Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-09
LANCASTER DAILY INTEL LIGENCEk SATURDAY. JULY 1881
NEWS NOVELTIES.
Striking, Startling, Sensational and Roman
tic Events Of Actual Occurrence.

NEWS NOVELTIES.
Striking, startling, Ysnsational and Roman
tic Events Of Actual Occurrence.
Joseph J. Monahan, q young man 20
years Of age. had his arm badly crushed by
a freight train at Grey's Water station, on
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, early
Thursday morning, and walked to Balti.
more, go miles, to have his wounds
dressed.
The Molly Maguires have a strong Or
ganization in the counties of Faycttc,
Westmoreland aud Allegheny. They arc
operating under the charter of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, the same as they did
in Schuylkill aud other anthracite coal
counties.
William Thompson, q cOachman, at
Fort Hamilton, N. Y, a few days ago,
was driving coach containing the wife aud
daughter of his employer, Mr.. Perkins,
when the horses were frightened by a
locomotive and ran away. Thompson had
several opportunities to make his escape,
but he would not desert Mrs. Perkins and
her child, who were in the coach and who
were saved, while was thrown from the
box and received injuries from which he
died a few hours later.
A Persistent Lunatic.
A harmless patient in the Hudson River
state hospital named Fields has been in
the habit of writing to the president Of
the United States every two weeks for
six years, commencing with Grant then
to Hayes and then to President Garfield.
lie appeared at the postoifice between 9
and 10 o'clock on the morning that tho
president was shot, with letter an inch
thick addressed to James A. Garfield,
president of the United States. Post
master Hunter could not refuse mailing it,
as it was duly stamped. Fields has been
in the hospital a long time. What his
letters contain no one knows.
A Brave Woman.
Two burglars, giving the names of
Thomas Callahan and DOminick Moran,
were discovered at Piscataquog, N. H.,
early in the morning in the bed room of
Frank Hutchinson, riiling Ills pockets.
Hutchinson seized Callahan, and in the
struggle both fell down stairs. Mrs.
Hutchinson with revolver, ran to the aid
of her husband, pounding the burglars
face and head severely, and enabled her
husband to secure him. She then tele-
graphod to tho police, who placed Gala
han in Jail and pursued and captured
Moran, who had fled.
Paralyzed by u Cherry stone.
AS Lieutenant William K. Moore, Of the
New York 23d regiment at Creedmoor
rifle range, was at lunch some one play
fully snapped cherry pit, without partic
ular aim, in the direction of that officer.
This missile hit him square in the eye and
with such force as to cause him to cry out
xx,;tl, min Ho haH Go r6lv ynnro than
uttered an exclamation, when tho shock
proved too great to be borne and he became
unconscious. An examination disclosed
that tho cherry pit had struck the optic
nerve, causing paralysis and congestion of
the brain. He was once removed to the
hospital quarters, serious doubts as to his
ultimate recovery being expressed, but at
the expiration of an hour tho worst of the
shock had been overcome.
GEORGE KLEIN's SAWED SKULL.
a Fr:ghtfuI Accident to u Cleveland Boy aud
His Wonderful Recovery.
Two weeks ago George Klein, y Cleve-
land boy, had his skull sawed open in a
terrible manner at a pail factory in that
city. The strangest part of the story is
that the boy is alive aud likely to recover
The Cleveland Sentinel says the case is one
Of the most wonderful in tie medical
world. The wounds of the boy were
treated with ice, the PARTICLES of broken
bone were entirely removed and the most
careful watching and combating OF inflam-
nation preserved the lads life. He has
all along been able to call for his bill of
fare, has had u good appetite, and strange
enough no PAIN whatever. Ever since he
was brought to DR.. Wccd's office, where
he has been constantly kept, he has not ut
tered a single moan of pain and he figurs
lively laughs at the idea of people calling
him poor sufferer. His brain has been
considerably injured portion of it will
yet have to be removed. The throbbing
of the brain can still be seen through the
three cuts in the skull, which arc eacl,
three inches broad by actual measurement.
The skull can never come together, but
tho cuts will probably fill with cartilage,
which will hold the brain in it's place but
cannot withstand any pressure. The nose
and other severed portions of the face
have grown together again with the ex-
ceptiOn Of the check ; as soon Us this fills
up the loose piece will be connected to the
face. His parents are very respectable
people they say Georgia, after the school
term was over, expressed Il strong desire
to work during the summer vacation to
earn the money for his books and other
expenses. He therefore accepted employ
ment at tho pail factory and had been
there three days only when the frightful
accident occurred. Doctors have very lit
tie doabt now but that his recovery is in
Surcd.