Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-07-14
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is to be feared, of carelessness. 1t appears
that about noon on Tuesday last, five men and
two boys ascended the shaft at the Thomas
town colliery, in car resting on a cage.
When within few inches of the top. pin
upon which the cage rests when it reaches the
top was pulled out too soon land the car was not
on level with the platform sufficiently to per-
nit it to be rolled off the cage. In this posi-
tion two of the wheels of the car were rolled
| off the cage bnt it was impossible to get the
other wheels off. "A signal was then given to |
| the engineer, who could not see the position
of The cage, to hoist il little. Unfortunately,
it was hoisted too high; the car tilted, was
| freed entirely from the cage, and the next in
slant, with its freight of precious lives, con-
| sistipg of four men and two boys, was dashed
do,cn the shaft perpendicular depth Of t,co hin-
] dred and fo,iy feet. The remains of the un-
| fortunate men and boys were after the occur
| renee. removed to the surface in shockingiy
mutilated condition. Two of the men killed
named Sullivan and kerwch. leave families.
| The other two, one of whom was named Bren-
| nan. were unmarried. The names of the two
| boys we have not learned. This is one of the
most terrible mining accidents which has ever
| happened in this county, and we grieve to say
that it is attributable alone to carelessness. 1T
miners themselves, would only as body, be
as careful of their lives, their employers
| and bosses are solicitous for their safety, We
should not be called often to note these
| distressing casualties.
| BERKs CoUSTY-On Sunday the 9th ult.,
Mr.. David Wagner, of Union township, with
his wife and boy living in the family, were
| taken seriously i'll from drinking coffee which
contained poison. They had been at church,
| and partook OF the coffee at dinner on their
return, Mrs. Wagner drinking three cups, the
| husband two, and the boy one. They were
| soon seized with illness, the symptoms being
| of severe and alarming character, and pro-
| portionate in violence to the amount of coffee
| drank by each. Drs. May and Tobias were
| called in, who administered antidotes. The
coffee, unfortunately, had all been thrown away
| before the arrival of the physicians, and the
precise nature of the poison, and how it got
| into the coffee, was not ascertained. That the
| illness was produced by the ingredients Of the
coffee, is evident, however, from the fact that
| other members of the family, who dined at
the same time, but did not drink of the coffee,
| were not affected. At the latest accounts The
| patients were recovering, and no serious re-
| suits were anticipated. a horse was sto-
len on Monday night, July 5th, from the sta
| bic of Mr.. George Hill, at the Black Bear Tav
ern, in Exeter township, a few miles below
| Reading. AS soon the theft discover
| ed, pursuit of the thief was made, and the pur
suers were fortunate enough to catch him in
| the ncighborhood of Pottstown. His name is
| William Thompson. The Clothing Store
| of Mr.. NJ M'Farlin, South East corner of Penn
and Seventh streets, Reading, was broken into
on the night of the 5th, by some daring scoun-
drels and robbed of goods amounting to nearly
| $1,000 in value.
| CHESTER CoUNTY.-Anothcr Cain and Abel
| affair.-We learn from 4 communication in one
| of the Lancaster papers, that one day last
| week, ssThos. p, Snodgrass, residing near
| Steelesvile, Chester county, met his brother
Samuel, who resides in Little Britain tow nShip,
Lancaster county, on the Noble Road near
| Kings Bridge, when an alteration took place
| between these worthless, which resulted in
| Samuel being left by his noble brother lying
| bleeding and senseless by the wayside. After
| Thomas had thus succeeded in quieting the
| fighting propensities of his brother, by apply
| ing most vigorously the loaded end of heavy
| horsewhip to his Uranium, he left him and cal
! led at the house of another brother, stating
| that he had met Samuel on the road and that
| he (SamueD wished to see his brother; after
| which he called upon Samuels wife with the
| same pleasant intelligence, and then quietly
proceeded on his way. Truly, judging from
| the above, person would be led to suppose
| that the days of ban harsm had again visited
| us, when brothers become dead TO all feel
| ings of humanity as to thus brutally assault
and leave each other weltering in blood on the
public highway"
| LEHIGH CoUNTY.-Mr. E. F. Bu.z, of South
| Whitehall. has raised fax stalk on his farm,
| measuring 3 feet ii inches. Mr. solomon
Lichtenwalter has left, an egg al the 'F riedehs-
| bothe'' office, Allentown, measuring inches
| lengthwise, and 6a in circumference On
"Wednesday a two year old child fell over the |
| wharf Mt the Allentown Furnace and drowned. |
| On Sunday 4th inst. some person broke |
omen trunk belonging to Miss Mary Wall, in
| the house of Mr.. Henry Corr, in Upper Mil |
| ford and stole therefrom $40 in ten dollar |
| gold pieces. On Tuesday, 26th ult., a
| Young man named Edward Rothrock, was sun
| struck while at work In hay field in Saucon
| township. He was taken to his home and
died in three hours afterwards from the effects.
| He was about Is years old. The dwelling
| of David Eberhard. in Lehigh county, was
| robbed of between 81 500 and 81, 900 in gold,
silver, and bills, on Thursday morning the 25th
ult., while all the members of the family were
out in the field making hay.
| LUzERNE CoUNTY.-A house in Union town. |
| ship was struck by lightning on Saturday even
| ing and child killed. The end of the house
was shattered and several inmates knocked |
| down. The Captain of boat from Beach |
| Grove, was killed by lightning as he was enter |
ing the lock at Courtrights Grocery. He was
| a young man named Hiram Remaley... An |
Irishman is reported killed by lightning on the |
| back road. The storm was terrible at
| Pittston, and the large tent under which the |
celebration was held, was very little projections
The lightning struck several trees on the other
| side of the river, and the rain caused damage |
| to cellars. a little child was picked up out of |
a puddle after the storm, probably lost his way |
and cried himself to sleep. -. The heavy |
| rain of Saturday caused slight breakin the |
| Canal at Pttston. :. The grass and grain |
| crops in our valley never looked finer Since |
! the showers Of last week the corn has. grown |
wonderfully. July and August make corn |
| here.
CUMBERLAND CoUNTY.-A severe hail storm |
passed over Carlisle, Pa, and its vicinity, on |
Wednesday evening of last week, blowing