Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-23
KEYSTONE HAPPENINGS.
W AND Down rnE UunMuNwEALTa,
searching for the Bodiss OF the Bcad III tho
BuoK Ridge Collicry Wv oman's Pluck
naiiies IIOid burglar.

md the men were urged to take no risks,
,ut rather TO await the explosion of the
,as by means of the fans. At half.past IL
. mine wagon, arranged with safety wires,
was lowered. Half an hour elapsed and
no signal had come from the explorers.
Their return was awaited with brcathless
interest, aud rs tho time sped by without
my tidings from them II was feared that
they too were lost. At o'clock, however.
the bell cord was pulled and the wagon IN
which they had descended was hauled up.
Their appearance at the head Ot the slope,
even under such melancholy circum
stauccs was pleasant one and was
hailed with cheer. This was soon fol-
lowed with moan. They brought with
them the dead body Of William Clark. 1t
was found sixty yards below the water
level of Greenback slope. lie had evl.
IDENTIFY become aware OF the presence of .
gas and WAS making an effort TO escape, as
he was lying with his hands clasped over |
his face to prevent him from inhaiing the |
sulphur.
Clatks remains, followed by his widow |
and children, were borne away, while the |
cage with the explorers again went down.
After half hours absence it returned
with the body of William Taylor, found ten
yards from where Clark lay. y third trip
brought back young Whites body. Ho
was only lG years Of age aud was the son
OF the inside superintendent. He found
near the pump of which he had charge.
The other five men are believed u be some
thirty yards beyond.
\ burglar Meets u rIucEy " tow.
Friday morning at one o'clock Mrs
Morgan, a widow, living III Wayne town
ship, Sgnuylkill county, heard sOmo noise
81 a ind int n u
which she slept. She arose, but the noise
ceased. She got an axe and put it beside
her bed, turned down the light ard in 4
short time she was again aroused by some
oUe working at a screen covering the win
dow. In moment she spraug to her feet,
seized the axe and then saw u man coming
IN through tho window. With heavy
blow Of the axe she knocked him from tho
adder TO the ground. Two aCGOmplices
were seen leading him away. After day
| light they were traced about a mile by the
spots of blood in their tracks, but the
| burglars could not be found
Pollution OF PhilsdelphIas sDiInking water.
The question whether the pollution Of
the Schuylkill river by various establish
| uIents along its banks aud tributaries is
| to be continued ia about to be taken up by
the courts This end has been the object
of much labor on the part OF Chief E0Ei.
| neer Ludlow and hlS engineers in prepHr
ing the minute reports Of the various
sources OF pollution of the Wlssahickon
and other streams recently made public.
| Assistant Engineer Barber has continued
at the work, aud has now presented 70 his
| chief a full report Of the sources of pollu.
| tiOu of the river itself between Flat Rock
aud FairmOunt dams A consultation bo
| tween the city solicitor aud the highway
department resulted in tho selection OF
four or tyO OF the more important cases OF
pollution aud test cases will be made Ui
them.
| diplomas without Sesh.
| Therecent graduates OF the South EastOu
high school are in q dilemma owing &c
their diplomas not bearing the seal OF the
school board. When the graduating stage
was erected the class arranged /. "s former
| graduates had done, allowing % seats for
| tho school board. When the graduates
| rctirol from the hall to prepare FOR the
| event sOm0 one TCarrauged the seats and
| provided for the board. The SCHOLARS re
| fuse 20 go on with the exercises unless the
stage was placed as they had LETT =. Tnny
| hal their own way. COutrollers DDugh-r
| ~ and schmidt thought it was u personal
| affair and were very indignant. The
| diplomas were presented, but mex. day IL
was discovered that they did not bear tho
/ official soAl. J. is also said that the sigma
| tures are genuine on but two diplomas.
| The school board refuses 10 put on the
| =, a., and, aS some Of tho members have
| left the body since tho graduating exer.
| cses, the graduates hud their case q dtlh
| cult one 70 handle.
| = sslgationI,t You Of Ki,,iag.
Elward LOnkdale, member OF the
| salvation Army, called az various houses
in WilkcsbarEe, Thursday aud stated that
| by applying a plaster he could, with the
| aid Oi earAUsG prayer, remove spots,
| p.Inples etc., from the skjn, At tue house
| Di J. y. kcpler be was allOwed 10 try bis
skill on Mrs ksp.er, aGC, no Que being in
| the room, he attempted undue tamI!.arites
| Mr. Kepler, however, happened TO DO in
the next room, aud, catching the fellow
| attempting to kiss his wife, beat and
! kicked him out Of the house He then had
! the salvation soldier arrested, aud il
! default of tue he was sent TO jail. His
/ pockets were filed with copies Of the Wa
Cry
storm Damages Ia EastJn.
Tue most severe rain oi the season via
| lied EastOn Friday afternoon. \ great
| deal OF damage was douo to the streets,
|
out in all drectiJus aud pIlod at tho bot
| tom of tue hills or carried into the rivers
Ou Northampton street every cellar wa
flooded between Locust and Seventh
street. On Ninth street the inner founda
too wal, Of q couple Of new houses was
UdIiy damaged, while half d zen cellar,
were ilDudad. DR.. R3cse's house, or Col
rge Hill, was damaged by lightning and
several merchants suffer loss from Hood
log CailarS.
Killed by ~ Grain OF Coffee,
About ten days ago little son of Frank
Held, residing IA one Of the suburbs OF
Allentown, swallowed a grain Of coffee
which lodged in his wildpipe. lie was II
great distress and for several days lay a
the point OF death by straugling. The
G0fIeo grain finally worked its way into th,
lung and the boy became very sick. Fri
day, after a great deal OF suffering hC
died.
| suicide of an invalid bachelor.
While suffering from mental depression
the result of long illness, Nicholas B
Good, of Oil City, on Friday put n bulle
from "a calbIe revolver in his hoaI
and died almost Instantly. He was 3.
years old and single, residing with mar
ried brother.
ACommittes slapped In tho race.
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