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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
.SHAM0KINrS
SUFFERING
The Fire at Luke Fidler COlliery
Still Raging.
TRYING TO SMOTHER IT
All Efforts to Recover the Bodies Of
the Missing Men Abandoned Pending
the Fight With the Flames.
TRYING TO SMOTHER IT !

SHAMoKIN, Oct. 12.-This town is in sore
distress. The fire in the Luke Fidler col
hery and the great explosion of boilers at
the Henry Clay have cast gloom over the
entire place and it will be months before
the people will recover from the effects.
In addition to the great loss and bereave
ment brought on ten different families by
the deaths in the two disasters, there is
misfortune to the whole community by
the idleness of nearly fifteen hundred men
and boys. There are no new developments
at the Luke Fidler mine. The fire still
RACES in the workings and gases are Civ
ing the working forces much trouble
Mine experts from all parts of this and
other regions have arrived here to lend
their advice and aid in eXtinguishing the
fire, but thus far no advantage has been
gained
All efforts to recover the bodies of the
unfortunate meu who failed to get out of
the mine has been abandoned for the
present. The bodies may never be found.
They may be reduced to ashes by this
time There has been some murmuring
on the part of the relatives and friends of
the victims because efforts to save the
bodies have been discontinued. The mine
officials say any further progress in that
direction would be foolhardy that it is
utterly impossible for men to get any.
where near where the bodies are supposed
to be. They argue that there is nothing
to be done but to flood the mine, and
promise that as soon as the fire is suffi-
ciently subdued to permit an exploration
for the bodies that step will be taken. A
stream of water three feet deep and five
feet wide is pouring into the mine and
culm is being forced down into the bore
holes as fast as the trucks can carry the
staff from the banks of the colllery. Ow-
ing to the rapidity with which the flames
spread when the fire started and the time
which they have had to attack other parts
of the mine it will take some time to effec-
tually cut them Off
There are no new developments in con
nection with the boiler explosion at the
Henry Clay colliery. The death list as
reported by the HERALD yesterday has
not been increased, although Peter Heck
and William Grimm may die at any
moment. The others will recover.
The damages to the colliery by reason
of the explosion was extensive. The
boiler house was a complete wreck and
even the boilers which failed to explode
will go to the scrap iron bank. The
breaker will require repairs to an extent
of several thousand dollars. Some valu.
able machinery was destroyed by the
boiler which passed through the breaker.
McElhennu desires vnnr nresenca Mt his
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
PERSONAL.

S. A. Beddall spent to-day at the county
seat.
Harry Hart, of Ringtown, was a visitor
to town to-day.
Mrs. Benjamin Richards spent to-day
at the county seat.
Justice Green, Of VIM. Penn, was visi-
tor to town this morning.
Councilman John f. Finney will move
his family to Pottsville next week.
John Rohland, the West Centre street
butcher, has gone to Snyder county to
visit relatives.
Postmaster Michael Mellet and Michael
Malone left for Wilkes Barre this morn
ing to see friends.
Mine Inspector Stein and John Grant,
of town, and Fred zerbey, of Lost Creek,
went to ShamOkin this morning.
Mrs J. G. Seltzer of Reading, and Mrs.
Lizzie Kirlin, of Williamsport, are visit.
ing Mrs P, P. d. Kirlin, of East Oak
street.
f. II. Hicks, representing Ferris, Noeth
& Co., of Baltimore, Nd, spent last
evening in town hustling among our
business men.
Mr., Morris, of the Jeanesville Iron
Works, spent to-day in town in consulta-
tion with the Borough Council on the pub
water works.
Councilman A. B. Lamb went to Potts
vile this morning with his daughter to
consult specialist with regard to the
daughters eyes.
Mrs. John w, Morgan, Mrs. Rses Reese
Mrs. William Davis and Mrs. Roberts
spent yesterday at Mt. Carmel visiting
Mrs. John T. Thomas, former resident
of this place, who is very i'll.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
brakeman Injured.

Patrick Welsh, aged 29 years, and a
brakeman on the Lehigh Valley railroad,
morning. By the sudden starting of a
freight train at Delano he was thrown
from the top of a car. In his descent he
grabbed hold of the engine tank and this
caused his body to turn and fall to the
ground beside the rail instead of between
the car and engine, where he would have
been ground to pieces. His left thigh and
hip were badly confused. He was taken
to his home on North limerick street and
attended by DIR. Spalding.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
The Troublesome Srrlnps.

