The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-10-27
COUNTY SEAT CORRESPONDENCE
Timely Topics Fithily Written Up by Yer
satile ouillist.
Tnn Nun RuN DISASTER.

locomotives 452 and 466 of the seventh
section were guilty of gross negligence
first, in failing to discover the red signal ii
time, the evidence clearly showing that thi,
signal was in fun view as their trair
approached; and secondly, for not approach
ing the station under full control, as re
quired by both the general and specia
orders. The evidence also shows that tn,
air brakes of the entire seventh section
were under the control of the engineer o.
locomotive 466 and that he could hav,
stopped the train in spite of the locomotiv,
ahead, No. ASP. We find the lookout men
of locomotives 452 and 4G6 were guilty o.
gross negligence in failing to report tC
their respective engineers the red light al
the station as the train approached Tht
men were placed on their respective engines
as an additional precaution their specia
duty ES:ag to look out for signals
''rhe iookVist man on 452 failed to see the
signal. The other one on 466 testified that
he saw i when about fifteen hundred feet
from the station, and yet he reported al
not think the red light meant anything, a:
ro one waved it. IPe find that the real
brakeman of the sixth section was guilty oi
gross negligence for when his tram stopped
instead of promptly going back the proper
distance to warn the approaching train he
stopped at the station, There was time
enough for him to have gone back nearly
half mile, but he went less than four hun.
dred feet We find that the conductors OF
the two sections failed in their duty, the
1 first in not conforming to the rule requir-
ing each conductor to personally see that his
brakeman protects the rear of his train,
and the second in not requiring his train TO
approach the station under control"
THE NEGLIGENT employees ARRESTED.
| On Monday evening last District Attorney
William M. Rapsher issued warrants for
the arrest of Thomas Major, of East Mauch
Chunk; and Henry Cook, of Wikesbarre,
engineers; Joseph Pchl, of Weissport, and
John Mulharen, of town, look outs; Chas.
Terry, of towu, James Fannigan and
|
tors who were the train hands that caused
the frightful Mud Run disaster In the
warrant District Attorney Rapsher says:
And now, Oct. %, 1888, having been in
formed by the coroEer that the inquest in
relation to the Mud Run horror or accident
on the Lehigh Valley Railroad had agreed
upon verdict that the above-named de-
PENDANTS were all guilty of violating the
following Acts of Assembly; act of 31st
March 1861, section 20; act of 22d March,
1865, section l. / hereby deem IL my
official duty for the best interests and well
fare of the people to lodge complaint tor
violation of the aforesaid Acts of Assembly
against each and all of the said named
defendants and for such other criminal or
unlawful acts as future investigation may
establish against either or any of them un-
der any law of this Commonwealth. I
desire and direct warrants to issue at once
against each and every one of the said de-
PENDANTS for gross negligence and wilful
misconduct and for failing to observe
precautions and rules, which it was their
duty to obey and observe while they were
employed in the conveyance of passengers
for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company"
Engineer Major conductor Mulharen and
lookout Terry appeared before Squire
Boyle and waving hearing entered bail
in the sum of $4,000 each for appearance at
Court Constable George Williams also
served warrants on engineer Cook, fiagman
Flanagan and conductor Kithline at Wilkes
barre, on Tuesday. They also appeared
before Squire Boyle, who upon request
granted them the privilege of securing bail
at lPilkesbanc which they did, on Tues
day evening. Phol is still lying at the
st. Luke's Hospital with a broken leg. he
he is not able to be moved.
Contractor George Diehl, of Lehighton,
circulated here on Wednesday.
- An old German resident of the "Hill"
named Steidel was buried on Wednesday.
For many years he was aresident here
The new Central depot is being
bricked. When finished the building will
be handsome and attractive in appearance
and reflect much credit on the lower end of
town.
The great political hub-bub will soon
be over-a little more than week of anxi
GUS waiting and we will all know who
will fill our county offices as well rs the
national offices.
"A. III. Church, of Ashland, died at hi,
home In that place, on Thursday evening of
last week, of Bright's disease of the kldneys
from which he had suffered much. Mr.
Church well-known here where he had
many friends. He had the contract for the
removal Of side of the mountain TO make
room for the Central Railroad Round House
at this place.
The old Catholic Lyceum has been re-
organized with the following officers in
harness President, John NJ Pagan; vice
president, Joseph Corbey; secretary, John
McGoyern; assistant secretary, Joseph S.
Fisher; treasurer, James Boyle; librarian,
John M. Coyle. The society held its first
meeting in the public library room on Sun
duy evening last. The members exhibited
much genuine earnestness and the large
and commodious rooms was literally packed
with an interested audience The question
debated upon, HAS the the High License
bill served the purpose for which it was in.
tended?' James j. Boyle, John NJ. Fagan
and James Corby handled the question ably
on the affirmative, and d. c. Mulharen,
Richard Purcell aud John McGoyern held
up the negative. This society has done
much good in its time, it was organized
some time during the year 1870 by Captain
John Shields, now of New Jersey, and
Richard Collins, of Pottsville, and John
McGoyern and James Corbley, of town.
The LYceum has an excellent library of
two hundred volumes and will hereafter,
meet every Sunday evening. With such
an able and efficient corps of officers there