The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-22
A Cloud Burst.

A cloud burst at Moscow wrecked and de-
luged buildings and caused considerable
damage The Delaware, Iackawanna and
Western Railroad tracks were washed out
aud in places swept the tracks entirely
away. Several bridge, and dams were car
ried away. Trains were stopped in time to
prevent catastrophes. Communication
with New York was entirely shut OF for
eycral days.
THE Du I;oi3 Deposit bank Of Clearheld
county, capital $1,000 was chartered.
Ar Old Eagle, Washington county, the
wife OF a Frenchman, who IL miner at tbs
coal works there, was burned 10 death.
After building the fire, which did not burn
fast enough TO suit her, she poured oil from
a can on the wOnd, and instantly there was
an explosion. She was burned in horri-
bic manner ana died shortly after.
BESJAMGS IIERBER, aged So, farmer Of
Lenhartsvile, committed suicide by hanging
himself in his barn. The previous owner Of
the farm hanged himself in the same spot.
WILLIAM Henry PAINTos was hanged at
YORK for numbering Mrs. Strominscr while
trying to burglarize her house.
WHILE drawing tubing in an old gas we'll
on MaCkey's hill in Butler, Tuesday Frank
Bell was struck on the head and killed by
the tubing breaking.
G. b. ARNoLD, aged II, and Arthur Pol
lenger, ~, Regians, were drowned at Char
leroi while bathing.
MICHAEL MULnGAS, trackmen, was
killed by train at Altoona.
JoE CAMPBELL was found in dying con-
diton at the railroad at No. lock- near
Monongahsla City. having been struck by
an early train. He was section foreman OF
gang at that place.
PERRY DAUBENsPEcK, charged with for
gerry, J. II. Black. charged with Jail break
ing, and j. q. Reynolds, awaiting trial for
assault and battery, escaped from the Butler
Jail saving the bars Of their cells, and are
still at large,
Az oil can exploded Monday evening at
the home Of Jules Leroy, French miner,
at Imperial, while his wife was cooking
supper Mrs. Leroy was badly bruised. Her
baby inhaled the flames and died. An
other child is also seriously burned and may
die.
EDWARD BUTLER, aged II years, was
drowned while bathing in the Allegheny
river, Allegheny City, Pa. Wilbert Behrost
river at Avalon, 8 miles below Allegheny,
Pa.
Two drowning accidents occurred at
Scranton. Eddie, the 5-year-old son Of John
Clark, was drowned while bathing in the
river, and the baby son of Frank Wheeler
OF the Scranton baseball team fell into q
pool and was dead before he was rescued.
MRs Rosa FLEMISG, whose daughter Clara
was killed last fall on the L. G. G. X st. L.
Il. r., by rock falling through the car,
while entering Plitsburg was awarded s2,
700 by the jury at Little Washington.
LIGHTNING struck tree on the farm of
Parker Snodgrass. Peters township, Wash
ington county, and flock of fine sheep un-
der 1t were instantly killed. The flock con-
tanned % sheep and lambs.
A LARGE copperhead snake crawled
through hole in the stone chimney Of the
residence OF George Lisbon, in the noun
tains above Fairchance, and got in the fam
lily bedroom. When Mrs. Lisbon got up in
the dark Friday morning the reptile struck
at her from the fireplace and bit her on the
foot IL was thought she would die, but she
is improving.
EDWARD PRYrrs, aged IL, and John Berg
| man, aged II. were fatally injured by a rum
away at Braddock. They were in a wagon
| delivering goods when the horse, in going
down grade. took fright and dashed down
the street. The wagon was overturned.
AT meeting of the students Of the Wash
| ington and Jefferson College at Washington
Pa, a resolution was passed which will dis
continue cane rushes here in the future.
| The faculty Of the college are greatly pleased
with the move.
| THc A-yeAr-old son OF Peter Benson wa
| killed by heavy railroad tie falling on