first day to wit ness the pay under the semi-monthly schedule at the Xorthwest mine. This is the first time to put his plan In operation in this city. The employes were paid only to the first of the month. Tho next time the employes get their envelopes will be Doc. 1. Constable's Sale. Posters adorn telegraph poles and other public places In this city, an nouncing the sale on Wednesday of the relies and effects of the defunct Kvenlng News. The sale is authorised by virtue or a landlord's warrant is sued against Hnrtwoll & Behre, the ostensible owners of the plant. i i An Evening Feast. The young- men who compose the Alagnolla Social club had a gala time on Saturday evening. Thoy served a banquet in their rooms in Hie Leader building, and a number of invited guests were honored. Toasts and other features helped the Alagnolias to en joy a very pleasant evening. Singers Will Celebrate. Tho Germania Singing society held a meeting yesterday afternoon at their rooms on South Main street. They de cided to celebrate their fifteenth anni versary by holding an entertainment and danco on Wednesday evening, Nov. 21, for members only. 'Westward, Ho!" Airs. John Fulton and family, of Seventh avenue, have removed to Pittsburg, where Air. Fulton has se cured a good situation. They will join him there and expect to make the Smoky City their permanent home. A Pink Tea. Airs. W. A. Spencer gave her second pink tea of the season at her pretty home on Garfield avenue Saturday af ternoon from : to 6 o'clock. A large number of her friends wore In attend ance. A Coming Wedding. Joseph B. O'Connor, of this city, who lives tit 12S Wyoming street, and Miss Alary F. Began, of Scranton, will bo married In St, Peter's cathedral, Scran ton, on Wednesday, Xov. 2S, nt :i o'clock In the afternoon. Methodist Supper, The Ladles' Aid society of the First Alethodlst Kplscopal church will servo an unusually lino supper In the dining room of tho church on Wednesday evening of this week. Meetings Tonight. Select council. Olive Lent lodge, Xo. 1f.il, I. O, O, F. P. AV. Xally club, Federal union, 7201. Young Men's Institute, Picked Up in Passing. Airs. H. Becker Is spending a few days at Waymart, Archlotct Percy L. Morris, of Heran ton, was In town on Sunday. Dr. H. Hampton, of Scrunton, was one of the Sunday callers In town. Allss Xellie Campbell, of Church street, is visiting Scranton friends, Albert Cook returned from a three day hunting trip at Nik hill on Satur day, Airs. Chapuiun, of Canaan street, has gone to Mlddlotown, X. Y lo visit her son Clifford. Mrs. K. II, Jones, of Willu-s-Burre, Is visiting her sister, Airs, (', K. Lathrop, or Gurlloltl avenue. Miss Atargarei .McLean, of Brooklyn street, wus tho recplent of a lino new pprlght piano on Saturday, the gift of her mother. John Dugau, of this city, Is in Phila delphia, where ho will have an opera tion performed on his heud at the Jef ferson hospital. Air, und Mrs. George Boucher are en tertaining Airs. Harry Welsh and her daughter, Allss Alniu, of Houesdule, at their residence op Xorlh Church street. Stops the Cough and works off the Cold. Laxativo Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a cold In one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price 25 cents. JONAS LONG'S The Best Terns ere Flelsher's Terns We Sau You Want to 'T'HERI; IS AS MUCH difference in yarns as there is in beef. The woman who 1 knits with patience or crochets with, pleasure is the one" to judge the good from the bad. She may use a yarn and like it, and swear by it,- even thouph there may be a better one "just around the col'ner,, and that better one be the BEST one Fleisher's. There they are five kinds. What do you think of them ? It's a good many years since they began spinning Fleisher yarns but they have kept apace with every improvement. Today they are better known than any others. And they are more universally used. Grandmothers who "live to knit" won't use any other kind. Here, there, every where, they are living advertisements of the Fleisher yarns because They Unit more evenly than any other kind, due to the perfect machinery on which they are spun. No rough or unsightly places ". They knit farther and wear longer than other inferior makes, thereby cost ing you less and providing better service than you really expsct . . . Quality and color are always uniform. If vou have to have "a little more" to finish an article, you're sure of "making a match." They Cost You No More Than Inferior Sorts of Yarns They Are Much Cheaper in the Fnd We have the Fleisher Yarn Department of the city every kind and almost every color. If we don't happen to "have the color, we can get it in a jiffy. No trouble. Are not all these things worth considering ? Next time you're buying yarns remember this and try Fleisher's. One trial will convince you of their superiority from every standpoint. Jonas JERHYN AND iWAYFIELD- The funeral of the late G. I. Wash burn, a former