The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
eastern and Middle States.

Eastern and Middle States.
A PECULIAR disease in the nature OF curys-
ture Of the spine, which for want OF technical
name has bem called "The Bends" has ap-
peared among tho laborers in the Hudson
river tunnel. 1T is supposed to be caused by
working in compressed air.
The attorney -genFal Of Pennsylvania has
instituted additional proceedings to break up
the graveyard insurance business in the State
JEFFERSON DAVIS arrived in New York the
other day on an ocean steamer from Europe
He was on his way u'ith his family to look after
his plantation in Tennessee.
A COMPANY is forming in Philadelphia to
make glucose from cassava, tuber which
grows luxuriantly ii the southern part of the
United States.
A NEW counterfeit national bank noto has
just been put in circulation. 1t is good imi-
tation of the five. dollar note issued by the
Boyloston National bank, of Boston.
THE recently suspended Pacific National
bank, of Boston, is to resume business.
PAsoUALE TAcUonNTo, an italian ragpicker,
living in o squalid New York tenement, quar-.
relied with his wife, aged only fourteen years,
shot her dead, then killed his mother-in-law,
and followed up his double crime by desper-
ately wounding himself in an attempt to COM
NIT suicide.
ONoFRIo MASaAHo, convict at the Sing Sing
IN. W prison, quarreled with colored con-
vict nametl Williams and stabbed him to death.
Mangano was serving a life term for having
killed his wife, and Williams was the third
,,erson whom he had murdered.
JOHN W. FoRNEY, the well-known Philadel-
phia journalist, died at his home in that city a
few days ago, aged sixty-four years. Mr.. For
noy had been clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, secretary Of the United States Senate and
collector of the port Of Philadelphia, and
had wide acquaintance among the prominent
men of the day. At the time Of his death he
was editor and proprietor Of Progress.
A BOILER burst in the Keystone rolling mill,
Pittspurg, Pa, completely demolishing the
boiler house, and killing one man and seriously
njuring ten more.
AT Haverly's Fourteenth Street theater, New
York, the well-known comedian, J. K. Emmet,
is playing in "Fritz in Ireland; p at Niblo's
Garden the last nights of the spectacular
drama, the "World," are announced, and at
Haverlys Fifth Avenue theater the "Bond-
man, new romantic drama, is performed
| nightly, with John Mccullough in the leading
part.
A TERRIBLE fire which broke out early in th,
morning in frame boarding house occupied
| by railroad workmen, at Gibson's station, eight
miles from Fittsburg, Pa, resulted in the
| frightful death Of ten men and severe injuries
| to ten others, one Of whom died in the hospital
the same night, while two or three more were
not expected to recover. The fire originated
in the upsetting and consequent explosion of q
kerosene lamp. An eyewitness says: "Be.
tween and o'clock Mr.. McCune, the board.
ng-house keeper, rose and lighted the kitchen
fire. Leaving lighted lamp on a table neal
the dining-roo door, he went to arouse his
wife and the servants. In his absence the ex-
| plosion occurred and the dining-room was in
flames Mr.. McCune made his escape with
his wife and the servant, and shouted to those
upstairs to run for their lives. In another
moment the flames had enveloped the stairway
thus cutting off all means of escape for the
men above except through the small opening
at either end, and from these the sliding doorr
had to be removed. The loft was filled with
straw and combustible material used as bel.
ding, and only those who were nearest The
| openings could make their escape. A rush was
made for these openings by the half-crazed
men and struggle for life took place, each
trying to crowd the others out of the way, as
only one at a time could be forced through
the windows on account Of their small
size. Some of the poor fellows, seeing that al
could not escape in this way, tried to dasl
downstairs and through the flames, only tc
meet horrible death. The men bad not even
time to clothe themselves, so sudden was the
alarm and so quickly did the fire make head
way. Those who made their escape seemed sc
bewilderei by tho sudden outburst of flame
and the cries of their companions that they
rushed back into the burning building, at.
tempting TO stve their property. At this mo.
ment a crash came. The frail walls, weakened
by the flames, crushed in upon the unfortunate
men, and their cries for help were drowned in
the roar of the flames. In a few moments the
flames were dying away and the scene that fol-
lowed was terrible Shrieks and groans went
up on every side from the poor unfortunates
| who had been burned and scorched. Men with
great patches of skin and flesh peeled from
their bodies rolled upon the ground in their
agony. Half dozen Pittsburg physi :iana
fastened TO tho scene of the fire as soon as
| they received word of the sad calamity and did
all in their power to alleviate the sufferings OF
| the living.