The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
A FATHERS CURSE FULFILLED.
Remarkable and Romantic Story of the
Pennsylvania Mines.
From the Neto York Herald.

From the Neto York Herald.
SHAMoRIN, Aug. 3.v-Ralph Donboskie,
aged II years, and his brother John, two
years older, were mining coal in the Cam
eron colliery last evening, when a huge
mass Of rock and dirt tel on he unfor-
tunate young men, killing the former in
stanly and lnjuring the latter so badly that
| he will die.
AS the bodies were being brought up the
dark shaft, correspondent, standing at the
top of the pit, beard a young man remark
that the dead boys father would hail the
event with joy.
A CURIOUS STORY.
The reporter asked why, and was told
that four years ago Jacob Donboskie buried
his wife in Warsaw, Poland, and two
months later, in company with five unmar-
ried sons, sailed for the United States. Ar
irving at New York, the father aud three
sons wanted to come to this place, while
! the others thought the west the proper
! place to make their fortunes. A consulta-
ton followed, in which it was decided that
| the entire party should come to Shamokin.
Arriving here, the family signed an agree
ment that each member should procure
work in the mines and deposit $40 a month
in the saving fund until enough money
should be accumulated to erect two double
houses in which the proprietors should get
married and live.
The contract was strictly observed until
last April, when. after the buildings were
erected and paid for, the father tried to
persuade his sons to sell the fruits of their
hard-earned labor and return to Europe.
The proposition was refused. DonbOskie
spent month endeavoring to alter his sons
| determination, but it was of no avail.
At tie supper table on tho last night OF
| April he told the five assembled sons that
on the next day he would depart for Now
York, to take passage to Poland, and that
they must give him enough money to
| square his share Of the property.
THE CURSE.
This was done, and the following morn
| ing the sons accompanied their father to
| the depot. When the train was about start
ing, the youngest boy said "Good-by,
father; hope you will have safe return"
TIE father replied: ITO - with you
all; ! hope every one of my disobedient
children will be killed in the mines" and as
the Mortified sons begged the enraged man
to take back the awful wish the train left
the depot. AS the story was completed,
the wagon, bearing dozen dusky miners
guarding the dead and injured, reached the
surface. AT that moment the three other
brothers came out from an adjoining slope
and hastened to the stretchers containing
the unlucky ones The grief the big strong
mon displayed as they gazed on the faces of
their dead and dying brothers was heart
rending. Then one thought of the fathers
unnatural wish and whispered something to
his two brothers The stricken boys were
placed in an ambulance and the journey
home commenced. Within four squares Of
the house photograph gallery stands, and
when the party reached there the wagon
was stopped. A brother ran into the
gallery, and minute afterward came out
followed by a photographer with his
| camera.
| PHOTOGRAPHED FOR THE FATHER
During this time the two remaining
brothers jumped into the ambulance aud
reappeared a second later, one with his life
less brother in his arms and the other feel
ing the weakening taps of the dying boys
heart against his own. In this position the
photographs were taken, while in the back
ground scores of wondering miners and
townspsople formed strange sight. 1t
was afterward learned that one photograph
was taken which was Immediately sent on
its way to Poland as a protest to the bitter
father, accompanied by an eloquent letter
| begging him to take back the curse which
they believe has already worked SO much
evil