The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-03-29
OUR JOHNSTOWN LETTER.

MAN RUN OVER BY THE CARS AND INSTANTLY
K1LLED-THE CASE OF JOSEPH MooRE-HE
WAS NOT HANGED IN oHIoAGo-ooRREcTIoN
OF TEE REPoRT-CoNEMAUGH sTATIoN-IFs
FUTURE PRosPECTs-vARIETY.
JoHNsTowN, March 26, 1866.
A heartrending accident occurr ed here
on Thursday last, which resulted in the
instant death of Mrs. Hamilton, widow
lady residing at Conemaugh station. She
had been in town to market that morning,
and had started to walk home on the rail-
road, but when just opposite the Mechan-
ical Works, she was caught by the eleven
o'clock express train west, knocked down
upon the track, and the whole train passed
over her At the point where the acci-
dent occurred, there is very abrupt curve
of the road, preventing the engineer from
seeing ahead much more than the length
of his engine, and no human power could
have stopped the train in time to save her
life after she was discovered on the track.
The writer of this was well acquainted
with the old lady, and was frequent
witness of her quiet, unostentatious acts
of charity. She was, indeed, minister
ing angel to tie sick, comforter of sor-
row, and heartfelt sympathizer in the
house of mourning. A large concourse OF
our citizens turned out to pay the last sad
tribute of respect to her mortal remains
on Saturday. About two and half years
ago, l recorded in The Aueghaniaa the
death of the husband of the deceased, who
also lost his life by railroad accident
Five children are left to mourn the calam-
ity which has deprived them Of their last
earthly prop and support.
The following letter from the Sheriff
of Cook county, Illinois, to Elder James
DarSie, minister of the Disciples church,
should set at rest at once and forever
the report that Joseph Moore was hung
in Chicago not long since for the mur-
der of a preacher. 1t will be remem-
bered that this report was first printed
in this correspondence but 1t should
also be remembered that the story as
told was common property and street talk
for several weeks before [ made mention
of it. Neither should it be forget that
when 1 did write the thing up, did not
vouch for its truth, but simply gave it as
"current report" In view of these facts,
which are facts, the charge of certain
newspapers that the entire story was a
fabrication of The AHeyhanian, appears to
me to be eminently uncalled for. Here is
the letter -
SHERIFF's OFFICE
Cook COUNTY, CHICAGO, Nqrch 8, 1866.
JAMES DARsIE, Esq, Jehnstown, Pa.-Dear
Sir Yours of March 9th is at hand, and
contents noted. No preacher has been killed
in Chicago that l know of, and there has
tainly been man by the name of Joseph
Moore convicted or executed for such crime
within the last twelve years in Chicago.
Very respectfully, Yours,
JOIN = . NELSON,
Sheriff of Cook county, Illinois, by 7. NJ.
Bradley, Deputy.
a carpenter whose name I did not
learn had his leg broken ct Conemangh
one day last week. The fracture was
promptly reduced, and the patient is do
ing we'll.
S. NJ. Woolf, for many years a success
ful clothing merchant Of this place, has
disposed of his entire stock of goods, and
takes his departure this week for Phila-
delphia, where he in future intends resi-
ding. W. & r. Gels are selling of their
entire stock of goods at auction, prepara-
tory to removing to the West, where
understand they intend doing business
hereafter
Conemaugh station will be place of
considerable importance az railroad de-
pot in the course of few months. Here |
tofore it has been the custom for brakemen |
to run through to Altoona, but now there
will be a change of screws" at Conemaugh.
as also change of engines on all trains !
except regular passenger ones. Exten-
sive preparations are making in the way
of erecting buildings, constructing ST.
dings, &C., &c, and property has doubled
in value. Rents have advanced one hun
dred per cent. If this arrangement is
intended by the Railroad Company to be
a permanent one, Conemaugh must i'm
prove and continue to improve greatly.
BY new schedule on the railroad, all
trains now ato, at this Of