The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-10-07

TORTUREDI
HIS Hand Held Fast For Almost an
Hour.
1T WAS CAUGHT IN The PUMP
A Boys Hand Mangled Between Bumpers
OF Cars-A Mine Workman Struck
Under the CHS by a Lever
Used in Lifting a Car.

John Brown. Of 4lg West Coal street. a
pumpmau employed at the Kohinoor colliery
had a distressing experience while engaged
in cleaning pump in the mines yesterday.
Grease and dirt naturally accumulate In
chambers Of the pumps and il Is necessary
for the men in charge to remove the obstruc-
tion with their hands Brown passed his left
arm through one Of the chambers and was
working the dirt and grease from the rear
end of the working bar when the pole
sueaked back aud pinned his hand in the
chamber The man was a helpless victim.
There was no one near him and he was
powerless to give the pole a reverse move
ment so that he might release his hand. The
PAIN caused by the pressure upon the hand
and wrist was excruciating and Brown cried
out in agony for help, but none came until
he was held in his painful position for fully
three-quarters Of an hour.
stephen Charles, the man employed at the
top Of the slope, heard Browns cries for help
through a return way leading from the pump
house TO the top, but mistoOk the direction
whence they came aud went to the li,t below
that on which Brown works, supposing a
driver below was calling for help. Charles
went TO several places before he reached
Brown, who was much exhausted when help
finally came
The top man released Browns hand by re-
moving the back cap Of the pump aud push
ing the pole back with bar. When released
Browns wrist and hand were fattoned, but
it was gratifying TO learn that none Of the
bones were broken. The hand and arm are
very badly swollen and discolored. Dr. NJ
S. Kistler Is in attendance.
FINGERS CUT OFF.
Bert. McDermott, a l3-year-old boy
residing on West Cherry street, suffered the
loss Of a joint ON each Of two fingers of his
left hand through an accident at the Indian
Ridge colliery yesterday. McDermott, while
playing with other boys about cars outside
the mines during the dinner hour, was on
one Of the cars when some Of the boys started
car that was at the rear McDermott saw
the ear approach and placed his hand on the
bumper Of the car he was on to alight, but
before he could get OF the rear car caught
two Of his fingers, the tops of which were so
badly crushed that Drs. W. n. Stein and
5. c. Spalding amputated them.
STRUCK BY A LEVER.
Patrick Birmingham was painfully injured
in the Turkey Run mines While ne was
assisting to replace a car on track the lever
he was handling slipped aud struck him
under the chin, indicting a cash in which DR..
Stein put several stitches. Birmingham was
rendered unconscious for some time.
HEAD INJURED.
Michael Brennan, West Coal street resi-
dent is under Dr. STEMS care on account of
an injury to his head which he received last
evening while chopping wood at his home.
As he raised the axe it struck clothes line
and fell back upon his bead, inficting cash
above the left eye that required five stitches.
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