The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-12-05
NEWS AND oIHsR N0TIsGs.

The welimaD Steel and Iron Company.
at Chester. Pa. have shut down their Bes
semer department for an indefinite per iod.
This will throw several hundred men out of
employment Members of the firm decline
to discuss the question, except TO say that
the disturbed state of the money market,
the recent heavy failures in banking circles
and the keen competition in Bessemer steel
production are the ruling causes.
Louis Faunlee and Euge-e Carboite,
two French miners employed at the West
moreland Coal Compahy's shaft at Irwin.
became involved in a street quarrel on Sat-
urday. Faunlee drew a revolver and shot
his companion in the right breast, the ball
passing through his lung. The physicians
say that his condition is critical. but he msy
pull through. Strangely enough. the vic>
tim is irving to create the impression that
the shooting was an accident. and does not
want lis muEdeTous companion arrested
W. j. Sherry bad his arm blown of by
q shotgun near New Texas, Armstrong
county. this State. on last Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Sherry Is q clerk In the postofhce at
Negiey. Armstrong county. and is about 25
years old. He started hp go hunting
and rode over from Negley in a buggy
with the gun bstweer his knees. sudden
Jerk Of the buggy fired the gun, and the
load of shot lodged In his arm near the
shoulder. He was taken to the West Penn
Hospital. where the mangled arm was ans
putated.
Paddy MeGraw, who was undergoing a
sentence of twelve years In the Western
Penitentiary for the murder OF William. bet
ter known as Tiny" Sloan. and had ten
years to serve. escaped from that institu-
tion shortly after dusk on Saturday evening.
He was accompanied bv another convict
named James Doison. who was serving an
eight years sentence for robbery committed
in Fayette county. They sawed hole
through the roof OF the new wing and
reached the street with the aid of rope.
AT last accounts neither of the escaped con-
victs had been recaptured.
Henry Long. farmer living on Syca-
more creek IN West Virgi mia. while at
tempting to drive an iIl-tempered stock bull
iEto an ipclosure, was attacked by the
brute. The huIl knocked him down and
gored him through the shoulder and neck
one of the horns passing entirelv through
Longs body. The man would have m
doubtedly been killed on the spot hac not q
neighbor, who lad been hunting, arrived
lust in time to kill the bull as he was about
to gore Long through the bowels. Longs
Injuries are believed to be fatal, The
brute was notorious a dangerous AMI
NAL. Long being his third victim.
Mrs. Kate Gass. wife of Charles Gass,
Of Allegheny. poured carbon oil on her
clothes and set fire to them on Saturday
morning. She died at noon on Sunday
Mrs. Jones. the next door neighoor, found
Mrs. Gass in the back yard enveioped In
flames. She wrapped an old piece or car
det around Mrs. Gass. Her clothing, now
ever, had been almost entirely burned on
and her flesh in many places was burned
black. Mrs. Gass said before dying that
che did not know why she had tried TO END
her life. She was deeply penitent. 1t Is
thought she was demented. She hHd three
children and her home life was happy.
-Abner l.. Dunn. a brave veteran Of the
Civil War was buried at Burlington. Iowa,
on Wednesday of last week. He died sew
eral days before at the age of fftv-six years.
but In accordance with a request he had
made the interment was deferred as long as
possible. This was the second time Dunn
had died. to all appearances. Several years
ago after a peculiar Illness. :he doctors pro-
nounced him dead, and the body was
placed in a casket. Shortly before the
casket was lowered into the grave Dunn
showed signs of life and in a few days was
well and strong. The story OF his exper-
fence was thrilling. He was conscious OF
everything that was going on about him,
understood the conversation, could even see
the faces Of his family as they bent over
him. But he could not speak or move. AZ.
terward he had a dream Of being buried
alive. and it was for this reason that be
made the request for delay.