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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

WmKEsBARRE, January PA
very serious and extensive cavern
took place this morning in the sec
ond ward of this city, which forms a
corner suburb. A little before six
O'Clock .hr Inhabitants, mostly min
ers, were startled from their SUM
beers by a terrible shock, as of an
earthquake. In an instant men, wo-
men aud children ran out iuto the
streets, most of them in their night
clothes. The mercury marked )
degrees below zero, and the discom-
fort may be imagined. As the
jewellers passed out doors the houses
were rocking to and iro, and the
ceilings falling In showers about
their heads.
TIE first shock was followed by
another, equally terrific. III a few
minutes, and this added to the hor-
r rs of the sltuaIion. Little squads
of men we're hurrledly formed, who,
vita lanterns and miners lamps,
went to investigate the dangers
which Were threatening. soon great
seanIs running across thestreets and
under the buildings were observed,
which told tue experienced that the
roof OF the mines below had given
way. In the meantime everybody
was anxious for daylight, and when
it came investigation showed a wide
piece OF territory, over forty acres III
extent aud mostly covered with res
ldenees. had been scanned with gap
ing assures. The foundation walls
of many houses were cracked open,
while duzeGs of substantial struct
ures were entirely ruined, their
fronts being thrown out several feet,
lolsts dislocated and removed and
walls destroyed. Sidewalks in every
direction were thrown up from three
To eight feet high, and numerous
small bridges torn up as if by ter
rlble explosion.
A large public school house of
brick is fairly edged with gaping
assures, one III the real being a foot
wide and exteLding from the back
loundatIon wall several feet. No
school was held to day III conse-
quence. Brick stores in the vicinity
are gridironed with the seams, which
take IA northeasterly direction, with
occasional cracks running at right
angles. The greatest CONSERVATION
aud alarm is ielt by the residents on
b suifa e. Three hundred feet be
low the surface the territory thus
disturbed is all undermined, and
some years ago props were put IN to
strengthen the roof. The theory is
that these props have rotted and are
now giving way.
The worked out vein below is
known as the Baltimore vein, about
fifteen feet thick, and this space Is
left. Tue greatest alarm aud con-
sternation prevails in the vicinity of
the disaster, and al day the resi-
dents have been removing, many
believing that the PRESENTS only the
beginning of more serious trouble.
The mines are owned by the Della
ware and Hudson Canal Company.
AT ten O'clock to night all vas quiet.
The damages To property OF private
individuals cannot be ascertalned ut
present, but are estimated at thirty
thousand dollars.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
Masked Men.

SAN FRANCIsCo. Jan. 22.-About
oue O'Clock this morning from eight
to twelve mounted aud masked men
rode up To the Muntalo Station. nn
the Central Pacific road, 1865 miies
west of OGDEN, :, lied two wi,ltr aud
a half duzen Chinese section meIi.
and locked them in the tank huus4.
They then awaited the arIiyll If the
east bound express train. Two at
the highwaymen jumped on tie en-
CINE and ran the engine On ihe side
track. The rtmaluder Of the gang
seized the train men aud locked them
also IN the tank house. They then
attacked the express car. hut were
met Ivy u fusilade from T. VI. Ross.
express messenger. Some thirty
shots were exchanged when the rob
bers. finding resistance more spirited
then they expected, deeamped. No
one WAS killed or wounded.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
A Female ~Inceadisry

NEWPORT, Il. l., Jan. 24-Katie
Judd, who was arrested here last
night on a charge of larceny and
arson in Amesbury; Mass, on De-
cember 30, 1881. this afternoon con-
tessed to having set fire to the W ea-
yer cottage, which was burned n
this city Yesterday morning. In her
confession she says she toos a light
ed candle at about ) O'Clock yester-
day morning, proceeded to the cell
lar and set fire to some light woe
work about the furnace, waiting II
1t got 10 burning well, when she
made her way back to he- bed TO
await the alarm. She was arraigned
this afternoon Tor arson, aud plead
ing guilty, was bound over tn the
March term of the Supreme Court.
She is oftEnglish parentage haviIg
been born and brought up justout Of
Montreal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
Shot Her Br1ther-iu-Law.

