Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-17
COLUMBIA NEWS.

A number of Columbians are spending
the day at Wild Cat.
The German Knights of Pythias, Oi
Columbia, left for Reading yesterday after
noon, to attend the large parade there TO-
day.
Extra drill of Company C this evening.
The public are invited to be present to
witness the guard mount.
Fifty cars loaded with stock of fine cat
tie, passed through Columbia for Lancas'
ter, yesterday.
The Shawnee furnace, No. g. has be.
come "chilled." This will cause delay
of work for over a week, as the cinder and
iron will have to be dug out.
Kauffman's quarry, which has been idle
for some time, has again renewed work,
the railroad and other works being refixed.
Mr.. Louis Loeb returned to his home in
Philadelphia this afternoon. w. H. Griel
and wife 60 to Jersey Shore to-day. Mrs.
White and Misses May Grier and Emily
Baker leave for Hagerstown, Nd, to-day.
Last evening large and pleasant birth
day party was held at the house of Smedley.
Dancing, to the music of violin and
organ, was hugely enjoyed.
Mr.. I. c. Gitt, in honor of his birthday,
gave fine supper to number of his most
intimate male friends at Cables ice cream
saloon last evening.
Last evening Officer Keech arrested a
man for being drunk and disorderly and
placed him in the lookup, but upon pay
ing costs and fine he was set free this
morning.
On Monday, while standing near an ash
pit, Mr.. John Paine slipped and fell into
- the pit, spraining his right ankle SO badly
that he had to be hauled home.
Another change has taken place in the
Pennsylvania railroad depot, Mr.. Mike
Wien taking the position Of baggage mas
ter, Mr.. Paul McMann having gone on the
night shifter.
While. the Il. & C. railroad shifter &C.
s. Maltby" was coming around the bend
on top of the coal shuses, the front wheels
were displaced from the track. But little
placed in five or ten minutes.
Final arrangements have been made for
the picnic at Duffy's park tomorrow.
Hacks have been provided and will be run
ming from Marietta to the park during the
day and evening. TaylOr's orchestra will
furnish the music.
Mr.. Charles L. Filbert is now a full
pledged "Injun," having been initiated
into the Chiquesalunga tribe, l. o. r. NJ.
last evening. If the neighbors, in the
vicinity of his house, are startled by yc!ls,
they can put it down TO Charlie, as no
doubt he will now begin practicing his
"war whOop.'
Mr.. B. F. Steiger, of the firm Of Steiger
s. Lebermann,: real estate brokers, at
Washington, D. c., in company with his
wife and children, are visiting her mother.
in.law, Mrs. C. F. Young. Mr.. Steiger is
we'll educated and refined gentleman.
He gives a vivid description Of the at
tempted assassination of President Garfield,
and OF the excitement at Washington. Mrs.
Steiger, who is an old Columbian, is the
daughter of Squire Young, and an agree
able lady. They have just returned from
Rehobeth.
The yard and interior of the Pennsylvania
railroad round house at this place presents
such neat and beautiful appearance, that
re cannot refrain from giving our many
readers description of it. To the right,
left and rear of the dispatcher's Office is
the yard which covers an area Of ground
one hundred feet long, and nearly fifty
wide. The paling is as white rs white
wash can make it; the grass is cut
short, and flowers and rare plants be-
deck tho many shape mounds in the
yard, some of them representing squares,
angles, stars and anchors. A graveled
path extends around the whole building,
while the out houses are in q perfect
sanitary condition. The interior of the
round house presents the appearance of a
cave, and tho whole of this beautiful
place was constructed and is taken care of
by Messrs A. ID. Baker and James Daily.
These gentlemen deserve much credit for
their handsome handiwork, and a more
neat and handsome round house does not
exist in this state.
A brakeman Killed.
Following are the full particulars Of the
killing of the p. r. II. brakeman in the
railroad yard last night (of which an ac-
count appears elsewhere in to-day's In
TEILIGENCER) His name was Valen-
tine Mock, and he was attached to the
train drawn by engine No. 70, westward
bound. He was leaning on the bumper
of the hind Car, waiting for another train
to "drop down. and At the same time his
own train was making a coupling at the
front part. The jar caused by the train
backing threw him forward on the track.
Conductor Gilman attempted to pull
him from the track, but Mock being
very heavy, did not succeed until one set
of wheels had passed over his body. His
neck was broken by the fall, and his chest
and stomach crushed in by tho wheels
passing over him. He lived for a few
moments after the accident, which hap
pened exactly at 1:47 p. m. This is a
positive fact, as the hands of his watch,
which were crushed, pointed to that
time. A dollar in change, his watch
and several articles were fonnd upon
his person. His body was taken in
charge by A. G. Musser, under
taker, and this morning Deputy Coroner
Frank held an inquest, and verdict of
killed by being run over by a freight
train was given. His remains was sent
to Lancaster iu the 12:4O train and from
there were sent to his home on the Pacific
express. Mr.. Mock is young. single man,
% years of age. and lives at Exton, three
miles north of Coatesville, his parents also
living there. He has been on the railroad
for some time and was an honest, faithful
employee. The sad news was at once tele
graphed to his now sorrOwing parents.
A Large Family.
Among tie immigrants who passed
westward through this city yesterday wal
German family-grandfather, grand
mother and their nine children, six son.
and three daughters, all of whom arc mar
ried, with their families, on board thu
same train. There were forty grand
children and eleven great grand children
The entire relationship consisted of ninety
{. five people. The head of the family, Solo
mon Whether by name, was stalwar