Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-09
COLUMBIA NEWS,
Fatal Accident to q Quarryro.n.

Fatal Accident to . Ouarrynnn.
A most terrible accident occurred yes
terday afternoon about 4 o'clock at Kauff:
man s stone quarry. A crew of men had
set and fired sand blast and they were
running to get out of the way OF the flying
stones Hiram Robbins had succeeded in
running five hundred feet from the place
when the blast exploded. loud report
ensued and the air was filled with flying
rocks and stones one Of the rocks.
weighing over 500 pounds, struck Robbins
and killed him instantly. One leg was
entirely severed from his body and his
stomach was 80 much crushed that his
bowels were scattered in all directions.
Deputy Coroner Frank, after holding an
inquest over the remains, turned them
over to A. ]. Musser, undertaken. for
preparation and interment, the expenses
of which will be paid by Hon. c. S. Kauff-
man. He will be buried to morrow after
noon at 2 clock from the United Brethren
chnrch.
Mr.. Robbins is widOwer, aged 6j years,
and leaves live grown-up sons. His home
is in EastOl, but seven months ago he ap-
piled for work to Mr. Kaufman, which being
given him, he has since worked hard and
faithfully. lie was of sober habits and
his death has cast gloom over all who
knew him. Mr.. Kaufman feels extremely
sorry over the accident, but it was un
avoidable, as the ways of Providence are
mysterious. Robbins, if he had ran a
short distance further, could have saved
his life, but he probably thought ho was
far enough away At the time he was
struck he was standing ng'behind bend of
the road, SO that to reach him the rock
had to make half circle.
A sand blast differs considerably from a
block blast. The latter is made by filling
hole drilled into IA rock with powder and
then set off. while in sand blast, deep
crack between two large rocks, has
number Of kegs of powder placed between
them, covered and packed very tight with
sand, then clay is plastcred on top of that,
making the whole blast air tight.
Borough Budget.
School board meets this evening.
Rats are continually passing by Colum
bia all day. Severa! fleets have arrived in
Marietta and tied up.
The Ne,o Efa's report Of the difference
between tho Lutheran aud Methodist
church choirs was hardly fair. Mr..
Schaibley for some time had been leceiv-
ing wages from the former church.
Christ Wittig, a tramp umbrella mend
e., while in a drunken condition, rs he
generally is, received severe whipping
on Front street yesterday afternoon by an
unknown man. He must have deserved
it.
SneIbaker's Majestic Consolidation
played last night to a good audience.
1t is hard to tell whether it was success
or not. some being pleased and others dis
gustcd. Many were disappointed. They
expected to see vulgar performance, bu5
instead they witnessed one which, al
though variety, had not the slightest
degree Of vulgarity about it. The per-
fOrmance throughout was moral, in fact,
more SO than the general run Of comic
operas.
Rev. Humphreys, Of Reading, said to
be slated for the pastOratc of the M. E.
church here.-Rainy, cold and muddy.
Harry Druner homo from college at
Haclecttstown, n. J.-Miss Minnie Shuy-
Ter, of Ottawa, Ill visiting Mrs. John Ben
ner here, has gone to Marietta for a short
visit, but will return to Columbia. Misses
Bostick, of Baltimore, visiting Miss Annie
Fendrich.
The farewell sociable, given by the con-
gregation of the NJ. f. church to their pas
tor, Rev. Henry Wheeler, last evening,
was 4 very successful. interesting and
touching affair. The eating capacity of
the Sunday school room was taxed to its
utmost. Refreshments of an excellent
order was served, to which all did ample
justice.
On tho Both of March the Osceola tribe,
[. o. II. NJ, will move their wigwam
from their present place in the Shulers'
hall to the room above the Herald Office.
An apron and sun bonnet fair will begin
Friday afternoon i'm the storeroom for
merly occupied by a. II. Hougendobler,
and will continue until Saturday evening.
The Ladies' Working society, of St. Johns
Lutheran church, will have tho matter in
charge, and money made will be for the
benefit of the church.