Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1883-09-13

is not intended take hold o.! it and come
and pay up, when probably but Il small
fraction of one year has expired, While
those whose accounts have been standing
from three to eight years and for whom
and only whom it is meant, seem 70 th'nH
that we refer to others. We trust that
both classes will understand us better,
henccforward.
! For the CLARION.
A PRAIsEwoRTHY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cral weeks since, Elder James Crcagcr VS.
tied Pattcrsonvllc and instituted a chill
dren's meeting, which was attended ny
about fifty children and adults. On the
second visit the number increased to about
seventy, and his third trip was attended
by not less than hundred souls, at least
forty of whom were children, and who no
doubt listened with delight to his earnest
discourse, illustrated, as is his custom, by
stories adapted to the capacity OF his hear
ers. We are told that the audience was
orderly, and that many of his hearers lis
tened with eager attention to his words OF
hone and cheer. Who can measure the
good that may be accomplished by this
move in die right direction!
Bro. Crcager has undertaken this labor
of his own volition, has freely sacrificed
his personal comfort and convcnicnces in
his noble work; and would suggest, that
little aid financially would be very
present help at this time. Who can tell
what good a few dollars might accomplish
if iudicious!y expended in cards &c at
they would if placed in Bro. Crcager't
hands,
Mr.. Editor, can YOU not open suhscrlp
ton list in your office, and see whether We
cannot, to some extent, second Bro. Crea
ger in his earnest efforts in behalf of hui
mani,y! ELMO
This laudahle undertaking of Elder
Jas. Creagcr, should he met and supported
by our people. We are called upon peri
odically to render aid to foreign missions
heavy percentage Of which is required
to carry the remainder safely through to
such missions; we favor therefore the sug
restion that our benevolence be made
practical at home and that the aid bt
given. In compliance with the above re
quest we tender place in our columns
next week for the purpose named. Ed
| RAILROAD ACCIDENT. On Saturday
morning last occurred another serious col
lision on the Western Nd. railroad where
by one man was killed and three Others
Injured. We have received at first hands
the graphic account Of an eye witness o
the collision, Mr. Maurice Albaugh Of THU
place who was fireman on one of the col
liding engines. He SAW first the smoke o
the approaching engine and had but tlln'
to say to mis- engineer there they come
Jim" and to jump, when the two engine
were together Mr.. Albaugh escaped un
hurt but his engineer was thrown iorwar'
out of the cab and had his foot caught II
the debris while the heater bursted by th'
side of him and before he could I've release,
his leg was badly scalded. A iiagman MIR
- Routzahn of Union Bridge, alonl
with the engine as flagman, was .caugh
bv the iron frame of the tender and Goa
boards, which jumped forward on the en-
CINE and held him against the boiler from
and was literally roasted to death He on
" spoke the words help me out, but un
til the coal could be removed life WAS al
most extinct and be died few minutes af
ter being released.
On the other engine, while neither tn
fireman nor engineer escaped injuries
neither were killed. The engineer wa
thrown from his engine against pile o
ties and was terribly bruised and the fire
man who was ON the tender was throw
to the forward part on the engine ana re
celyed some slight injury to one Of his legs
The west bound train WAS an excursion
from Washington. No one was injure
and but little damage done to the FORWARD
car.
The accident occurred through al
oversight on the part Of the train despatch
or and telegraph vat New Wind
sor The EMMY en,nuc unnln
ahead Of but as first section to train NO.
and when the dispatcher asked the opera
tor if tram No. 8 had passed New Windso
the operator replied, no. In reality, TIT
train had not, but the engine which unde
the circumstances really vas train No.
| had passed hence the engine reached ant
passed Westminster, the last telegraph sta
| ton before the dispatcher knew it and n
the passing point OF the engine and TIT
train going west had been changed to sta
ton west of the point given on the SEIZED
ulc, the orders for which change the west
| bound train had received, but which, ow
ing to the above reasons, the engine going
, east had not received, there came the Ger
!, tainty of a collision unless they could sigh
each other in time to avoid it, The track
on that part of the road is very crookce
and cuts numerous and NO such Opportu
n;ty was afforded The collision OccNrreC