Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-12
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR COK.EsPONDENCE

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.
The Search for a Lost Child - Found
Drowned,
The sounding Of the opera house bell
after ten o'clock last night, aroused the
whole town, and in a little while large
portion OF our people were on the streets,
most of them with the idea that fire
must he raging somewhere, although a
look ia every direction could not locate it..
As tine crowd swclled at Third and Locust
streets each new arrival had his own ver-
sion of the cause Of alarm, and put his
utcs suliiced to spread the intelligence that
child was lost. The child was Maggie,
the six year old daughter of James Rich
ardson, who moved his family yesterday
from near Henry Clay furnace to a house
or new Second street, Columbia. At
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning the
child was missed from its new home, but
no serious alarm was felt, as il was
thought the little girl might have wander
cd away to play with other children in the
neighbOrllood, but when the hours passed
and afternoon succeeded morning and
evening the afternoon, then it was felt that
something might be wrong and genuine
alarm was experienced. Parties were Or
ganized and searches instituted, which
We're again and again renewed, but each
time proved fruitless. At last it was de-
ciled to arouse the town and make i'll
quirics as to whether anyone had seen the
missing child, but this proved equally
fIuitlcsS with the searches of the day. In
the yard back Of the house in which Mr.
Richardson moved yesterday is a cistcrn
generally with several feet OF water in it,
which is reached by means Of a pump.
The cistern is covered. bui for convenience
L trap-door is placed in it. As one search
after another failed to bring any informa
ton Of the missing child it occurred to
many that she might have fallen through
this trap door into the cistern. It was ut
length determined to explore the bottom
of the cistcrn, and to that end a ladder
was brought from the st. Charles furnace.
Mr.. Hugh Donley made the descent OF
the ladder into the cistern and tho little
girl was there found i few minutes before
eleven o'clock. The death of the little
cne is widely known and mach sympathy
is felt for the bcreaved parents.
Seven or eight RATS passed here for the
eastern market this morning Oh a slowly
rising river. We are informed that IA
misfortune of some kind hefell one of the
number below the dam, but whether it
"stovc" Or stuck Oh sand bar is more
than We can learn at this time. It is said
to have been in charge Of Pilot Hipple, of
Marietta.
Local freight engine No. 155, coming
west yesterday afternoon, when between
Bird il,-Iland and Ranck's mills, had a
which before becoming disengaSed did
Il "a al, ,y,I
work. The engine was on the Philadel-
phia side.
The Flyers sisters will appear in tie
Columbia opera house to morrow evening
in "Out of Bondage" We arc led to be-
licve that the performance will he above
the average and expect to sec 4 large au-
dience present. The box sheet is now
open at Richards book store.
Two children-a boy and a girl-Df Ed
ward King, deceased, were sent to the Mt.
Joy soldiers orphans school yesterday.
Their father, who died 4 few months ago,
was a Pennsylvania railroad engineer. We
are informed that 4 couple OF the children
Of George Flick, recently killed at Phila-
delphia. were or will be sent to the same
institution.
On the subject of Temperance Rev. W.
G. BabcOck will preach a sermon in the
NJ. f. church OH next Sunday morning,
and in the afternoon he will address in the
church, the Sunday school connected
Herewith consolidated with that of the
Goodman chapel. The day will he mis-
sionary Sunday, but temperance will be
paramount.
Mr.. George McMullen, who some time
ago, retired from the chief clerkshIp of
Black hotel, has again accepted that
position, and is now attending to its
duties. Mr.. McMullen thoroughly under
stands his duty and is popular.
Engine No. 314 rcccntly.returned from
the Altoona shops, where it received
thorough Overhauling.
Edward Ii. FOrney was last evening
elected secretary of Company II. Nothing
was done relative to the quadrennial an
niversary of the organization of the COM
pany, which occurs on the 24'h of the !
present month.
Miss Maize Fendricll. of Wilson college,
Chambersburg, is visiting her home at |
this place.
To-day is rainy. damp and disagreeablc.
Col. James Duffy, of Marietta, was in
town this morning.
Rev. James Mcconnell, presiding elder,
Officiated IN the NJ Z. church on Sunday. |