Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-06
DROWNED IN A CASK.
A Three Year-0ld Child's Misstep
and Death in Watery Tomb.
ANOTHER CASE FROM THE JAIL.
Five Fatalities Reported to the Coroner in
Twenty-Four Hours.
AN UNUSUAL DAY FOR ACCIDENTS

A sad accident, by which 3-year-old girl
lost her life by being drowned in barrel,
occurred yesterday in Shaler township, on
the Evergreen road. The child was precipi-
tated into the barrel head first and was held
fast, being unable to get out She slowly
drowned, and had been lying in her watery
prison for five minutes before she was dis
! covered.
The child's name was Mary Engleman.
Her age was but 8 years and 10 months.
Her father is a mill worker employed at
| Graf, Bennett & Co.'s old mill, and re-
turned home from work about 3 o'clock
| yesterday afternoon. An hour later his
little daughter went out for bucket of
water to spring or well, which is situated
some little distance from the house on the
side of the hill. The we'll was made of a
common sugar barrel sunk in the ground,
and contained about two and halt feet of
water. The inside of the barrel is slippery
by reason of constant use as q water re-
ceptacle, and the ground on the outside is
soft and muddy, the grass being tramped
down by the frequent visitation of water
carriers.
FELL INTO THE BARREL.
The child stopped over the side to dip her
pail of water, tin quart bucket. when she
slipped on the rain-washed hillside and fell
in head first. She was too small If stature to
reach to the top of the barrel, or support
herself against the slippery side by bracing
herself and she iell back in the water and
drowned.
About five minutes later a Mrs. Mary
Geisser, a neighbor, went to the we'll for a
bucket of water and was Mortified to see
the little child lying in the bottom of the
barrel. She took her out at once and car
ried her home, where efforts were made to
resuscitate the little thing, but attempts to
revive it were useless. After thorough
investigation, Deputy Coroner Berry was of
the opinion that the accident, on account of
the surroundings, was almost unavoidable.
An inquest will be held to-day.
Another man died in the Jail yesterday,
the result OF too much alcohol. Patrick
Kelly, living at No. 145 Cherry alley, was
arrested on Wednesday and locked up in
the Central station on the charge of drunk
enness. He had been on protracted
drunk. and the officials at the station house
said it was probably his last one. He
was very weak and constantly asked for
whisky. On Thursday morning he was
sent up to the Jail for ten days. He was
put in a cell the same as the other prisoners,
and little attention paid to his condition.
HE DID NOT SURVIVE.
1t was thought several days Of total ab-
stinence would cure his appetite for liquor,
and it did, but he did not survive the opera
ton. About II o'clock yesterday morning
one of the keepers found him in fit, and
within an hour and half Kelly was dead
His death is another illustration of the
statements heretofore published in The
DISPATCH that the city is away behind
private institutions in the matter OF treating
such cases, and it is said the sooner some
thing is done the better. 1t was only about
two weeks ago that another man died in the
Jail under the same circumstances.
Mrs. Mary Edwards, a widow, aged 40
years, was found dead behind the counter of
her little candy store, at No. 5173 Dauphin
street, yesterday morning. The coroner was
notified and will hold an inquest to-day.
Frank Smith, who was injured on the
Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston Railroad
on Thursday, died yesterday at his home in
Homestead. Coroner Mcdowell will hold
an inquest to-day.
1t was reported at the morgue last night
that ma IN was killed on the Pennsylvania
Railroad lat Brinton station last night by
being struck by train. No further par
tlculars were furnished.
THE SLIGHT ACCIDENTS.
While Joe Schmidt, one of the employees |
OF Pier 81 Dannals' brewery, was putting |
pitch in some beer barrels one of the barrels |
exploded from too much gas. Schmidt was
burned about the face and head.
A xuho infn fha nt Of ha
line at the power house and stop
ping the vehicle suddenly, threw Mrs. |
Douglass, of Sandy Greek, and her little
baby to the ground. The child was not
hurt much, but the woman will have good
grounds for salty damage suit.
Herman Myers, young man employed
at Morris & Sterrett's foundry, Thirtieth
street, had his arm broken by falling from
a scafold.
Henry Mitchell, an employe at the Sligo
mills, had his foot crushed by an ingot fall
ing on it. He is about 30 years of age, and
lives o1 Church Hill, Thirth-sixth ward.
Frank Carr jumped from moving train
at the East Liberty station and was badly
hurt. His head struck a rail, and he was
picked, up in time to prevent him from
being run over by another train.
A 21Sear-old child Of the Allison family,
living on ColwelI street, fell on the curb
stone ahd struck its head. rendering it un-
for some time.
Pete8 Slater's horses ran away in the
West End, smashing his carriage and
hrowihg the driver to the ground and in
uring his hand. Mr.. Slater lives in the
Thirty yisecond ward.
Antop pia Constanza, an Italian, while in
oxicatad was struck by a train at the Union
lepot last night. Constanzi suffered some
'ainfuEinjuries.