Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-24

engine broke the bridge, in the drop
that took place in the hind part of the
engine, and front part of the water
tank, the two men We're caught between
the engine and water tank. Spott was
SO severely crushed that he died short
ly after midnight. Harold, in addi-
ton to being crushed was scald. A
seam or steam pipe in the bOilor opened
and poured the steam against his lower
abdomen. He was cooked through to
his back by the escaping steam. He
died about 3 o'clock the next morning.
For size, the Thompsontown black
snake of last summer has not been
equalized i'm Pennsylvania. but for
mum bers the Beaver Herald, beats
them all, when il reports, that David
Paul, driving team near Fall Gap, i'll
the Seven Mountains, saw a large rat
tie snake by q large fiat stone, the
snake was killed, another large rattler
showed itself at the edge of the rock.
The rock was leaned over, and horrors
! -, a., .,.., ,,,a
oi hoi'ois' tue 'e''iis'eie "ouiu nave
run away, but there stood their teams,
and to let the snakes get out of their
den by running away would have ex-
posed the teams to the snakes that were
, crawling out i'll all directions. They had
clubs and they began work on the
snakes, the ground got slippery with the
oiooo an" pouies vi 'ie SCI pei''e neh
the last snake i'll reach was dead they
counted IO3 snakes The most of them
- ,.Io.s. n,ra shortoSt Sp.ka Woo
".i@ 0
inches, the longest SHAKE was aoou'
feet long
! NJ ru,,,. d raitar ond u-ifa of
n.a.', - - +ha V.J
iass i.'se' til t'','io.a -, Sieannr an ond
/ ny iSs VI ny Etl.', Er,,ross, o,' tbeir Wv
49, ,tIa,,ti~ t,;t,, Sbe s.onopIoina6 Of
not feeling well and arose and walked
in the direction of the front end of the
car. She was not seen go out of the
ear. but she went out and fell of at
Mil Geek, Huntingdon county, where
she was found dead by watchman j.
G.. Tower, about half past twelve on
Friday morning. She WAS nude eX-
cepting night gown, and that was
torn into shreds by the fall from the
cars. Ii was Immediately suspected
that she had fallen Off eastern express,
and dispatches were sent east 10 IN
quire OF the train. The first despatch
10 over take the train was ut Iuscarora
-; station about s miles cast Of Mnittn-
town. The train there received infor-
nation of what had become of Mrs.
7 | huslNDnH
after her return was delayed, arose and
made inquiry for his wife, first in the
car III which they had berth, ami
then IN the other ears OF the tram, ald
the search was sun gong on Nhcn thc
despatch overlook the tram at Iusca-
rora Station tier husband returned
or Faclhc 10 Huntington Whefe tie
body OF his VIE was taken, aitef an ii-
guest, the surviving huSpaho returned
to Pittshur2 TO attend the funeit cf
his wife
! ,r:,ba av,-f,i accident OF fhe loss of tvo
i've. in S;uyfter co,,I;tv ma The 18th
inst hy tbe brealinc az n small bridge.
undar tha WEIGHT Of q traction engine
y thrasI,inp n9,.;,iDe-has Iead 10 more
or les discussion On the security Of
snail pilu9es. Si1e o. N'S ste2es,. ..'il7
no,nes rom r.nss NIc:,onlar NTr
EicCaUley said. ''the engine men owe il
70 themselves TO do something. As we'll
as me men VINO Keep up the Ioaus;
a. ri y ii,',> bn - -
for ul,Inber one. I worId not he caught
! laundering onto doubtful bridge, and
:, "0uiIh WASTE any tinia examining
.ne 'iai . aI'oi ','. .aiiies i'e.,,s
,ions hut 10 he certafIr of my machine
and myself I'd have two good oak
plank, TWO ana haif ihcneS thick, II
~, 80 i.e. .o'i5 vi ti,s an tei, ,,,
eire,,0t;, Of which I had = doul.t donn
would come the plank. They would he
laid for the wheels of the engine across
i ,ne pl,ose @ aiu NJ 70 W. "itnoe, ' a
ling the uIank wouId amount TO moth
ing, there are always two and three
men WIN traction engine, ON lts
-, ,bn ,',' ,I ' ara III ny
10 notbina in time hut would amouut
to great deal in safety and satissac-
tlon.
Harry Daugherty, of Vale station,
Blair county, and Joseph Morrison, of
Miffiin county, attended the picnic at
Gibbony,s Park, near Be!ievilla, Miflin
county, last THURSDAY, and there el.-
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