The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-24

Miss Cassie Ziegler, who was the
brightest and happlest of a merry CO.
terie returning from days journey
in the mountains at No. 3, met shock
ing death Saturday evening, shortly
after sunset. on the "old log truck
road" in the Nineteenth ward.
Her death was caused by her falling
or jumping from stone wagon driven
by Bernard Gilmore, lad of 10 years
of age.
Miss Ziegler was also Is years OF
age and a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. &.
A. 2iegler, OF 1925 Cedar avenue, for
merly of Pittston. She was a member
of the Loyalty club of the South Scran-
ton branch of the Young Women's
Christian association. The members
Of the Loyalty club arranged to spend
Saturday IN the No. mountains, and
in one of the groups were Cassie Zieg-
Ter, Millie Dickman, Minnie Gardner
and Mary Dymond. A short distance
from the old brick yard on the log
truck road the young ladies rested,
and young Gilmore came along with
his stone rigging. The girls got on and
| as the three remaining ones all state,
they were given q swift ride over the
| rocky roads. The log truck road"
commences at South Irving avenue, q
few rods from Maple street. 1t was at
this point that Cassie Ziegler met her
death by being thrown from her posi-
| ton on the wagon, or in an attempt
to jump from It. The true facts, prob
ably, will never be known.
WHAT THE GIRLS SAY.
The three girls who accompanied
| Miss Ziegler, stated to a Tribune man
yesterday that owing to the dense
clouds of dust due to the rapid pace
of the horses. they are unable to say
how their companion left the wagon,
| one loud moan attracted their atten-
tion and the wagon was halted. Reach
| ing her side It was found that she was
| dead.
John Murray. of Crown avenue, who
| was enroute to his home from the
South mill, raised the lifeless form
| from the road and carried it to the
home of Mrs. Dougherty, a few feet
from where the accident occurred.
| by permission of Coroner Roberts the
| remains were taken to the home of
Miss Ziegler's parents.
| At 10 o'clock the coroner arrived and
empanelled the following jurors: Ed
ward CaWley, Alderman Storr, Joseph
Lewis, w. r.. Dawes, George Femme
and Henry Kemmer. The jury viewed
the remains and adjourned to meet to-
night at o'clock at the arbitration
room Of the court house. The exami-
nation of the body by Coroner Rob-
erts showed the girls skull was frac-
tured and her jaw bones dslocated
Death was caused instantly by the
| fracture of the skull.
| Young Gilmore. who was driving the
wagon, when seen at his home on the
No. mountain yesterday, made the
appended statement:
GILMOREs STATEMENT.
"The wagon had belonged to M. j.
| Ruddy, the contractor, and 1 was re-
turning it when the terrible affair oc-
CURED. With me We're Rob. Walsh
and John Overwise. About a half a
mile from where the girl fell met the
four of them. and they climbed on the
rigging. / asked them to get off, as
my team was fiighty. and they might
get hurt. They paid no attention to
me, and they had a high old time
singing and shouting.
Just where the old log truck road
ends, and you turn on Irving avenue
my team became frightened and made
a dash TO run away. I frightened my
lines. but could hardly hold them. !
heard cry, and turning around saw
the girls jumping from the wagon
When We reached the Zegler girl she
was dead"
AS Gilmore told his story he was
deeply moved by the sad event.
The funeral of Miss Ziegler will he
held tomorrow. At noon she will be
taken to Pittston and laid to rest in