The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-22
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A Collision on the Lehigh Valley
Road That Was Costly but For
Observation-Disclosures zeigler Tries
TO Run Alderman Barrett's Court.
The Position of the School Board.
All the Actual Local News Worth
Jotting Down.
The crew and passengers who board
ed train No. 20 of the Lehigh Valley
road, and which Is made up of an en-
gine, one combination car and a pas
senger coach, which on arrival at
Wilkes Barre. is made UP as a regular
through train to New York, will not
soon forget their experience of yester-
day morning, shortly after their depar-
ture from this city. The crew who re-
side here were Michael Gillespie. con-
ductor: Thomas Bond, engineer; b.
Bardo, fireman, and William Thomas,
brakemen. When the train had reach
ed a point six miles south of this city,
and at a point where there is a high
embankment, Engineer Bond discover
ed an engine approaching on the east
bound track, and although running at
the rate OF forty miles an hour, he ap-
piled the air brakes, and with the fire.
man, made preparations to jump, know
ing that a collision was unavoidable.
They did not have an opportunity to
do so, however, as their engine was
struck by the moving obstruction, and
breaking from the train was hurled
down the embankment. Engineer Bond
and his fireman were thrown a. dis
tance of fifty feet from the point where
the engines met, and both, strange and
fortunate to say, they were picked up
not much the worse of their expert
ence, with the exception of bruises
about their bodies. The combination
car was derailed, but the other coach
kept the tracks, and none of the pas
sengers were injured outside of thor
ough shaking up. A wrecking crew
came up from Wilkes Barre, likewise
the balance of the train, which would
have been attached to it at the above
station, and the passengers transferred.
In three hours the tracks were cleared,
but the engine was, last night, lying
at the foot of the embankment half
smoke stack gone and the cab a total
wreck. The crew will, no doubt, re-
member their experience of yesterday
morning as long as they are in the
railroad business, and they likewise are
congratulating themselves on their for
tunate escape. The damage will foot
up to several thousand dollars, and the
officials have already started an inves-
loot 90 rxyhn
sible for the accident.
Michael Prank. of Smithville, had
warrants issued yesterday before
Alderman Barrett, for the arrest Of
Charles Richards and Steven Schik-
shak. for entering into a conspiracy to
defraud him, by obtaining goods from
him, and then selling their household
effects. and purchasing tickets for Phil
adelphia. They were arrested when on
their way to the train and were about
to be committed by the alderman when
Henry Ziegler sprung into the Office,
and at once commenced to berate the
alderman and everyone else for the sup
posed railroaGing to Jail of the defend
ants, whom he painted as specimens of
honor and integrity. The alderman, at
this point, thought that patience had
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Ziegler that he would not allow him or
anyone else to use such language in his
court. and although he (Ziegler)
thought himself a millionaire, it was
only a delusion, and so much so, that
he refused to accept him as bordsman
for the prisoners. Zeigler's counten-
ance grew as red as his hair at this
and left the Office swearing vengeance
and just in time, as the genial alder
man was about to assist him in his de-
parture.
The funeral of the late James Delaney
took place yesterday morning from the
family home in Port Griffith, and the
services included a high mass at st.
Johns church. There was a large at
tendance, as the deceased was well and
favorably known here for nearly half
a century. The interment was in the
Market street cemetery.
We ran across the individual yester-
day that knows everybodys business
but his own. 1t is hoped the advice
rendered him will not be amiss.
The Wilkes-Ba trolley cars ought,
but do not stop at Thomas and But
Ter streets, and yesterday it was no.
ticeable that passengers had TO walk
half a block to board the car. But
this happens every day.
Yesterday the supreme court made a
decision upon the pending school board
muddle in this city, which virtually
makes the condition OF things the same
as they existed a year ago. The judges
were even in their decision, and ordered
a rehearing. This will place the board
of six in control of our school matters
for an indefinite period, and the board
of twenty-five, which were chosen at
the last election will now have to await
the pleasure of the above august body.
Patrick Walsh had the misfortune in