Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-31
now MowERY MET DEATH.
'&AD BODY OF THE DEAD MILITIA
NAN TAKEN TO COLUMBTA.
An1ecort From Co. Q Accompanies the Remains
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~ ne buried ON Saturday Fireman
K5<H ana soldier-Bricfs Of Borough Afe.
~ = News Of the Hall Field.


r. Mowery, the member of Company q, who |
met his death in such a tragic manner of
Thursday morning, while returning from
Lebanon to the cncampment at Mount
Grotna, was brought to Columbia ON the six
O'Clock train last evening. The detail OF
Company 9, TO accompany the remains OF
their fellow member to his home was COM
posed of Corporal Conley and Private
Broomall. The particulars of the accident
has been received from the detail, and are as
follows: William +. Mowery, George w.
Sharp and Charles Shields, all members OF
Company @, left camp for Lebanon on We'd
nesday night to visit that town. The last
train for camp was missed by the men and
Mowery and Sharp started to walk
for tho camp, a distance of seven or eight
miles, as they wished to be present in time
for the regular drills of the company. The day
preceding had been a very busy day for the
soldiers and they were tired. After walking
for short distance they seated themselves
ON the tracks OF the c. & L. railroad at the
outskirts of Lebanon. They concluded to
take short nap and laid down on the track
MOwery had his head on one rail and his
feet on the other. They had been sleeping
for . short while when SHARP. was suddenly
i ing train. Blinded by the headlight of the
engine. Sharp rolled from the track calling
6 on Mowery to follow his example. The
warning came too late and before Mowery
could realize the sense of his danger the train
was upon him, cutting off both legs and arms
and otherwise mutilating him. The cars'pas-
sing over the body produced jolting which
Y was felt by the flagman of the train. The
train was stopped and the crew went back to
ascertain the cause and there found Mowery
Just breathing his last breath. This train
contained number of soldiers belonging to
the Third brigade, among whom was Shields.
The body was identified by him as one OF his
fellow members. The remains were taken
TO Lebanon where they received the atten-
: ton of an undertaken.
The coroner's jury rendered verdict that
Mowery was killed while sleeping on the
tracks Of the G. d L. railroad and exonerated
the train men and the company from all
blame. The news of the accident was
brought to the encampment just as com
pany C. was making preparations for brock
last. The news spread gloom over the en-
tire camp and more especially over the
company to which he belonged, a,
he was general favorite, and wa.
well liked by all with whom he came in con
tact William Mowery was in his 22d year
single, and lived with his father, JOIN
Mowery, in Stump alley, between Third ant
Fourth streets. He was employed in thu
Pennsylvania round house as boilermaker
He was member OF the Vigilant fire com
pany No. 2, and was well liked by all hi
associates The funeral will be held on Sun
day morning, August %, at ten o'clock.
Company G is expected home from Noun
Gretna this evening from this weeks Ell
campment
In the Ball Field.
On Saturday afternoon the Dauntess bas
ball club, of Mount JOY, will play with tn
Colun nbia club. The game will be interesting
The addition of three new players in tn
home nine has greatly strengthened the clu
and the management promises a better clu
than ever before.
Meenan, the third baseman of the Colun
bias of last year, has been sent for and wi
arrive in time for to-morrow's game.
n game of ball was played on the stov
works grounds yesterday afternoon betwee
the o. X. club and the Our Boys. Tn
former club to be the bS soegef 6e e
o. X. club, II; Our Boys y.
Around tue Town
sener Bletz s:geey.red s, curious h, freak
Fourth a,fgs streets. He was at tt
hAakik' "a upon opening an egg b
4dnd~ sa1T egg inside of it. The outt
egg was a common sized hens egg and WI
of the usual appearance. The inner egg wS
perfect with the exception that it bad the az
dition of small stem at one end. The innt
Vezt5 g.did not contain any yelk and the col
bfpoth eggs were entirely tasteless
kfss Ella Kimbury, aged about l5, livIn
h 3tFThirG street, between Locust and Cherr,
50. ywas at the Union picnic at Penryn par
yesterday. During the day she had sever
fainting spells, although not of a serious m
ture. When in the train near town she ha
another faintng spell, which was quite ser
GUS. On the arrival of the train at Columb
she was taken into the ladies' waiting rooi
of the Reading & Columbia station, and ID
w. G. Taylor being summoned, administers
the proper medicine. About nine o'cloc
she had recovered sufficiently to be taken
her home. Over-exerton was, in the doctor
opinion, the cause of the spells
The union picnic, which was held !
Penryn park yesterday by the three Sunda
schools of Columbia, Washington and Noun
ville was largely attended and the day WI
pleasantly spent by all who were present.
The death of Constable Fred. Struck, lii
ing i'm Kitchentown, was reported throug
the town last night The report is withol
any truth, as inquiry at the house prove,
although Mr.. Struck is a very sick man.