The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-20
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
INSANE ASYLUMS CROWDED
Several Persons Injured by q Runaway
Team.

The crowded condition OF the insane hos.
Pitals OF Pennsylvania is causing much con.
eerh to Governor Hastings and the authori.
ties Of those institutions.
/ superintendent Curwen. OF the Warren
hospital, reports nearly 1000 inmates In tha,
Institution. more than 800 In excess of the
number originally intended TO be accommo-
| dated. An almost similar condition of
! things exist at the panville, Harrisburg
| Wernersyille and other insane hospitals. The
feeble minded institution In Delaware county
Is also oyer-crowded. and until the Polk
hospital Ia completed the difficulties expert
] enced in accommodating the mentally I'M
sound will be increased.
At Pine Grove Mills James Decker. land
| lord OF the Eutaw house. with his wife and
seven children, were out driving, whom the
team became frightened and ran away, plung-
Ing over precipice 20 feet In height and
landing on solid bed NJ jagged rocks nj the
bottom. The horrined spectators expected TO
nnd all mangled and killed, but only Mrs.
| Decker was badly hurt her ri yht thigh bone
being broken. Mrs. Decker held her baby
go tight that the child was black from sulIo-
cation. Tho wagon was mpletcly drmolish-
ed, but the horses only slightly hurt.
Two persons have died within the past two
days at kinZua, near Willinmsport from eat.
ing toad-stools for mushrooms, l.. Collins
gathered what he thought to be- mushrooms.
| but his wife threw them out, saving they
were toadstools. The obstinate husband
picked them up.cooked and ate them. giving
his child and two children uf his brother
Morse Collins. some of the supposed food
one OF Morse's children died The other two
children are In a critical condition.
Detective McNabb has succeeded In run.
ming down the perpetrators of che wreck
which occurred on the Vienna branch OF the
L rip SATURDAY. N
10 ascertain that all the lads ara frUm IL 10
~ years at age.
Mrs. Margaret Dunn, OF Pittsburg, has
found brother whom she has not seen foi
% years. He ~ now In California, but will
soon Visit his sister In pttsburg His name
II Thomas Ward and his life story h full Of
romance.
Mrs. Mastudlna parctta has brought sui,
against the Roscna furnace nt New Castle.
operated by oliver Bros. OF rttsburg, fot
s25, 900 damages. Her husband was killed
by falling roof, aud she alleges negligence
The old Eighty.nrh Pennsylvania Rcgi.
ment will hold reunion at Brownsville Sep.
tember 30 The citizens OF the town are
already preparing for their entertainment.
George Mimmcya, an Arab pcddler, was
set upon by three tramps and shot and beat.
EN- SO badly In Wrstmoreland county forest
that he will div, and then robbed OF 5000
\ small daughter Oi samuel Ford. living
near Mendon. was fatally scalded by upset.
ting kettle Of water on herself
j. Frank Hall, "A carpenter. was fatally in.
jured at Williamsport. while at work on q
brick wall, which fell in on him.
Chambers Cooley, agcl 20. living near
Frankfort Springs. was thrown from road
cart and killed.
Michael DALEY, OF Irwin, was killed In the
Nough shaft of the Penn Gas Coal company.
10y fall Of slate.
Fire at tho Germania brewery, Altoona,
caus, a loss Of : / 900.