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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-08-15
KILLED AT A CROSSING.
! Startled Team Stops on Pennsylvania
Railroad Track and Five Lives are Sac


A Startled Team Stops on a Pennsylvania
Railroad Track and Five Lives are Sac
rificed.
GIRARDvILLE, Pa, Aug. "a frightful
accident occurred at Conner colliery, near
here, yesterday morning. A family named
Dixon, returning to their home at Lost
Creek after attending funeral, were rid
ing in close carriage drawn by two horses
and driven by a man named Ready.
When the carriage arrived at the rail-
road crossing at the Conner colIiery
breaker the noise occasloned by the
workings of the breaker and the whistlings
of small mine locomotive frightened the
horses, which stopped right in the middle of
the track. The driver sprang from his seat
and enGeavored to pull the baIky animals
off the track, but before he could do
so a Pennsylvania railroad engine which
was pushing long train Of empty
cars into the Connor cOlliery came
up, and the cars struck the carriage, smash
ing it to pieces. The occupants of the car
riage were Martin Dixon, aged fifty-four
years, his wife, his son Anthony Dixon,
ana TIE 1att6r WlI0 anu cnllu dge0 SIX
months, Mrs. Cuff, sister of Mrs. Dixon,
senior, and Jennie Dixon, sister of An
thony. Martin Dixon sprang from the car
rage at the moment the train struck it,
and escaped with serious injuries. OF the
others, Anthony Dixon, his mother, wife
and aunt were killed outright Jennie Dix
on was Qfrightfully injured. Every rib in
her body was broken and she also suffered
a severe conclusion of the brain.
Her death was reported at 1880.
The baby was found lying under
the mangled bodies of its parents, appar-
entity unhurt. The driver and Martin
Dixon were the only ones who escaped
death. One horse was killed and the other
died shortly after. The bodies of the killed
were horribly mangled, that Of Anthony
Dixon being cut to pieces, which were gath
cred together and placed in a
box. The women's bodies were
mangled almost beyond recognition. The
entire party live at Lost Creek, near here.
The spot where the accident occurred has
always been looked upon as dangerous, and
several Schuylkill County Grand Juries
have pronounced it so and recommended
the placing of Waterman there, but the
company has never done it. The Coroner's
inquest will be held to-day.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-08-15
A HORRIBLE STORY.
A Charge That the Greedy Survivors Sub
sisted Upon the Remains of Their Dead
Comrades

Charge That the Greedy Survivors Sub
sisted Upon the Remains of Their Dead
Comrades.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-The Times prints
a two-column article from Washington this
morning, charging cannibalism on the
Greedy party. The story says that Secre-
tary Chandler has had the full facts in his
possession for three weeks, and has enjoined
the stTictest secrecy on naval and army
people knowing anything about the mat
ter. Commander Sciley telegraphed
Chandler that it was inperatiyely neces-
Safy to put the dead bodies in metallic caSk-
cts before leaving st. Johns, and Chandler
answered to do as he (Schley) deemed best.
At the time army officers thought it strange
that frozen bodies should be put in metallic
collins, but say it is all explained now that
it is known some of the bodies were half
eaten by the survivors. The design was to
prevent tue friends of the dead heroes see
ing the awful state of the bodies. 1t is
claimed that Charles B. Henry was shot
because he attempted to steal extra rations,
and when found every particle of the flesh
had been picked FROM his bones except
his face, which, though shrunken, was
plainly to be recognized. One RIB was found
shattered by a rifle ball, and builet-hole
was found in the skin. The body was
in this condition when it was buried in
Cypress Hills Cemetery last Saturday.
When the relief expedition reached the
tents of the survivors on Cape Sa-
bine the advance guard attempted te
lift up German s'Ohp' he shrieked as
the sailors took hold Of him to lift him ten
derly, don't let them shoot me, as they
did poor Henry. Must / be Killed and
eaten as poor Henry was? Don't let them
do it! DontI Don'tp' Greedy objected to
removing the dead from their arctic graves,
but Schley insisted, and the bodies were
taken out. Most of the blankets contained
nothing but heaps of white bones, and
the remains could only be identified
by the names on the blankets. It
seems the truth is that instead of the sur
viyors being kept alive on sealskin strips,
they lived off the bodies of their dead COM
rades. By inquiries Commander Schley
learned at Cape Sabine that many Of the
seventeen men who are said to have per
ished from, staryaton were really eaten by
their furnishing but stronger comrades. The
entire story is one Of sickening detail.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-08-15
Preparing to Ship Live Cattle to En-
gland.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Mr. Moreton Frew-
en-, leading cattle-raiser of Wyoming, was
at the Leland Hotel yesterday, having
lately returned from England. whore he
went to arrange for the introduction Of live
Western cattle into that country to be fat
tened there for the market Mr. Frewen
said that the main difficulty was to over
come the action of England on the
pleuro-pneumonia question, by which the
shipment of live cattle from United States
ports. is prevented. He states that
England will offer no objection, to cattle
shipped through Canada, or even by way
of Portland or Boston, those cities being
removed from the pleuro- pneumonia CEN
ter The great amount of dead meat, Mr..
FreWen says, which is shipped from this
country makes farming in England unprof-
table The climate of England is favora-
BILE to the tattening Of cattle, and, in Mr..
Frewen's opinion, cattle could be Shipped
there and fattened for market cheaper than
they can be fattened at home. This ar
rangement would be a great help to English
farmers, he says, and would do much to
enrich their impoverished soil. se4 gGR 4
-ss---
Two Men Killed by a Boiler Explosion.
MADISON, Ind, Aug 12.-The propeller
Mamie Glass exploded her boiler yesterday
in front of the city. Engineer George
Keller was instantly killed, being frightful-
ly mangled and blown to the raftof logs
which the Glass was towing.
He leaves wife and two
boys Joe Lichyster was on the raft,
a considerable distance from the boat and
was knocked into the river and lost He
was married and has four, little children.
Commodore Wolf was blown with the pilot
house fifty feet in the air, and broke his
way out of the debris in the water He is
bruised, but not severely hurt Two young
men were on the fafS, but escaped injury
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11

