Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-07-10
ACCIDENTS.

Mrs. E. Webster Conway, and her
adopted son, aged ten years, Were
drowned in Crooked Greek. Indiana Co,
on THURSDAY of last week The boys
body was found Saturday, and Mrs
COnway's on Sunday-ten miles below
where she went into the water. Mr.
CONWAY is a railroad contractor and Is
at present grading for branch OF the
B. r. & 2. from the main line to the
town of Indiana. and his wife and their
adopted son have been living at Wind
Der. in Somerset Co Last Thursday she
attempted to drive from Windher 70
CreeKside, a village IN Indiana Co, near
where her husband is working intending
to spend the 4th with him They reached
Crooked Creek, within sight of their des-
tination and found it flooded; crossed
the bridge. and then drove off the flood
ed road on the opposite side. and into
the water, and were drowned. They
were buried at North Washington.
Tuesday. She was daughter of Robt.
s. Campbell, decd, Of Concord twp,
and a sister of Mrs. Cyrus Campbell Of
Butler, and Of Robt. and Isaiah Camp
bell of Concord
Mrs. John r. Grieb nee Carrie
Packard Of Greenville, was so badly
burned by gas explosion, early last
Monday morning, that she died few
| hours after, at the Hospital. She was
rooming with Mrs. Amos Steelsmlth on
/ Institute Hill, at the time. Mrs. Steel
smith was awakened by the smell Of
gas. and went down stairs and opened
the doors and windows of the kitchen.
Mrs. Grieb became alarmed and follow
/ ed Mrs Steelsmith going through the
parlor and opening door that allowed
| the gas to reach burning jet. The ex-
plosion followed, Mrs Grieb's night
dress was ignited, and she ran out upon
the lawn where she fell, and was fatally
| burned. The explosion blew the
windows out of the Steelsmith house,
and broke those of the house on next
| lot.
Geo. Reihing. a son of Mrs. Matte
Reihing of Pittsburg, had both eyes in
| iured by the explosion Of a toy cannon
and is now in the Eye 6 Ear hospital IN
Pittsburg.
Toy guns are harmless and yet two
shots from one penetrated boys hand
and then pierced his fathers shoe few
days ago: and the wads from two others
wounded boys hands in Butler
VI. L. Timblin of Moundsv;lle W. Va.
was 90 injured by an accident at an oil
well on Saturday June 21st that his foot
had to be amputated and he died the fol-
lowing Monday He was native of
W. Sunbury.
G. Purvis, of the Puryis mill, lost
two fingers by circular saw, Saturday.
At Boydstown a boy threw "a lighted
cannon-cracker into Lyon Martins face,
and the explosion filled his face with
powder.
George Fairchild of Springfield, Mass,
an employee of the Sipe show, bad three
ribs broken by the fall Of the tent in
Butler, during the storm of Sunday
afternoon, and was taken to the
| HOSPITAL
Mrs. Quinn, widow, of Middlesex
township. was the only person fatally
hurt by the collision on the p. & W. at
| Glenshaw, last Thursday morning. She
was taken to Allegheny hospital. and
died that afternoon. She was % years
of age, and her husband died about a
year ago.
Mrs. Mckinney Of Third street fell
down stairs and broke an ankle, Mon
day.
c. L. Schroth of North street was cut
in the leg at the Steel Car Works.
Tuesday.
Jacob Fennel Of Fennelton was shock
ed by the lightning which struck Ellis
Milligan's wagon shed. in which Fennel
had taken refuge, last Saturday. q
large quantity Of dynamite was stored
in the shed, which the lightning,
fortunately, missed.
Jas Martsolf of Brady township was
badly hurt by his horse falling few
days ago.
Harry Fitch Of Penn township was
seriously injured by fall from barn,
Taesday.
Mrs. Agnes HouilIion fell down stairs
while carrying some fruit jars, Satur-
day, and cut one eye 80 badly that she
will probably lose it.