BusroN, January 2S.-To-night in
south Boston Elizabeth Wessells,
aged fourteen, shot her brother-in-
law, Henry Fasshauer, aged twenty
a photographer, who five years
ago married Eiizsbeth's elder sister.
His wife separated from him a year
ago, as he bad become dissipated.
Since theh ne has led a vagabond
life, frequently going to his wife's
house when drunk aud threatening
members of the family. Two of the
familYone ofthem Elizabeth, bought
pistols TO protect themselves. To-
night FISSsIauer went To the house.
quarreled with Elizaheth's Young
brother, and was shaking him when
the girl drew tlle pistol aud shot
him through the brain. He will
probably die. The girl was ar
rested.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

The attempt of the friends of the
Pattison administration to prevent
the confirmation in the State Senate
of the officers appointed by Gov.
Hoyt-oficers appointed to fill va
cancies in every instance-was so
fragrant that last week, the Senate
publicly rebuked it by snspending
the rules and confirming nearly all.
This was not done without a strug-
gle. and so plain vas the greed of
the Democrats to grasp all possible
power, that Independent Republi
cans like Senators Stewart. Emery
and Lee manifested the plainest dis
gust. All of this was followed by the
attempt to keep control of the Con
troller's office in Philadelphia
which Governor Pattison himself
held on to so that Hovt might not
fill the vacancy-and this greed has
resulted already in what promises to
be a long and damaging contest
involving Governor, the Senate,
CITY Councils, the Courts, and the
office itself-f,r one HIr-t, a Demo
cratic clerk. has seized the control
and barred out Mr.. Wm. NJ. Tag
CART, the chief auditor, who was
elected by Councils. What a tray
esty this is upon civil service or any
other kind of reform -Deldware co.
Amertcaa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
Horrible Fate.

New YoRK, January PA ter
rife explosion occurred at Stone Il
Fleming's oil works, on Newton
Creek, near Long Island City this
afternoon. A hurst of flame follow
ed and it seemed rs though the
works would be destroyed. The fire
was gotten under c0ntrol ann 1t was
learned that a heavy cap on one OF
the great oil stills had been blowu
off and thrown far from the spot. 1t
was also discovered that the explO-
sion bad been attended with fatal
results. An empioye named Pat
rick Farley. unmarried, OF Brooklyn
was struck in the body and literally
cut in two BY the flying cap. The
several parts OF his body fell INTO the
boiling oil and were burned Ia a
crisp. Thomas Purcell the foreman,
has not been seen since the explo-
sion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
Awful Deed of Maniac Mother.

MnwAUKEE. Jan. % "A terrible
tragedy occurred here at noon to-day.
The wife of John Zimbrick, "A labor
er, living i'll Sixth street, killed her
three children, the oldest of whom
was ! years of age and the youngest
Is months. III IA most brutal manner,
literally cutting them To pieces and
dlseInboweling them. The attention
OF the neighbors was attracted To the
SCENE by the wonau's attempt 10
hang herself in an Clubhouse. They
cut her down and brought her Into
the house, where the horrible speota-
Gle was discovered. Mrs. Zlmbrick
was at once arrested. She took her
arrest very calmly, stating that she
had read in the Good Book that it
vas right 70 sacrifice children. She
Is doubtless suffering from religious
insanity.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
Shoe Factory burned.

FE
Bosros, January 2s.-Further
particulars received to day of the
fire early Sunday morning uTapley-
vile. Mass, show q wuch greater
loss than at first reported. The
large shoe factory OF Martin, Ciapp
d French was en;irrly DESTROYED.
The building was of wood. l5Oby 40
feet in dimensions and five stories
high. Two hundred and fifty hands
are fhf5wA cgt Of work The loss
sa machinery ard stock viii be to-
tai. The IRE spread To three aye.l-
ing houses and destroyed them, the
occupants losing all their household
goods. Two other dwellings, were
badly damaged. The total loss will
protatHy sxcsed 10000 Martin,
Clal p q freuen !,se *. machinery
and stock, $4,000; insured for s5s,.
COO. The loss on The factory build
ing is $4,000. 1t was o.s1ed bv
Waiter s.nrtion and G. a. Tapley
and insured for $3.50. The dwell
were all owned 'hy q. Tapley
and the loss on them is $500. They
were partly insured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
Badly Hurt by a Dynamite Explosion