When Major Converse was laying out the
line Of the Galveston, Harrisburg and San
Antonio Railroad he spent several DAYS in
obtaining the right of way through the little
town of Kingsbury There was consider
able opposition on the part of some Of the
citizens to granting the right of way
unless they received extraordinary remun
Grafton.
Among those who regarded the railroad as
a nuisance was hard faced widow of about
fifty years Of age, who owned small farm.
She said if she was not compelled to have
hundred dollars right off She would fight the
company until certain warm place froze
over.
That ere road will run over some Of my
cows, but I've got to have the money!" She
said
lit will not be as bad as YOU imagine re-
piled Major Converse soothngll.
at will be heap wuss. The sparks from
the locomotive will set fire to NY hay stacks.
But necessity knows no law. reckon Ill
have to sign the right OF way, but III rather
take pzen.'
al don't think that you will pc disturbed
as much as you suppose"
81 never expect to get aEother wink of
sleep at nights from them trains, Just know
that my health'll break down. I'll be in MY
grave before year. but hand out yer hun
dred dollars and it's whack. I'll do it
on account of the children, What
won't woman do for her own flesh and
blood ?"
Major Converse handed over the money
and the widow signed the document caery-
fully.
"Do YOU really need the money SO badly
asked Major Converse, he folded uP The
document and put it in his vest pocket,
The worst in the world, stranger. \
gentleman from Gave>ton-a drummer, |
believe they call him-vsis me every time
he comes to this town The Inst lime he
was here he called me his gazrle and want
ed me to sit on his kuee. but told him no,
not vet
Il understand. He is paving yaa a.
tentions.'
And he's going to be here again la abau,
two weeks lie is right on the ragged edge
of proposing but If don't encourage ham
he may grow cold and li>i!e>, l. may be-
good by-John with me unless ! Ir u, pant
You know how men are. They au ,o on
reliable
"les, understand No4 w,o. lead
him the money" said Converse.
Not much am going 70 .cal .iu, ,ny
money. But I'm going TO Sau Ap'oae 'o-
morrer, and I'll buy me new >..> J., rs. .4I
new hat and I'm going TO haytu ti,N .,' a,
false teeth built, and If alnl Ma, brlm-
mer inside Of three weeks il wont De my
fault.
DO YOU really love him p" ask, N j IF
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11
Giant Crabs of Japan.
THE IMMENSE CREATURES SERVED Up FOR
\ FAMILY DINNER.


Il heard otthese great giants, but had
no idea that they attained ths enormous
slze. Arrived in Japan, | soon heard from
the native fishermen the most remarkable
stories, and found man who SAID he could
take me TO spot where they could be
caught. We started one afternoon IN one OF
the small native boats, and sklrted the bay
for seven or eight miles, finally arriving at
the mouth Of small river Here We went
ashore and the japanese soon rugged up a
tent of brush, IN which We were to pass the
night, as II was only after dark that The sea
spiders could be seen. 1t was dusk when
we reached the spot, and for three mortal
hours We sat there speeches., watching the
shore. The tide was on the ebb and finally
the fisherman grdsped me suddenly by the
arm and pointed down the shore a way
There ! soon made out a curious. numbering
object, making lts way out Of the water
The moon was rising, and at every move the
creature gistened and sparkled as If it was
drrnched with molten silver. On It came
until finally could make out the outlines Of
a gigantic crab that was undertaking the
uncrab like operation Of leaving the water
and taking TO dry land. | waited until the
animal stopped and showed signs that 1t
would 90 no higher, and then rushed out,
making for the water 50 as to head it Off
had provided m,sei: with large stick, and
soon found that should have TO use i, as
the moment the huge creature saw Us it
started for the water, crawling along sideways
and at no mean rate Of speed placed my
self in front Of it, but OF the creature came
holding aloof its two claws, each of which
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11
Little But Old.
TYPES OF CHILDHOOD THAT GRIEvE SOME
GROWN PEOPLE.


