Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-26
COLUMBIA NEWS.
,UR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE.


Three members Of Co. C. leave to-day
at 1910 p. m. for Wilkesbarre and Camp
Garfield.
A visit to our police courts find every
thing dull. Lucky Columbians.
Several shows are already booked for
performances in the opera house for Sep
tcmber.
Several families are holding family
picnic ut Wild Cat Falls.
A representative OF Clapp and Jones fire
engine company, is in town examining the
Vigilaut steamer who intend trading it OIL
for one that is not so heavy.
The advance agent for Nick Roberts's 3
pantomime company is in town making
arrangements for its appearance on sep
tember 6.
Miss Apnie Musselman, of York, who
has been visiting in Columbia for the past
few weeks, returned home to day.
Three coal cars ran off the track at the
Columbia wharves yesterday afternoon,
but no damage was done.
While they were unloading hogs at the
X. & G.. stOckyards about 200 OF them es-
capped from the pens and ran down the Il.
& C. II. X. into a tobacco patch and into
SUPPLIES steam engine works. 1t took
about two hours to get them back into the
pens.
Yesterday afternoon wheel came off
the wagon of Mr.. III. Pelan, huckster,
throwing him to the ground, and he was
bruised somewhat by the horse falling
against him. The shafts were broken,
being the only damage done.
At the Upp & Black contract, on
the p. X. r., 4 bank of about five tons
of dirt caved in, completely covering the
place where the men had just left short
time before. If it would have happened
when the men were working either death
or serious injury would have resulted.
An alarm of fire was raised ut 9:l5 this
morning. caused by the slight burning of
the oil and waste house and weight "fflce,
at the Shawnee rolling mill. Our tire de-
partment responded promptly, but it was
not necessary for them to so into service,
mill hands 1t is supposed to have iSnited
from a spark from the cinder.
Rev. Henry Wheeler, of this place. par
ticipated in special prayer meeting at
Ocean Grove, N. j., this morning, TO offer
prayer for the speedy recovery of President
Garfield. About j, 600 persons were pres
cnt. Over fifty persons offered prayer.
1t was one of the most impressive services
ever held on the grounds, and many pei
Sons We're affected to teals.
After blasting ut the Supplee steam ell.
giae works yesterday afternoon the gas
was ignited by fire in dropping the bottom
of the blast furnace. It exploded with
terrible force and great noise shattering u
twelvc-inch terra pipe for the dis
tancc of about 100 feet, also bursting
tin blast pipe. The workmen rushed out
of the building and one man in his endca-
vOrs to reach place of safety cut his leg.
The engineer was SO excited that he forgot
to shut off the pumps, and found his place
overlooked this morning. The damages
are about 500.
AS Mr.. Ed. Collins, workman at HOl
linser's tannery, was going to work yes
terday about 1890 p. m.. drove of steers
were coming in tho Lancaster pike. when
one, becoming incensed or frightened,
rushed at MIR. Collins and caught him
between a box car on the Il. Il e. r. X.
and gorcd him in the right side severely.
Mr.. Collins was removed to lis home
where he now lies. The wound is
not necessarily serious, and the attending
physician hopes soon to have him at
WOrk