The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-01-29
Brief State Items.

Brief State Items.
Frank SOmers, watchman on the n. &
W. Railroad at Sardinia. was killed by
train.
Chas. A. Shook, aged 81, is dead at Bar
berton, as the result of taking earbOlic
acid by mistake.
VIM. Everhart, section man, was in
stantly killed at the Pennsylvania round
house, Alliance.
James Howard of kalamazoo, Mich,
was fatally injured by attempting to board
train at Dennison.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to give
Bellefontaine sl2, 900 for public library
under the usual conditions.
While carrying jug of hot water. Mrs.
Mary Richardson. of LordstOwn. fell down
stairs and was fatally hurt. She is 20 yerrs
old.
Charles G. Myers, a Cleveland and Pitts
burg fiagman, was run over and killed at
IrOndale. Awidow at Cleveland survives
him.
Fred Streiber OF Port Clinton, a Spanish
American War veteran, while attempting
to ride to Toledo fell under a train and
was killed.
While crossing the Erie tracks near
Redwood, Willie Hawk, aged 10. was
struck by train and badly hurt. The
horse was killed.
Ernest Petit, a typesetter, while attempt
ing to board moving train at Greenfield,
fell under the wheels and was killed. His
home was at West Union.
While a crowd was skating at Lancas-
ter, the ice gave way ard KOehler Wolf,
aged 9. was drowned. Joe Smith dove
into the icy water and recovered the body.
Superintendent Warner OF the Bellevue
schools, has received letter from Andrew
Carnegie's secretary. offering Bellevue
$4,000 for public library. The offer will
be accepted.
An explosion Of natural gas occurred at
the American House, Findlay, which
wrecked the third floor of the hotel. and
seriously burned young man from Tole-
do, who refused to give his name.
Seven fire insurance companies with
drew their agencies from Urbana, on ac-
count of alleged poor fire protection
furnished by the Urbana WaterwOrks
Company. Other companies threaten to
withdraw.
Frank Reed had his skull crushed by a
piece of iron thrown by John Nee at the
plant of the Springfield Foundry Com
pany and may die. Nee intended the
missile for Frank Maley, the foreman of
the cOreroOm.
While directing the work of a gang Of
men storing ice at Bellevue, several huge
cakes of ice fell upon Max Endle. His
collar bone and two ribs were broken. 1t
is feared he has sustained internal injuries
which may prove fatal.
A head-On collision on the Norfolk and
Western between two freight trains at
Hayesvile. completely wrecked both en-
gines and set fire to the station, which was
destroyed. Both crews escaped by jump
ing. The loss will be $4,000.
Leonard Quint, aged l6, was sentenced
by Judge Williams at Columbus. to die in
the electrocution chair on August -. He
killed Virgil Blake. Judge Williams over
ruled the motion for new trial. CUNTS
attorneys will carry the case to the higher
Courts.
The crusade against the sale of stuffed
birds has reached Hamilton. Deputy
Game Warden Charles TruelOck visited
half dozen millinery stores and apprOpri-
ated birds. Truelock was accompanied
by his sister-in-law, who made the request
to be shown the birds, then the constable
seized upon them. AS yet no warrants
have been issued.
Wheeling and Lake Erie passenger train
No. 8 was partially wrecked just east Of
Toledo. A freight ran into switch and
upset some box cars, throwing several onto
the main track where the passenger train
crashed into them, wrecking the engine
and partially wrecking the baggage car.
Fireman II. A. Flint, of Toledo, who
jumped, is badly injured about the spine.
Baggageman J. IL. Lowry, of Wheeling,
has broken shoulder. Engineer Robert
Cooper was badly bruised. Nopassengers
were injured.
Four men were killed by the explosion
of the locomotive of an east bound Pan
Handle freight train four miles west of
BOwerstown. The locomotive was hurled
sixty feet in the air and crashed down
upon a passing west bOund~freight train,
smashing the second car behind the en-
CINE. Twenty-six cars were hurled down
an embankmet. Fireman McCurdy and
Brakeman Clemens who were on the en-
gine that blew up were instantly killed as
well as Engineer j. d. Ward and Brake
man Petri of the passing freight train.
Engineer Dan O'Donnell was fatally in
jured. Both tracks were torn up for 800
yards.
But for heroism of Chief of Police Muir
ray. of Toronto, two prisoners, Edward
O'Neill and an unknown tramp, would
have been cremated in Jail at that place.
Both men were locked in their cells when a
fierce blaze broke out. They yelled fran
tically for help. Chief Murray heard their
cries. When he reached the interior of
the Jail the flames drove him out. The
smoke was sitting, but Murray was brave.
He drew his coat closely around his head
and dashed through the flames and smoke,
and rescued the two prisoners. When
outside the trio fell unconscious in the
street. Murray was badly burned as were
both prisoners.
State Game Warden Porterfield will con-
duct campaign against the miliners who
sell native song birds for hat decorations.
Some time ago the warden started his
crusade in Toledo. He also made visits to
Columbus establishments and affidavits
were flied against these milliners: Mrs.
Charles Warren, Misses Lizzie and Anna
Clinkscale & Prosser, E. r.
Graves, c. A. Rabbits, Mrs. l.. A. Vance.
The warden has instructed his deputies
the state to enforce the laws.
Mrs. Owen Kiley, aged over 100 years,
and the oldest woman in Northern Ohio,
died recently at Kent.
The commission to investigate the fea-
sibilty of the State erecting hospital to
care for crippled children met in the Gov
ernor's office recently. On the committee
are DR.. E. c. Brush, GAINESVILLE; A. l..
Splitter, Toledo; A. b. VOORHEES,, Gin !
Chas. Sawyer, Marion, and Rev. |
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