The springs at the north side of the
Fowler's Run reservoir of the public
water works have become more trouble
some than ever. The recent rains replen.
ished them so much that they are boiling
and the bottom of the reservoir is covered
to a depth of nine inches. The springs
are feeding at a rate that keeps a four
inch pipe running full The water has
not injured the concrete bottom of the
reservoir which became hardened before
the water gained, but most of the con-
crete work which did not get chance to
harden will have to be replaced.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
ODDS AND ENDS.
Flights of the Pen and Pencil That are
Of interest.

VI AhlElENlt
The dancing school season will shortly
open up, and the question as to where
abouts of that wandering girl or boy,
will be a mystery no longer to the wonder
ing parents.
1t has been noticed among sportsmen
that the grouse, or common pheasant, is
very scarce. 1t is said that the cause Of
the scarcity is because the eggs are taken
by parties of chemists and bird fauciers.
The chemists use portions of eggs ia
making a drug, which is very rare. A
man, with six boys and seven fine bird
dogs, was in the vicinity of Scranton last
summer and collected 10000 pheasant
eggs. No wonder the birds are hard to
find
Pavement washing has been resumed
again. 1t is matter of note that during
the suspension Of rules during the water
scarcity, the discontinuance of pavement
washing for so long a time did not in any
material sense detract from the appear
ance of the sidewalks, and the fact is
commended to housekeepers who deem it
d religious duty to scrub pavements at
N'''' O"'oO q" "SShi Aii"Di w VHo Ni9SNii-
fort and inconvenience Of pedestrians,
and not infrequently detrimental to the
health Of those who engage init.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company has issued a new set of rules,
which will, in all events, prove unsatis-
factory to its employees. Hereafter, any
man seeking employment on that road
must answer the following questions Do
you use Intoxicating liquors Can you
read and write Are you member of "a
labor organization If So are you willing
to withdraw and join the P. & r. Relief
As many of the Reading men belong to
railroad unions, it is likely that some op.
position will be made to the enforcement
of the new orders.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Tickling the Lion.


A copy of Sketch, London weekly
publication just received at this Office,
contains a fine large portrait of J.. w.
Capt. jack Crawford, the famous poet
scout and one-time resident of this town.
Mr.. Crawford is in London at the present
time, and accompanying the portrait is
two-column interview in which Mr..
Crawford recites some of his thrilling
experiences on the frontier. The Sketch
says: If man is to be judged by his
friends, London's latest visitor, Captain
Jack Crawford, the famous poet-scout
of America, should possess a striking
personality. Before he left America to
try and prove himself entitled to the
Wallace Estate, both the rival Yankee
humorists Nym Crinkle and Bill Nye, in
characteristic letters, wished him God
speed on his arrival in London the genial
"Dagonet" enthused over him in the
Referee Lady Henry Somerset welcomed
in him one Of the most powerful advo-
Gates Of temperance in the United States;
while the Bishop of Derry and his col
league the Dean expressed unsolicited,
their delight In Captain Jacks Bret
Hartean verse after hearing lecture
and recitation delivered by the poet
scout in aid of an Irish Eye and Ear
Hospital
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Kicked by a Mule.

William Davis, of Turkey Run, is nurs-
ing a fractured nose which he sustained
by kick from a mule in the Gilberton
colliery. Davis has been harvesting mis-
fortunes of late. He and his father were
among the slightly burned victims in the
Gilberton colliery explosion, and few
days latter sustained burns while putting
out a fire in bed room at their home.
The last injury the young man has sus-
tained is quite serious. 1t is feared the
skull is fractured
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Dropped Into a Ditch.

Two wheels of one of the heavy oil
tank wagons of the Standard Oil Com
pany broke through the covering of the
public water works pipe line on East Coal
street this morning. The surface had
been undermined by the rains. William
Willman, who had charge of the wagon,
succeeded in getting on solid earth with
the use of two jacks. The wheels went
down to the hubs.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
OBITUARY.
Superintendent j. J. Davis, of st. Nich-
OlaS, Dies of Consumption.


