Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-18
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS


Interest In and Around the Eorouxh
Picked Up BY the lntelli-
Eencsr's Reporter
Air brakes arc nov being placed on
engines Nos. LOG and ssS Of the Pennsyl-
| vania railroad.
Mrs. ]. Wagner and family left this
morning for trip to Shrew. bury. Pa.
Another horse ran away at the Keeiy
stove works this morning. The Wagon,
was upset and broken.
The engine house of the Vigilant fire
company is having the front painted. Mr..
James Schroeder is doing the work.
Adam ROdenhanser's horse ran away
yesterday afternoon on Front street. The
shafts OF the wagon Wore broken and the
harness torn.
E. E. Lsaman. AN employee Of Holliny-
er's tannsry. had his hand badly scalded
yesterday at noon, while heating water
for steam pipe.
Joseph McFadden returned this mor.,
ing to Philadelphia. He was ordered t.,
report again for duty at the Pennsylvani.
railroad company's Office.
On Monday quantity Of cOunterie.r
five cent pieces We're found on the track ut
the Pennsylvania railroad. The coin hal
not yet been separated after bein.s
stamped.
The. easlatess - Bauqust. -.
The Galateas " will hold their first
annual banquet at Mr.. A. NJ. Reese's, this
evening. The OrgaizatiOn is formed of
members of Go. Z. who were present at
the Yorktown Centennial celebration
with the company. The vessel which car
ried the troops to Yorktown gives tho
name to the stcieiy.
Opera House g. inter- tain ;aents.
Fun in boarding school" WAS
played to very poor aulience last night.
The company is y ..'Msl ua. ahl tho pieco
is full Ot Iifs.
The Holman English op.ra company,
with large support, will present tho
"Chimos Of Normandy here tO-nigh.
under the auspices of the Citizens band.
The baEd should be well supported by the
citizens in this effort to raise money, anh
the appearances arc that they will be.
Tomorrow night "Cherric. or tho
Music Mad Countess" will be played
The agent for tho company, Mr.. u. W.
Galloway, was in town yesterday arrans
ing for the performance.
Buried Under y Fall OF Coal.
While several coal cars were being un-
loaded at the Reading s. Columbia rail
road shute, yesterday morning, MIR. Jeil.
Hershey was carried by the contents Of
one Of tho cars into n pocket
of the shutes. About 4 tons Of coal
fell on and around him. Nothing was
visible but the fingers of one OF his
hands when the car was moved away from
the top Of the coal pocket. The engineer
Of the train, Mr.. George Wilson, saw tho
accident at the moment Of its occurrence
aud with great presence Of mind moved
the train. Had he not done SD the entire
contents Of the car, about 10 tons Of coal,
would have fallen upon the unfortunate
man. lie was taken from his living grave
as quickly a. possible by wOrkmen. His
face was much cut and bruised and ho
is somewhat hurt about the body.
ln attempting to assist him John Hockey
had his hand crushed by the slides Of tho
coal car which dragged upon tho rail,
when the train was moved. Mr.. locke
had bis hand resting on ting rail ANT, wa'
attempting to get hold Of Mr.. Hershey.
not knowing OF the engineers intention Ot
moving the cars, when hs met with tho
accident. It was at first thou yht that his
hand would have to be amputated, but
the attending physician says that it will
not be necessary:
ine StOyo XOrks Einished.
The Keely stove works are now finished.
Tho contractors, Mcssrs. Bachman and
FOrry, have won much credit for the.ad-,
mirablo manner in which the buildings
sre eonstrHotefb Asing oynsmental, :ir,l
combining Hiti that, strength md dSr,
bility. The structures were began al',',s
the lst Of last August and were cOmpletc'l
at the time specified in tho contract, o.:
tober 18th. The work will increas. the
reputation of the firm AZ builders. Messrs.
Bachman and Forty will break ground ON
Eh;r4 stscet, pe;r the store works thY;
week, fOf the erection Ut twenty 6rfianiefi;-
tai cottages Of an improved 'styls, which
will bo rented to the employees Of the
stove works company. The ground was
sechred from the Heise estate. anh has 4
frshEags et one lloea OH 'Thir! street;