The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-08-19
Communication.

LORETTO, Pa, August IL. 1892.
Editor Cambria Freeman:
| see in different papers erroniOuS state
ments in regard to the recent terrible pow
| der explosion in our midst. The facts of
the case are these: SoEe time ago Mr..
Joseph Hogue for Keller & ClauSon had
Mr.. Kittell, of our place. tear down the
different ShantieS and among them was the
powder house on McMullen summit.
When Mr.. Kittel had torn off part of the
boards he discovered powder within and
left the house stand without rcnailng the
boards.
The boys through curiosity entered the
house, and aS the powder was condemned.
| thought OF no harm. The boy Conrad was
in the far corner of the room when the
match was lit by young McGillen, and
when the boys McGilen and LitZinger saw
what was likely to happen. they ran and
Conrad remained. Young McGillen seeing
that Conrad was not coming out. returned.
and was at the opening when the terrible
accident occurred. Young Conrad was
burned TO a blackened mass. McGillen
ran and in running tore off his clothes with
the help of young LitZnger, who after
wares took McGillen TO the Misses Me-
MullenS'. where he was tenderly cared for
until the physician arrived, but died after
ward
The boys had not been tampering with
| the property of the railroad company or
| with any other property, my boy is
willing 10 swear. and he is the only one
| left TO relate the whole story. They were
| all exemplary boys. and il was undoubted-
| cdly curiosity that lead them To this dread
| ful accident. These are the facts "a told
| by my son, and l trust he will not be cen
| Surcd. "a il is a fright he will never for
| get.
| The bereavcd parents of the two deceased
| boys have the sympathy Ofthe entire com
munity. EUGENE LITzINGER.
| Fire I'm The Huntington Reformatory
| Two Of the large new manufacturing
| buildings at the Huntingdon ReformatoTy
| were totally destroyed by fire on Sunday
| evening. Three months ago an unsuccess-
| full attempt was made by an inmate to
| burn the new three-StOry brush factory,
| but Sunday nights effort proved success
| full.
The flames were discovered at Is o'clock,
| and in an hour the brush factory and car
penter shop were DESTROYED, with all their
valuable machiney. Each building was
2OOX5O feet. a panic ensued ameng the
| 40 inmates. but armed guards soon quelled
I the disturbance. The north wing of the
main buildings was on fire, but the dam
age there is slight
| The reformatOry was at the mercy of
| the flames for a time, owing to total lack
of water in the main reservoir. The
| Huntington Fire Department ran mile
with their apparatus, and, obtaining water
/ from fha Inn fata rit da1 i'm SaN
| ing the main buildings.
! There is no shadow of doubt that the
fire was the work of one of the inmates
who Were employed to-day to do some
slight repairs in the brush factory a
match was evidently dropped maliciouSly
among the infiammable material The
brush factory was operated by the COnsol-
idated Manufacturing Company. of Phila-
| delphia, whose loss on stock and machin-
cry will reach $1,000. The loss on the
| Death OF Rees =. Lloyd.
Rees 5. Lloyd, one of the oldest residents
of this vicinity. died at his home in Cam
bria township on Monday, August 18th,
1892, in the 10Th year of his age.
The deceased was born on the farm on
which he resided at the time of his death
in September, 1916 and was a son of the
late Stephen LLOYD, one of the pioneer
settlers of the neiGhborhood, During his
| entire life he was a resident of Cambria
| township and was one of its most eXem-
| plary citizens. In 1875, when the new con-
| stitution came into effect requiring tn,
election of one commissioner of the minority
party. Mr.. Lloyd, who.was always a Repub-
| lican, was elected and served one term,
filling the office with satisfaction and abil
ity.
He leaves to survive him widow whC
was his life partner for over fifty years, on
son, Fes. Lloyd, editor of the Herald il
this place, and two daughters, Maggie, wifi
of William ii. Sechler, Esq, and Name
wife of Mr.. Ed. James, both of Ebensburg
His remains We're inferred in Lloyd
cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. the re
mains being followed to the grave by on
of the largest funeral escorts eyer witnessed
| in Ebensburg.
| STRAY SHEEP.