Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-22
KEYSTONE GLEANINGS.
Ur AND powN ruE COMMONWEALTH,
Two men KILLED in Coiiisry Near shame.
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Two mon were killed and a third seri.
ously injured 10y the explosion OF sulphur
on Friday in breast at tho Carson ool-
iiery, near Shamokin. Zacharias Hcnnin
ger aud Carl Gatenbouskey, Hungarians,
we're working side by side IN narrow
chamber only four feet high. They were
ON their knees, and about twenty yards
down the chamber Peter Suppolski was
engaged drilling. 1t Is thought that the
foul gas must have accumulated in
oresice above the heads Of Henninger aud
Gatenbouskey, for suddenly terrible re.
port sounded through the mine, followed
by falling roof coal.
The two miners were hurled down the
narrow passage for sixty feet, 1attened
and scIaped against the surface of the
rocks. A great mass of coal and slate,
weighing three tons, fell upon Gaten.
bouskey mangling and crushing his body.
His flesh was burned and twisted, and
when his remains were removed from the
breast tho skin hung in tlayed shreds five
ard six inches long. His clothes were
torn from his body in little shreds. Hem
ninger was also badly mutilated.
Suppolski was burned about the hands and
face, and his beard aud hair shriveled up
to the skin and scalp.
graveyard Insurance Men Prosecuted,
Sheriff Sheesly, of Dauphin county, is
after the late officers of the defunct South
Pennsylvania Mutual Relief association,
who are charged, in proceedings begun by
Receiver John Ii. Weiss, with having
iraudulently appropriated to themselves
| 800, 90 of the company's money. The
| necessary notices were served on the Off
GERS Of the association and they are TO
NH FnI 20, -..t.
fourteen days. Following is list of per
sons proceeded against, with the amount
claimed from each William Bittinger,
president and director Edward Bair,
vice president, executive committee and
director, 80, $685. G.. Milton Bair, secre.
tary and director, s20, 441.25 Jacob NJ.
| Stagle. treasurer and director, 81, ,649. .45 {;
q. L. Everhart, medical director and di.
rector, s4,6i9.45 David Wills, attorney
and director, s3, 1880 John B. Shaak
executive committee and director, 81, SOC =
9j \. c. Welsh, general agent and
| director, sl5, ,963 w. c. w. Welsh, exec
utive committee and director, s2, 226. 25 (;
Charles w. Steify, executive committee
and director, sl,596 95 4; q. W. Welsh Il
| Son, general agents aud directors, s3.47l.
Borough Auditors Discover = Deficiency.
Ever since Dubois was made borough
money has been quietly yet persistently
leaking out Of Is treasury. The various
boards Of auditors have either covered up
these expensive holes or passed them over
in silence heretofore, but the present
board, consisting of George G. Humm,
Truman Ames, esq, and ). l.. Vosburg,
announced that they have discovered a
! deficiency of some hundred dollars in the
accounts of OveTseer of the Poor George
| Slack. The latter offered 10 compromise
at q somewhat lower figure, but his propo.
sition was rejected. The other borough
accounts have not yet been audited, but it
Is said that somo startling developments
will be made.
A CowardIy Boaster's Deed.
John McClernen, an EuglishInan, ser.
iously wounded Edmund Thomas in O
street quarrel Thursday night, in Ashland.
McCl rucn had been boasting of his ability
to whip Sullivan and Thursday night two
young men, named Mclaughlin and
Thomas, approached him aud the former
asked If he was the man that wanted to
fight Sullivan. MoClernen said he was,
when Thomas stepped up and the two
began sparring. Thomas struck McCler-
men, when the latter drew large revolver
and fired two shots, one Of which took
effect in Thomas leg. McClernsn claims
that Thomas drew a knife, which state
ment the latter denies.
| a Youthful Train wreeker.
Daring attempts have recently been
made to wreck trains on the Pennsy lvania
Il Erie railroad. Suspicion pointed tC
Michael TOnney, aged 10, and Thursday
night he was arrested while misplacing 9
switch to wreck passenger train near
Watsontown. He was put in Jail. he
confessed that he frequently tried tC
wreck trains. He once asked number
OF companions to wreck train and then
rob the injured passengers. His father is
employed by the company and is great ly
pitied. Ills son has for years been q very
bad boy.
a woodmsn KILLED by y Tree Top.
On Thursday Joseph Fish, living nea
Portland, met with singular death. HI
was engaged in telling trees. He climbed
into tree and cut of the top. He ther
descended to the ground. The top hac
lodged in falling, and while trying to dis
lodge it it careened and the but fell on th'
unfortunate man, crushing in his ches
and killing him. He was seventy year
old.
Twsuiy-seven Cars burned.
\ Lake Shore train was wrecked at An
COLA, near Eric, on Friday, after which tn
tanks exploded, setting fire to the entir,
train. 4 West bound train ran into tn
wreck aud was also set on fire. William
Fawley, of Derby, N. Y, and n. Selvius
Of Fernham, were caught in the wreck
each having a leg and arm broken. Boil
were covered with burning oil, and it |
feared arc fatally burned. Twenty sever
valuable cars were burned.