The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-11-17
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
RACE TO DEATH.
Engineer Tries to EscapeFrom the Pursuing
Section Of His Train.

ening near Patton between two sec
tions of a loaded freight train on the
Beech Creek extension of the Cambria
County railroad. Engineer William
Gray stuck to his engine and died be-
meath 1t when the crash came. Gray
was bringing the train of 80 cars down
the heavy grade from Carrolltown,
which is one of the crookedest and
steepest grades In the State, when his
train broke, leaving 10 cars In the rear.
Seeing the runaway section OF the train
gaining on him at o. fearful speed he
turned on full steam to try to keep out
of the way, when he lost control of his
own train and came down the hill with
frightful velocity The fireman and
brakeman jumped off, but Engineer
Gray stuck to his post. When the train
went dashing into an open switch at
Patton he was buried under the wreck
of his engine. Twenty-Five cars were
demolished.
The following Pennsylvania pensions
were granted last week: George w.
Richard Clearneld: Michael Boyer,
Apollo; Josiah G. Huston, Johnstown:
James Gllfllin, Sailors and Soldiers
Home: James II. Mcclellan, Beatty:
Joseph zimmerman, Tyrone; Thomas
Francis tdeceased). Connellsville; Will
liam II. Shultz, Milesburg; Isaac IL.
hltCnen, bloofnSDurks Henry ". btT-
der, Clearfield; George A. Kennedy.
Erie; James NJ. Wilson. Smiths Mills;
Henry Briesack. Connellsville; Robert
Sutton. East Brady: John Hunter.
Guys Mills; James G. Potts. Pittsburg:
Martha ]. Morningstar, Saxton; Re-
gina Altman, Church: Catherine Roth
rock, Mcclure; Eliza Pierce. Believer
non; Washington @. Bready, Coalport;
Joseph A. Shonlaw. Ligonler; William
.rl,a ,,..l, a
kle, Johnstown; Simeon Elliott, Grov-
er; Daniel Parker, Erie Mary Conlon,
Glover Creek; Rosa House, McKees-
port. minor children of Thomas Il.
Reeves, Onberg; Hannah NJ. Daugher-
ty, McKees Rocks; Rhoda S. Morey,
Erie; minor children of George Fritz,
Duquesne; Maria Rea, Butler; Amos
c. McCutcheon. Murrysvlile: William
II. oats, Linesvllle; Morris Carlisle,
Redmans Mills: William Easton, Eliza
beth; William j. Brown, Crete; Rufus
=. Johnson. Fallston Annie Leydig,
Straub; Francis Leonard, Troy; Lydia
Thompson. Towanda: Susan Price,
Roaring Spring: Theodore Hunt. Muir
raysville; Charles Schriner. Allegheny;
James B. McCutcheon, Springdale;
Luden B. Norris. Huntington; Samuel
w. Boyd. Allegheny; John Jacob Feod-
Ter, Harmony; Henry Brown, Conneaut
Elizabeth X. Patterson, Castle Shan
non: Phebe Bell. Allegheny; Anna NJ
Beck, Lickingville; Samuel Cramer.
Altoona: David Brown, Grindstone:
Lewis L. Fry. Coal Center Edward
McNally. Soldiers home, Erie: Jeremi-
ah p. Geiger (deceased). Saegersville;
Andrew j. Weaver, Holbrook: Greene;
John While (deceased). Walk Chalk.
Armstrong; Ferdinand G. Lewis, Erie;
Wtltta m IL Mxat.c l.raAnchnrn
moreland; Anna Richart, Beaver Falls
Sarah C. Hines, Brockport; Joseph
Cashdollar, Myoma; Frank w. Mills,
Chicora: John Quincy Cooperstown;
Samuel w. Knox. Marchland william
ii. II. Adams. Penn Run; Frederick
Schmidt. Pittsburg; Rosaine L. MUIR
dock. Sewickley; Mary M. Brown, Mt.
Eagle.
Thomas Moxley, a well known citi-
zen of Scottdale, attempted suicide by
cutting his throat with a case knife.
For some years Mr.. Moxley has been
employed In the Scottdale Iron and
Steel Company's plant. and after the
late strike continued to work. The
strikers, It is alleged. taunted him, and
he became very melancholy. The other
morning his wife found him in the
kitchen covered with blood and saw
ing away at his throat with case
knife. Help was called and he was
rescued, but terribly wounded. He
may recover.
II. w. Ashman. OF Johnstown, the
other day exhibited n lively young frog
which he thinks was incubated i'm the
stomach of his little girl, Dorothy, aged
1 year. and which parted company
from that young lady. The frog was
rather pale and showed surprise when
turned into bucket of water, but
soon swan and kicked around as
though 1t had been used to that sort
of environment all his life.
There were chartered at the state
Department at Harrisburg recently the
Galena Oil Company, of Franklin. We
mango county, capital stock, 81 H,OO0, 900:
directors, Charles Miller. Samuel A.
Megrath and J. s. Miller; the Signal
oil Company, of Franklin, capital,
81 100000, with the same incorporators;
the Babcock Lumber Company, o!
Pittsburg. capital stock. $500O0.
Masked burglars the other night
broke Into the residence Of Miss Eliza
beth Beel, an aged lady of Jeanette
and compelled her to divulge the sup
got only 25 cents. She was supposed
to have received 5000 some days age
as part payment on piece of real es'
tate sold by her.
While watching the Pawnee Bill
company load their stock at Girard
station the other night. Enoch Davis
aged 10 years; Henry Jones, 2l years
Edward Davis. aged 22 years, anG
Frank Grady, aged "a years were
struck by an engine. Enoch Davis ant
Henry Jones were killed. The last tive
were seriously injured.
While laboring under temporary fl
of insanity Mrs. John Koser. wife OF
a well-known hotelkeeper at Jeanette
arose from her bed and wandered sew
en- miles to Claridge. where she wa,
found Tuesday in a pitiable condition
When she left home she was attireG
only in night dress, and was exposed
to the fearful storm which passed owe
the section.
The decomposed body Of Georg
Schmerer, who disappeared from hi
home at Johnstown several weeks ago
was found In two feet of water In tn
Stoney creek last Tuesday evening. HI
wandered away from home while de
lirious from the effects Of typhoi'
fever.
While hunting for rabbits at Sun
beam recently John Eberly's gun wa
accidentally discharged. The sho
struck his son, Joseph. in the thigh
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