Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-10-14

ed on last Saturday nlghg az midnight,
on the Pennsylvania railroad near
Twenty eighth street crossing, at Pitts.
burg was more disastrous than at first
reported. Nine people were killed
outright and sixteen more have died
since, making In alltwenty-GVe deaths,
while as many more are dangerously
hurt and physicians say they cannot
recover. In addition to these there is
large lumber who are slightly injured.
The first section OF the Wallis accom-
mOdatiOn train going east left the
union depot at II 81 p. M, having a
large number of passengers who had
come to the city TO participate in the
closing exercises Of the exposition and
witness the democratic demonstration
The back platform MSS SO crowded
that the headlight on the second
section, which WAS following, could
not be seen. The first section stopped
at the regular station at Twenty eighth
street, where it was delayed on account
of another train which was in the next
block. The second section came along
at good speed but owing to the crowd
on the platform of the first section the
signal lights were hidden from view
and consequently the engineer CT the
second section di1 not see the train
ahead Of him until he was so near it
that his tlain could not be checked in
time to prevent collision and the
engine went crashing into the rear
coach Of the FIRST section packed as it
was with human beings. The engine
buried itselfinto the cab windows among
screaming, suffering men, women and
childro n, mangling all who were in
its cou rse. The boiler head of the
colliding ennine was burst off by the
shock and scalding water and steam
poured over the occupants of the car
as if bent on completing the terrible
work that had gone before.
1t is impossible to describe the fear
full scenes that followed. The groans
Of the dying and shrieks Of those who
had lost their friends were frightful.
Word was Immediately telegraphed to
the mayors office for assistance and
twenty five policemen, with fullcorps
of physicians and wagons, were dis
patched at once to the scene of the
disaster, where they were soon buSily
in alleviating the sufferings |
OF the victims and clearing away the |
wreck. The wounded who were un. |
able to care fer themselves were car
ried to tho soldiers hospital but q short |
distance from the accident.
TIE LOCAL PAPER.-An exchange |
says: The columns of paper are the |
publishers stock in trade, and the par |
ties who ask us to use them for their |
special benefit must expect to pay for |
the same, and hope that parties will,
after due consideration, view the mat.
ter in proper light. Every public |
spirited citizen of place should have |
pride in seeing his own town and sur
country improved. Every |
new house or barn in the surrounding |
country, every new fence, road, shade !
tree, every new manufacturing estab.
lishment erected, every new business |
opened, enchanceS the value Of proper
ty in our midst Every honest, reflect
ing mind knows this to be true, and |
you should not forget That the local |
newspaper adds mnch to the general |
wealth and prosperity of the place, as
we'll as increase the reputation of the
town abroad. 1t benefits all who have
business in the place, euchances the
value Of property, besides being a
desirable public convenience. If its
columns are not filled with brilliant ed
itorials, still it benefits you in many
ways. 1t Increases trade, it cautions
against imposition, it saYes you from
loss, it warns Youfrom danger, it points
out different advantages and increases
your profits. Now if you want such
newspaper you must support it by ad-
vertising your business in it; assist us
in increasing its circulation by getting
your neighbor to subscribe with you
for it. II you want such a paper you
must not consider it an act of charity
to support it, but means to increase
your own wealth as well as that of the
place in which you live. The local press
is the power that moves the people,
therefore support it by advertising and
subscribing and paying for it.
History affords few instances Of de-
votion that prove the existence Of love |
in higher degree than that given by
Kit CarsOn's Indian wife to her brave |
and manly lover. While mining in the |
West he married an Indian girl, with |
whom he lived very happily. Wien he
was taken ill, long way from home,
word was sent to his wife, who noun
ted fleet mustang pony and travelled |
hundreds of miles to reach him. Night |
and day she continued her journey,
resting only for few hours on the |
open prairie, flying on her wonderful
steed as soon as she could gather up her