Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-10-27
THE KEYSTONE STATE
ITEMS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST TO PENNSYLVANIA

Accidents and Crimes Accurately and
ConciseIy Chronicied.
PITTsBURG, Oct. est will be remem.
bered that the state supreme court was re-
Gently asked to restrain the county com.
missioners of Allegheny county from hav.
ing the ballots under the Baker law printed
in their present form. Justice Sterrett
returned the papers in the case and an
nounced that the supreme court of the
state of Pennsylvania refused to assume
jurisdiction in the matter. The county
commissioners will therefore proceed in
the preparation of the blanket sheet ballot
in accordance with the specifications and
provisions of the act of the legislature.
An Assault Followed by Death.
McKEEsPoRT, Oct. 25. - Mrs. Marie
Dellis, aged sixty-three years, was found
insensible on the Old State road, with a
deep cut on the back of her head. She was
taken to the home of her daughter, where
she died without recovering consciousness
Tripped and Was Killed.
WINToN Oct. 25.-While trying to cross
in front of an approaching train Mrs
Thomas Kane tripped, fell and was in
stantly killed.
Killed in II Railroad Smashup.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24.-Four passen
gers, two trainmen and newsboy were
killed and nearly twenty-five persons in
jured in the wreck of the Shamol<in ex
press. The accident occurred at 9.20 O'Clock
on the main line of the Philadelphia and
Reading road ut Flat Rock dam, on the
west bank of the Schuylkill river, three
quarters of mile north of the west
Manayunk tunnel. 1t was caused by the
agent at Pencoyd station allowing a train
of empty coal cars, drawn by locomotive
No. 53S, to leave the siding and proceed
northward, instead of holding it until the
south bound express, which was using the
north bound track (the south bound track
being occupied), had passed. The wreck
took fire, but was extinguished by the
Manayunk fire department after some time
The injured were taken to st. Timothy's
hospital, RoXborough. A list of the dead
is James Il. Boynton, thirty years, of
Reading; Margaret Devine, sixty years, of
Minersville; David S. Herr, ffty-nine years,
of Harrisburg, member of the legislature
from Dauphin county and Republican
candidate for reelection from the Harris
burg district; Jacob Kirain, thirty-six
years, of Tamaqua, fireman on freight train:
John Steiff, sixteen years, 304 South Sixth
street, Reading, newsboy on express;
woman twenty-one years old, supposed to
be Annie Atkinson, of Minersville; Thomas
j. Welsh, thirty-six years, of Auburn, Pa,
fireman on express The fatally injured are
Thomas Fitzpatrick, Auburn, Pa, engineer
of EXPRESS 5. ID. Rhodes, passenger, PhCe
niXville.
Altoona Hard Up for Water.
ALTOONA, Oct. "a. = The Kittapning
point reservoir from which this city gets
its water supply, is entirely dry The
storage reservoir contains only enough
water to last twenty four hours with ordi-
nary usage Water is turned on only two
hours in the forenoon. Unless there shall
be rain soon famine will be the result.
A Singular Cause of Death.
WEST CHESTER, Oct. 4.-Mr. William
Powell, Il prominent farmer of Newlin
township, was found lying dead in his
wagon. He was suspended by the feet
from the swingletree head downward, and
died from suffocation. 1t is supposed the
horse stopped suddenly in the road and
pitched him forward.
Charged with Killing Tramp.
NoRRISTowN, Oct. 4.-Alfred and Oliver
Schneck, of Marlborough township, were
arrested on charge of causing the death
of Lucas Smith, tramp, who died at
on Oct. IA, after being bru
tally assaulted, 1T is alleged, by the &C
cused, in a haymow. The victim was buried
last Sunday and the body will be eXhumed
and post mortem made.
Gored by an Elk.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4.-John Ford, n
keeper at the Geological gardens. was gored
by an elk and probably fatally injured
Fifteen Cars Wrecked.
AIIENwooD. Oct 24-A head end col
lision here resulted in the iniurinp of three
men and the wrecking of fifteen cars.
wheelman Drops Dead,
PHILADEIpuIA. Oct o2-After takiro
mart in I.miIe team race of tbo Sn,,tb
End wheelmen at the Pbiladelnhia Driving
nan,, w IT ,ia.s;n,. aa"p pna ,, ing i.,nH
heart disease n. was w.,I,by cool
merchant
Struck by Train.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2o.-Thomas Ander-
son, an employee of Burk's circus. was
killed near Frankfort station by being
struck by train.
female Leper In fhiladelphia.