Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-04
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents of a Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.

Incidents of Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.
HENRY FRICK burned his right foot at the
Edgar Thomson Steel Works last night, and
he was brought to the Mercy Hospital.
1T is rumored that an English syndicate has
been formed and is now negotiating for the
purchase of the glass factories in this country.
THE mortuary report for juno shows a total
of 345 deaths in the city, equal to death rate
of but II in L000 of the estimsted population
annually
GEORGE KETTERER, employed at the
Black Diamond Steel Works, had his leg
crushed yesterday, by falling under the wheel
of moving wagon.
THE remains of Joseph Rowe, of the Fourth
ward, were inferred yesterday afternoon in ST.
Mary's cemetery. During life he had been a
valued coal boatman.
A CUTTING machine amputated the hand of
John Doyle in Byers' pipe mill on the South
side last night, and the man was taken to his
home, BUZZ McClurg street.
JOHN HIPLEY, of Beaver, was run over by a
wagon yesterday on Grant street. His Jaw was
broken and he received other injuries. He was
taken to the Homeopathic Hospital.
THE Grant Engine. of Allegheny which has
been in Johnstown for several weeks, was
brought home yesterday. 1t was in charge of
John Lehman. who brought with him some val
THOMAS GROVES was arrested by Officer
O'Brien last night and lodged in the -Four.
teenth ward station house. charged with stand
ing on Second avenue and insulting ladies
passing by him.
ABOUT o'clock yesterday afternoon 9-year.
old boy named jacob Oakley had his arm so
badly crushed on the West Penn Railroad, at
Chestnut street, Allegheny, that the arm will
have to be amputated-
MAYOR PEARSON and Detective John Glenn
of Allegheny, arrived yesterday from Atlantic
City, where they had been fishing. They
brought with them the backbone of a shark
that tried to make meal of them.
JOHN MCCORMACK, laborer on the Cen
tral Traction road had his right leg broken by
a large casting falling on 1t, while engaged
working in the ditch near the corner of Wylie
avenue and Roberts street, yesterday.
CATHERINE KELLY was committed to ia,l.
in default of $500 bail for trial at court, from
Alderman Doughty's Office yesterday on a
charge of renting house on Locust aIley.
Thirteenth ward, for gambling purposes.
JAMES FINNEGAN, aged years, fell from a
wagon on Seventh street. about o'clock last
evening, receiving internal injuries and several
cuts on the head. He was taken to his home
No. lN Webster street, by the patrol wagon.
Mr.. HARRY DARLINGTON and his family
left for the East on Tuesday night in a special
car General Superintendent of Transporter
tion Woods and family and Superintendent
Pitcairn, of the Pennsylvania Railroad also
went East in special cars attached to the same
train.
FRANK WARRINGTON and William Sproul
traders at the horse market on Duquesne way
yesterday noon fell out over the sale of horse
Words led to blows. Warrington finally got
Sprouts lip between his teeth and bit a piece
ont Of it. Warrington was arrested and held
in 81, 900 bail for hearing before Magistrate
Mckenna on charge of mayhem.