LEBANON. Jan. 26.-Charles Ku,z.
= slngle man, of Reading, employed
by ConlIactur Call on The new Corn
wall and Lebanon railroad, was pain
fully and 1t Is thought fatally injured
by an explosion of dynamite, He
Was sitting nenr ii fire uu u small
key which contained, among other
things, a few PARTICLES OF dynamite,
when a small stone with which he
was playing iell into the key. causing
a tremendous explosion, and hurl-
ing him a short distance away. He
Is Dow lying at the house OF Jacob
Winter, near town, where be is re-
ceiving the best medical attention.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
a Desperate F'orgcr

New York, Jan. 2S.-Information
was received at police headquarters
last evening that John Stewart, alias
George Coleman, the forger, who
% arrested on Monday night on
the charge of swindling the City
National Bank, of Dallas, Texas. had
made a desperate attempt to commit
suicide at Debrosses Street Ferry
house while he was being taken out
of the city IL appears that he was
walking between two detectives,
when he suddenly threw up his
right hand and plunged the blade
of IA small knife into the right side
of bis neck. A stream Of blood the
size of a small walking-stick shot
f ON the wound. showing that the
blade had pierced an artery. Every
effort was made TO save his life. bur
he died to-day. He had been in
prison much OF his life since he was
is years old. At different times he
was confined in prisons at Auburn,
Moyamensing and Cherry Hill
Stewart'w was identified and arrested
in this city by means of India-ink
marks on the back of his hand.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

general uncertainty hangs over the
producing interests of the country.
This is but the frst fruits of Demo-
cratic success, and if unfortunately,
the protectionists are bafiied or de-
feated in this Congress-and but a
single month remains of the present
session--there is a year Of uncertain
ty, starvation in business, and gloom
ahead OF us. Capitalists dare not
risk their means in making and
piling up stock for the next years
consumption, when a Democratic
free-trade Congress may, by repeal
ing the duties, food the country
with foreign cheap-labor made goods,
that will glut the market, and un-
dersell them, or force them into rn-
nous competition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
a Daring Robbery.

PHILADELPHIA, january 23-The
jewelry store of Aaron Picard, No. II
North Second street, was robbed this
evening. The front doors of the
store we're suddenly fastened with "a
stlf-locklng paddock by "a boy, who
stealthly accomplished the deed.
Just az tire moment two men smash
ed the bulk window, and snatching
a tray containing valuable watches,
escaped with them, Mr.. Picard aud
a clerk who were in the store were
unable to get out until 4 policeman
had procured a key and unlocked
the paddock. The street ut the time
was filled with passars ny.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
Killed on the RAN.

CUMBERLAND, January %. "A
frighliul railroad accident occurred
at half past Il o'clock to day Oh the
Georges Creek and Cumberland K
r. at Percy's Ravine, z miles from
Cumberland, killing four men and
iniuring seven Others. Two engines
and fifty-one b. X o. coal hoppers,
containing over six hundred tons OF
coal, we're wrecked. The accident
was caused by a broken wheel.
There we're three trains united, the
first consisting entirely of an engine
and Pennsylvania Railroad coal
scows. The other two were the two
engines, each followed by coal hop
PIERS. The trans we're connected, So
that the trains could assist each
other in holding back the hoppers,
the grade of the road being very
steep. Ia this instance the train got
beyond control of the men, and iii
passing through the first tunnel OF
the road a wheel OF a Pennsylvania
scow broke, tearing up the ground
beneath. When it reached the tree
tle-work, further on, it broke the
ties, causing the spreading of the
track, which was followed by the
wreck. James McGeitigan, Harry
Baldwin, WJlliam Lyons and Mar
TN Welsh were killed. Solomon
Gross and Harry Carlury were seri-
ously hurt. The Others were but
slightly injured. The men killed
were buried under the debris. Bald
win cannot be found. McGetligan
was single. and about 90 years old.
LYONS leaves a wife and six children,
and Welsh a wife and one child.
Nearly all of the men are from Cum
berland
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

1T is not at all surprising that the
Meyersdale Commercial should take
exceptions TO the Senator from this
district for having seen fit to cast his
vote for Senator Reyburn, thereby
assuring an early organization Of the
Senate. But as no pledge was ever
given to the Independents, wherein
that paper al find a plausible rea-
son for its ~vituperation against our
Senator, is more than we can under
stand. 1t is a wantOn waste Of bill
liBgsgate, and has about al much eff
feet as drops of rain on a ducks
back with those who know Mr..
Longenacker.- Eceret Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

