The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-02-10

"A crazy fireman, on a freight train on
the Northern Pacific railroad, oveTpOwered
the engineer near AlSop, and undertook TO
run the train 20 suit his own idea Of speed.
The engineer finally succeeded in stopping
the train Just in time to avoid a collision !;
but he had his clothing torn OF by the man
lac, who. as soon as the train wa stopped,
started across the prairie, and has not since
been heard from.
Herman Sellinger, q German, residing at
Second and Poplar streets, philadelphia. un-
dertook to amuse baby on Friday afternoon
by placing the muZZle Of loaded revolver in
his mouth and leaving the trigger within the
reach OF the child. The infant by an adrOit
movement, discharged the weapon, sending
the ball crashing through the jaw Of the un-
fortunate man. lie was taken to the Penn.
sylyania Hospital.
"A little girl named Bucha. aged six years,
got lost in the woods near Hubbard's Lake,
Altoona county Michigan, one night few
weeks ago and the men in CIOwell's lumber
camp turned out TO search FOR her They
looked until about four O'Clock next morn
ing, when they found her brayeIv trudging
along lumber road hugging her dolly to her
bosom and cheerfully irving to find her way
home. Her little feet were badly frozen, but
she had not shed tear nor vet despaired.
Minnie Madden and Grace Crary, III
nOis girls Of lS and 10, are making tour OF
the West on bicycles. They started early 10
the fall, and when cold weather set in at
the North they had reached Texas They
are not doing it for show purposes, but for
health ard diversion. \ man servant at
tends them, and they carry a small quantity
OF baggage, their trunks being sent ahead
BY express. They intend to cross the cOun-
( Try to Florida by spring, and then move up
along the coast.
Joseph Nathan removed with his family
into the rear Of a house on Buckeye street,
/ Cleveland, o, on Friday, and in the evening
he found q handsome powder horn hanging
on the knob OF his back door, He painfully
hung it sbont the neck Of his three year-old
boy, who, with another son six years old,
took the horn and went into the next room
to play Presently an explosion was heard
and the children were found horribly burn
ed and probably fatally wounded. They are
alive to day, but the sight OF both is destroy
ed and they have simply a chance Of rec0v-
/ cry. It is suspected that the horn was an
internal machine, hung on the knob by some
enemy.
The following communication has been
received by the Marine hospital bureau from
the collector OF customs at Waldob0ro. Ne
. q herewith transmit relief certificate In the
case Of the application for relief OF Ai0uZ0
3. Henderson, one Of the three survivors OF
the crew Of eight men of the iil-fate7 eehcOu-
er AlmOn Bird, which f0undered of Boon
Island light in the storm of the 4th. 9TH and
9Th of January. MI Henderson passed three
days and nights on the ships boats without
food or drink, excepting the warm blood OF
+ his dead shpuates. When "A man dfed-es
four Of them died from hunger and co1G-tI.e
surviving men would open his veins and
. drink his blood, Mr.. Henderson is being re-
lieved at his home since his arrival. on the
14th Of January, on which day treatment
/ commenced
"A lumbeTman broke his leg In the Wis.
/ cOnsin woods, and desired to get to his home
/ at SoTel, Canada, where be could receive
good treatment. But Sorel was a Thousand
miles away and he had only a few dollars
In this dilemma ne resolved to travel cheaplr
as freight. be made q box six feet LONG. tygl
feet wide, and sixteen inches high, marked
F il "This side up with great care" and hat
himself nailed in and shipped. Some Wild
cracks gave him air and be took along
supply of food and water. He cot al0ni
very well, though not without disc0mforts
until he arrived in Montreal where the boz
. was set up on end, and the inmate left stand
. ing on his head. He was forced to make al
OutcTy. He had been three DAYS on the Jour
ney. which the railroad officials enabled hin
to complete as q regular passenger.