The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-08-02
KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED
HOT IRON HEALED.
Employees Arm Pierced by Piece Of Metal
The Heat Cauterized ihe Wound and
Prevented Bleeding 10 Death.

I
Lebanon, had miraculous escape
from death n few days ago. He was
struck by sharp piece of hot iron
which had gone through the rolls. 1t
pierced his arm, going through Il and
severing an artery. AS the blood gush-
ed from the wound IL struck the red
hot iron, which cooked the surrounding
tlesh. completely cauterizng the wound
and stopping the flow OF blood to such
an extent that there was time to get
the man TO n physician. He said that
mad the man been struck with cold
iron instead of hot, he would have bled
70 death before aid could have reached
him.
The following pensions were granted
last week: Conrad Bower, Reading, Sc:
William Raus. Soldiers and Sailors
home. Erie, So; Judson Fursman, In
uian, SS; William c. Brown, Piketown,
Dauphin, sS: Charles Aughinbaugh
dead. Harrisburg. So: William Ryan,
shenandoah, she 80; John Manning. Broad
Top Huntington, 81; Conrad Hoover,
Beaverston Snyder. $40; Henry Shoop,
New Salem, York, IS: David w. Me-
Millen. Dixonville. Indiana, IS: Adam
Mershelmer. New Castle. Lawreyce,
IS; Henry secrist, Sylvan. Franklin, IS:
son Brink, Bloomsbury. $40. widows,
etc.--Mary Quinn, Muncy, 49, Mary r..
Hughes, Hughesville, Lycoming, S.:
Caroline Rider, Bellefonte, s12; Agnes
Gull. Johnstown, IS; Benjamin Sessler,
Treverton, Northumberland IS; An,
drew j. Killlan. Lancaster, s12; Lewis
G. Tissue. Fayette Springs. SO: Arcb-
bald Hickman, jefferson, Greene, S.:
Robert II. Long, Gettysburg ss; Henry
Fisher Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland,
~ Elisha b. Bard. Blairsvilie. si2.
Widows-Nancy McCrackln. Elderton.
Armstrong, IS; Mary A. Sweeney,
Beaver Falls ss; Martha j. Behanna,
| Sunnyside. Allegheny, IS; Margaret
| Metcalfe. Pittsburg, IS; Emma c. My
ers. Altoona, $S. War with Spain
Rose A. Moran. Scranton, sl2; J, w.
Walker. Mechanicsburg. s6 Patrick
sullivan. Scranton sl2; John A. Nagle,
81. Boniface Cambria county, IS; Will
lam III. Porter. Pittsburg, $S; Margaret
Johnson, Terrytown, Bradford county,
| s12.
Charles Wheeler, a young man who
1as been at Greensburg several weeks,
| was arrested the other morning by
Chief Bonner on n telegram from the
chief of police of Johnstown. saying:
Escaped prisoner; bad man." The
| sheriff Of Oshkosh, Wis, came on at
noon, but on going to the lookup found
Wheeler was not the person wanted
and he was released. Mr.. Wheeler will
| 1ow institute proceedings against the
| city of Johnstown for false arrest
Buffalo Bill suffered loss at Beaver
Falls last week when one OF his show
cars was almost entirely destroyed.
| James Noble. master of Transportation.
was handing Edward Sullivan nor
Ter, a can of gasoline. when Il exn,ol,ad
| from the het and scattered its biIrninp
contents all over Sullivan. Noble es-
saped, but Sullivan was horribly
burned. as was canvasman named
| Edward Parker, who was sick and w.
ing i'm a berth in the burning car. Bofb
| men were taken to the hospital.
d,sastrous oro hroi,a o,,, l., .,,o
| village ~ Mil Crea,, a. Iii, -, .i,s
| of Wilkesbarre q few days ia agn "Ersn Thn
| following nronert,es were des,,o,.ad,
jeorge SbeidpcL'a boto,. co ,,,,,ni I,sS
| iIamon,s aanarai 49,, '~ainuei ~ hiu
hlocIs In eo,,rsa q, wit, .nIee new
| McGeartney, and two dwellings, owned
| by Mrs. John inney. Loss, sl2.COO
| The fire Is said to be of incendiary
origin.
Stephen Remaly fell from a scaffold-
| ing down among the whirlinp machIn-
cry of an engine which he was ollina.
the other day, and In a moment was
almost literally torn limb from limb
The accident took place at the pitts.
| ourg locomotive works in Allegheny
When workmen succeeded in disengaE-
ing the unfortunate man from the en-
gne he was dead. Remalv was Ak
years of age.
Private Albert Mcyeigh. of Charles
ton, VI. Va, Company q. Twentv-sev-
H..
| Gould. OF the same company and repl-
ment. was fatally Injured last week al
Camp Meade while attempting 10
alight from a freight train McyeIph
was 10 years old, and Gould is is wears.
Both were natives of Charlestown.
where they enlisted.
Lewis Kamerer, an employe of the
| Touring mill of the Mercer Milling and
Lumber company, of Mercer, was kill
ed a rev Gays ago while engaged In
starting the gas engine. The crank
used In putting the engine in motion
slipped and struck kamerer on the
head, crushing his skull and killing
him almost Instantly. He leaves q
| wife and hve children.
Ernest Tieche. an expert bicycle rider
| of New Castle, is lying at his home
with a broken collar-bone, which he
| received in a peculiar manner. He was
| riding on one of the streets. when n
chicken ran out into the road, and the
bicycle ran over 1t. Tieche was thrown
at least ten feet, aIighting with the
| results above.
Harry Ketzler, aged about 21 years.