Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-11
FATAL POOLING.
Playing With Powder. Guns and Poison
Causes Several Deaths-Importanf
Litigation "A Labor

Playing With Powder, Guns and Poison
Causes Several Deaths-Important
Litigation "A Labor
Union Victory.
ysPEcIAL rELEGRAMs TO THE pIsPArCH.I
ScorrDALE, March 10-A distressing
accident occurred this afternoon at the
country residence of Joseph r. Stauffer
about mile east of here Grant Williams,
son of Mr.. Staufer's housekeeper, handed
32-caliber revolver to John Rowan, COM
panion, to load with cartridges. While
doing so, the weapon was accidentally dis
charged, the ball: striking young Williams in
the neck. severing the carotid artery, killing
him instantly. An inquest resulted in a ver-
dict of accidental Shooting. The young men
were each aged Is, and were fast friends.
Rowan is almost crazed over the tragedy.
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The Powder Exploded.
AKRON, o., March 10-John Greedy John
Costigan Will McGinness and Fred Shrank,
aged about 16, stole a quantity of blasting
powder to-day and started into the country to
explode it. On the way it caught from matches
In the pocket of one'of the boys and exploded,
frightfully burning all four. John Greely was
fairly cooked from the waist down. The flesh
hung in shreds from his body. He will die.
Shrank's arm was naked and torn. His side
was blistered and his clothes burned of. He
running to the city with their faces and hands
bleeding and torn. Although badly injured,
they will recover.
Important Litigation.
YOUNGSTOWN, March 10-The damage case
of ]. Howard Shields against the Ohio Gas
Fuel Company, is on trial here and Is being
vigorously litigated. The suit grows out of the
natural gas explosion on January 8, 1887, which
destroyed the Andrews block, damaged ad-
jacent property and burned Thomas Branigan
to death. Shields occupied rooms in the An
drews' block and sues to recover S. 2S2 20.
claiming that the loss was due to the negligence
of the gas company. Damage suits aggregat-
ing nearly S10Q000 are awaiting the result in
this case.
The Same Old Story.
MANSFIELD, O., March 10.-Homer Rungs.
aged years, died from the effects of an acci-
dental shooting about IL o'clock Saturday
night. The lad found an elder brothers re-
volver, and, in handling it, the weapon was
discharged, with the above result.
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An Assignment.
ALTOONA, March l0-Ex-Representative
Joseph Robinson, of Frankstown, this county,
is financially embarrassed, and yesterday made
an assignment to William B. Smith. of this
city. His liabilities are about $4,000, and he
claims about SIS, 900 assets.
$4,000 for n Son.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., March 10-James McCor-
mick, resident of Armstrong county, Penn
sylvania. commenced suit against the Pitts
burg and Western Railroad, asking judgment
for $4,000 for the death of his son William.
Deceased was an employe of the road, and
while coupling cars was instantly killed at
Charlestown.
Fatal Mistake.
BRADFORD, March 10.-John Pippin, a wood
chopper of Lewis Run, aged SO years, stole
bottle OF alcohol and drank part of it. He
died three hours later in terrible agony.
Works Starting Up and Closing Down.
MARTINS FERRY, March 10.-The nailers of
the Bellaire Nail Works, employing over 300
hands. have made arrangements with the CON-
pany for the resumption of work. The mill
has been idle several months.
Kerr & Sons planning mill, this city, which
has been standing out against the union for
ten months, will resume to-day as a union mill.