The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-05
PITTSTON NEWS

Another Extensive Cavern at Lam
bert Street, and Serious Damage.
An Interesting wrestling Match
at the West Side Park-City Hall
Notes.
Yesterday morning between g and 3
O'Clock, the residents of Lambert street
experienced another shock when arous-
ed from their slumbers by the crack
ling of timber and the falling of plas-
ter in their homes, caused by another
settling of the old workings of the Ra-
vine mine. More than two acres of the
surface sank several feet, and particu-
larly in the middle of the street a hol-
low has been formed, making a depres-
sion of several feet in front of the
residence of Abel Bynon. Next door is
the home of Frank Sheridan, where a
huge crack extends from the roadway
to the house and the cellar walls are
cracked sufficiently to see daylight
through them. When the disturbance
commenced Mrs. Sheridan, with her
children, after gathering what clothing
that could be hurredly collected, es-
capped to her mothers house, while the
husband remained to see how long he
would be the owner Of a home. When
The Tribune reporter looved over the
settling area, he found the residents
there very much detected. The large
cracks on the surface were still widen
ing, the main water pipe along the
street had been broken in several
places and before the water had been
turned off the cellars in the vicinity
were flooded, and if fire should break
out in that vicinity at the present time
property would be at the mercy of the
flames. The residence of Michael Fin
men is in about the same predicament
and the houses in the street north of
Lambert are sharing a like fate. The
people living IN this locality all, or
nearly so, own their homes, and from
the appearance of the surroundings
seemingly take a pride in beautlfying,
but the present unfortunate state of
affairs has disheartened them, and
meny of them are afraid to occupy
their homes at night, being in a dread
of consequences accompanied with
more dire results. Constable Bennett
is one of the victims and informed the
reporter that when the shock occurred
yesterday morning, he jumped out OF
bed, and for the life of him could not
find the clothing he had vacated the
night before.
The wrestling match on the West
Pittston race course last evening for
$50 a SIDE between w. T.. Barnes of
the S. &s S. Beef company, and Will
lam Wilcox, of Ross & Co., drew to-
gether an audience of several hundred,
and It proved one of the most inter-
esting sporting events witnessed here
in a long time.
The funeral of the late George w.
Brown will take place tomorrow after
noon from the residence on Race street.
on the West Side and will be attended
| by the Improved Order of Red Men,
! the knights of Malta, Eagle Hose COM
pany and delegations of the fire de-
! partment. The Pittston Caledonian
! club, of which he was an honorary
member, and a delegation OF employees
of the Lehigh Valley railroad. The in
| terment will be in the West Pittston
| cemetery.
City Controller William Drury and
| City Treasurer Richard Hankee were
! visitors to Slatington yesterday. They
! returned on the early train this morn
| ing.
! The many friends of b. Frank Zeig-
! Ter and Miss Anna Conrad were very
| much surprised yesterday when they
announced their marriage, and that II
had taken place on April 30 in the
! Lutheran parsonage in Wilkes-Barre
| with Rev Neman officiating. They
are popular young couple and deserv-
! ing of all the good things of this life
| and that their journey together in the
| future will be smooth and happy one
is the earnest wish of their numerous
friends and former companions. They
| will reside on Washington street on
| the West Side.
The funeral of Thomas Evans, who
died in the Lackawanna hospital
Scranton, from injuries received by be-
| ing kicked on the head by a mule al
the Stevens colliery, several weeks ago
took place yesterday afternoon and was
attended by the Benevolent associa'
tion, of which he was a member. Rev
d. NJ. George ofiiciated, and interment
was made in the West Pittston ceme-
| terry.