Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-26
Going Down to Death In q
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A desnatcb from, p;t,.v;,le p. rrde,
dstr of the 18th inst tall. In. Following
,tartI;na narr.,;ve.
There Vas a sad accident on the farm n,
Jol.n Z. Cameron. near thi, place. yest.r.
day. by which his wife and Two Of hi, chill
dren met their deaths. Mr.. Cameron has
a limc.kiln on his farm. about a quarter of
n mile from the house. Yesterday morn
ing he built a fire in the kiln. and before
leaving il lowered a SON tI,irteen wears of
age. into the nit. by means of the buck Ct
and windlass, to see that the drafts and fuel
were in proper condition. All being right
the boy was hauled up and the two went to
work in a hsy-ficId. Tho t,p-ration of law
ering and hosting the lad had been wit.
messed by two other children of Mr. Cam
srou-a boy about nine wears old and a girl
aged five. Fifteen minnie, affc,ward th,.
little bow came running into the bouse. MALE
and almost breatbIess. and .startled his
mother and grandmotber with the exclama.
tiou s.Ella,s in the Iime.kiln- and I can't
get her out 70 The two women ran to thr
kiln. followed by the boy. wba had ex-
planned TO them that ne Thought II vould
be nice 70 ride his little sister nm and down
in the bucket He L.t her do.p into the
b., when she commenced m scream and
=. - ..-eraI times 10 draw her mn bnt
c,,rIdn,, s,,..t ths bucket When the Uo.
man rs..h.d ,ha i'm Mr,. Cameron looked
a. ..a sa,r r. ,t,i, Ing AT the hot.
tor, hax;nm h,.oa,.a ar.:,.,. ID bv the
- -, a.. I;,s. ,,.. had
now commenced To burn The bra, vs.
- h.com;nn ;,.,.n =, ,h ~
nm, the nnconsrio,,. .h;,a +, ,hs>hnoL -, -
oct h,ck into I, b;ms.lf I,.so-s sr,J..r;n.
anv seriops con.eouences f,om tha n.s
,,.ced tho hov in ~. h,,n,-,, nd ;.s So
ing hin, with The naca.s;,w of has,a -,
h.. rsacbed the hot,ou, Inw.,ad ~, dom,,
The little fellow iumnsd from IN. hncr :,
and sncce.d.d in oat,;no h;s .;.,.,,s "a !,
into II He then er,sn..S ,hs .nna h;,,..,S
md hi. mo,her anS ar,nd,no,h. ,s -
turn the w;nd,s,, ,s r,r;dI,, =. ,.;t,,a
The buck Of wa, ,.;,sd h,,, ,ro a. r.. e.,
uben ,b,, hov fell h,cL y, III. 80. -
come bv the ras Tn. hncLst w.. 49,
10 the top and the bodx on the LITTLE g;ri
ouickl, removed and pi,ced On The ero,nd
Ms Cameron then told her mo,he.1;n'I.
a I,dv nearly sev.ntv vear. Of 40. ,h,, ~
must lower her into III. k;In sh.. -,
90 down 10 rescue her son Tba ola Ia.
Seized the crart and NJ. c,m.roO 80, -
the hrckct tn. weight wa. ,na.o Ia ~
Nrs S,.n,eron could contro, and -. - -
.I;,,n,.d from b.r hands and wh,rI;ne rnnnS
,,rrct her ON IN. he,d .,,..tch;na h.-
h,ses;,g and sars.lsss on ,h. ,-or,d tn
,oth.r of ~. ch;ld -..,, =. ,s ,-;,S
80, to-. -, o.. ho,,o,, III -, -,
e.ndsr.d u,co,sc;ons h..ta,s d., ,.o;.ono..
ease. h,d ,ba,r d..div ..,F..c, - -
Am, th;s I'm. Tho ,,s,;Ii.. .,.fa -
~. Jr;r., ..r,, 80 r., >.
farm Kane discoyereJ ,be hod~ or ala
Mrs Cameron. living blaediny hv IN. L;,r
and thai nj the child Iy;ng mar h. ue
stonn.,d the ,tao. and ;,n,n.S ON, :. -.
what Was the matter followed nv . oentIe-
eron and ,b,. o,b.r cb;id w.r. d;.co,-,d :,
the hotfom of th. kiln K,ns ,od N. n..
,.ne,r 10 tprn ,b,. v;nd,,-, q. soon ~ h.
cav. him the wor, and ,hsn r,Y;d,v a.
srended inro tn, mir hand ov.r b,nJ dovn
tbe rone He nIaced ,bs nodr Of ~ C.n,
eron in the bucket and .h. was pulled
ou;ckIv nm and nIaccd on ,b,. oround Tn
buckef wa, then lowered and an. succeed .
ed in getting into II With ~. hov,. h,,dv
X ana was upcon 50 ious " hon he r..,c chad ~,
ton and il wa, inno time hs,or. h.. w.s
ab;. 10 sir nm Nv b,,hinc old Mr.. Cam
eron with water Kane. comnan;ons ,oon
restored bsr 10 consciousness bnt berd,ngh.
ter-in.l.w and two dcb;ldrsn w,.r. ID
As soon as K ane was ab:e 10 w.lk the tb,ee
corp,,.s and old Mr.. Cameron vere nnt in
the stage and taken to the house and Mr.
Cameron WAS summoned from the seld
where he WAS Working ali unconscious os
the terrible tr,pndv Ms C.msron wos
abont th;rtv.6ye wears old No longer 400
t,,an las, fsIl two men wo,l;ny for W. C,,n-
e,on were ;, sun .ea.eu &c ,e mt IN !. unde, clrcun-
sons besides have met their death in i: at
different times during the past seven years.
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f 'Sup'eI Rrnxi Il, ' Rrr .S n9,u,r =, %,. ;n
duced hi, wifi. to desert her family on We'd
nesday morning. She fed in the direction
Of lohrssiiic, but was followed by her hus-
oand, VINO ioaaea ms nVe children, ianglng
ron. with the intention of taking them to