OlaS, Dies of Consumption.
John j. Davis, superintendent of the
p. & r. c. & /. Co. in the St. Nicholas
district, died yesterday from consumption.
He had been ill for several months but
continued fulfilling his duties as superin-
tendent up to within ten days Of his
death
Mr.. Davis was born in Llaedlos, Wales,
and was 40 years Of age He came to this
country in 1865 and located in the soft
coal region at Johnstown, Cambria county,
where he remained from April until July,
when on the Goth of that month he came
to Ashland, where he was engaged as
miner until 1875, when he was appointed
fire boss at the Tunnel colliery at that
place, and which position he held until
Jan. 20, 1886. He was promoted to be
inside foreman of Preston colliery No g.
at Girardyille, which position he held
until May 1, 1882 when promotion was
again his fortune and he advanced to the
position he held until the time Of his
demise, that of District Superintendent
in the St. Nicholas district, which until
recently comprised seven collieries, but
now consists of four, viz Suffolk, Bear
Run, st, Nicholas and Maple Hill, col
lectively giving employment to 260O men.
Deceased was member Of Mahanoy
City Lodge, No. 357, f. and A. NJ; Mizpah
Chapter, No. 252, Royal Arch Masons, of
town, and of Prince of Peace Com
mandery, No. 80, at Ashland Knights Of
the Golden Eagle, No 1856, at Girardville,
and Royal Arcanum Council, No. 1862, at
Mahauoy City, also Aqua Lodge, l. o. o.
F., No. 757 He is survived by his wife
and eight children, one of whom is Mrs.
George Howells, of St. Nicholas.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Sykes is Ready.

row afternoon at Ashland between Sykes,
of Mt. Carmel, and Griffith, of Ashland, is
creating considerable interest. Sykes has
been training hard for several weeks and
is in the best of condition. He has been
here under Mart Fahey's care since last
Monday. He is a great favorite in Mt.
Carmel and number of his followers
will bet their last dollar on him.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Increased Expressage.

The express business done in this town
seems to be increasing every day. This
morning the 1921 Lehigh Valley train
from the east brought in sufficient ex-
pressage to dll TIVE, Trucks. Crates. Of
celery helped to swell the reqeipts,f They
came from Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Foot Ball To-morrnw.

The Ashland foot ball team will make
its first appearance at the Trotting park
tomorrow afternoon and the home team
will do its best to down the visitors. The
Shenandoahs should be encouraged by a
good attendance. The game will be called
at 800. ----
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Who Stole The Cnat2

Miss Lizzie Tempest hung a valuable
coat on line in the yard Of her residence
Wednesday night and somebody stole it
during the absence Of the young lady. No
clue to the missing garment has besn Sc
cured. IHa.nH bHUHI
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Oysters Delivered.

On and after Friday, 18th inst, my
representative will call upon families in
all parts of town with prime oysters for
sale and take orders for delivery. G. NJ.
Schooner, proprietor, 121 North Main
street. 1O11.2t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
To Abate a Nuisance.
(. BEDDALL,
President.

The borough authorities to-day started
a gang of men at work putting in an open
gutter at Peach alley and Centre streets
This change, with guttering and paving
by the adjoining property owners, is de-
signed to abate some of the nuisance Of
which there has been so much complaint
recently. -.u.r ar.........
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Lea and Soclable.

A tea and sooiable will be given at the
home of Mr., Charles Smith, 233 East Coal
street, this evening, October 18th, for
the benefit Of the Presbyterian church
All are invited.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Water Rent Collections.
OFFICE OF

OFFICE OF
SHENAN'H CITIZENS WATER & GAS Co.
October 18th, 1894.
Notice is hereby given that Elmer J..
Wasley, owing to the sickness of Mr..
Hess, collector, is delegated to collect all
water rates now due to the above com
pany.
4. r. BEDDALL,
10-121w President
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
New Candy Kitchen.

S. Rosasco, Of Philadelphia, will open
a candy kitchen on Saturday, Oct. 18th,
Ia the Dougherty building, "a West
Centre street. Fresh candies made every
day. Wholesale and retail l0-12.3t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Opens a Branch.

