Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-20

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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
ON THE ROAD.
RAILWAYS AND RUNAwAYs.
Accident at = Railroad Cross,n g-Thc Fuisky
EqulnS-Fon From . Train.
This morning between 9and 10 o clock as
Michael Shreiner was driving tw0-hOrse
team, heavily laden with stone, across tho
Reading railroad, at the Harrisburg pike
crossing, in the northwestern part of the
city, his horses were struck by the north
ern- bound passenger train and lifted bodily
from the track. They were dragged q
short distance and thrown to one side Of
the track, while Mr.. Shreiner and the
wagon were thrown to the other side. Mr..
tobacco warehouse near by, when it was
discovered that one Of his thighs was
broken in two places, his collar bone
broken, several blood vessels ruptnred, and
besides he was cut badly about the
head. DR.. Henry Carpenter was soon in
attendance and dressed his wounds, and
had him taken home, short distance out
the turnpike.
The horses were also injured, OEe Of
them being SO badly cut about the hind
legs that it will be probably have to 10
killed. The wagon was badly broken,
and the load of stone was strewn for some
distance along the railroad.
20 uosI kl,ok NJ Chrosuo,. hnh n o1oov
view of the railroad for q considerable dis
tance from the crossing, and that the en-
gineer in charge of the tram rang his bell
as he approached, but MIR. Shreincr either
did not see or hear the train or mfstOOk
its distance from the crossing, and thought
he could pass over before its arrival. IL is
also said that he was called to by a man
near the crossing to stop, but he paid no
attention to the warning. Mr.. Shreiner is
about 65 years of age and hard of hearing.
Frightfal Runaway in Marietta.
There was a frightful runaway in Mar
ietta yesterday. While John Myers and
ElwOod Haldeman, from Bainbridge,
were driving through town in buggy, the
horse ran away. Both men were thrown
heavily to the ground. The wheels of the
buggy came in contact with a post in
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q complete wreck of it. Haldeman was
hand broken. Myers was not hurt.
Death Of . Horse.
A few days ago David BurkhOl1cr, of
Eshlcman's mill, sold to Daniel Lefevre, a
horse dealer, horse for $3.50. The horse
was left at Brimmer's livery stable where
the purchaser was to pay for him and take
him away. On Saturday, before the pur-
chaser arrived, the horse was taken with
cramp collie and during his spasmodic
struggles to relieve his sufferings ruptured
himself, and on Sunday morning died.
after nearly kicking out the brains of Fred
Brimmer and some of the stable-men. As
a mere matter of curiosity VIC asked a law
yer which of the two would lose the horse
tho buyer or the seller. He told US that
actly $40. We did not insist upon an an
swer and blandly bid the son of Blackstone
good day.
Up the Railroad.
In Harrisburg last evening John Title,
by Miss Sallic Pannel, at
to drive across the railroad at
Market street on their way to the country.
The horse became frightened at the loco
motive of a freight train and turning sharp |
around threw'bOth the occupants out OF
the buggy. The young lady was uniDjured
and Mr.. Title only slightly bruised on the |
side of his head. The horse ran at fright
full pase up Market street, wrecked the
buggy against q tree, and SO badly hurt |
himself that he had to be killed.
The day express east over the Pennsyl- |
vania railroad. which is due in this city at |
4:35 p. M, had just passed LewistOwn on /
when Samuel Keyster, the fire.
man, crawled out to the front of the en- |
gine to oil some valves. While the train |
was going at a twenty-fiv mile speed he |
fell off. He struck the ground luckily |
clear of the wheels, bounced and tumblcd |
oyer and over. Tho engineer saw the fall !
and stopped the engine. Keyster was |
picked up covered with blood and dirt and |
terribly bruised, and suffering from con- |
cussion of the brain. He will get well.
Rogers Runaway.
On Saturday afternoon Joseph II. Roger |
jr., son of Joseph II. Roger, confectiOner,
was driving horse attached to light bust |
ness wagon in West King street. The |
animal frightened at a hogshead, which |
was lying in the street at Rieker's brew |
cry, and started to run. In going over a |
high crossing at DOrwart street the boy !
was jOlted off the seat and fell back into |
the wagon, but held on to the reins. He |
was unable to control the horse, and he |
ran to the corner of Charlotte and West |
King streets, where the wagon struck |
against lamp post. Here the boy was
thrown ont, but he escaped with a few
slight bruises. The lamp post was broken |
of and the wagon was badly wrecked.
Persons who saw the runaway saw that II |