SAT- LAKE CRY. L. T., Jan. %
The following is another account of
the attempted robbery of ? Central
Pacific Railroad train AT 1:30
o'clock yesterday morning an at
tempt was made 10 rob the Central
Pacific express car at Montello, n
wood and water station Just over
the Nevada line. Six or eight rob
bers ordered the engineer of the
westhound train to move on, and
then took possession of the east
bound train. One maj guarded the
engineer, while the Others watched
the passenger cars and attempted
10 enter the express car. Ross, the ex-
press messenger, kept his door
fastened and fired upon the high
waymen. who mashed in the panels
OF the doors and built a fire under
the car to burn Ross out. bat failed.
Ross was badly wounded in the left
hand. The conductor and brake
men were imprisoned in "a tank
house. The rubiers only secured
ten dollars, which they took from
the conductor. The tsain was de
nearly two hours. Twenty
men lett Elko in special train to
track the robbers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

The millennium to be ushered in
with the Inauguration of Governor
Pattison, hasn't arrived. Instead,
We hear m~ntterings of deep disaffec-
ton and a coming storm. Both ex-
tremes Of the Democracy are discon-
tented. The b'hoys, because the new
Governor insisted on footingit 70 the
capitol alone, without fuss or pro-
cession, aRd they had to dispense
with the intended glori6cation over
the incoming of a Democratic ad-
ministration-the reformers. because
the Governor persisted in making
Mr.. Cassidy his legal adviser. Hen
sci. Randall, Wallace, and the party
magnates generally. antagonized
Cassidy. because bis appointment
introduces a new Democratic boss,
adroit and ambitious. who under
stands how TO work the political
wires. They take the dose, with a
good deal OF sqeirming, but don't
care to risk their future by declaring
open war. The reformers are thor
oughiy Disguised and insist thai
Pattison has gone back on his re-
form promises. Col. Mcclure says
Cassidy appointment isaeans 90,
600 Republican majority next No
vemher.-StSr and Sentinel.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

ENCOURAGED by their victories
last fall iii the most important Re-
publican States. and by their success
in securing a large majority in the
next Congress, the Democrats are
throwing off their Tariff masks and
are boldly coming out against pro-
section TO our home manufacturers.
The bills for the adjustment of our
present tariff now pending ia both
Houses OF Congress, are being sys-
t~ematically antagonized. and every
eff,rt is being made to delay them
aad prevent their passage 1T the
present session, with the purpose Of
throwing the whole matter over into
the next Congress, where the Demo-
cratic anti-protectionists will be in a
large majority. Meanwhile. u in
dustries are all suffering, mills are
closed, thousands Of operatives are
out OF employment, a reduction of
at least ten per cent in the wages of
skilled labor has been made. and
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

THE Democrats of the House have
already prepared a Congressional
apportionment bill which viii be
submitted in a few days, and by
which Cambria, Somerset and West
moreland are Constituted a district.
Should this bill become a law, the
Republicans of this county will reap
the garnered fruits of the Reform
that placed the Democrats in power
in this State, and gentlemen Of Re-
publican proclivities, with Congress
sional aspirations, can hang their
harps upon the willows for the COM
ing ten years.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
Over a Forty Foot Embankment.

WABASH, Ind, Jan. 27.-At eleven
O'Clock last night, Il mile east of here,
the west bound express train on the
Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific line
struck a broken rail and tile chair
car aud sleeper rolled down u iorty-
foot embankment. There were but
eight passengers III the TIVE cars, and
10 ONE Was seriously Injured, except
the porter OF tue sleeping car. The
wounded were brought here. Their
names are: VI. Knight, general
freight agent Wabash line al ST
Louis; G. b. Whitman, ST. Louis
A. ". Culton, ToIedo; \. j.. Gail,
st. Louis. The porter's name Was
not ascertalned.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
Dragged aud Robbed on the Cars.

