The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-06-26
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wuMoRE. June Or 1874.

WnMoRE, June %, 1874.
DEAR FREENAE-The most terrible accident
red to the first oe reh ran ad rTP9ft %es 3 Fr
Gay afternoon last. 1t appears that the train
M naI Deth running at the rapid rate of 25 miles
an hour, or thereaboufs, and while rounding a
sharp curve at the eastern terminus of the third
TINS place, the engineer, Mr.. John Gray, discoy-
cred a COW (Which il is said an eastern bound
ana immediately gave the signal To put down
brakes, when, seeing that the COW did not stir
fireman to jump for his life he himself leaping
from his engine without further delay. The
locomotive struck the COW in an instant after
ana was thrown from the track and precipita-
ted down an embankment of about twenty
ing either piled upon the engine or forced for
ward upon the track, some co the distance of
1ully nifty feet from whore the engine went
over all of them being more or less wrecked.
When some men who were arranging the plat
forms Tor picnic to be held on the following
day in grove near by, and who had witnessed
the terrible disaster, reached the scene of the
the track, with one side of his head crushed to
JetLy and his bowels torn out. His vest and
down the track, thus indicating that his death
had been caused by the cars which had been
Almost Immediately groans were heard pro-
ceedtng from beneath the wrecked engine and
and ere long the fireman, Keyes Pringle. son OF
Mr. Daniel Pringie, of Conemaugh, was discov-
and his face and body shockingIy scaIded and
burned by escaping steam and the heat OF the
he could be eXtricated. after which he was con-
veyed TO the residence OF Rev. - Woodward,
IN TINS place, where he died about six O'Clock
the same evening. Both victims belonged to
Conemaugh, where Grey leaves a wife and enc
or Two children. Pringle was young man,
only twenty years of age, and was unmarried.
Both men bore excellent characters. These
others were injured, but not seriously. The
scene of the accident is on the same spot where
aud within a few rods of the place where enRi-
neer Green was killed last summer. The loco
ded with large rock near wi.more station
some seven years ago, and subsequently ran on
slope of the mountain. Mr.. Pringles remains
were inferred in the family cemetery on Prin-
gle Hil a short distance from Wilmore. on
Sunday, while those of Mr.. Gray were taken to
jackson township for burial. Old wreck hands
say that this was the worst smash-up they were
ever called upon to clear away, and the only
w0nder is that more lives were not sacrificed.
The picnic announced through your columns
came off at this place on Saturday last. Every
derly Assem- bage of the kind ever got together
200. a oniS Vicinity 'r0Ss receipts somewhat over
The weather is so dry here at present that it
would require canal similar TO those in Cali
farms in Summerhill township If the drout6
continues much longer there will be very light
borhood. Corn is about the only thing thai is
doing any good, and even that would be the
better OF a heavy rain. SCRIBE.
LIvERMORE, PA, June %, 1874.
DEAR FREENAN-Thinking that q few items
of some interest to a portion of your readers
at least, take the present opportunity for Civ
Livermole is situated about five miles west
of Blairsville or Saints Rest as it is generally
mantle and picturesque Conemaugh river, and
contains between two and three hundred in
habitants- There are two churches Method !
list and Presbyterian-two schoOls-the Liver
more Academy and common schoOI-besides !
several stores, workshops, etc. A great deal |
of country produce is bought and shipped from |
this place, which, as you probably know, is in |
Horses, cattle, sheep and hogs are also shipped /
from this point in large enumbers-mOre in fact |
along the line of the West Penn r. X. 1t is ex- |
pected that coal shaft will be sunk near the !
the 3Iace considerably as it will have a tenden-
cy TO draw capital and increase labor in this di-
rection,
just here the spirit moves me to say to Cam
bria county farmers that if any of them wish /
or settle in another locality, they would well |
TO visit these parts and Ia Ike birds eye view |
am happy TO say that the "grangers'' have |
not yet (dislgracod this section of the old moth
gions they seem TO be making rapid headway. |
The 'buggers," however, have taken the place !
''murphies' suffered muchy for a time. At !
present writing the old crop is pretty nearly |
"kerffumeXed, though we have every asSur-
ance that the new crop will not fall short of !
the most sanguine expectations. Cremation |
Will then he in order once more.
The crops here barring the potatoes, will be |
splendid this year. especially the wheat yield. |
which will be the largest that has been garnered |
for number of years. Farmers are already !
preparing for the harvest, and although large |
crops are raised here, we have the advantage
of all kinds of machinery in gathering the har-
vest, the land as general thing being level and |
adapted TO machinery.
In looking over the FREEMAN / see that great |
are being made in various parts
of your county for a proper celebration of In
day. AS Cam bria is rather eleVa-
ted, presume the spirit of liberty up there is
of propOrtionate attitude; yet l hope while
freely admitting that the patriotic feelings of
the people could not be more clearly manifest
ed than in such old fashioned jOllitica tiOns as
are contempla1 ed, that those who participate
will not get elevated by Il TOO generous indul-
gence in hug juice"
Having already taken quite liberal share of
your valuable space will close for the pres
ent. Yours, truly, G. B. w.