resident of this bor ougs, who was accidentally killed on the railroad at Summit Hill last week, took place yesterday afternoon. " The remains wore brought here by train at 3 o'clock and taken to the Aletho dlst Episcopal church, where services were held by Rev. Francis Oendall, of Peckvllle. The remains were after ward taken to Peckvllle for interment. The members of Jermyii castle. Knights of tho Alystlo Chain, attended In a body. A delegation from the Wil liam O. Alatthews lodge, of Peckvllle, of which deceased was a member, was also present. The pall-bearers wore chosen from the organizations. Airs. C. W. Ilrownoll and Mrs. A. A. Hlchardson, of Carbondale, are the guests of Alts. John F. Nicholson, of Alain street. Mrs. George Woodworth, of Second street, Is III of bronchitis. Walter Tennis has resigned his posi tion with J. D. Stookcr & Son and will leave today to accept a postlon at Johnstown. Theophllus Bengough, of West Nich olson, will leave on Wednesday ftk Colorado for tho benefit of his health. Patrick Alaloney, of Alaytlcld, Is on tho sick list. The Kdgerton colliery employes had their first payment under the semi monthly law on Saturday and will hereafter" bo paid forthnightly, Allss Jennie areenslado and brother, Willie, spent yesterday with Air. and Airs. John Burke, at Carbondale. Airs. James G. Xlcholson and sons, Fred and Allen, of Scranton, spenl yesterday with Jermyn friends. OLYPHANT. James O'Malloy passed away tit his home, on Second street, Saturday night at 0 o'clock, after an Illness of several weeks' duration. Deceused'was born in Ireland, but had been a resident ot' this place for many years, Ho was of a quiet, unassuming disposition and re speeted by all his acquaintances. Tho following sons and daughters survive him: John P. O'Malloy, of Curbondnk: Airs. James Clancy, Mrs. Thomas Sheridan, Allehaol, Peter and James O'Alalley, of this place, Tho funeral arrangements liavo not yet boon made. Airs, John Wnlkliigshtiw, of Wilkes Barro, spent yesterday with her par ents, Mr. apd -Mrs, T. P. Jones, of Lackawanna street, Allss Jennie Kennedy, of Blakely, has returned from a visit with relatives at Carbondale. John KJngsley, who has been visit ing his 'father, B. K. Klnssley, ut AllnersvllKF.' r'ofurjied home Saturday, Ofllcer AT. J, Hastings and Kdwnrd Hasan returned Saturday from n hunt', lug trip to Stnrriieca, Mlfs Mary J, Hughes has accepted a position in tho Globe store at Scran ton, .Mis, Catherine. Thomas and daugh ter, Miss Georgia Thomas, spent yes teriltty at Wllkes-Burrc, JESSUP, Tho Al liters' union. Xo, lt)0.", will hold a mooting al tho St, James hull this evening. Uolph's largo locomotive, "Hluuvhi," uhlch has Ikoii In the shop for repairs tho past week, will be in u?o today. The .Mount Jossup colliery was Idle Friday and Saturday owing (o the scarcity of water, The different collieries paid their out. ployes Saturday. As a result It was a lively night on the streets. Allss Mattle Keenan, of South Scran' ton, was u caller In town yestsrday, Don't forget the High school foot 1 SONS. JONAS So and Know Why Fleisher's German Knitting Worsted Fleisher's Spanish Worsted Fleisher's Saxonu Worsted Fleisher's Shetland Foss Fleisher's Germantown Zephtr Long's hall team's social at Sweeney's hall, Nov. 2. Airs. Philip Scanlon, of Vandling, is visiting friends in tvn. Allss Alargaret AIcAndrow, of Win ton, is visiting friends at Scranton. PECKVILLE. Engineer Edward X. Jones, at the borough electric light plant, had a nar row escape from a horrible death on Friday evening. On that evening, about 6 o'cek, Air. Jones was seated in a chair near tho steam chest of ono of tho en gines, which was running at Its regu lation speed, when without a second's warning tho cylinder head was blown out. Pieces of the head were blown In nil directions and a hugo volume of steam poured forth from a six-inch feed pipe. Jones was hurled across the room, but quickly gained his feet and rushed for tho door and escaped Into the open air. Meanwhile, tho whole In terior of the building was being filled with hot steam. Jones quickly ran around tho building to tho fire room and climbing up over the boilers, closed down a valve and stopped the escaping steam. Tho Interior of the engine room was literally boiled by the steam and tho paint was softened on the wood work and tho belts on tho engines were nearly ruined. The cement between the layers of leather was softened so that groat care will have to bo used so as to not ruin thorn entirely. Had Jones delayed his exit any length of time he would have boon scalded to death. Ills right arm was painfully bruised by being- struck by Hying pieces of Iron. The brickwork directly behind where Jones sat when the accident occurred Is batliy battered by tho broken pieces of tho cylinder. Th damage will amount to about ono hundred dollars. Tho cause of the accident Is not known. The lights were out on Friday night, as It was not