The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18

! best of earthly friends, Rev Father John
I Walsh, late pastor of St. Johns church, AL
/ tOona which sad cOrtege the Hollidaysburx
Standard very appropriately describes as an
ovation OF sorrow at the death of man who
was beloved by all. The funeral services,
/ which took place at the church recently IN
/ charge of the deceased priest, consisted of a
POntifical Requiem Mass, which was celebra-
/ ted by Rt. Rev. Bishop Tuigg assisted by
| five of the clergy az deaeons sub-deacons and
master OF ceremonies, an eloquent and i'm
presSive sermon by Rev. Father Pollard,
| few appropriate remarks by the Bishop and
! all the other rites of religion pertaining to
/ the burial of the dead. Within the sanctu-
/ airy during the continuance of these touch
! ing and impressive proceedings sat no less
! than forty-tive clergymen, including the Rt
Rev. Bishop all of whom participated in the
subsequent services and Joined in intoninp
! the De ProfuIldis at the grave. After the ser
vices at the church had been completed an
/ immense funeral procession was formed and
marched to the depot, where eighteen cars
were soon filled to TepletiOn and the funeral
( cortege proceeded to Hollidaysburg, leaving
! hundreds behind who We're unable to find
/ even stapding-rOom on the train. Reaching
/ its destination the funeral procession was re-
enforced by the societies connected with St
Mary'S and st. Michael'S churches and nv
/ hundreds of others, and as it wended its wav
through the streets of the town where the de-
} ceased priest had beer known and loved by
/ all, without distinction of creed, as the zeal
! ous devoted and noble-hearted pastor of St
!
! was conceded by all that tribute of respect
I so overwhelming in numbers and so impress
! i've in its mournful sOlemnity and imposing
characteristics had been witnessed in that
/ place before Amid the tolling of the deem
/ toned Court House bell, the playing of a sol
/ emn dirge on the chimes of St. Mary's the
/ sympathetic peals of the bell of st. Michaei's,
/ and the responsive acclaim of still others, the
/ funerabpageant moved past the closed doors
of the many business houses along the way
receiving as it passed the respectful obeis-
ance OF the immense thrones which lined the
sidewalks, and proceeded direct to the Cath
olic cemetery in the northern outskirts of
town, where the mortal remains of the good
priest, 1.-THE faithful friend, the wise counsel
lor and the true man, ha.lOwed by the tears
of his devoted people and by the heartfelt
regrets of all who knew him only to esteem
him, were laid to rest with appropriate cere-
monies In vault specially prepared for the
purpose. And thus was consigned to mother
ear Tia one whom to know was to love- whom
to name was to praiSe-One whose good deeds
Will live after him and whose hOnOred men,
ory will ever be cherished by thousands of
devoted and grief-stricken friends and chill
dren in the faith Peace to his ashes and
eternal rest to his untarnished soul.
WEIRD SCENES AT A RAILROAD WRECK
The Altoona Daily Sun of Monday tells
the following story of the experience of pas
sengers delayed by a wreck on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad on Saturday night last:
a freight train loaded with grain met with a
disastrous wreck in the narrows two miles cast Of
BlaiTsvlle intersection on the PENNSYLVANIA rail
road, about halfpast o'clock on Saturday night
The storm previously had uprOoted immense
tree on the mountain side and it rolled dowI the
hill and struck the south track with great force
spreading the rails and tearing up the track and
passing over the north track, swept down the
side OF the mountain. The freight train was run
ming on heavy down grade in order to make the
upgrade in good style and the of speed could
not be Stacked in time prevent running into the
used-up track, the damage observed until
the accident happened. The engine and two
three passed over without Injury. and then
the following cars began piling up promscOusly
being broken and twisted and turned into all
Of shapes until about eighteen had been emptied
of their contents, the grain being spilled all along
A man named Mccormick a brakeman who lives
in this city, jumped from the train when he recog
nized the situation and was badly used up but
physician who was at once called to the scene
dressed his wounds and expressed the opinion that
ne would recover IN a short time. Mccormick was
brought home on fast line, which arrived here
about $50 yesterday morning. He was taken from
the tram al the west end OF the yard and removed
to his home on n stretcher. terrible storm
raging about the time the accident occurred. and
one ploye Iehlathed Lhat ne thouSlt the ludg-
ment-day had come The lightning flashes were
terrific. and as they played in the Wild gorlses and
raVlheS weird ana absolutely appalling scene
was presented Two sections of fast line east were
stopped at Derry, and after consultation some pas
senSers concluded 10 ne transferred, while others
said they would remain till morning. Those trans
ferred were placed on the first section Of fast line
which up to the wreck, about nine miles
eastoi Derry, when the passengers were transferred
tC the mail train. lying east of the wreck the pas
sengers OF the mail train IN turn being transferred
to the first section of fast line, which returned to
Pittsburgh, the mail train coming to Altoona.
The regular trains were della yed materially all day
Sunday, but by evening the wreck was cleared
we're unanimous in their praise of the conduct of
the train employees and wreck hands for the assist
ance rendered during the tedious and unpleasant
process oi tranierring the travellers among whom
were many aged ladies. Bonfires were built to
light the passengers past the wreck, and every
means that would insure safety and convenience
were adopted
BIG FIGUREs.-Even those familiar with
he sal of no for N,praa-
ratoTS manufactured by Nichols, Shepard &
Co, will be surprised to know that if all the
SeparatOrs manufactured by them were set
up ready for work and placed in line Just
touching each other, the line would be more
than 100 miles long, and if to this are added
the Engines and Powers manufactured by
them, the line would be over 200 miles in
length. To ship these machines, placing one
on each car, would require 25, 200 cars. max
ing 1.25O trains of 20 cars each. With such
a demand it is easy to see why the firm car
ries in stock 10000, 600 feet of the choicest
air-SeasOned lumber. The reason of this
success is the fact that the vibrator is
perfectly simple, does not easily get out of
order, lasts the longest, and does the best and
quickest work. Every article used in its
manufacture is the very best that money can
buy, and as the firm have an abundance of
capital, they buy for cash ard therefore sell
at a price no higher than other parties
charge for poor article. OF course, no one
would buy any TbreShing Machinery with
out first examining that made by Nichols,
Shepard & Co, Battle Greek, Mich.
y COMMENDABLE CoMBINATION.-W
cannot say to a certainty that Burdick & AL
lens Quadrupe Combination, or grand va
rety show, which gave two exhibitions in
this place on Friday last, is a one-hOrse show,
as there were no equine eccentricities exhib-
tied while we were present, but we can say
without fear of contradiction that no enter
tainment has ever been given i'm this place
which was received with more universal sat
isfactiOn, all who attended it being unani-
nous in the opinion that it is better show
than Adam Forepaugh's or any other aggre-
cation, even with the hind paws thrown in.
More than that, all connected with il behaved
themselves in most becoming manner, out
side as well as inside the ring, while the band
which accompanied it, and which is under
the leadership of a cousin of Dr. CreeTY, of
this place, is not much as to size but really
immense as to the quality of music it dis
peuses. All in all, the Quadruple COmbina-
ton is well worth the price of admission, and
when it returns to this place, according to
promise, we feel sure that little judiciOus
advertising through the newspapers will Sc
cure for it much bigger boom than it had
on Friday last, though even that in point of
size and respectabiIity was one not be sneezed
at.
TIE thrush in the thicket is singing.
The lark Is abroad on the lea,
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