/ dined at fashionable uptown hotel last
night. 1t is what is known here as family
hotel No transient guests are admitted,
and the establishment may properly be
termed an apartment house with restau-
rant attached. The building is six or eigh,
stories high, and the apartments are rented
in suites of three and five rooms each. The
lowest price charged for any suite in the
house is for the three rooms in the south
eastern corner Of the top story. The rent
for these three rooms unfurnished is S2OOC
year. The charges Of the restaurant, which
is a la carte, are exclusive of this. 70 get
IN the house one must sign lease for
years time. The restaurant prices are very
high-higher, in fact, than Delmonicos,
which is usually supposed to reach the top
notch in this respect. For instance. where
Delmonco charges 40 cents for vegetables
the family hotel" asks 6j cents. Other
things are in like proportion. There are
about twenty families in the hotel, with a
numerous sprinkling Of children.
We were seated at round table IN the
middle of the dining room. where covers
were laid for five. Three seats were vacant
The door was opened by the attendant and
two children. a boy and girl. exquistely
dress. walked in side by side, followed BY
their mother, a hard featured and aggres-
slve. looking woman, who bowed on either
side as she walked up the aisle between the
tables with great frlgidity and sol-mnity.
She swept to her place in the middle of the
three vacant seats at our table. and the chill
dren were lifted into their chairs by the wait
ers. was conscious that the little girls
ay,A ,,in a
her She bowed gravely with an air that
said plainly. 81 don't know you. but con
sder 1t only proper to bow to strangers at
our table" unfoded her napkin and began
to chat with her mother looked at the
boy. He raised his head, said Good even
ing, sir, politely, and then turning at once
to his mother remarked in the quietest tones
possible, Mamma Mrs. Blank Is evidently
waiting for you to recognize her The
mother turned with scanned and lined Wis
age over her shoulder, showed all of her
teeth and bowed with cast iron poiteness
TO lady who nod led smlingy from across
the room.
forgot TO eat while | watched the
children. The gIr was certainly not more
than years OF aye, and the boy les than
9. They were delicate, but not frdii look
ing. The characteristics that made them
most remarkable were their entire ease and
set-possession. There was none OF the
robust, vigorous and careless flow of spirits
which usually distinguishes children. but n
tranquil and even demeauor. Not that they
were az all solemn or melancholy On the
contrary. they laughed and chartel with
one another brightly, but always in the
uneteSt VOICES and never with unlup
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11
The Tricycle. in Journalism.

Walking down the Strand this afternoon.
saws London letter, heard the tinkle Of a
waning bell, and Immediately there passed
by at rapid speed machine which i at
first took for new style Of knife grinders
barrow. 1t was, however, one of the news
paper trcycles which the proprietors of the
Erening Standard are using to rapidly dis
tribute their papers among the newshoys.
am told the experiment answers well. The
machine will easily carry 400 to 500 papers,
and on the well-paved wood and asphalt
streets of London can get about more quick
ly than the horse and light cart generally
used here. 1t may interest American wheel
men to know that the tricycle. was after the
pattern of what is known in England as the
Humber" with two equal-sized driving
wheels. while the rider sits bicycle fashion
on the backbone behind the axle. The
sides are partially covered in with canvas
stretched on framing, upon which is painted
the newspapers advertisement. In front of
the rider is light platform whereon the pa
pers are carried. London newsboys seldom
70 to newspaper Offices for the papers, but
are almost invariably supplied from the light
news carts which take certain rounds and
stop at fixed points, street corners or rail-
way stations, to supply their customers.
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Susan's Huckleberries.

"Susan," said old bachelor Beans, as the
servant entered the room in response to his
bell. "where are those little black pills that
| had ?"
"Pha, pills, sor?" asked the chamber
maid, with an expression indicative of ab-
solute innocence and ignorance. ''Sure, |
haven't seen any pills, sor.'
They were small and black" said
Beans, in an impressively severe manner.
There were almost handful of them.
The box broke in my pocket, and put
them here on the mantel- piece, this very
morning
"Was they in saucer, ?" Susan ask
ed quickly.
"They were said Beans I'm a
saucer on the mantel-piece by the
clock"
"Howly mother o Moses,' she yelled,
"lm dead gurrel sure. | found some
crane an sugar on the table. an ate thin
out of the saucer wild a taysphoon. |
thought they were hooklebeiries.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11

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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11
Miscellaneous.
Why Joe Changed His Mind.
4 ArnA>k>GI,l>G >roEN.


