The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-04-07
ALL AROUND The STATE.
Interesting Happenings from
all Sections.
ALL OF THE IMPORTANT EVENTS


More Business Enterprises Chartered q
narrisburg-Ffres Raging in the Noun
sAins with Disastrous Results-Miners
Atin Entombed at HazeIton.
BRADFORD, Pa, April 1.-The Higgins
Hotel, a long, narrow wooden structure
nuilt on the bank Of the creek directly
aeross the track from the Buffalo, Roches.
tsr and Pittsburg railroad depot, and below
Nhe Main street bridge, caught fire at 4 O..
elock this morning, and was burned to tho
Found Five persons, II 10 known, los,
leAeir lives in the flames, and over twenty
were seriously injured in making their es-
cape A brisk wind was blowing and
Ne depot, freight house and telegraph OF.
0ee and Leroy's grocery were also de.
s1royed
The list of dead Is; Miss Georgia Bond,
servant girl, Bradford, body not recovered;
Thomas Cullen, of Bradford; Frank HaM-
land, of Sunbury, body recovered; George
Parks, of Bradford, body recovered; -,
thrown into the creek and drowned.
The unidentified body of msu Is In
the temporary morgue, and may prove to
be that of Cullen. Several others are
missing.
SBAMoKIN, April by the explosion
a lamp in the hands of hungarian
miner, ten men lost their lives at the Mel
SON shaft, near this place, early this morn
ing. The dead are:
Joseph Bortrax, single; John Gray, mar,
Sied; John Burtt, married Frederick Ginter,
single; Frank Shupis, single; Nicholas Du-
tAh. married; John Ryan, single; James
Brennan, singles Michael Brennan, single;
John Robel, married.
The ill-fated miners were residents Of
Shamokin and Springfield, q small village
adjoining the borough.
HARNssURo, April 4.-The following
pensions were granted to residents OF this
state during March; Decentralization An
stack, Aaron Middleton, George Ream,
GrayfeId B. Swope, William Walter, John
A. Speck, Alfred Shaner, John B. Mott,
Cssper Burger, John Bsscher, John n. D.
Thompson, Artsmus Williams, Philip Nawn,
Henry B. Williams, Elijah stiely, John
Rodkey, David Montgomery, JACOB Sher-
man, Aaron Wsiksl, William Slick, Levi
Long, Michael Toohsy, George Buck, Will
Nam H. McCombo, jonathan Morris, John
Richards, George Nash, David Ress-
man, George AossrtScn, yasos Rossn-
Grams, Jonathan Norris Additisaal-wil-
Ham Martin, Dmisl Shsxi6, Theodore
Jones, A. Heslst. Insrsass- -Stephen Stu
6evant, Ohed Robinson, John ]. MiIlsr, A.
Cochran, Franklin Hutchings, B. F. Wal
hce, William L. Millhsm, Samuel Leach,
William Irwin, Axsras Daniels, Ithamer
Ccnrad. Re-issue-Hsnry Reed, W. Burd-
saal, David K. Noll. Original, widows,
oH~ Mo-
Wallace, Amanda Selemeyer, Maria Al
mire Stedfeld, Maggie Miller, Caroline
Barth, Sydney Atkins, Mary Boyer, minor Of
Martin Wagner, Emma L. LanKdon, Mar
garet Keiner, Sarah Kinsley, Maggie X.
Lake, N. j. Aart.
SCRANTON, April 4.-Guiseppi Giananelli,, ;,
IN Italian, was shot and instantly killed in
Dunmore by Francisco Grippe, u fellow
cnnntryman. Grippe was stabbed several
times with a stilletto. Guiseppi and Gio-
vanni Giananelli, cousins, and Grippe were
playing cards for beer, when the two cou-
ins accused Giannnelh of cheating them,
A fight Immediately followed. Guisseppi
and his cousin drew stillettos and attacked
Francisco. The latter retreated, but was
followed by his antagonists and received a
stab Oh the head and another on the temple
over the left eye Grippe then drew a re-
volver and shot Guisseppi dead, firing sew
sral shots into his body. Grippe is not ex-
pected to live.
HAzELToN, April Sat an early hour
this morning the statement was given out
nere that Richard Williams, William
Trembath and Thomas Hudson, victims of
Mondays Laurel Hill mine accident were
still entombed. There is no hope of re.
covering Williams alive. It is believed
shat he now lies underneath the tons OF
debris which was carried down by the tor,
sents of water from No. 3.
Two Hungarian laborers are also missing.
They lave not been seen since the acoideut
occurred and it is believets.hat they are the
men seen by Harry Hawke to go under the
water when he came out
TAMAQUA, April 4.-The bridge ON the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad at Jobs
ice dam, near Barnesvills, was burned
Sunday night. The fro was caused By q
5ot coal from an engine. All traffic wa
delayed. A large force was engaged all
lay yesterday erecting temporary struc.
inrc and traffic was resumed last evening
WILKES BARRE, April Ia fire was dis.
overed in the residence Of Henry Shotwell
'.ere. His young son Ralph, who wa,
lone in the house, had lighted some pape,
which set fire to the place. Before assist,
nee could be rendered the boy was burned
% death.
MoRGAYTowN, April 1.-The Morgan
own Building and Investment Company
las just contracted with company of Tif
in, O., to establish a glass factory here
which is to cost $40, 600, with privilege t,
hcrease it to 500, GOO.
ALTOONA, April 5.-The members of the
.aselail cluD here will report for duty OIL
ne 18th inst, and on the next day, tn,
18th, will open the season with an exhibi
..on game with the Defiance of Harrisburg
At Junata Park
SHAMoKIN, April ga terrific gas OK
nlosion occurred In the air shaft ut tn
terling colliery last evening, burning
ehomas jenkins and Pctro Buccerie In
sightful manner, the former, it is feared
satslly.
MONoNGAHELA Cry, April 1.-The loca
.atural gas company has just complete
cilling the Kelley No. we'll deeper. Non
I the expected results followed. 1t was
A nF No g.