Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-01-08
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with you. And during that period
wonderful events have .ranspircd.--
Storms, fire and death have been at
work.
The catastrophe which occurred at
Williamsport, on Christmas, approach
es nearest our own neighborhood, and
many of the names octhc sufferers be.
ing familiar TO US and our readers, we
give the accident somewhat in dolail.
A Sunday School celebration came of
in the Baptist Church in what was
once known rs Ncwberry, but now
the 7th ward Of Willinmsport, on tho
day indicated, Some 25O persons had
assembled in the Church, and the
Christmas ceremonies having been in
auguratcd, Mr. Kinsloe proceeded to
address the children, al the conclusion
of which a dstribuution Of tho pres.
onts took place. At this moment, like
an electric shock, promonition shot
through the asscmblagc that catas-
trophe was about TO take place
There was q peculiar shake, culver
ing OF tho timbcrs, that denoted q
sudden downfall, and u moment after
the floor gave way and the catastro.
phe camc with all its horrors and
art-rcnding scenes.
When the crash came there went
up wall Of mangled humanity that
caused tho blood OF all TO fairly curdle.
Those outside worked with will and
used every means in their power to
rescue the living from tho mangled
mass. Several times the church was
on fire, but providentialy the flames
could be reached, and were speedily
ex,inguishcd. Before II O'Clock at
night the bodies were removed and
identified. The following is the list
Of the killed and injured.
Killed-John Richie, Boyd Mchaf.
fey, Mrs. Duncan Campbell and two
children, a child of c. V. l.. NJ Minnie,
Miss Sadie Maiiit, Miss Mary Fisher,
Miss Lizzie Baskin, Miss Grace Semen,
Miss Tillie Recder, boy named Shu-
man, and child Of John Bubb.
lpjured-Mrs Thomas Ames badly
bruised Mrs. John Wilson, badly
injured Mrs. Soorist, slightly burned;
Mira. Mafit, badly bruised; Miss Fess
Ter, leg broken; Daniel Newcomer
leg broken Mrs. Abram Berry, leg
broken; Robert Maflit, slightly bruised;
Howard Reeder, jaw fractured LOWS
Reeder, badly bruised Mrs. Jonathan
Fisher, leg broken; Miss Baskins,
arm broken; Mrs. Il. B. Campbell,
badly injured JOHN Ants, head cut
Miss Thomas, limb broken Miss To-
ger, limb broken; Andrew Wentzclt
ribs broken; Sadie Ramsey, ankle
sprained Gcrtie Ramsey, wounded
Miss Toner, ankle injured ; NacFcss.
Ter, badly bruised; Geo. Shook, bruised
Carrie Bushy, Mr.. and Mrs. MMinn
badly bruised; Alice Newcomer, En-,
ma Brown, Lew Hartman, William
uouck, Il. Jacoby, Annie Shaw, Alice
M'Dride aud father, Sarah Waltz
Amanda Waltz and VIM. Waltz wer,
injured Lewis Cupp, nose broken
Jackson Newcomer, Lottie Adams
Ell. and jennie Kinley, Lizzie Flicker
Geo. Baskin, Wm. Bellum, Worthy
M'Connclly, Mr.. and Mrs j B. &
Kinsloc and child OF Mrs Berry, in
jurcd.
A terrible accident occurrod on tb
Buffalo, Cory & Pittsburgh railroa,
on December 24th. The train leavin,
Cory at l.20 p. m, when nearin:
Prospect station, broke rail and raj
off trcstlo bridge some twcnty-si!
feet high. Tho engine passed owe
safely, but tho tender, passenger an
baggage ears were wrecked aud 500
caught fire. Before the fire could b
put out u number of the passenger
wero buried TO death. The latest az
counts state that 10 dead bodies ha
been taken from the debris, and D
others were known to have been ir
iured This accident is regarded a
the most shocking that has occurre
in this country since the invention {
railroads. All the passengers an
: employees on the train were cithe
killed or wounded. The prcsumptio
b is that six persons were burned u
= as that number of skulls have bee
found among the debris.
Barnum's great Museum in Ne
York, together with a number OF oti
or buildings, were burned on the sam
day, and a few days after the Fiji
Avenue Theatre, in the same cit
! with q number Of other building
were also consumed. The loss is yer
= large.
J, The news from the north west is
I tho effect that scores of persons hay
D persisted in that section from tho Q
!. ccssivc cold which has prevailed ther
state Pride.