Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-24

n Terrible Accident nn - Maryland HaiirOad
-S.Vsn IsOdies Taken From the Wreck.

ELjSGfNti D;fH AN
Terrible Accident "n "a Maryland Railroad
Sven isodies Taken From the Wreck
Oao of the most t3iliJle railroad acci
dents that ever occurred in West Virgini:.
happened on the Georges Greek & Cum
bsrlard railroad, running from Cumber-
land to Lonaconing, Tuesday. Three
coal trains, consisting Of three locomotives,
iifty-two hoppers aud seventeen gOndo'as,
all loaded, started from Cumberland
about two O'Clock Tuesday afternoon.
All Were coupled together-one engine in
front, another in the middle and another
in the rear-;his being the safest way to
get down the grades this bad weather.
In going down the steep grades about ten
miles from Cum herland the trains became
unmanageabe and started down at a fear
full rate of speed. On trestle work the
front engine jumped the track, dragging
all the cars AMI locomotives after it, and
! rolled down the steep bill hundred feet
! to the tracks of the Eckhart branch of
the Cumberland & Pennsylvania railroad.
Seven dead bodies were found in the
wreck. Each train consisted of &. con-
ductor, two brakemen and fireman AMI
engineer-in all fifteen, not one OF whom
eau be found alive. The names of the
hllitu nave ilJG DeCu ltdIDtO.
The Copvict's Story.
! George Albert Mason was released from
the Albany penitentiary on the 65i: ia
stanJ. where be had served seven years
and eight months for COULTER fei;ing. He
claims that he was wrongfully convicted
and has prepared affidayits to be taken 10
! Washington. He is 4 British subie and
! represents that he was employed in 1874
h,,
he United States secret service, although
he did not take the prescribed oath. He
nearly lost his life while arresting coun-
terteiter named McCarty, at st. Louis in
1916 He claims he WAS discharged by
, Colonel Washburne because he demanded
! pay and made complaint TO Secretary Bris
tow concerning Washbnrns and also cl.ms
that his arrest and conviction were part
of Washhurne's revenge. He wants dam
ages for false imprisonment, as criminal
| proceedings against Washbugns are out
| lawed.
DIugged and Robbed on Jraiu.
John Shay. an freshman, has arrived at
New York from St Louis. lie reported
! to the police that on the train on the Erie
road, on which be was passenger, a black
, whiskered man made friends with him and
! gave bin brandy to drink. Shay fell
asleep, and when he awOke in Jersey
City his valise with $27jJ, all his savings
was gone, as well as his overcoat He was
| compelled to ask the police for lodgings
foc the night, whils word was sent to his
! brother in Boston OF his plight. He said
he had lost his family, was in search of a
/ fresh start in life, aud came to New York
to find it.
Arrest Ol Ira. cling Cancer Doctors
/ Samuel Cast, Of Iowa, and his nephew.
David Cast, of Ohio, travelling cancer
doctors, and James E. Haines, :. student
Oi Rising Sun, Maryland, have been ar
rested at Chester-the two first mentioned
| at Beliefoilte, this state, and the latter at
| his bOme-On cOrOner'S warrant charT
| ing them with homicide in having caused
the death of Mrs. James Armstrong, aged
13 years, of Delaware county, whom they
treated for cancer. W. J. Perkins, of
Chester, who harbored the trio of cancer
doctors, was also arrested on the charge
of being an accessory to the homicide
The entire party will be lodged in Media
Jail to await trial.
Crushed Under a Train.
A shocking accident occurred at the
railway crossing at Yerkes station, Mont
gomery county. Joseph Humscher, a
farm hand in the employ of Roger Groves,
of Upper Providence, was returning from
the Yerkes creamery, where he had just
delivered the milk. AS he was driving
across the railroad freight train came
laundering down upon him. In an in
slant fatal accident had occurred. Mr..
Humscher and the horse which he was
driving were killed and the carriage was
wrecked. Mr.. Humsher was ground into
an almost unrecOgnizable mass.
Singular circumstances Attending Funeral
Joseph Hiscock, who has been troubled
with insomnia for some weeks, in Toronto