Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-07-25
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
nE PAINT AND CARPENTER snsn OF TRE
RAlneAD IGNITE MYsfIRIOrSLY.
rhe Loss Covered BY lusurauce-M Muscu.
lar Young Ladies to Contest In Boat
Race In the River In september.

Too Lo90 Covcreu BY IUSufouCe-MusCus
lar Young Ladies to Contest In Boat
Race In the River In september.
CoLuMsiA, July 25.-The paint and car
enter shops in the rear Of the Reading Il
columbia round-house were destroyed by
Ire about nve o'clock this morning. The
Ire was not discovered until the flames
XGnined considerable headway. 4 r. 4
Cyipe whistle summoned the fire de-
partnNa The department soon had
the Nara spder control, but not before
ne sbsps 1post entirely destroyed.
ns,s .nSe0Dss'' s.r vb,cS = suildinss, including
o,n r,cs srs .s ssssroyed ready for .s ser, r.
ths rsss 81 the paint shSf ss.S. nss Inter. interior.
ana Sfs the opinion Of the raK ,ad people
Sdka II was Of incendisry origHs =. no
stove or anything containing fire sss in
the shops At the time. The building -.
one-story structures Of frame, the dimeN.
sions Of tho carpenter shop being 25xh0
Neet and the paint shop l7x2o feet. The
loss II estimated at 1880. which Is fully
covered by insurance in the Philadelphia
4 Reading Railroad Insurance company, of
Philadelphia.
Charles Friend, a fifteen- year-old son
Of Michael Friend, was run over by
the Shawnee hose carriage this morning at
Fifh and Mill street. The boy was
knocked down and both wheels Of the
carriage passed over his cheek, neck and
shoulders. He was picked up but before
he was carried far overcame the shock and
walked home. DR.. Markell examined the
boy and found his injuries to consist Of a
badly bruised face and shoulder.
The most interesting event Of the Column
bia boating season will be race betweena
number Of young society ladies Of town, TO
take place about September Ist. During
the past season the ladies of town have
taken much interest In river sport, and
much rivalry exists in rowing, hence the
race. The rnce will be composed of 1--WE
crews over a course from Miflin's island
10 the boat-housc landing, a distance of
moro than n half mile. The boats TO be
used are the four pleasure boats
of the canoe club and one pri-
vate boat The entries are as follows:
First-Amelia Wilson, stroke Effie Det-
wiler, bow. Second--Lucy Parry, stroke;
Flora Dickinson, bow. Third--Rena North,
stroke; Maggie Purple, bow. Fourth
Katie Gossler, stroke; Annie Fendrich,
bow. fifth-Mary E., Welsh, stroke; I.
Annie Welsh, bow. All the crews are in
daily practice and eacli show proficiency
in the art Of rowing; and the race may bo
expected TO be close and exciting.
Yesterday morning when engine sil was
making its south-bound trip on the "Port'
road the main driving axle on the right
side snapped and sent the large driy-
ing wheel spinning into the river Tho
accident happened near McCall's ferry and
the engine being disabled the train was
taken through by another engine. Tho
mishap was a serious and might have
resulted In the loss OF life.
Charles Westerman, nine year old son
OF Henry Westerman, the butcher, was
yesterday badly bitten by a horse. Tho
boy went into the stable to water the
animal when he made a vicious snap at
him, intlicting with his teeth painful
wound on his forehead over the left eve.
Dr.. Markell attended the injury.
Miss Carrie Vaughan, Of York, ia visit
ing friends in town.
Councilman William P. Kim, lef, last
evening for McKeesport.
Mrs. Samuel Davis and son Samuel, of
Philadelphia, are In town. the guests of S.
8. DetwiIer.
VI.
risburg, are the guests of Miss Bennett.
Mcssrs. John Butt and Edward Prodehl,
two well-known ironheaters, left last night
for the West. They will go as far as Chi
cago.
Miss Grettie Swartz, of Harrisburg, is
visiting DIR. ]. u. Hoffer's family.
Will II Fendrich received an alligator
from Louisville this morning by express.
II 10 about q feet long.
Messrs. X. Il. Williams and Frederick
Bucher left last evening for the Middle
division.of the p. r. r. 10 select site for
the Rod and Gun club camp. The club
leave for their summer outing September
let.
Miss Mamie 4. Urban is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Jacob Cruel, in Ian.
caster.
Maj. A. II. Raber, Of White Rose COM
mandery, Knights Of the Mystic Chain, Of
York, was in town last evening instruct
ing the local commsndery in the manual of
arms
Judge Livingston and Ex-Sherff Stripe
are fishing to-day.
Mrs. Annie Jamison and daughter of
California are visiting Ambrose Dupkle at
Norwood.
talk on the Johnstown disaster In the Sec. |
ond Street Lutheran church last evening
nj the close Of prayer meeting.
The sewers at the foot of Locust and |
Union streets are stopped up with mud |
and other refuse matter. The Columbia
steamer was employed during the day |
out the distractions.
The dog catchers shot six dogs Yesterday
n thA Aov r>oup1