Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-22

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request TO be allowed to use the 9th
cavalry for offensive operation, against
the Indians, ard advocating generally
offensive policy as more economical
than defensive policy.
Galata, Turkey, ba: had fire.
About 200 houses were destroyed
Loss 100000.
Near Delphi, ILL.,. a child of Freder-
lex Chapman was run over and killed
by passing railroad train. slrs.
Chapman, on seeing the mu,ilated re-
mains Of her child, lost her reason.
SATURDAY, July Is.
Two negroes we're hanged in Eufau-
Ia, Ala, for attempting to rob and
murder two white men.
Near Iona, on the Detroit, Lansing
and Lake Michigan Railroad, the grav-
ell tram was backing up when burning
tree fell across the rails, jns, before the
engine, aud was the means of throwing
nearly the whole train from the track.
SIX of the men were killed outright,
and one has since died Of the injuries
received. Fourteen or fifteen others
were seriously injured.
\ barn on the farm of Joseph Ben
net, located in this State, about nine
miles from the Delaware river, opposite
Trenton, N. j., was destroyed by fire.
Two children, who were playing in the
barn, were burned to death.
Trains Nos. 8 eastward and I west
ward, both through express trains on
the Erie railroad, came in collision on
the single track, one mile east of Can
asergo, York State, at 8 O'Clock thi.
morning; while going at the rate of if
teen or twenty miles per hour. The
westward bound train carried the pas
sengers from New York who left there
at o'clock last evening. Both en-
gines were destroyed, and the baggage
and smoking cars of the westward
bound train were utterly destroyed
\ number Of passengers in the west
ward smoking car were hurt. A large,
fne-looking gentleman, named Van
horn, from Philadelphia, had his left
leg broken, aud seems to be injured in
ternally. He appears to Re the worst
hurt. A couple of other passengers in
the same ear have their arms broken,
aud a number have suffered severe cuts
and bruises. The baggage master of
of the western train, named Atkins,
was killed. A brakeman on tie same
train had his ankle broken.
The fireman and engineer escaped
with slight cuts and bruises. The eI-
gine of the eastward train plunged
through the engine, baggage and smok-
ing cars of the western train. smashed
the platform and glass in the front end
of the forward frst-class car, which
was filed with ladies aud children, all
of whom escaped without injury. The
baggage car Of the eastward train had
its end and side burst out, bat the bag
gage was uninjured. The westward
baggage was destroyed and the mails
soaked and torn.
1t is stated that the eastward train
had the right Of way. The westward
train should have waited at Burns, the
next station east of Canasergo. The
westward conductor says that he had
new engineer this morning; that he in
structed him at Burns to pull up to the
station and wait for the other train, in
stead of which be plunged ahead. The
road curves sharply to east, around
hill, and the trains are invisible to each
other a hundred yards apart. The
crash of the engines was the first warn
ing to the passengers.
A large stone from blast descend
ed on a carriage at Gloucester, Mass
crushing in the top and instantly kill
ing Miss Lucy Corliss, and injuring
City Treasurer Corliss.
Nine colleges were represented each
by respective boat crew in toat race
at Saratoga. The race was won By the
Columbia College crew.