The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-23
PITTSTON

NJ J. Gormon, Lshigh Valley en-
gineer, suddenly dropped dead ut the
Lackawanna and Bloomsbury junction
early yesterday morning. He had fin
ished his work for the day and was
waiting for the T. 40 n. m. train TO 20 to
his home in Wilkes Barre when sud.
denly he was seen TO reel and fall
heavily to the ground. Some by
ISLANDERS rushed to his assistance but he
expired in few minutes. DR.. j. b.
Mahon, the company's surgeon, arrived
on the scene soon after, in response
to a message and made an examina-
tion. He found death was due to the
bursting of a blood vessel in the heart
Tho remains were conveyed later to his
home in Wilkes Barre. The deceased
was aged 80 years and married. He
came here from Reading last Novem.
Der and was handling the trottle of the
engine that jumped the track at White
Haven. setting fire to the station dur
ing the late unpleasantness between
the Valley and its employees.
One night during the past week some
miscrsant chopped down one of the
Electric Light company's poles on
South Main street and cut the wires.
In consequence the officials are much
exercised of the affair, and are leaving
no stone unturned to ferret out the
perpetrators. Such acts OF vandalism
should not be tolerated, and the only
remedy is for the guilty parties to suf-
fer the blunt OF their transgressions.
to Ia ia 70
in the hospital. The following were
admitted yesterday:
Mike Milf an Italian. aged 80, mar.
ried, suffering from fever.
Owen Protheroe, aged 3G, of Brown
town, miner in No. Z shaft. right hand
crushed yesterday.
Frank Garden, aged %, laborsr, of
Pittston, thumb crushed in No. 7 shaft
yesterday morning.
Peter j. Hetfran, of Avoca, single.
laborer in Hillside colliery, suffering
with rheumatism.
James Mosier, accompanied by his
mother, leaves this morning over the
Valley road for Bridgeport. Conn, in
response to message received yester-
day Announcing the death of his uncle.
Superintendent Graham, of the Trac.
tion company, was in town yesterday
looking az chirp as a robin in spring
time, Notwithstanding the imbrogUlio
that ia about at fever heat between
the company and the town council.
V. NJ Carpenter, ticket agent at the
Lehigh Valley Water Street station;
II. S Wilcox, freight agent at Lacka-
wanna and Bloomsbury junction; II.
d. Yost, soliciting freight agent at
Scranton; H. Drinker. district and SOL
letting freight agent, and w. L. Pryor,
city ticket agent OF the same city; John
P. Hickman, general freight agent,
and several other Lehigh Valley of.
ficials, passed over the road yesterday
in Superintendent Mitchell's private
car en-route to Lake Ganoga, where
they will spend the day. They will 20
over the Harvey's Lake to Towanda.
and return home via the Northern ii-
vision.
E. G. Ives, of the art store, has gone
to New York on business
Frederick Schwartz, of Chicago, H.,
who has been visiting his parents here
for the past ten days, returned home
yesterday.
John Mcmillan is visiting his parents
on the West Side.
Mrs. George Monies formerly Miss
Minnie Mahon, is lying seriously ill at
the nome Of her farther, l.. H. Mahon.
on Broad street. Her condition was
such yesterday ;hat the attending phy-
scian, DR.. Tobn, called into consulta =
tion DR.. Murphy, of Wilkes Barre.
JUNE CLEARING SALE
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
Shirt waist department-The season
opened late this year, and in order to
dispose of our large stock of shirt
waists we have Cut the price In two.
A large stock of parasols in blue. red
and black, at reduced prices. Dress
goods-prices cut in two Sewing ma
chimes. guaranteed FIVE years, $40 ma.
chine for II so j. J. MANGAN's
Cash Dry Goods Store