deemed advisable to run tho duplicate engine on account of the belts being softened up by the steam, but tin Saturday evening tho duplicate engine was started up and tho borough lights shone forth, Air. and Airs. Floyd Groluer are visit ing llonestlalo relatives, Arthur Warne Is luld up with a sprained ankle, caused by too much font ball, A child of Air, Hlchard Mitchell is ill with scarlet fever. Tin now telephone company bus in iihi within tho borough a now pole raising dovlco.whloh when In use draws a largo crowd of tho curious, The de vice Is mounted upon trucks and will erect the heavy poles us easily and handily ar a man would raise a walk ing cuno to an upright position, it takes the placo of at least a dozen men, fi, I. Washburn, a former resident of WiuUin, was Instantly killed by a pas senger train near Khrcnfeld, Pa,, on Thursday, The remains worn sent to Jormyu, wltoro a sister of the dead inun lives, The body should huvo reuohed Jormyu Saturday, hut for soma reason It did not iirrivoMintll yesterday after lioon. interininU was made here In the Prospoct cemetery. The cortege did not reach hero until aftoV dark, II, B, Brlggs, of iMrboitdaio, visited his parents. Mr. and Airs. S. II. Brlggs, yesterday, The Johnson foot bull team of Scrun ton anil ihe'Sessup team played a game of Rugby on Jossup grounds yestorduy afternoon. The Scruulou team was vic torious, .Miss Allen chlvors, who has li-.n spending tho auniincr months with Mis. W, F. Kllhour, of Philadelphia, re turned home Saturday. Tho new telephone company has a large force of men ongugvil within the borough erecting poles. Another force of men Is following ajong stringing the whes. A free telejihone will be plneed LONG'S SONS. Fleisi LEISHERS IWfelltirJff IMMiMli I 111 ill III 1 Sons at the electric light plant and at the Wilson Fire company's quarters by the new company. I TAYLOR. Yesterday was observed as Bible daj at the Calvary Baptist church. In the morning tho pastor, Itev. Dr. Harris, preached an appropriate sermon on Bible day. and in the evening at 6 o'clock an excellent programme, con sisting of solos, choruses nnd recita tions, was rendered by members of tho Sabbath school and the congregation in general. On Friday evening of this week Pro fessor Thomas Thorburn, of Wllkes Barre, general secretary of tho Young Men's Christian association of Xortli eastern Pennsylvania, will deliver an address to the members of tho Young AIen's Christian association brunch of this town. The Sterling Social club will hold their regular weekly social this even ing at Weber's rink. Admission, fifteen cents. The singers of tho Calvary Bantist church mot last evening In the audi torium, after services, for tho purposo of organizing a choir for the Christ mas eisteddfod. Allss Hannah Williams, of Provi dence, was the guest of relatives hero yesterday. Rev. and Airs. C. B. Henry have re turned from a week's visit to Aldorson. Pa. Ellas Thomas, of Providence, was ti visitor with relatives In town yester day, Air. and Airs. William Oyster and daughter, of Union street, spent yes terday as the guests of Air. nnd Airs. Gomer Williams, at Old Forgo. Allss Pauline Hall, of Scranton, will organize an elocution class In town during the coming week. Professor Plumley, of the School of tho Lackawanna, Scranton, again occu pied tho pulpit at the Presbyterian church yesetrday morning and deliv ered a forcible nddress. Foreman John B. Johns and Council man John H, Thomas, of this tuwn, spent yesterday on business in Ber wick, Pa. Emblem division, No, fi", Sons of Temperance, will meet in regular ses sion this evening. Miss Alamie Francis will return to Bloonisbitrg State Xorinal school this morning, after spending the past week at the homo of her parents, Council man unci Airs, John D. Francis, of Grove street. California Excursions. Leaving "Washington every Atonday, Wednesday and Friday at 10,45 p. nt via Southern hallway, .Now Tourist Sleepers, personally conducted, go through to San Francisco with out change of cars, conductors or porters. The route is through Atlanta, Mont gomery, New Orleans, Houston, Sau Antonio, Nt'"' .Mexico, Arizona anil Southern California. Tho cars tire tho vary latest pattern or Pullmnn Tourist Sleepers, birch. wood finish, high. buck seats, sixteen sections, supplied with linen, etc,, .same as standard sleepers, lighted with Plnlsch gas, wide vesti bule, double sash, roller curtains, lavatory and smoking room for gen tlemen, and two retiring rooms for Indies. Three and ono-luilf duys to Alexlco and Arizona, lour days to Los Angeles and live duys lo San Francisco, Tho Tourist Car fare la less than via any other route, saving from Ji.'.OO to $30.00 for the trip. Chas, L. Hopkins, District Passenger Agent, Southern hallway, S2S Chest nue street, Philadelphia, Pa., will bo pleased to furnish all Information. SPT H t'll'Mft jpiJEEiStiwy sSmSy S -i , .
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