Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-30
Buried Yet Alive.

an explosion and buried and his es
tate put into the hands Of . lawvel
for distribution among his heirs L
WAS on tho 5th dsy Of July last tha
An explosion occurred at Delavsr,
State Alnshouse at Newcastle, wher.
Patrick Grogan OF Wilmington, /,
nan Of property was the engineer
Ths. body Of tie engineer IN chsrgs
vas found badly mutilated with the
face 30 distgursd A. to be unrecog
nizable. The Coroner Of tina comfy
-as notified He summoned a jury
who. after hearing the testimony,
rendered verdict that Patrick Gro
gan hsd been accidentally killed.
Patrick Grogsn's George
aud James Grossp OF So21 Ludlow
street., Philadelphia, were informed
Of the death Of the engineer, togeth-
or With his large circle of friends In
,his city. Many of them iournsyed
TO Wilmington to Join In the wax.
which was held At friendsi house.
Patrick having been {. bachelor.
TEE wASX AND BJE RIAL
The wake was one of the old fash
iOnsd Irish hind, where ali the good
traits and mono Of the faults of the
corpse are remembered Old sc
qu.intsnres told Of Pstrick's great
love tor the sports of the gun aud
dog Of his charitable good nature
and tho iovo he bore for the Old
Dart IN bis heart. Amid the curls
OF the blue smoke that arose from the
dCdheens snd the grooming of the
women, lamentations at the untime-
ly death of poor Patrick were genu-
inc and loud.
Patrick's estate was comparatively
lSrse and the surviving relatives gnvo
orders that the coffin should be Of
the best and no expense spared to
give the engineer n WORTHY and cred
table funeral For the reposs Of
his soul mass was said 1T ST Mnry's
Church, where father Kelly Is the
rector. The funeral WAS n LARGE one
aud the manifestations Of grief were
sincere from relssives and friSnds.
The BODY VAS buried and the partie-
'rants returned impressed with the
uncertainty of life
Nrwphews Gsorge and James Gro
gan, together With other relatives
found that Patrick's estate amounted
to about $4,000 IN securities aud
real estate. In order to have it prop
erly distributed the services Of Law
yer T. VI. Daily, Of 723 Walnut street
this city, wers engaged Mr.. DAILY
went to Wilmington and found that
the deeds of the property were in
tho hands of Heald & Co, real estate
agents. He secured them and sold
the houses making the legal transfer.
Some time after Mr. Hesld was in.
formed that n gentleman desired m
audience with him in the front Office
He stepped IN and Wac met with the
greeting:
How are yez, Mister Heald 1
would like m accountin. I'm sthrap
ped"
Great heavens - calculated the
Astounded real -estate man Who
are YOU -
t'EOGAS ALIVE OR DEAD.
Patrick Grogan, sure. Who
would YOU have me ,"
Patrick Grogan, why Patrick Gro
gan is dead. and l saw him buried
two months sgo."
''Go long wild We, Mister Heald
Do LUX loik dead man Mhister
Heald rlust have tin dollars."
The hair Of the dealer in ground
rents aud mortgages WAS rising. He
va, scared so scared that he grab
bed his hat aud ran out into the
street
The divil take sich cnrryins on,
WIS the remark of the man as he fol
lowed to the highway. Meeting a
policeman on the corner he bid him
the .ine of daysjust in time to see
the guardian of the pe.ce gasp:
Patrick G.ogan Holy Ghost
and hurried of towards polics head
quarters.
WHAT'S gettiu' into the people ?
mussd the stroller, as n little Irish
girl coming from school dropped her
slate and books and ran ut the top
Of h.r speed shouting Patrick Gro
gan, murther,'
He walked into the house of an
old friend and the good wife stared
At him, with wid open eyes, tumb-
led over her wash tub, and with
dripping skirts screamed
a ghost \ ghost Patrick Gro
-an Patrick Grogan -
Jumping into n street ear the man
had no SOONER taken seat when he