Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-24

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ooluunsA, Fob. 2a.--John Helfrich,
bssheman on the RsadiDe 4 Columbia
M1lrond. met with . horrible accident on
0N1nrdAy night about II r'clock, at Vino
n6ook The tfainmen wers throwing q
druit Of cara and Helfrich stepped to the
on0 Il car TO put on brake. Ho made
mloa1op fAlling to the ground In front cf
the moving train. Az the cars passed over
HIN he caught the brake rigging and held
On until The train storp Vi. He dragged him
ooaf from under the II l {, and was picked
- by the trainmen. He was brought 10
Nj boarding house here and his len leg
w. found to be 30 terribly crushed that
amputation was necessary. Drs. Hlnkle
and MifIlin amputated the leg three inches
bs1ow the hip Helfrich is "a years Of age
pany hut two montha
John H. Beaver, brakeman on crew No.
., on The p. r. r.. had bis ankle broken
Last night In wreck at Rosemont. Tho
wreck was caused by broken axle and
eleven cars were wrecked. Beaver WAS
taken TO the Presbyterian hospital, Phila-
ielphia. He IL resident Of town, living
on Cherry street.
The third grand concert Of the Mmnner-
chor was given In the opera house on Sat-
urday evening when large audience was
present. The programme was well rem
dered and the audience highly pleased.
The Law and Order society will organize
branch league in town this evening.
The New York Theatre company will
open q weeks engagement ia the opera
house this evening when "Our Wild Cat'
will be presented.
The order of Railway Conductors chanced
Off gold watch on Saturday afternoon. II
was drawn by 9. w. Paules, who held
ticket No. 462.
The management of the Daily News en-
tcrtained their force at removal lunch at
Warren's restaurant on Saturday evening.
John Walker, the young man who made
m attempt TO hang himself, made another
attempt on Sunday and Squire Evans
caused his arrest. He was committed to
jail, pending an investigation whether he
10 subject for Jail or asylum.
Oflcer Wittick arrested WIN. Lockard, a
stranger. on Sunday night, ON suspicion OF
committing robbery nj Gettysburg. He
was sent to jail for a further hearing.
On Saturday three colored and one white
ubuu csssiie to NWu huu lhilueu III LOW I'LL.
They soon found company with several
dusky maidens, and one OF the crowd sent
. local darkey to get rid Of several watches.
One Of them was disposed of and on the
proceeds the crowd got yloriously drunk.
The gang was arrested by Officers wittick.
Morrison and Schlll, who committed them
for disorderly conduct. The men were
held for further hearing for larceny.
They gave their names as Richard Hull,
white, John w. Grey, James J. johnson
and Charles Sawyer. colored. They were
very impudent aud had several pawn
tickets for clothing pawned In Philadelphia.
Seven tramps were arrested by tho local
police and sent to jail by Squire Evans fo,
five days each.
The Eifie club ended their yearly contest
In match on Saturday afternoon, aud the
medal was won by Martin II. Smith.
An alarm of fire was caused this morn
ing by the burning Of the casting house a
st. Charles furnace. The fire department
was out, but not In service, as the flameI
were put out by tho employees withou
much trouble.