Great land o Goshen ." said old Joe
ComstooA. what ! want to know i, whats
the use o Thank 'glnin' when there amt
noih;n' 10 be thankful for And where =
he good o runuin' artcr an uusart1iuty ?
\ ro.iin' stone gathers no ROSS.
"Ani ganEIn' fpn' i, ave Eeiiiu. said
81 Petungili, the country ,'or,k,ep,r. Nut
but that he agreed with t.s o.I friend J5r
.n dcp'orng thu w.cAednc,> aui wilinne>>
of hi, only sons ,elyu. rhe homestead arl
gong out West. Pr,tln- u4't! to >ct
an extra Wrinkle .H ii> urisahur's file a1L
hosid face. Who was q. a >u,rn %. Wa Joe
because there was a ,uan- j., grown Z.
manhood II was Dal . week utf,s,
nk>gi,ins. aui s+c-r ume for extra
srinkies, but :. cuu.aat t.r. o. -u,, au
opportunity ;5r pro,la. a.- Ar.a.l., u'
proverbs. and combating -.r ..l,..Ar plopl-
ecy Of one by tha, Ot an.'t-r a.. cnuu-
ir, store was the higu .tr'r. 10 argument.
No subject was TOO solemn uI .U1 frivolous.
too high or too low. n. H.h, or top pra-
found. for discussion.
They 30 Say" ,4.4 Mos. tDe miller.
",hAi the ht,t and l,arg-, II ssAin out
there il most 4ala4u'. .ud tLv ,.r /, lhat
soft that YOU cau put ,u4r 4rn e,4r down
10 Yer elbow % II. II ! uA, ,aau. x Joe
And there tie mixer PAUSED. is I'D, friend
the farmer brought h!> land !uun he4Nll,
ON an adiac,n; b.N cf soap.
And amt his owu land r.h enough .
Look al there te,. alse ,ie.,. # corn and .aok
at them pumpkins 1Aolsh. for hat mat
ter. where's tie u,e o corn for turkeys. Or
tuihe,s for Thank suin'. L man, own
flesh and blood flies In The face Of r.a,i-
dente Ike ny Joe +"
lie amt goiu' before Thank 'siuin sure
lv?"
lie ealkila;es % .ta.t to-nurrow u:.h,. :.
said the farmer. do...uly.
Then tie group about The store expect
Grated with mournfu! precision. and shook
their heads. aad hoped he wouldn't regret
such precipitaie abandonment Of tni,
worlds blessings. Old Joe Cum,tock uu-
tied his fine palr Of mules and went iol,.ug
away 10 the Com,tock farm. followed b, the
sympa,h.llrg remark, Of hi, nei.hbor.
And a, the dust rolled away. another ,,hi.
c,e was seen anproach.ry. 4 hlrt-sea,el
iaunt, aF.r with ,e,,ou vaeel, drawn b, a
long. cl,an-lin.b,d creature tia, va, out Of
sight before hi, points could be discussed
and criticised. In truth the rooI folks up.
ON tie porch Of the country >tgr.. We're more
Interested IN the cnu1., ;hal wer. seated
f,shionab,y alp,t unnn tn, ray hox Of The
November viud. and the nal. dark fac. Of q
stranger in clo,p pr,xin;ty to these charm,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11

A fire broke out in Louisville church
during services last Sunday. Il was with
great difficulty that several of the con
gregation were awakened in time to save
their lives.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11

Life is not made up of sreas Sacrifices
or duties, but of little things, in which
smiles and kindnesses and small obli.a-
tions, given habitually, are what win
and preserve the heart. and secure COM
fort.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11

1t is observed that there is one train a
lady never misses. That is the one her hus-
band helps her to catch when she is going
into the country without him
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11

The news of Mr.. LowelI's illness re-
minds the Detroit Post of the remark of an
old Vermont farmer: 81 don't see no use,"
said he. "in govment sendin' ministers TO
England all the while the lazy scamps don't
preach half the time when they git there
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11

A hogshead of tobacco having fallen on
a kentuckian and crushed him out of sym
metrical proportions, the .4rbaayow Trmet
Ter remarks ut can't be denied that
tobacco taken in large quantities is in-
furious
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11

For Cards. Bill Heads, Programmes,
Circulars and Posters, send to the
AMERICAN Office.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11

Kitty had been asleep for three hours at
least. and Joe Comstock was dreaming of
her under his patchwork guilt, when Mr..
Morton reached the city. 1t was long after
midnight when he got to the reception, and
at least one young heart had lost all zeal in
the entertainment-two hearts, for an old