Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-10
TERRIBLY INJURED.
WINK FgYnSc POWDER IN A ROCK JOHN
eosDoy Il NEARLY KILLED.
Tse Explo~ive Ianitcs and Destroys an
Eye and Mains Ills Limbs-Did
/. Anderson Drown Geo. Dcitzeit

CoS,rNnlA, Sept 10.--John Gordon. an
eynploye Of Messrs. Haldeman, Grubb Il
company, at their quarrics at Chickies, met
WITH . very serious accident on Monday
afternoon about 4:3o o'clock. hole had
beon drilled in rock for the purpose OF
blasting and Gordon was putting powder
anto the hole. Suddenly an explosion fol-
1owe<i. from what cause is not known, ana
- man received the full force Of the
uowder. His right arm was badly shat,
{ered. mis- face cut, the right eye destroyed
end received other bruises. Inc man ..'s was
picked up by some employos and carried
"a his home near by. Gordon is single
man, about forty years of age, and is very
badly injured
For the past few days report has been
circulated about town that George Dcitzel,
the young boy found drowned in the canal
on August 18th, came to his death by being
mashed In the water. The report said that
orange Anderson. young colored boy,
sltd the net. On Monday Officer Wittick
wss told OF the rumor and he Immediately
started TO investigate the affair, About q
week ago young Anderson bad quarrei
with 4 younger son of Mrs. Deitzel and the
hoy ran into the house telling his mother
thsf Orange Anderson said " he would
drown me like he did George.
Mrs. Deitzel went to see who the
boy was, but he had disappeared When
the child would see Orange he would say
s.T'here Is the boy who said thatl" A few
DAYS ago Orange was questioned about the
AFFAIR and admitted that he committed the
art and threatened 10 drown the younger
hoy. The boy was arrested yesterday
afternoon and was before Squire Evans
last evening. The hearing was continued
until this evening, when the younger son
OF Mrs. Deitzel will be present. The report
may have originated from idle talk on the
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will be thoroughly investigated.
A. q. Beatty, Singer sewing machine
agent, had hearing before Squire Evans
last evening on the charge of trespass, pre-
ferred by Mrs. John Miller. He was held
In 500 bail for court.
Tim Dolan was arrested 10y Officer Schill
fur stealing some clothing belonging to
j. p. Clarity, of York. He was before
Squire Solly and committed to Jail for trial
A large delegation of knights of the
Mystic chain went TO York this morning
to parade.
session this evening in the council
A fair audience was in the opera house
last evening to see the performance of May
Davenport's burlesque company. The
audience was much pleased.
The performances at lIunting's circus
yesterday afternoon and evening delighted
large audiences. The show will close this
evening.
The following scores were made yester-
day at the Columbia rifle club range: NJ.
H. Smith, l0l George Hiltz, 80 Frank
Treble, 03; w. II. Sbenberger. 10l. The
scores were made at 300 yards at rest.
Rev. w. $. Human has returned home
from trip TO Hudson, n. y.
Phil Gossler LETT for the Pennsylvania
state college, and Wash Craig TO the Troy
Polytechic school, to-day.
s. F.. Ball and family returned to Day
ton, Ohio, to-day, after visit to Jacob =
Strine.
Edgar j. Wilson, of the Wilson Laundry
Machine company. went To Philadelphia
to-day 10 attend funeral.
s. B. koser, clerk at Markets. drug
store, will go TO Baltimore on Saturday to
enter the College of Physicians and Sur
gerry at that city.