The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-06-28


morning in the pudding department Of
Charles L. Bailey q Co.'S large nail works,
at Harrisburg, Chambers, boweSmasteT,
was killed and his body blown into half
dozen pieces. Two other men were so badly
injured that they died on the following day.
One side of the mill is perfect wreck.
Pieces of boilers, bricks, wood, nails, ETC.,
were thrown in all directions.
"A young girl was struck blind in
Cleveland Sunday night. She went to
bed with strong eyes and in excellent
health. During the night she felt "a sort
of pricking," for n second or two, about
her eyes, and then suap, as if something
had broken. These sensations wero ac-
companied by no pain, and after they had
passed away there was no uncomfortable
feeling about the eyes. In the morning
she was stone blind.
The following are the horrible partic-
ulars of a ferocious attack by savage
bulldog on four BOYS who were in bathing
near Lewistown. Me-, on Wednesday after
noon. A boy named Egan, seven years of
age, bore the brunt of the attack, the 9th
ers making their escape. Egan has eigh-
teen wounds, which are all over his body
and legs. The dog literally ate large
piece out from under the arm, so that the
ribs can be seen. The boy is lying in
dangerous condition.
There died a few days ago at Hart
ford, Conn, a man of some means, but
clouded intellect, who for the last thirty
years had done nothing-his considerable
means allowing him to live in leisure
but walk up and down the streets, remov-
ing carefully from the side walks all stray
pieces of orange peal and banana-skin. In
early life his lady love broke her leg by
slipping OH piece of orange peel, and
eventually died from the effects of the ac-
cident. This affected his mind and led to
his unselfish occupation for the rest of his
life.
Oliver s. Vincent and William Fl.
Code, clerks in the Tax Collectors Office,
Brooklyn. n. Y, entered the vault wherein
the books of the department are kept.
Code lighted a match tn light the gas. An
explosion of gas instantly followed and the
wall of the vault was blown into the middle
of the office, and ratings, furniture, win
dOws and sashes were demolished. Vim
cent was blown across the room about forty
feet, his clothes torn off, hair burned and
face and body fearfully lacerated. Code
vas buried in the ruins. Both men were
fatally injured and several 10 the tax office
at the time were seriously wounded.
Three fatalities occurred at the mines
near Irwin Station last week-two on Fri
dag and one on Saturday. George w.
Robinson, a miner, was instantly killed in
the PaintertOwn mine on Friday morning
by heavy fall of horseback. In the af-
ternoon of the same day, at :he Youghio-
gheny shaft, Jacob Cole, with two other
miners, were engaged in repairing an en-
try. Suddenly the roof under which Cole
was working fell, and he was crushed un-
der it before the eyes of his Mortified com
panions. At noon on Saturday, john
Shumack, coal miner, was crushed to
death between the coal cars at tue Yough-
iogheuy shaft.
"A vessel recently arrived ut Liverpool
with the extraordinary cargo of three liv-
ing whales, brought from the coast of La
bradOr, and intended for public aquaTiums.
They were each about Il feet long, feet
girth, and weighing half ton. On the
voyage they were placed in long wooden
boxes, repOsing upon a bed of seaweed,
and being flushed with water from a buck
ct every few minutes, The flushing had
the curious effect of Peeling off strips OF
their skin, so that the coat W i'll be entirely
shed by the time they get into their perma-
neut tanks. When they weTe being remov
ed ashore, two of them, it is said, emitted
a very peculiar kind OF scream.
Michael Highland, of Newark, n. J.,
an insane religious tramp, entered the
house Of w. W. Forsyth, Providence, r.
! l., and advanced on the inmates with an
| nphfted dirk knife. Forsyth, who is il
| feeble health, fled TO a bed room, secured
a revolver, and presenting it, ordered the
! tramp to leave the house. The tramE
| rushed forward with the knife, when For
! syth fired ball, hitting him son the head
! The tramp then grasped Forsyth by .he
! throat and attempted to throw him ovel
| the banister, but was prevented by For
| syth's wife. Forsyth fired again, lodging
| a ball in the head OF his antagonist, wbt
| fed short distance and was captured, ia
| tally wounded.
| About year ago at Stockton, Cal. Z
! doctor in sinking an artesian well at Z
| depth OF sixty feet came upon something
| which prevented further progress. A drill
| lowered down rebounded with a hollow
sound as though striking the roof of ;
| house or the deck of a vessel He theI
put down sand pump and obtained
! good stream Of water, which brought III
with 1t two brass nuts of peculiar pattern
| For several weeks past the stream ba,
brought up quantities Of tow or oakuu
and scales Of iron or copper. 1t is appar
ent that some sort of a vessel is sunk there
/ though how 1t came so far inland is ;
mystery, and shaft will probably be suul
to explore the matter,
| Bishop McCloskey, OF the Catholic Dio
! cese OF Louisville, has issued a circular let
| ter to his priests calling attention TO tn,
scandal growing out of the use of intoxi
caiing liquor at picnics gotten up fol
! cnurch purposes, and adds money OBJ
talned IN this way brings with it no bless
ing either for priest or people. Financia
gain is paltry compensation for the ruir
OF sonls. We therefore forbid the use o.
intoxicating liquors at picnics held fol
| church purposes, and we solemnly remind
! pastors who may think it their duty {,
hold pIcnics of the grave responsibility the,
| incur by permitting their congregation
and particularly the young, to remain
away from the shelter and protection O.
their homes after night has fairly set in -
! RUPTURE WANTED.-I want every rpn