Chas. Giryin, of Shenandoah, has rented
the store room In the Price block, near
Fourth street. and win open a novelty
store there. He conducts the same busi-
ness at Shenandoah, having a large store
in the Ferguson use,-Ashland Tele.
gram. IL --------- ---------
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12

O'Hara, the White street livery man,
lost Que Of his black horses by death last
night Collie seized the animal. m .
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12

Chicken and oyster pie at the White
House tomorrow evening, 121 North Main
street, G. NJ. Schooner, proprietor. 1Ol1.2t
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12

Drs Hamilton and Callen this morning
performed an operation on s. d. Hess, the
superintendent of the Citizens Water &
Gas Company. Mr.. Hess has been suffer-
ing agony for several weeks past on ao-
count Of an old fracture of a leg sustained
several years ago. Lancing was resorted
to to reduce the swelling and pain.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Rnpture.II

oj Cure guaranteed No operation. In
quire at the Shenandoah drug store, No
South Main street. 9-l9.tt
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Rafne POstpOned.

The rlfle for the benefit of Mrs Houser,
at MeLaughlin's hall, Raven Run, has
been postponed until Nov. 18th, DUG"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12

Steam Renoyating Co, call for, clean
and deliver Ingram and Brussels at Sc per
yard; heavier carpets 4c. 80 e. Coal St.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12

Don't miss the grand surprise at Nc
Elhenny's cafe Saturday evening
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
Keep Your Feet Dry.

just received full line of cork sole
shoes and waterproof boots, Also full
line of ladies', misses and children's
shoes, which will be sold at the lowest
bottom prices. Higgins, "a South Main
street. o.a .. 0....I,. r.. 1OStf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12
you.

Call at McElhennys cafe tomorrow
evening. He has surprise in store for
you.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12

The prettiest oil cloth and linoleum in
town at Fricke's carpet store lGlO1w
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12

McElhenny desires your presence at his
cafe tomorrow evening.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-12

1O121w
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-07-12

1t is now an open fact that feet are
growing larger as one consequence of
that outdoor lie led by SO many girls
of the period The tiny slipper once so
raved about in poetry and prose as a
positive inspiration when worn by pret-
ty women will come to be regarded as
Il sort of ante-diluvian relic, dating
from a time when feet were practically
unused, their owners being as averse
to active exercise as lap dog, The
heavy tread OF the beetle-crushing foot
will be heard in the land, and even
ultra-fashionables will have to confess
to fiyes, skies or seyens as their
size. With little hysterical giggles
they will profess wonderment at
the way their feet have grown since
they took to lawn tennis, physical
culture and walking tours, and they
can console themselves with the refec-
ton that many other young women
have the same tale to tell. How long,
think you, will the high French heel
continue in favor, now that women are
so much on their feet? 1t is form ot
torture, all said and done if anything
like good walk is attempted, that
clump under the middle of the sole Just
right for slanting the foot at "A misery
producing angle, and crushing the toes
into corner don't know how many
women | have heard this last winter
eNpatiatinp on the good results they
have felt from the physical-culture class
and from regular daily walks.-Bosto
RrarOn.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-07-12
One Dollar Per Year,
THE BABYS LAYETTE.
Articles That Are Necessary To Make the
Little Beings Comfortable.


Everyone has different idea of what
the wardrobe for the little baby should
consist, The babies themsolv,s are
pretty much alike In their require
ments, and so 1t seems that they might
be governed by one simple rule
The foundations is generally the sarao,
but the variations are found in the diff
fercnt forms of elaboration and ex-
pense. In this article want to tell
what Is necessary to make the baby
comfortable and how to arrange for 1t.
We will begin with the bands-the first
article of clothing that is put ON the
baby.
These, of course, nre made Of flannel
They want to be made from n nice
piece, at about 65 cents a yard, and
should be torn in strips fifteen inches
long and five inches wide; six are
enough Do not turn down the edges,
for even that little hem is rough for
the babys skin. If any decoration is
wanted buttonhole them along both
sides with white silk. That is all that
is necessary.
The incest shirts arc those made
of silk and wool mixed, high
neclSed and long sleeved These should
button all the way down the front. ID
is much easier to put them on when
they button in that way, and saves put
ting over the head, which the baby
always dislil1es. They can be bought
for $1.1 apiece. Six is generous sup
ply, and two can be boughta size larger
than the other four, which should be
the smallest size. A less expensive
skirt that is very good is of cotton and
wool mixed, for about G5 cents.
Next come the barrow skirts. These
are made with cambric walstband,
5 inches deep and 16 inches long. The
flannel is gathered in at the bottom OF
the band, and should be about 25 inches
long. 1t is left open all the way up,
and is bound with flannel binding all
around the edge. The same quality
flannel as used for the bands will do
for these. There should be six. Babies,
as rule, do not wear the barrow skirts
longer than the first three months.
Then they will need the flannel skirts,
which do not differ very much. They
are larger, and do not open up the
front, and are generally embroidered
around the bottom. There is no better
or prettier way to finish flannel than
to work It in this way. Of course it is
much less expensive to buy the flannel
and have it stamped and do it yourself
than it is to buy the flannel already
embroidered. If it is winter baby"
a good plan is to make the band of tho
skirt also of flannel. These skirts
should be quite full to look nicely
Harper's Bazaar.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-07-12
PlTH AND POINT.

