Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-01-13
ACCIDENTS.

R0bt. Johnston, the young man
who was 40 terribly injured by an OK
plorion near Mars. died at the hospital
in Allegheny Wednesday afternoon Of
last week
An unknown man had leg bro ken
By fall from one of the Bessie trestles
"a fews ago and was taken 10 the Mer.
Ger Hospital.
A little son Of q g. McQuistion Of
w. Cunningham st fell down stairs.
rubber boots were responsible for the
fall
William Kaufman Of Il. Jefferson st..
had thumb cut of in the PurYis plan.
ming mill Tuesday.
George w. Rockwell. an engineer on
the Pittsbnrg and Western railroad was
fatally injured last Friday at Millvale
He was standing by the side Of the sand
house when shifting engine came along
and squeezed him against the building
His right hip was fractured and he was
injured internally. lie was taken 10
the Allegheny General hospital whore
he died ut midnight. Rockwell was go
years Of age, and leaves wife and fam
lily in MilIiyale.
Pat EaQan and John Sherman had
their faccs burned last Thursday even
ing by the explosion of Ras In "a boiler
on the Bnrtner farm near Great Belt;
which they were repairing.
Adam Kamerer was badly burned about
the face and hands last Friday morning
while trying 10 extin9uisb u fire in the
second story Of his stable. He was af
ter feed for his horse and the lamp
either exploded or was upset The
flames reached the hay and the second
story of the stable was burned. The
fire companies responded promptly and
saved the lower story.
Ira Murphy Of Mercer 81. ran large
splinter In the palm Of his right hand
last week and Is now carrying the in
jured member about carefully wrapped
mp.
w. 8. Aiken's little son Loyal aged
three years, fell into tub Of hot water
Mt the home Of j. Il. Campbell, Mr.
Aiken's partner. Monday morning and
was 80 bndly scalded that nc died that
evening at o'clock Canpbelfa house
, IL close by the store building on Centre
Ave in which Mr. AilseD's lives. B0ya
| unuoticed, had followed Mrs Campbell
into her house. and while playing about
| fell into the tub. which had been placed
| on the floor ~ do some washing
| The funeral took place from the Aiker
home, 3i7 Centre ave
Jams r. Hammerly, an aged invalid
who lived by himself in a little house
on the Orbison farm near Milleratowu
met with tragic death on Monday Of
last week Mr.. OrbisOn arose early
| that morning and looking
| toward Haminerly's house saw
smoke coming through differ.
ent parts Of the building. He rushed
| over and tried ~ open the door. bu
there was something against ~ by
exertluQ his strength nc opened the dOOI
and found that Hammsrly had falleI
aRninst IT, presumably IN an effort ~ Re
| out before he was burned 10 death
| hot coal had fallen from the stove ant
set fire 10 tbs floor under the arm char
| in which Hammerly had been sitting
and the flames spread ~ the chair
! which war badly ch1rred aud the cush
| ion and bed clothing which we're on II
we're partly burned when Mr. Orbiusor
| arrived and cxtinguished the hnmcs
! When the fire started it Is thought tha
| the sick man attempted 20 get out %
| the house, but became exhausted hnt
sank down ut the door and would have
been cremated If Mr. OrbisOu had no
arrived just in time 10 save him. Th'
flames had not reached the man auf
Mr.. Orbigm placed him on the bef
where he died in about thirty minutes
without regaIning consciousness.