Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-13

OANA ANAE
4 SUMMER STORMS.
LOSS OF LIFE AND OF PR0PEkrx
roe Reign OF Violence and Death h-Ffood
ana Wind-Crimo and Calamity
News In Briof.
Another crib at the Carlton dam, at
Ottawa, Ontario, ten feet in length, has
been carried away, taking with it about 30
feet of the superstructure. The break is
now about so feet wide, but, owing to the
the canal has not fallen to any consider
Wednesday night demolished brick
Wisconsin, for the Guppy Guards.-A
''very hard" rain storm, with slight hail
and high wind, prevailed last evening at
indianapolis. Shade trees were damaged
throughout the city and a namber Of
houses were unroofed.-Several houses in
Aurora, Nebraska, were blown down and
five persons were injured.
Railroad Accidents.
A passenger train on the North Penn
sylvania railroad ran into an open switch
a short distance above Quakertown, Pa,
yesterday. The engine and three cars
were thrown off the track and upset. The
only persons injured were Martin Burk-
ardt, engineer, and Al. Mendenhall, bag
gage master, both of Philadelphia. Burk-
ardt was seriously hurt internally
Thomas Waldron, liquor dealer. As
years OF age, was yesterday struck and
killed BY train as he was crossing the
tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad in
Trenton, N. j., His sudden death pros
trated his wife, who now lies insensible.
Among tho miners.
John McNamara and James Dillon en-
tered the gangway at the Kaska William
oolliery, at New Philadelphia, where two
shots were soon prepared. After lighting
the fuse both miners retreated to place
of safety to await the result of the blasts.
Only one of them, however, went off,
when McNamara, who had charge of the
work, went to examine the second and
was Just in the act of leaning over the
hole when the shot fired, mutilating his
body SO terribly that recovery is impossi.
BILE. His head and body were frightfully
mutlated and both his eyes were blown
out. Dillon escaped with light bruises.
McNamara was twenty-five years of age,
unmarried and lived at Busky Track.
A fight occurred between fifteen Hun.
garians and thirteen Poles. at Mount
Carbon, Pa, last evening. Stones were
freely used and ono of them struck Judge
Parsick, cutting a cash in his face. He
picked up large stone and struck one of
the rioters, named Warseskey, with it,
smashing his nose and knocking him
senseless. The Hungarians, at last &C
counts, were threatening to mob Parsick.
distressing Accidents.
Bya runaway accident in Chicago on
Wednesday night a young man named
Stephen Check and young woman were
thrown into the river through tho open
draw of tho Harrison street bridge, and
Check was drowned Michael Stultz, OF
Waterford township, Erie county, was
working on q tall scaffolding, when his
little seven year old daughter May climbed
the ladder and reached the platform un.
known to her father. She was advancing
along the narrow plank to meet him when,
becoming dizzy from looking down, she
staggered, fell and was instantly killed on
the flags, sixty feet below.-An eight
year old daughter of David Coffman, OF
German township, Fayette county, while
out in tho harvest field riding one of the
horses attached to the reaper fell off, The
team started to run away She was
caught up in the machine and dragged
some distance before tho horses were
stopped. She was seriously cut and
bruised and her injuries were thought tC
be fatal, but she is now in a fair way tt
recover.
Irish Affairs.
The Chicago Citizen says: "The Par
nell fund in Ireland has risen to Ovel
500, 900. In Chicago it is within a small
amount of S., 200, and in Massachusetts, il
it has reached nearly So, 600, so that with
out counting the districts in Australia, the
United States and Canada, not yet re-
ported, the testimonial now amounts te
more that $780, 600 in cash, and will bt
raised to at least $3.50, 900.
The anniversary of tho battle OF thu
Boyre was celebrated in Toronto yesterday
by parade of 5000 Orangemen in the
streets After the parade they assembled
in the provincial exhibition groupds
where services were held. No disturbance
took place. About 100 Orangemen paradeG
in Chicago yesterday and then left tn,
city by train to have a picnic
In New Haven, Connecticut, on We'd
nesday, the "Court of Herman, Ancient
Order Of Foresters," were refused ad.
mission to St. Mary's Roman Catholi,
church while wearing their regalia. They
were attending the funeral of q deceased
"Forester," and they refused to remov,
their regalia and left, except three actins
As pail bearers, who took off their badges
and entered the church. Rev. Fathe
McGivney. the pastor, explained to thu
congregation the rule of the church il
such cases, saying that the order was moi
connected with the church nor recognized
by it.
Patrick ScallOn committed suioide al
Syracuse. New York, yesterday. He re.
moved his clothing, tied a stone to hi.
neck, and rolled into the canal.-Ex-Trus
tee Rufus s. Mum, ono of the prominent
citizens of Lansingburg, Now York, wa.
found dead yesterday morning with hi.
throat cut. He was sunstruck about
three weeks ago, and ever since complained
of pains in the head.
News Notes.
Tho Apollo cOmmandery of Knight.
Templar. 115 strong, left Chicago yester
day for New Y ork, whence they will sal
on a pilgrimage to the continent Of
Europe. 1t is supposed their number
will be swelled at New York to 165.
A private conference of pawnbroker.
from New England, New York, Pepnsyl
vania, Indiana, Missouri and Nebraska
was held yesterday in Cleveland.