Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-11-17
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CoLuMBrA, Nov. IA terrible accident
hoppened on Tuesday afternoon at the stone
u1ueTtss Of the Chestnut Hill Iron Ore CON.
Tnm@, sltuated about one mile east Of Colum.
~ ~ which two men received injuries OF q
N0xy oseious nature. George Miller had
11noo blast Of rocks which failed to have the
01u1fed effect; after waiting the usual time to
ulIOW all danger OF hre TO disappear, he Al
oonptodto apply q second charge Of powder
Zhe flrs from the first charge had not all
Done out and suddenly terrible explosion
00curfod. The full force Of the powder was
1ocu1vod by Miller, terribly scorching Dis
heaA. face, arms and breast, at the same Time
knitting can of powder which be heid IN
Nh handA The powder set rire to his cloth
M. which wss extinguished after consid-
ofSblo difficulty by the other workmen'
A0okher employee named John Hammer,
Non standing near by at the time OF the eN
ploeion and was also severely burned about
bis arms, legs and face. His clothing wa
also set on fire, but he succeeded in extiu
euishipg the flames by throwing himself into
puddle OF water.
me men were conveyed 10 tbslr hon e.
and Drs Bruner and Markell summoned,
who gave them the necessary medical stten
ton. Miller Is a married man with q large
family, living on Ninth street, near Manor
Hammer Is a single man about Is years a.
are and lives on Barber street. Miller was
terribly burned about the face ana his face 1.
entirely black with powder; fortunately The
sight was not injured. 1t is feared that b,
inhaled the fire and has received interns
burma The men are not much improved Il
their condition this morning.
Railroad y 1tss,
The wreck crew did not return home yes
terdsy until 9i5 P. N. from the wreck st
Mountville.
A wreck occurred on the Pennsylvania
aTtaF
nocu, caused by engine No $50, coming east
running into the rear end of the freight trail
drawn by engine No S24 One car vas
thrown from the track and the cabin car
broken.
Last evening about ssven o'clock snotheI
wreck happened on the Penrsy lvsnls railroad
at Red Hill, a short distance west Of tsi
mouth, caused by engine No. POS going est
running into the rear end OF the freight trait
drawn by engine No. 243, Two Cars were
thrown from the track and the cabin ca
wrecked. These wrecks we're attended to by
the Middleiown wreck crew.
Once Lived Here.
Word was received in town, yesterday,
announcing the death OF Mr., J. Duncan
Cottrell, of Minneapolis, Minn. Mr.. Cou
rell was most brilliant lawyer, being
graduate OF Princeton college. For severa
years he resided in Washington city, sn,
ives admitted to practice at the supreme court
OF the United States Mr.. Cottreu then re
sided in Columbia for some years and re
moved to Minneapolis about three years ago
where he met with signal success
Town Notes.
A good-sized audience was In the sruorl
last night at the sciopticon exhibition anC
lecture for the benefit of the Church O.
God. The exhibition was very INSTRUCTIVE
and the humorous pictures greatly please
the small portion OF the audience. The ex
hibition will be given in Washington Dor
ough on Friday night
Work was commenced at Pence's ic,
house in the erection Of a steam Ice elevator
The painters Of town are busily engaged
at the present time and number Of hCuss.
are being improved with paint The rain o
to-day has put stop to their work.
Bailey, the photographer, took picture o
the Columbia fire engine yesterday afternoon
Nelson Divine, employed as engineer q
the Columbia Iron compsny's mill, met witt
painful accident this morning, by beinl
struck by pile OF hot iron. he was walk
ing across the mill when the heater rsr
against him with the hot Iron. His T!gh
leg above the knee was burned.