New York, Jan. 23.-John Sna,,
an Irishman, arrived here for st.
Louis to dav. He reported to the
police that on the train on the Erie
Road on which he was a passenger, Il
black whiskered man made friends
with him and gave him brandy 10
drink. Shay fell asleep, and when
ne awoke in jersey City his valise
with 1915, all his savings, was gone,
as well as his overcoat. He was
compelled to ask the police for lodg
ings for the night, while work was
sent to his brother in Boston of his
plight. He said he had lost his fami-
ly, was in search of Il fresh start in
life, and came here to find it
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

The high wind whistled around
the chimney tops and steeples, and
blew bricks down into the street,
soaring the people who walked below.
Snow, sleet and hail drove into the
faces OF those who dared expose
themselves, and made them button
their coats tight around their threats.
VI course there were soar threats
and colds and coughs and rheuma
tisns the next day. But what were
these to men and women who could
step into any drug store and buy ii
bottle OF PERRY DAvIss PAIN KILL
Err?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

~JoHNsTowN, Jan. 2i-About noon
To day while Polly Saline was play
fully pointing a small y ctlibr, rifle
at Blanche Wilson il went otf. me
ball taking effect in Miss Wilson's
left breast. The victim of this erin
mai ioolishness is in Il precarIou>
condition. The aifnr happened IN
the Merchants Hotel, where the
young women are employed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

DEMOCRATIC editors are trying TO
dodge responsibility by asserting
that, as the Legislature is evenly
divided between the parties they are
not to blame for the signal failure OF
the reforms so lavishly promised.
Three months since. these same fell
lows we're insisting that all the al
legged wrongs they vowed they were
going to reform. were chargeable 70
the Republican party, because il
administered the State government.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
THE Reform friends of our Reform

THE Reform friends of our Reform
Governor, last week sent from the
House a joint resolution to the Sen
ate proposing to print five thousand
copies of the Governors inaugural
address, but the Senate by a vote OF
sixteen to twenty-five, refused TO
sauander the peoples money TO
print and circulate a paper chat con-
tanned untruths on its face, and that
in no sense was a State paper. but
was simply private literature.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

The Independents, such as John
Stewart, Charles S. Wolfe, John |.
Mitchell, VIM. MMichael and their
following, who organized the Inde-
pendent ticket, divided the Repub-
lican party and made the election of
Robert Z. Pattison possible, are and
will be held responsible for his adj
ministration of the State Govern
.ment. They cannot shirk the re-
sponsibility by claiming that they
had a candidate of their own in the
field, and that if the people had fol-
lowed their counsels John Stewart
and not Pattison, would now be
Governor; because the lndepend-
ents boastfully announced upon the
eve of, and Immediately after the
election, that thousands of them had
voted directly for Pattison to defeat
Beaver. Well, Mr.. Independents,
were you, after yesterdays expert
ence. satisfied with the result of your
labors? Is Mr.. Lewis Cassidy, who
will in the future dominate Pattison
as Governor, as he has in the past
dominated him as a political pup.
pet, the embodiment of the reform
movement for which you cast aside
the honorable, heightened, honest,
patriotic, manned soldier, General
Beaver? With the experience of
Robert E. Pattison thus far, would
you again strike down the Republic
can party If not, the sooner you
set yourselves to retrieve your polit
zeal mistake, and cease to play into
the hands of the Democracy. the
better for the country. = Telegraph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

GOVERNOR PATTIsoN is still zeal
ously reforming. On Tuesday last
he sent nominations to tbe Senate
for three offices not yet vacant, in
Guiding one for Recorder Of Phila-
delphia, in place of the present in
cumbent, whose commission has yet
five wears TO run. How long is it
since Democratic orators yer pro-
testing against turning ont trusty
officials, to make room for new and
untried ones?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

SENATOR AGNEw, Of Beaver coun-
ty, objects 20 being classed with the
Independents says he is not a Stall
wart and that he is a Republican
anxious to have the party united for
the fight in 1884. And yet, he re-
fused to vote for Reyburn as Speak
er. Talk is cheap, Senator
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A Horrible Squeeze.

YOUNGSTOWN. Jan. a William
Breese, an old and experienced coal
miner, while working last evening
at the WeatherStield shaft, near
Girard, o., undert0od to pass under
the cage, which was descending. but
vas caught and horribly crushed. bis
eyes being literally ~sgleezrd from
,heir sockets and many bones brok-
en-. lie was speedily removed 10
his home and bis wounds dressed,
but grave doubts are entertained az
to his recovery.