You may not have noticed it, but
you will find that the man who shakes
hands the hardest is the hardest to
shake ke,-Tcxas Siftings,
-Muriel--"And how are you getting
ON with that Boston girl?" Jack
"Swimmingly I've succeeded in break
ing the ice, Harlem Life.
-Husband-"Why, woman couldn't
go to the polls without an escort" p"
Wife-"And man can't come away
without two!'-Plain Dealer.
Diner TO waiter who brings the
soup)-"Why didn't you take your
finger out of that soup?" Waitcr-"oh,
it isn't hot "-Fliegcnde Blattcr.
He philosophicaliy)-"Do you ap-
prove of going to the theater?" She
| (practically)-"0h! thank you; any
night you like. "-Boston Home Jour
nal.
-Ethel-"Was the wedding n very
brilliant one?" Gladys-"Oh, very, very;
they had to employ detectives to watch
the wedding presents. "-Somcrville
Journal,
Very Sensitive.-IIubby-"So we
are to have our old cook back again?''
Wife-"Yes; but you hadn't better let
her hear you call her old. '"-Detroit
Free Press.
--"Ob ceh'se," said Uncle Eben, "time
is money. But it do beat all how much
easier It's ter glib needy frien' two
houahs talk bout economy dan It's ter
len i'm fifty cents. ."-Washington Star.
-Flossie-"I don't think | like Mr..
Simpson for Sunday-school teacher"
Mamma-"Why not, dear?" Flossie-
"He thought | was seven years old and
I'm only six and half. f."-Inter-O Ocean,
The man who can keep his temper
when he attempts to drive his neigh
boris chickens out of his garden through
the same hole by which they came in
need have no fears of Satan.-Boston
Transcript.
-'I wonder if TwilSins ever proposed
to girl" Not completely" "What
do you mcan?" "Why, you see Twilsins
stammcrs so that the girl always says
No. before he concludes his remarks. "
Washington Star.
-IIe-"M Mary, this milliner's bill is
unusually large. 1 thought we had
decided to be cconomical?" Shc-"And
we have been; haven't you given up
smoking and horse-racing and the
club?"-Lippincot
-"GotroX has sent that wooden
headed son of his on an ocean voyage.
i wonder what for?" 81 understand
somebody told him if there was any
thing in the boy the sea would bring il
ut."-Buffalo Courier.
The Mothers Tenderness-"P
Tommy is in Disgrace said Mrs. Figg
to the friend of the family who had
dropped in. 81 have just had to give
him whipping. You can have no idea
how much hate to do such thing
] am so tcnder-hearted. 81 wish,
sobbed Tommy, that you were tender
handed stead of tender-hearte In
dianapolis Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-07-12
Easily Made and Useful.

To make a convenient bag for paper
and twine, double yard of creponne,
joining the edges with puff of CAM
brio of solid and harmonizing color.
At the top turn in each of the four
edges for several inches, so that the
two sides end in point. Fasten these
together with button and buttonhole
and sew here ribbon loops and ends by
which to hang up the bag. To one
side sew triangular outside pocket,
with a box-plait in the middle of it.
Make deep rather than broad; this is
for the twine. 1t forms very handy
receptacle for wrappings and one to
which the family will be apt to often
repair If hung in one accustomed place.