Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-08-07
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
DINNER FOR THE SOLDIERs-Tn pur-
suance of arrangements made with Major
D. Eisenbise to provide dinner for our re-
turned soldiers, tables were set in the hall
Of the Court House on Friday afternoon,
where the Logan Guards, under command
of First Lieutenant F. r. Sterrett, (Cap-
tain Hulngs being absent,) Captain Zol-
iinger and such Of the Burns Infantay as
we're in town, and a few soldiers from 9th
er counties, sat down to one of those sump-
tuous entertainments which the Major and
his lady are provcrbial for providing
Among others present were Col VIM. il.
Irwin Of the 7th, and Lieut. Col j B. Sci
hcimer Of the 25th regiment. \ large
number Of citizens also partooI Of the din
ner, both at the Court House and at the
hotel making the total number who dined
at least 300 The Lewistown Band gave
our citizens some music during the after
noon, and the Newton Hamilton Band,
which came down to escort three of its
members home who had returned from the
war, discoursed some excellent music on
the streets during the afternoon, and in the
evening, under the guidance Of Charles
taughling, Jr., scrcnaded many IF our cit
izcns (the editor among the number
RECEPTION OF TIE BURNS INFANTRY
On Friday morning the same programme
as that accorded to the Logan Guards was
followed in receiving Captain Hollingcr
and such Of his men as belonged here or
ia the neighborhood The Logan Guards
we're added to the escort, so that with the
Scmmer Guards, the Burns Infantry, and
Captain McFanlane's company from Boals-
Iur-, Centre county, which also arrived
that morning, fine military display was
made HE word Of welcome home was
gwen to all by George w. Elder, Esq, in
4 aJricf address.
c-8.The Logan Guards have given our
citizens several drills in the IIardee tac-
1c,, exhibiting proficiency in that branch
"t hard work which shows the metal they
ae made Of. We think any equal mum,
Jcr Of rebels III the South would have
lluud the Logans more than match for
the best Of the chiyaIry.
hAiRoAD ACcIDENT.-A gentleman
who visited the scene of the late railroad
accident a, Manayunk, six miles west Of
Ae|cytown, on Thursday morning, informs
the Harrisburg Telegraph that on his ar
Hgal there he found 4 TRAN consisting of
U-nt passenger cars, one Adams Express
car, and one baggage car, attached to which
were two locomotives On the main track,
Hear switch, an engine had become help
t>> from some cause, and was left on the
rack. The switch tender anticipating the
arrival Of the Express about six o'clock,
'lrned the switch to let her run from the
man track to the siding. lie also placed
PERCUSSION railroad caps on the track to
siTe the train notice to run slow but un-
"Ttunately this was done too near the
switch, so that the train had no time to check
W sufficiently to run from the main track
The siding. The first engine (No. 1863
vas thrown off the rail when about to
aange from the main track, and kept along
10 the direction Of the siding, tearing up
'1e siding track for considerable distance,
While the second engine, (No, 100, with
A'Fan of passengers, baggage and express
ears, kept the main track, and at short
-stance from where the first engine took
the right at the switch, came in contact
with the disabled engine, (No &c, used
''' hauling gravel, &c, and was completely
wrecked, while the engine that came in
contact with it was thrown down an en-
'"ahment of twenty-five or thirty feet,
'"1Alhg several somersaults, and reversing
cSo4pletely its position The engineer Sam.
'@'ner, and fireman, Sam Gibner, were
'1'''ea over the bank with it, aud strange
. state, were but slightly scratched and
s'aIaed' Benz. Free, fireman on the first
Sus'ne' who resides in Harrisburg, had his
ace slightly cut and disfgured, and pres
s"'Sd rathera sad appearance His wounds
-'' not serious. W M. Ford, brakeman,
VINO resides in Philadelphia, while at his
I0St was cn1,o.hL L IL -,