Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-08-02

moguiax Correspondence of IrrELLIeHscER. /
e COLuuBrA, Pa, Aug. "A very serious
u6r1oout occurred on the Pennsylvania rail
~ a sunday evening, about 7:l5 O'Clock,
q lAussr 0siesr, man aged about forty-six
yuneR s.rrioysd on the farm of John s.
4ooyer nsas Mountville. The special train
&um Landisville to Columbia was running
= : eood rate OF speed when Engineer N.
0nInaan noticed man walking on the west
tound track, about one and oue-half miles
ifom town. The engineer gave warning Of
opproaching danger 10 the man by loud
Whistling and the slowing up the train, but
Ne msn did not get from the track in time
snd was struck by engine No l,09a. The train
was Immediately stopped and many of
the passengers and employees Of the road
went back to the scene Of the accident
Geiger was found in an unconscious condi.
ton, lying on the east bound track and was
at frss thought to be dead. He was removed
20 the passenger car and brought to Column
biz While in the car the man began to show
signs Of life Arriving In town he was TAX en-
10 the railroad hospital and his injuries at.
tended to by Doctors Craig and Lineaweaver.
His injuries consisted Of compound fracture
OF the left forearm and severe cash in the
same arm near the shoulder. He also re-
ceived slight scalp wound in the back ol
the head. The man was on q visit to Colum
bia and was walking home on the railroad
vhen the accident happened. He is mar
ried man and his family lives at the farm
whore he 10 employed. About midnight he
was removed to the Lancaster hospital.
The Death List.
John II, Hoffman, a well known conductor
Of the Pennsylvania railroad, died at his
home, Locust street. near Seventh, on Sun
day evening. The death was the result OF
typhoid fever and other diseases. Mr.. Hoff.
man was a well-known resident Of town, and
xl.x.,. If sto I. .ntsr Nf hn xztip
Chain and Brotherhood of the Union. A wife
and children are left to mourn their loss
Mrs. William Graham died very suddenly
on Sunday evening, at her home in alley II,
between Fifth and Sixth streets. On last Sat
urday the lady was on visit to her father,
John q. Foster, living on North Second
street, and in going home made a misstep,
resulting in injuries causing her death.
An infant daughter of Mr.. Jere Koch, liv.
ing on Locust street, died at its home on last
Saturday from diseases peculiar to infancy.
The fuparal took place at o'clock this after
noon.
The funeral of the late George J. Smith
took place on Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
from his late residence on South Third street
and was very largely attended. Susque
hanna lodge, No so OF Odd Fellows, attended
the funeral OF their deceased member in
body.
h. Etrr took place on last Saturday after
noon from the residence of its father on 10
Gust street
The July Car Movement.
The following number OF cars were
handled by the employees Of the Pennsylvs
MIA railroad at Columbia during the month
Of July:
EASTWARD.
HunDer OF trains. l,il
Number Of loaded cars ................. 42,Cr6
Number of empty cars.................. l,6Us
1854
WESTWARD.
Number of trains. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 60
Number of loaded cars s.................. ll,46I
Number Of empty cars.................. "a, 80
Total. .......................,..,... 45,74
Grand total l..............,............ s6,i2s
This is an increase over June 1856 of |, Al
cars, but decrease Of ,653 cars from July
1885,